Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-28

education was received in the public schools of Jewett City. At an early age he was given practical training in bus mess methods under his fathers tuition. The valuable Round Hill farm came into his possession after his fathers death, when he was young man. There are 165 acres in the farm. and on it, under the careful and experienced eye of Mir. Palmer have been bred thousands of the finest neat cattle, sheep and swine that were ever added to the list of reg istered pedigreed stock In New England. Among the noted animals he has raised was Lord Lyman, Guernsey bull, which took over one thousand prizes. in- cluding the Guernsey sweepstakes gold medal won at the Rhode Island state | fair in 1892 in competition with nine others. There was Madoc, a fine bull. | that took first prize every time he was exhibited. Another prize animal was | Meddeskey, a COW, with a butter record | of sixteen and one-half pounds in seven | days.
 | Mir Palmer's success as a breeder be- came widely known. He was life | member of the American Guernsey Cat | tie club, and the New England Fair as-
 sociation, and a member of the Dorset and Shropshire Breeders association. He 1 was an ex-vice president and director of of the Connecticut State Agricultural Society. and for six years he was pres ident of the New London County Agri-
 cultural society, and was vice president
 at the time of his death. He was g
 member of the Connecticut Board of Az
 riculture and was an audito-t
 In spite of the demands made upor
 his energy by his extensive business in
 terests Mir. Palmer found time 10 take .
 patriotic and public spirited Interest IT
 the welfare of his town and state. Dur
 ing his life he was called upon for pub ;ic services In various capacities and
 has creditably filled a great many o
 the offices of the town of Lisbon ant has represented it as It's republican choice in the sts-e legislature in 1875
 1876 and 1899. He was chairman of in
 committee on agriculture in 1899 ans clerk of the committee on fisheries ant | game in 1878.
 Mir. Palmer was a lifelong member c . the Jewett City Baptist church and wa . . chairman of its church committee fo over 20 years and was a member of t board of trustees.
 Outstanding among the possessions ! which Mir. Palmer took especial pride
 was his surpassing collection of trophies . representing she prize winnings of Ion ' years of successful exhibitions at fair
 In every state in New England. M Palmer had a room ten by twelve s' " apart for this truly wonderful displa, T. There are nearly six thousand riboor
 and rosettes representing over S15,0o
 actually awarded Mir. Palmer for tf
 highest grade exhibitions of cattle ar
 sheep. A large couch on one side or 1T r room is also completely covered wi
 ribbons as well as the table in the eel ter. Upon this center table he had a ID ranged fourteen silver, gold-lined lovir IL cups. All placed around large pri D silver punch bowl from the Brockto le Fair association. On another table IT. the window corner are to be seen D s medals. Here enclosed in their leath 70 cases are thirty-six gold medals, tel s ing of prize winning stock shown at fairs all over New England.
 s. Mir. Palmer has been an exhibitor L. fairs as outstanding from many 'othe sf at Rigby Park. Portland, Me, Roche le ter, N. H.. Brattleboro. Vt, and & Brockton, Mass, seventeen years.
 was general New England exhibit IS for 27 --ears and has exhibited in No y wich 53 years One of the very notic or able points in the trophy room is | ne predominance of blue" in all the ribbC se and rosette display.
 IS Mir. Palmer was never better plac IL than when relating some of his vari experiences lofis yeas VI e ol tending fairs. He has figured in sever es railroad wrecks, yet never lost hei gu of stock on the road. 1 e. On December 2o 1870. Mfr Palm he married Miss Abbie E. Morgan. daug s ter of Youngs and Elizabeth Morgan oI Poouonnock Bridge. He brought ne bride home to live on the Round HI IT. farm where. as in accordance with 1T T, oft expressed desire. he breathed ie last. Mrs. Palmer survives him. al one son, James B. Palmer. Jr, who II, in charge of Route No. 4. Rural Fr eu Delivery, from the Norwich post off A and one grandson. Earle Palmer. a
 one brother, Charles Palmer of Poquo
 noel, Bridge.
 Last December a merry party nu, ay bering 150 guests, people of prominer H. from Norwich and other parts of [ of state gathered at Round Hill" to oy sist in celebration of Mir. and Mrs. P rs. mer's golden wedding. It was ohe n- the especially enjoyable occasions R. Mir Palmer's life. Never did ''Rou h. Hilr' see such merry gathering rs. fore Mir. Palmer was in reminisc' nd mood and royalty entertained his vi lst tors. The smiling faces of young a In old were lighted by the warm glow fir ch open freplaces where great logs bla1 lse in true farmhouse style.
 Ter In Mir. Palmers death the commun he and his family have suffered a loss Ike,
 ly to be felt in after years, an1
 breeders and cattle mems rrofession V
 miss an ardent and enthusiastic m-