Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
OBITUARY.

Rev. LemueI W. Frink.
 Following a period of failing health for the past year Rev Lemuel W, Brink, a retired clergyman. died at his home at Is Alice street on Thursday noon.
 Rev. MT. Ffink was born in Preston on Feb. 27, 1850. It was in Preston that he spent his boytood attending the Broad brook and Brown district schools and la ter select school in Preston City. In 1887 he taught school in Griswold and the two following years 1s6s-69Nhe at tended the Norwich Free Acadeny and l the following year took a businesss eeurse ] at the Eastman Business College at l Poughkeepsie, N Y In 1871 he began teaching in Jewett City where he was the
 principal of the Jewett City graded
 school. remaining here year. At the | end of this time he entered the Connec-s 1 ticut Literary Institute and was grad uated in 1873. He then prepared for the ministry at the Newton, Mass, Theologi-
 cal Institution from which he was grad uated in 1876.
 Rev MT. Frink was married Sept 27, 1878 to Mary Isabell Burrows, daughter
 of William Wait and A1nira Smith Bur rows, a former sea captain and residing I in Poquonock, Conn, where they died. II On Oct 20. 1878, he was ordained to | the Baptist ministry at Hinsdale N. H.,
 and became pastor of the Main Street | Baptistlchurch of that city, continuing
 in that charge one year when he resigned { to accept a call as pastor o,i the Plain field Union church at Moosub tConn., over which he presided as pastor flor about a fyear and half, during tht time doing
 effective and far-reaching revival work,
 MT. Brink next accepted a call to the
 First Baptist church ys.iekford, R. l. Iof which he was pastor for nearly i've : years, resigning that pastorate to become : pastor of the First Baptist church al 5 Marlboro Mass After one and hall [ years service in that place he becamt
 pastor of the Baptist church at Sharon 2 Mass, resigning after two and a hal
 years service. there, to accept q call tt i1 the First Baptist church at Santa Cruz ], Calf. where, however. he was located tu
 short time. Returning east he accepte,
 8 call to the Baptist church of Wes 7 l Boylston. Mass. with which ne remaine, 2 three years. His next charge was tn ' ' North Tewksbury Baptist church wher
 he remained for two years. He then re lturned to Preston City where he lived fc n about two years and in 1896 he remove :. to Norwich where he had 'lnce resided 'I For two years he supplied the pulpit 0 T. the Mantle Conn, Baptist church. H 3. and his wife hold membership in th It Preston City Baptist church. In Marci l. 1899. MT. Frink became eng7gel in nor IL umental business which ne has ever sine d successfully followed. d Mir. Frink is survived by fis wite
 son, George William Frink, two isugr ,f ters Miss Marion NJ. Frink and Mrs. Hal IT ry w Ward of this city. There is on v- grandchild, Wendell Ward.
 Manuel J. Fields.
 r. The death of Manuel J. Fields, janitc v of the city hall for the last 50 years, os m cured this CFriday) morning at 124 $. o'clock at his home, 39 Ward street H CT was in his s1st year. A week ago h
 had been obliged to take to his bed wit re an attack of bronchitis, and he had fai tb ed gradually since then.
 tbl MT. Fields was born at Fayal, in tr rs Azores. on Nov 7,.1s40. Tn his boyhoc o- he worked in the fields of Fayal, but a
 ways had a longing to come to tn
 country, where his two sisters had pr ~ ceded him. At length at the age of ]