Litchfield enquirer., 1868-01-16
GOSHEN

an abler writer than myself. It is not my lh'eA'lon to euiogise, but a passing re- marx relative to the death of Lieutenant frederlc Cook may not be uninteresting. 1t was his nature to meet the misfortnnes of life brayely and unfiincningly. He per- sisted ln being dressed and sitting up portion of each day, during the 5 weeks of his sickness, and was dressed at the time or hls death. His sister thinking he might notreaiize his situation said to him; Eve thlnk you cannot live" He replied, 'I know as well as you do, that I am dying;" then calling his father to him, he gave some directions regarding his effects and shortly afterwards ceased to live His fu- neral was attended on the 9th in the Con gregational Church. He was buried with Masonic hoaors, large number of the fra. ternity being present.
 - As Mir. Abram Beach was formerly 8 resident of our town, and but few years since removed with his family to Oneida County, New York, a few particulars of thelr present afiicting situation may give @ mournful satisfaction to many who once knew them. One year ago, Mr. Beach and wife spent the holidays in the State visit ing Tn our town, Litchfeld and Bantam. While in Bantam he received telegram informing him of the death of the mother of Mrs. Beach, at their home in Oneida County. At the time, Mr. Be>4A wss sne. fering from erysipelas, and wos not able to return to attend the funeral 5 baccno-t- ly he recovered, and he and lis wife r,- turned to their home During the past summer a sister of Mrs. Beach. with her only child, went to their house for visit. and while there, the child sickened and died. Last October, Abner Wadhams of this town, stopping with the family, ,and Ella I'd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beach, were taken sick with Typhoid fever. The young man recovered; Ella died October 27th. MT. Beach and 3 other children next sick ened with the same fever, and on Monday the 9th, a telegram informed Mir. Norton's
 
 family Of this town, that Aida the oldest daughter was dead. Mrs. Norton is & sis ter of MT. Beach. On the 9th there came 8 second telegram stating that MT. Beach was also dead. Ir. and Mrs Norton star ted immediately for the home of their friends, that they might sympathize with the living, and be present at the burial of the dead. Tho two daughters were near ly of an age, 13 and 14 years old.
 On Sabbath morning, the 18th, as Mr. Enos Pratt and family who reside one mile south of the church were starting for meet ing with span of horses and double sleigh the ground being descending from the door, in turning i'll to the road, the sleigh was upset promiscuous distribution was soon made of 2 individuals, robes, sleigh seats &c. Fortunately no one was hurt The horses broke away from the lad who was driving and ran ct rapid pace towards town. MT, Samuel Futile whose residence is some SO rods from the Church had just come out of his door for meeting and glancing behind him, he saw the horses coming, but did not observe that they had no driver until they were near him. Then he jumped entirely out of the road but the horses inclined in that direction, and ran against him throwing him down, At the town pump they hit the watering tub and sent it rolling down the hill, wheeled and brought up under one of the sheds, running the end of the sleigh tongue against the farther end of the shed, break ing that and the dash board and throwing one horse to the ground. Mr. Futile was assisted into his house and physician call ed; his injuries are not as serious as was at first feared but he is considerably bruis- ed.
 In my next shall speak of the annual report of our Church and Sabbath School.
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