Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-10

then removing 10 New Salem, Mass. Here he received his education, graduating from the academy there at the age of IS. Leaving school he worked in gem eral store until his parents moved to Ware, Mass. After a residence there of two years. the family moved to Nor wich.
 Shortly after coming to Norwich he bought out tho grocery store of W. $. Palmer on the West Side which he con- dueted for several years. Selling out his business in 1884 he entered the employ of the New London Northern railroad, remaining in their employ for 13 years, nine of which he was freight and passen- ger agent. After completing his employ ment with the railroad he became sec- retary-treasurer and agent of the Nor
 wieh Propeller company in which ca pacity he served for five years. Extensive mining interests in Montana and Oregon called for his presence there and he spent the next eight years of his life in the west, three in Montana and five in Oregon. He returned. to Norwich in 1904 and engaged hI the roofing contrasting business which he continued until his re- cent illness.
 Mir. Whitaker on May ', 1863, was united in marriage with Harriet M. Hol- dridge, daughter of Randall and Melissa | Holdridge of Ledyard. in this city by
 Rev. H. NJ. Conant. Mrs. Whitaker died
 on March F, 1911, at the age of ST. MT. Whitaker was ever devoted to the | interests of Norwich and became inter- l ested in politics, being a member of the | court of common council for two terms,
 a member of the republican town com
 mittee for several years and member of the gas and electric commission for several terms. He had also been super intendent of Yantic cemetery.
 He was a 32nd degree Masen. being a member of Somerset Lodge, No. 34, F and A. M, Franklin Council and chapter
 Columbian Commandery, No. 4. K. T.
 King Solomon Lodge of Protection, Var
 Rensselaer, Council, Princes of Jerusa
 lem Norwich Chapter of Rose Croix anC
 Connecticut Consistory.
 He is survived by three sons. Walter O
 Whitaker of Natick, Mass, George Whit
 aker of Hartford and Charles A. whita
 ker of Lisbon. There are several grand
 children.
 Thomas Farrell.
 Thomas Farrell, 4S, for years a tele . graph operator in New London, died ol
 Tuesday night at Preston, following
 several years illness. He leaves broth
 CT, John Farrell. and three sisters, Mrs
 John Hooper. Mrs. James Neilan an l Miss Alice Farrell, all of New London. { William W. J. Warren. William Watts Jones Warren. TT |, , former resident of Old Lyme. died Mon , day at his home, 12S Herkimer street l Brooklyn. He was said to be a direct de scendant of William, Earl of WarreI t and his ancestor, John Warren. settle l in Watertown, Mass, in 1880. His great
 | grandfather beld a commission in th f Revolutionary war. and his grandfathe e was in the war of 1872. Mir. Warre , was born in Old Lyme and went to Ne n | York as a young man and became bool . keeper. He went into the stationery bul , mess in 1867 and in 1869 the firm ] Stewart, Warren & Co.,, was formed ther s He leaves his widow. two sons. tw |, daughters and several granddaughters = Rev. pr. Arthur GoodeneuEh. 7. Rev. Dr. Arthur Goodenough of Wi I chester, father of Rev. G. F. Goodenoul of Ledyard. died Wednesday at his hon in Winchester. He was pastor emerit
 of the Winchester Congregational chur
 and had been its active pastor fer
 years.
 2 When Dr. Goodenough received an ho n orary degree at Yale university last Ju V he was referred to as the bishop | Winchester" Dr. Good ough was in I k ood year. lie was porn m NeH 10 e state and received a degree of theolo f at Yale. After graduating he had t
 charges of short terms and then he W e 1 called to Winchester to be over a pari which was organized in 1771. A. | : time of his retirement pr. Goodenou v was said to have been the third old' r Congregational minister in point of s,
 vice in the country
 He was born in Jefferson, N. T., NJ ' 13, 1888. He married Miss Ham - Brett in New Haven, July il, 1864. |, His survivors are his wife, two so' Il pr. Edward Goodolough of Waterbu e and the Rev. G. F. Goodenough Of Ls II yard and four daughters, Ms Myr n Sherwood of Hartford. Mss Helene Y New Hartford and Miss Ger;rud. Jt " ., 1 chester.