Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-15
OBITUARY.
Miss Nellie Brown.


 Miss Nellie Brown, formerly resi- dent of Greeneville died on Saturday atl her home in Boston following a short ill., ness Miss Brown was born in Ireland, the daughter of the late Patrick and Eli zabeth Brown. She came to this coun- try many years ago and resided in Greeneville until about ten years ago when she went to Boston.
 She is survived by one brother, John Brown of this city, five sitsers, Mrs Mi chael Downey and Mrs Frank Hoxie of Haven, Mrs. John Sullivan of Providence and Miss Elizabeth Brown of Boston. Burial is to be in Norwich.
 Philip SpeIman.
 Philip Spelman. 8 lifelong resident of Norwich with the. exception of a few years spent in New York and New Lon don, died suddenly about 11.56 o'clock Saturday morning at his home at 45 Perkins avenue. MT Spelman, although nearly 80 years old was apparently in good health, having been a machine 1 tender on election day and having march cd in the Armistice Day parade, had 1 been about the house as usual on Sat urday morning when he was suddenly seized with an attack of heart trouble and died within short time. He was born in Norwich on Nov. 30, | 1s42. the son of the late Patrick and | Winifred Ryan Spelnaan. When a young i man he went to New York to live and at the outbreak of the Civil war he en-
 listed in the Union forces, serving with
 the list and 131st New York Volunteers. ] At the close of the war Mir Spelman re- | turned to Norwich where he was married 1 to Miss Mary Murphy who died sev- eral years later. About 30 years ago he 1 again married his seond wife being
 Miss Margaret Shea, who survives him. l Mir. Spelnnan had been employed on the New Haven railroad for many years and also in many industrial plants here
 For some years he was employed at tho Navy Yard and at that time made his home in New London He was a mem
 Der of St. PAtricks church and the Holy Name society. He was a member O. Sedgwick Post and had held office in tn, ' post and at one time was superintend ent of the Buckingham Memorial H.
 also had served on juries at variou times.
 . Besides his wife he leaves three chil : dren by his first marriage, Mrs. Michae ] O'Brien of this city, James Spelman 0 S New York city and Mrs. Wallace Pen
 nell Of Pelham, N. Y. There are si. f grandchildren. He also leaves hal s sister, Mrs. William Morris of New Yor , city another half sister Mrs. John Two t mey died on Sept. 30 in New York anc i; burial was in this city.
 On Sunday evening the Holy Name SC
 ciety, in body. called at the home O
 their late brother, to pay their final trih : i ute to one who had been & faithful mem
 Der of the society.
 d Mrs. Charles Elmer Phillips - Following an illness of several weeks 7. Mrs. Charles Elmer Phillips died at he : home in Versailles at 2:2O o'clock Satur l. day morning. Mrs. Phillips who wa d formerly Miss Edith A. Rouse, was bor d in North Stonirgton on July 23, 1sss tn y daughter of James E. Rouse and the lat
 Susan A. Perry Rouse.
 $ Following the death of her mother O f November 10, 1S96, she resided with he e aunt, Mrs. Lydia Crary in Preston is May 1913, she was united in marriag 2 < with Charles Elmer Phillips of Versatile.
 She is survived by her husband and on l. daughter, also her father two sister. 'e Mrs. Alfred Crandall of East Greenwich r. R. l.. and Mrs. Thomas Purdel of Wes;
 erly. R. l., and a brother Fred E. Rous st of Providence.
 6. William Gardner Choate. ,n Wallingford, Conn.,, Nov. 14.-Willia Ut Gardner Choate, prominent lawyer s1 D. former judge of the United States di al trict court in New York, died here t IT, night.
 l. Judge Choate was born in Salel
 Mass. 91 years agu He was gradual, an from Harvard and was adSitted to t o- bar in 1855 He practiced law in Ne re York for many years and at the time as his death was still the head of the fir re of Choate, Leroque, Shipman and Ba nv low. From 1878 to 1881 he served as
 federal judge in New York. He h a. served as president of the Harvard Cl - of New York and was member of t ~ Century, Union Xeague and Univers '4t 'n clubs. He was a brother of the la .s l.s ambassador to England, Joseph ,e Choate.
 To- Judge Choate established Rosema Hall, a schol for girls. now located
 Greenwich. He also helped found m> Choate School here which was nam for after him. He retired from active we to two years ago and since that time | so- lived at an inn here with Mrs. Choa 500 whe survives him.
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