Putnam patriot., 1921-08-12
THREE DIE AGED
MORE THAN EIGHTY
West Woodstock Centenarian
Attributed Long Life To
Climate of Native Village
Pomfret Woman Was ss ard Mrs.
Torrey Had Passed seth Year

William Gray Clark Of Vest Wood.
stock. Mrs. Lucretia Kingsbury Of
Pomfret and Mrs. Martha Torrey of
Hardwick. Mass. formerly Of Putnam.
died With nthe last week. ali three
at an age past the allotted three score
and ten years. Mr.. Clark was ioi
years old. Mrs. Kingshury % and Mrs.
Torrey had seen her eightieth birth
day.
William Gray Clark died Saturday
at his home in West Woodstock, fol
lowing many months of failing health
The body has been sent to Waterloo.
Quebec. for burial. MIR Clark had
attributed his long life to the invig-
Grating climate of Woodstock.
Born June 10, 1920. in New Dur
ham. Stafford County. \ H. son Of
Captain Jacob and Jane Gray Clark.
Mr.. Clark was next to the youngest Of
a family Of eight children His father
had been native Of New Hampshire
and served IN the war of 1872 as
Captain. but he died in Canada.
At the age Of five Mr.. Clark was
taken from his home in New Durham
10 Newport, Vt, and a few years later
10 Bronze, Canada, where he attended
school until he was fifteen, Until his
marriage he assisted his father on the
farm.
When twenty years old he married
and at once began farming on his own
farm of 100 acres which had been
given to him by his father. He lived
on this farm for six years aud then
exchanged il for one at East Farnham.
Canada After six years residence
there he moved to Stanbridge near
by, where he erected a store building
and started general merchandising.
After nine years in Stanbridge. for
seven of which he had been post
master. he sold his store and moved to
Waterloo. Canada. He purchased a
number of building lots. erected sew
eral building blocks and embarked in
the real estate business. He also
opened a general store and conducted
II successfully for Is years. lie then
sold the store TO his son and devoted
an his time to real estate. He built
several more building blocks, hotel
and a number of residences
4 tour through the western states
vas followed by the purchase Of a
Yankee notion store on Causeway
street, Boston. A year later he eN-
changed this store for the Lieutenant
Governor stoddard place in West
Woodstock. He conducted the place
as hotel and also ran % acre farm
f in West Woodstock The hotel enjoyed
great popularity.
Although at one time Democrat
Mr.. Clark never took an active part
in politics while residing in Wood
stock. While in Waterloo. he hell
many local offices. was at one time
member of the school board aud chair
man Of the commissioners Of tn,
court. II was largely due TO his ef
forts that Waterloo expanded rapidly
i Mr.. Clark married Miss Emily Ston'
of Canada on March %, 1910. Shi
died March IA. 1859. Three children
were born to them. On Jan. >, 1860
he married Sarah A. Bcnham of Eas
Farnham. They had no children
Mrs. Clark survives her husband Fo
"A number of years Mr. and Mrs. Clarl
have made their home with Mr.. am
Mrs. Charles Hall of West Woodstock
Mrs. Martha Warren Torrey. age
J so, died Sunday morning at the hom
of her daughter in Hardwiek. Mass
following an illness of more than tw
years. Mrs Torrey was born in XII
lingly. Aug -. 1910. the daughter o
William s and Freeiove q. Pag
Warren. She married Charles !
Torrey Of Putnam on Sept :. lS6
and she lived with her husband III tn
city.
They had five children. four e
whom are living: Attorney Charlie
L. Torrey Of Putnam. Ernest r. Tor
rey and DIN w Torrey, farmers j
East Putnam. and Mrs. Martha Lou
Use Wheelock Of Hardwick Her nus