Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-07
: .JEWETT CITY

William J ohnstone one Of Jewett City's
most i2a.otlfnent business men, died Mon
day morning from an acute attack o. as
thrnaf. and a weak heart aggravated b.
a cold. -s,sr-
His health has not been good for some
time and he retired from business in
October Of last year. Mr. Johnstone
was born in Glasgow. Scotland July .
1872, the son of William and Margaret
Black tombstone. He was a resident in
Pawtucket and Taftviile before going to
Wiiimantic. where his home was for &
long time. Twenty years ago ne came to
Jewett City and was the prd,rie!o or IF the
Ma in Street lunch car. Seventeen years
ago hePbought the F. C. Whiting b siress
and continued that line until last Octoro-
| err Since then he mas been sting at
the home he owned on SoIfle street Last
year he held the office of first selectTna II
OF the town. filling this offic, with abb
ty and giving much SKIS 4 ,.32n. Ft,"
| three. years. he had seryeI the borough
as one Of its burg esses. He was inen-
Der of Mt Vernon !odgN No. rs, F. and A.
| NJ Being one of the members of tll.:s
years corndTg Banquet ccnnaittee. He
was a past noble grand of Reliance Lodge
No. %: Y. o. o. F., FL a past gran
chancellor Of :Undaut1lS,l Lo ge No. 81
x. OF ?. He has also been q distr:ct
/ deputy grand chancellor He was {
member Of Faith Chapter O. z. s.. CT
| Palmyra ,Encas1l2nent, I. o. o. F., No.
g. and the Order of Owls He was 2
lnerfoeT of the Congregational church in
W:Tfrnai ltic- In 1906 he married Lo is
Cooper in sWiGtnantlc, He is surviv i 1,
his wife his father who lives In Water
| bury, five sisters, Mrs. ]. w Burhoe OF
Wat erfgury.. Mrs Alien Macarthur, Mrs
Francis HILL Mrs Oscar Turney, Mrs
Ta1re Olsen Cd, Wlfi1rantt1, anil two
brothers Francis Johns on of Will ran
| tic and James Johnston of Fail River
| There is also an adl-rted sister, Mrs
Harry, Clarke of Nt1tn1an!ic.
! Mr.. Johnstones was inten~e-y patriotic
and kept the only record at the time o
a,i the boys who served in the World Wal
from Griswo.d- He had given tbs lis: tC
! Daniel L. Phillips, who is writing i his
tory OF GriswoA1. He had given a SET 0
books to the local American Legion post
and often remembered them In othel
ways. During the war tbs boys all se1'
cards to BILL" and he in turn lie nen
bered them.
Mr.. JdAnstone's many admirable cl-ar
act erstics were strongly marked. HI
friendS Ship, as wen as his stea y int re
for the welfare OF others were of the typ
70 merit the admiration they always re
ceivesi What he did he. entered into wi
his w!ledes energy, his energies new
ceasing until his efforts wefe successful
John Gill has sold his property on tn
Hawkins hill to John Arafbe..
The records kept by Miss Mabel Wrc0:
librarian OF the Safer library furnis
tho following Interesting in formation
Circulation for 1921: Fiction 7,7As; non
fiction 1885,. periodicals SIS; julentl
boks, s.689: total cirol alton, 1888
boks. III boks in the Frencl and 126 i
tho Polish language were circulated. Is
new books addef. of this nSl.i5er Is we-
gifts to the library.
Mrs Lensuel. Greene is recovering fro7
an attack. of gral-
Mrs Edward Gal!II1 has been called t
Voluntown by tfa ii,.ress Of her mother
! Miss NJ .3alinei Is =. 7p Is Writing he
aunt at Ekonk.
The Pachaug Ladies' Aid society la
4. elected, Mrs Victor CAM oeE president
: vice president, Mrs George Ger; se'cre
{ tary ana treasurer. Mrs. w. B. Montgodr
cry auditors. Mrs. Chauncey R5bie an
. Mrs. Arba Browning and work commit
i tee, Mrs George Aver and Mrs vii "a:
Z / CHRISTOPHER.