Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-25
OBITUARY.
Frederick GaIIup

Deacon Frederick Gallup, formerly of Groton died last Friday afternoon at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Annie E. G. Biclford of Akron, Ohio.
 Deacon Gallup had been a member of the Groton Heights Baptist church since 1887, coming into the fellowship by letter from the church at Poquonnoc and in the work of the church and Sunday school he had been devoted member. Elected a deacon. in February 1869, he had come to be the the senior deacon of the church. He | had served as trustee also as the treas | urer for many years of its beneVolenl l funds. In the Sunday school he had | served as superintendent for a period ot ten years, and for many years had been | a teacher in the school. He was well versed in music and for 8 number of | years he had been the leader of the choir.
 Frederick Gallup was born in Poquon-
 noe Bridge January 27 1S41, being the
 son of Franklin and Hannah (Brown) 1 Gallup. His boyhood was spent in Po- o1lonnoc. When the Civil war came he was the first to respond to his country's call from that section of the town, be- | ing appointed commissary-serge He | was promoted to quarternraster with the 1 rank of lieutenant. He was always en- thusiasitcally interested in everything pertaining to the Grand Army. From 1S95-1S9S, he was president of the Eighth Connecticut Regimental association, and he served as commander of w. w. Per kins post, No. 47, c. A. R.. of New Lon don for the year 1897.
 He was first married to Miss Elizabeth II. Tanner of Webster, Mass, who died Sept. g. 1875. His second wife was Miss Ellen E. Root of Ludlow, Mass, who die6 April IA, 1911 His third wife was Mrs.
 E. T. Miller Of Nova Scotia by whom he
 is survived. From the first marriage there S-1-f xryf1H whom he made his home during the past few months He leaves one brother. FL mer F. Gallup of PittsFxlrgh, and four sisters Mrs. Adelaide C. Adkins of In
 dianapolis, Mrs. Fannie G. Howell
 Syracuse, Mrs. John M Gallup of Hart
 ford, and Mrs Philip A. Nordel1 of Brok- line, Mass. The late Loren A. Gallup of Norwich was brother of Deacon Gallup. In his early life Deacon Gallup was
 engaged during the summer time in the
 NTenhaden Fisheries in BootHhay,~ Maine.
 and from 1882 to 1890 he had engaged in
 business in Ludlow, Mass.
 Edward Pike
 Edward Pike A years of age, and a , | well known resident of the town of Plain
 field, died at his home there early Mon-
 day morning following an illness of some
 duration. He was born in Sterling, this
 state. and was the son of the late MT. and
 Mrs James E. Pike. His father was prominently connected with the dye in-
 dustry of Sterling.
 | MT. Pike leaves a wife one daughter
 Miss Dorothy Pike of Plainfeld and a
 brother William Pike. Burial will be in Oneco.
 Mrs. Alfred H. Smith. Following an illness of about two
 months with heart disease, Hattie Pf1ilura Perkins. wife of Alfred H. Smith, died } Monday morning at 11.20 o'clock at hel home No. 360 West Main street. Mrs l Smith was born in Salem May 16, 1898 , and was the daughter of Jerod and ths
 late Georgianna Perkins. Most of hel ; life was passed in Salem, Colchester ana Bozrah.
 On July II, 1921, she was united 1T marriage with Alfred H. Smith at Boz , rah the ceremony being performed bS 7 Rev. c. H. Hanna of the Bozrah church MT. and Mrs. Smith made their home il Bozrah until March of this year, wf1e1 ! they came to this city, taking up thef
 residence on West Main street.
 Mrs Smith was member of Bozral : grange and had held the office of Cere = in the grange. She attended the Bozral f Congregational church. Surviving are he 1 husband her father and three brothers o Leon Perkins, U. S. N, Charles Perkin
 of Colchester and Harry Perkins of Eas
 Haddam.
 a Welcome 4. Rockwell. g Welcome A. Rockwell died 2 Sunda, > morning at his home on Latham street 7. Groton, after suffering from a complica ?. tion of illnesses for about two years
 During his entire illness MT. Rockwe # had been in a critical state. He was a \ one time an engineer on the Centra, Vel l. mont road for more than 20 years. H e had also been employed at the Palme d Bros mill for a number of years unt r i'll health forced his retirement
 MT. Rockwell was the inventor of if safety device applicable on either electri i or steam locomotives. the patent of whic 70 he was awarded about year ago. Tn 'e invention was completed after 16 year h of work, during which period no one bt if himself knew of his work. His immediat
 family only discovered it at the time tn
 patent was gwen. Applied to a steal n locomotive the apparatus is mounted 0 - the steam dome on top of the boiler an I, in the event of a signal set against il ,o coming train a lever is automa.icall h ripped by the signal, which breaks u Ia flow of steam and applies the brakes.
 Several months ago, when Mr. Rocl
 well realized that he personally woB | not see the invention in use, he placed s in the hands of his two sons, William ] lo of New York and c. N. Rockwell of Ne 'e London.
 1T MT. Rockwell was member of Pequ, 1I lodge, I. o. o. F., of New London, ar 7p alos member of the Ancient Order
 United Workmen. He is survived by Il ly wife, two sons and eight grandchildre re He died in his 72d year.