(1816-April 9, 1889)

April 9th--Norman Ashley a prominent citizen of Norwood, died this forenoon. He was one of the first merchants in Norwood, but retired from business some years ago, and his sons Loren R. and Henry have very successfully continued the business. He was one of the solid men of the town.

(From the Friday, May 22, 1903 edition of the Potsdam St. Lawrence Herald, under a Reminiscences 1889 column by Josiah L. Brown, courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network @ news.nnyln.net).

(Mr. Ashley is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Norwood).