Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-07
BkEKsSN ;AW PUTNAM NEWS

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Truesdell entered the mill business and
eventually became Identified with mill
at Nashville, Tenn, in responsible po-
sition. From Nashville he returned to
Connecticut to fill position as superin-
| tendent Of mill Of the Grosvenordale
company under Agent Messenger and
from the Grosvenordales came to Alta
vaugan In 1898, as agent Of the mills Of
the Attawaugan company. which has Of
fees IN Norwict. He was SUCCESS
full mill man ana never during his long
direction OF affairs at Attawausan were
the mills OF the company idle during any
period Of depression until a short period
| during the past year, when the entire
| industry Of the country slurped. This
| remarkable record has no parallel
among the mills Of eastern Connect
cut.
! Mr.. Trues6sl was approachsble and
kindly and always held the fullest con-
fdence Of the several hundred an
p!oyes in the mills Of the company and
their answering loyalty. In a sense he
really was community father in the
villages of Attawaugan, Ballouvule and
Pinevi.le. where the great ajarity, Of
the resdents@ live in dwellings owned
by the mill company. and his advice was
often sought by the villagers even on
most intimate personal matters and his
4 counsel almost always needed. In ev-
cry village home where he was known
! so well there was sense Of personal
loss when the news of his death came
Tuesday morning
Though his fellow citizens throughout
Ki'lingly often have desired to honor
! him BY election to various and imnortant
public Offices within the gift of Killingly
he declined on each occasion, though he
screwed valuably for several years as a
member of the town school committee
Mr.. Truesdell was a steward aud a
member of the board of trustees of the
Methodist church at Attawaugan, in the
affairs Of which he always actively in
terested himself. He was member Of
Cornerstone lodge, A. r. and A. NJ. o.
North Grosvenordale. of Putnam chap
ter. R. A. NJ, of Putnam. Of Columbian
, Commandery. X. T.. OF Norwich. and OF
Sphinx tennle Of the Mystic Shrine OF
Hartford. He was a trustee Of The
Brooklyn Savings bank Of Daniefson
and member of the Bohemian club.
Mr.. Truesdell, whose body arrived
from Boston Tuesday evening. Is sur
vived by his wife, BY his step-motehr
Mrs. Henry Truesdell Of the town 81
Plainfield and by a half.brother, wal
ter, Of New York
UashctDAAl game Win real pep and
go to it is anticipated for Thursday. ev-
ening, when the Connecticut General In
surance team of Hartford, lines UP here
against the K. of c. five. The visiting
team is rated among the most up and
coming basketball teams of the capital
city and the K. of C. players are expect
ing 70 extend themselves before achiev-
ing victory. Normandin, BAR. Reddy
Higgins and Murphy will play for the K:
OF C.. this combination being regarded
as exceedingly fast and we'll versed in
the arts of the game. ~
What might fairly be. described as a
train load Of potatoes was hauled
through Danielson on the New Haven
road Tuesday, bound from points in the
Maine potato belt to big centers of pop.
ulation south of here. A string of abou,
30 potato cars were included, in, thu
length Of long freight and from each
Of the cars carrying the .,tubers there
protruded a stove pipe from whict
smoke was curling. Markers on the
cars showed that the potatoes had beer
shipped out of Caribau, Fort Kent AM
many other points in northern Maine
The cars had been assembled at poin
on the Bangor and Aroostooki road ant
sent southwark as A train. 1t was es
timated that the cars, with which mel
I to keep the fires burning were travelling