Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-13

men who served in the World war are | to be preserved on a bronze tablet which the town has secured. This memorial tablet which is to be placed on the mon ument at the Preston public h- brary. It contains the following in- scription: Erected by the citizens of | the Town of Preston, 1921.
 The following is the list of names on | the tablet: |
 Capt. William G. Tarbox, Capt Rich ard Blackmore, Lieut.. Webster D. Copp, | Lieut.. Calvin M. Richardson, Sergt. Gil. | bert E. Rogers. Sergt. Napoleon La brea, Lawrence Ahern, c. A. Bell, | Charles A. Burdick, Leland Burdick, | John Dunn, Oscar c. Blackstone, Charles Fish, John c. Flynn, Joseph Grady, 1 sen, John Jones. Clarence H. Luther, John P Leahy, Everett D Miller, Peter Mitchell, John Money, Ser1Altus Mae mans, William Maloney, Miles Oleson, Arthur M Ogden, Charles J. Partridge, Maurice E. Partridge, Capt. Harold 4. Richmond. Lieut.. William P. McClimon, Sergt. Walter s. Tarbox, Sergt. Edwin H. Street. Corp William H. Wicks. He- mer Richard, Fred Rosese, Peter Stone, Victor Susigan, William A. Swan, Grant c. Swan, Warren Sisson, Robert 'Thomp- son, R. H. Underwood, Guy Underwood. Peter Van Zynck, Corenz Weise, Edwin F. Warrington
 In the year 1898 Charles H. Brown purchased the beautiful and slightly spot in the quiet village of Preston City which was originally the home of General Samuel Mott, who was prominent fig ure in Revolutionary timei. General Mott was a personal friend of General Washington, being a civil engineer of high standing. He made the first and original plan of West Point, which drawing is now in the possession of Preston family.
 | MT Brown built an attractive building | for library and placed in said struc- | ture a well selected list of standard works of history and fiction, and gave the same, together with the sum of $1,-
 900 in cash to the town for a public | library. Books obtained by gift and pur- chase have been added from time to time, and the library has been under the faithful care and attention of Miss
 Charlie Hallett as librarian. It has been opened every week and has been a fine
 educator for that community. 1t is very largely patronized, especially now by
 foreign born children in that locality.
 There have been collected in the H.
 brary, for preservation, things of much local interest, for instance, portraits of some of the distinguished persons who
 were born and lived in the town of Preston. Among them is a picture of Jeremiah Halsey, DID,, who was born ] in the south part of the town, and who
 was one of the most distinguished law yers of our state. Another picture is that of James Brewster, who was born in I Preston, Aug. 6, 17S8 and died in New
 Haven. November P, 1866, He was born on the place now owned by McClimon Ia hn6
 citizen, and his descendants have been
 and are now the makers of the finest carriages and automobiles in this coun-
 try. He was the first president of the
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Company, and was so generous
 that he furnished money from his own
 pocket to pay for the first rails laid
 on said road This was when it's credit
 was even poorer than it is at the pres
 ent time. He founded two hospitals and
 gave the same to two different cities ir
 this state. Another portrait in the H.
 brary is that of William H. Doane, Mus D., who was a great musician. He was born in Preston in the year 1892. Attached
 to his portrait is the following: Born in the year 1882 in this village A distinguished writer of sacred songs A successful business man;
 An honor to this town"
 There is another portrait of Dr. Jame. Cook Aver. He lived in the south part O. the town and became a most distinguish ed Preston man. Attached to his pic ture is the following: /
 'rBorn May 5. 1918,
 His boyhood lived in Preston A distinguished and skilful chemist;
 
 ity;
 , A successful business man and credit tt the town"
 It Is expected that other pictures vii
 be collected from time to time which vii 7 add interest to the library and it's con
 tents. Judge William H. Shields 0
 Norwich, who has special interest il
 everything of this nature, has generous
 ly provided the library with pictures 0 James Brewster and Jeremiah Halsey . nicely framed.
 Q Among others who were more or les = distinguished during their lives, wh, a were born and lived in Preston, wer h Hon. John D. Park, formerly chief jus . tice of the state of Connecticut; Hon 7 Luther Zabriskie who died in Mexico il T the service of his country, and Nathan f D. Bates, who was United States mar
 shal of Connecticut, as well as high sher - If of New London county. Hon. Henr e H. StarlIweather, who was a distinguish E ed member of congress from this dis e trictt and who was beloved by everyon e who knew him, was another of Preston e sons. The pictures of Charles H. an s Lucius Brown, the donors of the librar - and monument, have been frequently SC
 licited, but both have declined up to tn
 present time to grant the request.
 On the same plot in front of the I Il brary building, a monument has bee
 erected by Charles H and Lucius Brow 6 of Westerly granite, to mark this spC e which was the home of that distinguish $ ed Revolutionary character, Gener;
 Samuel Mott, and also in memory It those who died for their country in tt :. Civil war. Placed upon the faces of saI T monument are the following inscriptions
 Front face In grateful memory > those citizens of the Town of Presto 8 who served their Country in arms in tf e War for the preservation of the Union r. South face :-"From this town, obed
 ent to the call of patriotism and humal T. ity, went forth one hundred fifty me ic as soldiers in the Civil war" st East face This monument marks u l. dwelling place of General Samuel Mot
 an eminent citizen. upright magistrat