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exhibitions, of which he had charge for many years among 

 our older members. He had been a member from the ear- 

 liest years of the organization, and up to the time when 

 illness prevented, was active in all its work. He had been 

 a County Vice-President and many times chairman of the 

 Exhibitions Committee. Mr. Manchester loved fruits and 

 their culture, and was very successful with them, particu- 

 larly apples. As a grower of fancy apples he had no su- 

 perior in the state, and was justly proud of the many prizes 

 he won. Mr. Manchester was a kindly man, loving and be- 

 loved by all who knew him. It was indeed a privilege to 

 have known him and worked with him. He was a splen- 

 did character and will be greatly missed not only by his im- 

 mediate family, but by all who enjoyed his acquaintance. 



The following account of his life is clipped from the 

 Hartford Times of Tuesday, April 18th: 



Elbert Manchester, one of the best-known farmers in this section, 

 died at his home on Chippen hill on Monday. He had been suffering 

 with a complication of diseases for several months. Mr. Manchester 

 was born in Tolland, Mass., on December 25, 1835. He lived in Win- 

 sted and Plainville previous to coming to Bristol thirty-five years ago. 

 He took up scientific farming and made a decided success of it. He 

 was a Civil War veteran, having served in Company F, Twenty- 

 eighth Connecticut Volunteers. He was a member of Gilbert W. 

 Thompson post, G. A. R., St. Andrew's lodge, F. & A. M., of Win- 

 sted, the Connecticut Pomological Society and the Bristol grange, 

 being the first master of that organization. Besides his wife, who 

 survives him, there is a daughter, Miss Ruth Manchester, and five 

 sons, George C, Robert C, Allan, Harold and Edward F., all of 

 whom reside here. 



Nathan S. Bronson, of Nezv Haven, died suddenly 

 Monday, May 1, 1911, of heart disease. With Mr. Bron- 

 son's death occurs the first break in our list of life mem- 

 bers. He became connected with the Society in 1904, and 

 in 1909 showed his interest in the work by taking out a life 

 membership. Of a quiet, retiring disposition, Mr. Bronson 



