Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-14


SHE made her home since then with
her son. George, who Survives her. She
leaves also Two other sons Victor and
Charles of East Lyme. sss
Hollis Hyde Palmer
Hollis Hyde Par1ger, a nfe long resi- lent
of Preston, died Monday evening 70 low
ing an illness OF three days at his home on
CARTEL 5ayenye. Mr. Palmer has been in
poor health since Christmas buc his con-
dition was not considered serious until
he developed pneumonia few days ago
He was born in Preston Il years ago,
the son of the late Charles and Lucy
Hyde Palmer. All his life with the ex-
ca2tipn of the ,ssst few months has been
spent on the Palmer homestead where the
Pelmer family has resided for the past
1913 years, The Palmer homestead IS one
of the old landmarks on the Preston lew
EFT City road and only last November did
the place rass out Of the hands OF the
Palmer family. Mr. Palmer conducted
dairy farm for many Years.
In 1877 he was married to Lydia Emma
Davis of Preston who survives him. Mr.
Palmer was interested in civic affairs and
the town Of Preston and also represented
Preston in the legislature during the term
191I-12. He WAS. one of the oldest mem
bers Of the Preston City Congregational
church and for many years had been
deacon. He was also a member of the
Preston City grange and for seven years
| served as its master
Besides his wife he leaves one son.
Frank II. Palmer of Greeneville and
Boston and Mrs. Emily Ennis of Garfield
avenue. He also leaves a sister, Mss
Martha Palmer of Preston. a daughter
| Clara, died many years ago.
Mrs. Joseph Clarke Crandan.
| Mrs. Alice S. Crandau died last Fri
| day at the home of her. son, J. Howard
Crandall, Orchard avenue, Wakefield, r,
1.
She was the widow Of Joseph Clarke
Craudaif, who represented the town OF
Lebanon in the Connecticut state legisla-
| uIre in 1880, and, who served on various
commissions in that state.
She was the eldest daughter of the
late Benjamin and Sally (Hazard) Car
penter, born IS years ago. on Great Is
| land, so called, near Point Judith South
Xii gstown, r. /. Early in life she join
ed the Baptist church at Perryville. Sh,
married Joseph Clarke Crandall, son o
Deacon Clarke Crandall of Perryville
but lived in the iowa Of Lebanon. Conn.
many years. Mrs. Crandall was a mem
Der of temperance society and
staunch advocate Of prohibition for som
50 years.
Mir. and Mrs Crandall celebrated thei
golden wedding in March. 1908 She :
survived by one sister, Mrs. Anthony Il
Bliss of Providence four brothers, Wan
ton r. Carpenter of Perryville, Edwi
E. Carpenter of Westerly and George A
and Benjamin S. Carpenter Of Allen
j., ten; two daughters, Mrs. Charles +
Pardee of Pasadena, Cal, Mrs. Alic
Windmiller of Worcester, and three sons
benjamin Clarke Crandall and Georg
Crandan of Pasadena, and Howar
CrandaH of Wakefield. She leaves
, grandchildren and 10 great grandchil
dren.
Mrs. Thomas B. Beetham.
Mrs Nellie Deming Beetham, wife o
Thomas B. Beetham, died about o'cloc
l Monday evening at her home on Wauwe
Gus Hill following a Snort illness wit
l complications of heart trouble She ha
been in poor health for a number i
months
She was born IN New Britain 81 year
: ago, but most of her life has been speu
at Wauwec1s Hill and in the vicinit!
!, She was married twice, her first husban
being B. Webster Benjamin and her sec
= ond husband Thomas Beetham. whom sh
married in 1905. She was a member {
Trinity Episcopal church for many year
Besides her husband. she leaves or
daughter. Mrs. Edwin II. Street. Of tn
city, and one son, Theodore Beethau
q There are two grandchildren. She ais
/, leaves a step sister, Mrs. Fred Hewitt,
0 New Britain. -a,-5