Putnam patriot., 1921-03-18

Mir. Park became known through cut the county as a deputy sheriff and as assistant jailor in the county jail. He was of q genial disposition and made friends easily. He was fair and considerate in the conduct of office in which he dealt much with unfortu- mates. He won the respect and es- teem of all
 When John \. Converse retired as superintendent of the Windham Countt Tempotary Home, the county commissioners. thrown much in con tact with MT. Park in his position at the county jail, decided unanimously that he was the man to carry on the good work that Mir. and Mrs. Con- verse were doing So in 1913 Mir. and Mrs Park took up their duties, and those who take an interest in the home have nothing but praise for the kind yet businesslike administration of the last eight years, In the death of Mir Park the county loses yalua- ble official.
 Dewitt Clinton Park was born in Amboy, N. r., Nov. 8, 1856, one of eight children of Smith and Harriet J. Stewart Park. His father was a native of New York state, but his mother was born in Williamstown, Mass. The father enlisted and fought in the Civil War. He was discharged in 1862 on account of disability and died the same year. The mother also passed away that year. They were the parents of eight children, two If whom died in infancy. Mary Almira, deceased, was the wife of Ed win Perry of Putnam. Harriett J. married a New York state man and she passed away some years ago. A brother, Clark Stewart, enlisted in the same regiment as his father and was killed during the war. Martha J.. taught school in Putnam prior to her marriage of Samuel H. Bass of Lare- do, Texas. She is now dead. Fannie Isabelle was school teacher prior to her coming to Putnam, where she passed away. With the passing of De- Witt the last of the family has gone.
 Mir. Park was brought up in Sails bury, N. r., where he removed after the death of his parents and where he obtained his education. At the age of fourteen he became a student at Fairfield Seminary, Fairfield, N. Y. He remained there for three years and completed his studies at the high school at Sandy Creek.
 MT. Park came to Putnam in 1873 and for & year and half was em- ployed in the fish market of his broth er-in-law, Edwin Perry. Later he worked in the grocery store of Chol- lar & Davis, and afterward was em- ployed in the office of the Morse mill for year and half. Next he became connected with John 0. Fox, ST., a lumber dealer, but after a short time MT. Park purchased grocery busi- ness, which he conducted for three years. He also had a soda bottiing works here at one time.
 In 1885 Mir. Park was appointed deputy sheriff by the late Sheriff Charles Osgood. His faithfulness Is evidenced by the fact that he contin- ued in office for seventeen years.
 In 1902 he was appointed assistant tailor at the county jail at Brooklyn and served for eleven years. Then he was appointed to succeed John E. Converse as superintendent of the Windham County Temporary Home in Putnam. He was filling that posi- tion at the time of his death, and with the assistance of Mrs. Park the home was a home indeed to the un- fortunate children who were brought within it's doors, but all were made to feel that they had trustworthy friends in Father" and Mother Park, and the little lives were made not only I<~~