Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-27
OBITUARY
Mrs. Moves E. Ayers

OBITUARY Mrs. Moves E. Ayers
 Mrs. Julia Mosley Ayers widow of Moves D. Ayers died early Saturday morning at her home at 220 Franklin street following an illness of three weeks duration. Mrs. Ayers was born in Chap lin but practically all of life has been passed in this city. She was the daughter of Elisha and Almira Weeks Mosley. Her husband died about seven i years ago.
 She is survived by two daughters, Miss | Florence Ayers and Mrs Carrie Ladd. | both of this city.
 Edward Burns
 Edward Burns, a life long resident of | Norwich and well known among She | building trades as an expert mason died at his home at 32 Spalding street on l Saturday morning shortly before eight | o'clock. MT. Burns had been i'll only about a week, his death being due to a complication of diseases.
 MT Burns was born in Norwich $ years ago, the son of the late John and Mary Ryan Burns. He attended the public schools in this city and after the completion of his schooling he became mason learning his trade with local con tractors During his life in Norwich he , l. has worked for many of the builders and has always been considered a competent r and faithful workman In this city many years ago he was united in mar
 riage with Mary Devine by Rev. Hugh Treanor. He was devoted member of . St. Patricks parish and a member of the t Holy Name society. members of which t piad their last tribute to their late 7 brother on Sunday evening. He was also
 a member of the Mason's Union.
 He is survived by his wife two sons John J. and Edward A. both of this city and two daughters, Miss Mary and Miss
 Margaret Burns also of Norwich. He also s leaves two brothers, Michael and James . Burns of Boston and two sisters, Mrs. ' Margaret Connors and Mrs. Alice Fitz- : gerald. both of Norwich.
 Mr Burns was a man of exemplary , character, kind and loving husband and f father. and friend of every one who I knew him. It is with the deepest regret
 that his many friends learn of his death. n Mrs. Eliza Young Burdick n (Contributed)
 n Eliza Young, wife of Walter G. Bur l. dick of Glasgo, died Thursday, December T 1th at 5S years of age. She was the IT daughter of William P. and Laura Hill
 Young, and had lived from early infan- y cy in the house where she died. Con- y verted at twelve year of age she at once e joined the Bethel Methodist Episcopal IT church, and for forty-sixty years was a l. consistent and earnest member of that l. society. She was of modest and retiring disposition, yet her fine Christion charac- e ter and genuine religious zeal made her 9s a natural leader among the women of the le church and the community by whom she in was chosen to fill the most responsible is positions i~ trn reli~iars and social ac- y lyities of Glasgo and vicinity. As presi- E. dent Of tle ---->-.-a' -441 socieIy, Tor many
 years, her personal services were an i'm
 portant factor in maintaining the pros
 perity of Bethel church, and her loss Will
 be deeply felt by all the members of that ba organization
 Her last illness, covered period of
 eight months, during which her sufferings 'h which at times were very acute, were H. borne with fine Christian courage an6
 resignation. Her religious faith shont a brighter and brighter as she drew neal g. the end of life, and in the last hour,
 transformed her sick room into scene o VI spiritual triumph, With her husband hel h. brother and his wife and the nurse at he1
 bedside she gave the dearest testimony at of her faith in Christ and her desire t Ter be with Him. She clearly and calmll
 stated that she saw standing to weeom, n+ her to the Better Country, her father ant ad mother. brother and others, who hat
 proceeded her to that Land, pledged eacl
 one present to meet her there, sang w verse of a favorite hymn. repeated tn Ter Scripture, "In my Fathers house ar
 many mansions, I go to prepare a plac at for you and I will come again to receiv he you unto myself, and gentry exciaimine
 Why it is not so hard, after all .' quick tic ly fell asleep.
 of Her funeral was conducted on sunda las the thirteenth by her pastor, Rev. Joh John Thompson of Bethel church wh er highly deserved tribute to her Christia ,tv character and service The burial was i on the family plot in the Rixtown cemeter
 near Bethel church. She is survived b ,+,, her husband, Walter c. Burdick and b d.9 aI9' two brothers, Ransom H. Young of Gris " wold and Byron Young of Sterling.
 Joseph Brainard Spencer ler (Contributed)
 rs- Joseph Brainard Spencer of Colun1bi, las South Carolina, passed away on Satul ner day morning, December 18th, 1920 at u
 residence of his uiece, Miss Jennie tnd Spencer 116 Hemenway Street, Bosto MT. Mass.
 gh- In the early fall MT. Spencer can of North and after spending two months
 East Northfeld, went to Boston with h on. niece who is spending the winter in thi avs city On December fifth he had sudde Ter and violent convulsive attack caused [ rge organic trouble to which he had bee
 subject for several years from which l
 did not rally. All that medical skill ar
 trained nursing could do did not avail ar '' after two weeks illness he passed quiet on to sleep.
 his MT Spencer was a warm-hearted. ge ITS erous Christian gentleman. Considerable A for others was one of his promine lcn qualities as was also with him a reat ohs extenuation of their faults. Original a"' he had been a member of the Centr nm Baptist, church of Norwich, but Il and Methodist e1enoant haino strsne at fl rst. so,tb be baa to-sther u;tb bis wi, - connected himself with that denon7. .na;.o
 and at the time of his death was a mer ,ro Der of the Main street Methodist churi th 1ho of Columbia.
 '"0 For many years MT. and Mrs spenc
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