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of the business he buys and packs toba
Very extensively. lie is one of the big
men in this line.
Mr. Dewey is a public spirited, whole
souled man. who meets his associates as
one who is interested in the human side of
existence, as well as the business side.
In all the various relations involved in the
administration of an outdoor business in
a country town, he is a man who sees
both sides of a question, and meets every
problem with a breadth of judgment
which secures him the friend-hip of his
fellow-workers. lie is a member of St.
Mark's Lodge of Masons, No. 36, of Simsbury
; Washington Commandery, No. 1;
Connecticut Consistory ;
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also a member of
the building committee. He is past chan-
cellor of Old Newgate Lodge, No. 65,
Knights of Pythias, of Tariffville, and has
been master of the exchequer ever since
his term of chancellor commander ex-
pired. Mr. Dewey is past master of St.
Mark's Lodge, and is now president of
the Past Masters' Association, of Hart-
ford. He is a member of the Foresters of
America ; member of Star Chapter, No.
69, Order of the Eastern Star, of Granby,
of which he was one of the organizers.
Mr. Dewey is now past patron, and Mrs.
Dewey is worthy matron.
Mr. Dewey married, June 25, 1897,
Nellie Sophia, daughter of Edward and
Jane Euthanasia (Babcock) Thurber,
born March 6, 1868. They were the par-
ents of six children : Maude
Evelyn, born
March 3, 1898; John S., Jr., born August
1, 1899; George Laurin, born March 26,
1901 ; Bertram! Manley, born July 2, [902 ;
Nelma Thurber, born December 22, 1903;
and Grace Lucina, born March 22, 1905.
For the greater part of the genealogical
data above, we are indebted to the pub-
lished Genealogy of the Dewey Family.
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LAMB, Henry Winslow,
Retired Bmiueii Man.
Among the early families