Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-21
OBITUARY.
Edgar F. Denny.

Edgar F. Denny, for the past 40 years l A resident of Norwich and well known 1n l newspaper circles through his contrieu- | tions to the local press died on Wednes- l day evening in this city following a pe- l riod of i'll health for nearly three years'
 He had resided on Asylum street.
 Major Denny, as he has been called for many years was born in Leicester, Mass. on Sept 20, 1850 tbe son of the l late Cant Waldo Denny and Lucy Annan- l fa Sprague Denny. His mother died three days after he was born. A little later | his father moved to- Worcester where
 Major Denny received his early edu- | cation in the public schools. He was l graduated from Leicester Academy. which
 was then 8 military academy, but later took up the printing and newspaper work ! as his trade. Major Denny's father mar l ried Miss Roxanna JennisonH of Paxton | Mass, who died in South Boston while
 the family was residing there.
 l ) At the age of 19 Mfr. Denny learned 1 the trade of printer, entering the of- T ice of Wright ( Potter on Milk street, in Boston. They were the state printers at that time. He rema ned in that of | flee for four years and then went to work in the office of Rand & Avery on Corn hill street where he remained for over
 year Afterwards he entered the of' flee of the Boston Daily News as re- porter ana was W0fK1Hg OH IHdL paper dt II the time of the Great Boston Fire, on November 8, 1872. For a while he was
 employed in the Boston post office as a
 substitute letter carrier under Postmaster
 Burt
 During the Cival war when he was
 about ii years old his father who was
 captaA of O. k, 18th Mass Volunteers l retufned to his home in Worcester on
 ten days leave of absence and tooN l ol- in , 1882. He remained about six months being stationed all the time in North Car olina where his father was provost mar
 shal general.
 MT. Denney was married in worces ter to Miss Emma Kelly and 1ivet : there again for a while. Then he ant s his wife and her mother moved to
 New London, 'and resided in that city 1 about a year when he moved to Nor , wich. That was about 40 years ago He was for many years employed by tht late Frank A. Robinson, law printer. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs
 Eugene Bromley of North Stenington ani three grandchildren.
 Samuel II. sheldoh. Samuel H. Sheldon, 80, of Central Vii
 lage, died at his home at 1.5o Thursda.
 morning of broncho pn eumonia. He wa , & veteran of the Civil war and q high ly respected citizen of Plainheld wher
 he had lived for the greater part O
 his life. His wife died five years ago 7 He leaves a son, Prof John L. Sheldon a teacher for many years in the Unfver E l. sty of-West Virginia Professor Shel don expects to reach Central Village Fri [ day from MorEantown, his place Of res
 idence. Two brothers survive the deceas . l cd
 n Mrs, Andrew Hexan. . Mrs Catherine Fogarty Hogan, wido, !, of Andrew Hogan, for s years res; s dent of Norwich, died Thursday morn
 ing at the home of her daughter Mir 2 Delos Throw at 22 Hickory street fo .s lowing long illness. She was tn .t daughter of MT and Mrs John Fogart. w Besides her daughter she is survive ,k by two sons, John Hogan of Hartfor = and Eugene Hogan of Brooklyn. N '
 There is a nephew, Key. J. C. FosarI z of quilford. She also leaves severs 7 grandchildren.
 ,e gohn Bowen. n John Bowen, formerly of Norwich, die IL on Thursday at St. Vincents hospital m New York after two weeks illness vii
 pneumonia. Asr. Bowen was born ?, Ireland AS years ago, the son of the la ,n Denais and Catherine Bowen. He can to this country when s years of age ar " resided in Norwich until 14 years a. when he went to New York to live. Whi
 in Norwich he was employed in the il y S: Finishing Company plant at Green ce vile. Ve He was unmarried and is survived l e four brothers, Daniel of New York, Je 10 emiah and Cornelius Bowen of Norwic III three sisters, Mrs. Jeremiah Connors
 Whiteinsville, Mass, Mrs. John Sullivs IT, of Taunton, Mass, and Mrs. John M on Gibney of Boston. Another sister, MI n, Michael Haggerty died about 14 yea d. ago. ty Henry D. Latham. at Henry B. Latham. 79, died at the hor
 of Arthur E. Shedd in Preston ay Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock, folio lel ing an illness of about three weeks. \ J. Latham has been in poor health f It. several months.
 s. He was born in Ledyard but the gre. ", CT part of his life has been spent
 North Stonington where he was ma An ried to Miss Eunice Hewitt of Nor he Stonington about 5 years ago. Mir a ch Mrs. Latham celebrated their gold ms wedding anniversary about five ye: 7e ago, Mrs. Latham died about four we: ,@- ago. MT. Latham left North stoningt in about 10 years ago and has since tt
 made his home in Norwich Town with
 exception of the past few months vi 1ch he has resided with Mir. Shedd in Pr ITS ton.
 leu He Is survived by a son. Charles CTS Latham, of Griswold, and two grandcl to dren.
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