Connecticut western news., 1877-07-20

siYelY on tue hills aud mountains of this region. Dr. Reed has ot late years resided in Pittsield, Mass, at which place he died on Thursday of last week of paralysis su- pervenlng upon typhoid fever, at the ad- vanced age of 76 years. No longer ago than in November last. Dr. Reed visited Canaan and vicinity, and again went amongst the rocks pursuing his loved study, seeking what information he could obtain from these silent monuments of antiquity, and our readers will remember reading avery learned and interesting article on the rocks of Northern Litchfield and Southern Berk- shlre counties In THE NEWS in January last, and which was written by this ven erable man. Dr. Reed was born at Corn wall in 1901, but spent many of his early years on the old Reed homestead at South Canaan. He studied for college with the Rev. MT. Harvey in Goshen, and graduat-. ed at Yale in 1924. He practised medicine short time in RoxburY in this state and in 1881 removed to Richmond, in Berk- shire county, Mass. Here he soon gave up the practice of his profession and estab- Iished boarding school for boys, in which he was highly successful. About this time he acquired considerable reputation as geologlst, which was greatly enhanced by his discovery and tracing of the since noted trains of ice strewn powders, which extend from the summit of the Canaan mountains in Columbia county, N. Y., across the Taconlc range and down the Housatoric valley. Sir Charles Lyell was attracted to the spot by Dr. Reeds de- scription. examined them under his direc- ton, and, in his own Antiquity of Man." and other works, gave them ap extended transatlantic fame. In 1947 Dr. Reed, having discontinued his school removed to Pittsield, and established an agricultural warehouse. In ls4s he purchased the Az riculturist newspaper which had been started the preceding year with the Rev. Dr. Todd as editor. and changing the name to "The Culturist and Gazette" as devoted to the mental, moral, and physical culture of man, as well as to agriculture, he him.
 
 until the publication was suspended in 1858. He was warmly interested in all efforts in behslf of social, moral, and intel lectual culture especially by means of com- mon schools and libraries. and every local movement in that direction had the heartl. est aid from his paper. The Pittsfield li- brary, the germ of the present athenmum, was specially indebted to his labors as an individual and as an editor. Soon after the discontinuance of the Culturist, Dr. Reed retired from the business but maintained his interest in town affairs to the last. Ills services and lectures to the scientific sec ton of the Young Mems association. while he was It's president, were most valuable He was member of the South Congrega- tional church. His funeral was attended at his late residence in Pittsfeld last Sat urday afternoon, the Rev. MT. Reid of this place officiating. He leaves widow but no children.
 After the above was in type the follow ing was handed in, which will be read with | interest:
 The funeral of Dr. Stephen Reed, uncle of Mir. John Reec of this village, was at tended in Pittsf1eld, Mass., on Saturday last. Dr. Reed was quite a proficient in the study of geology, and wrote several ar ticles and occasionally lectured on thai sutj ject. Some of the most eminent scien lists were among his correspondents, ant were indebted to him for suggestions anc information in their line of study. He wa, devout worshipper of Nature, rising iron nature up to Natures God. His seat in thu cars, when he traYeled, was always the las in the rear car, where he could observe th' features of the country through which h' was passing. He thought it almost profan' to read in the cars, especially if it were { cheap novel, when there was this othe book so much more inviting. In one O his published letters he speaks of compa ny of savans, of which the great-sou,ec region of the Alps, came to one of those awfully grand exhibitions of the Creator works, when one of the number was ob served to stop and stand as if chained tC the spot After taking off his hat and gag ing with intense interest he exclaimed, '1 think thy thoughts, O God" With like reverent spirit the subject of this notice saw God in everything. He called thu rocks his ''pets ;" he talked to them ant they had a voice for him. He closes ont of his letters with these words: "It Yo, would expand the mind, contemplate i'm measurable power. If you would purify the heart, let it dwell in goodness withou bounds, and love without limits" To hin Science and Revelations were books writ ten by the same hand. In his religion life, Dr. Reed was consistent and exem- plary. The Souto church of which h. was a faithful and devoted mem Der. will greatly miss him. The larg adult bible class that he had taught
 years, attended his funeral in body, ant will never cease to remember with tende and grateful emotions. the words of wis dom and instruction that have fallen iron his lips. For the last thirty years Dr. Reet has been resident of Pittsfeld, and as citizen has been active and interested il matters relating to the public good. In al relations his life has been such as to com, mand the respect and esteem of all wht have known him. He retained his vigol to the last, and now, fully ripe for the gar ner, he has been gathered in. Given tt Christ, he has gone to be where Christ is to behold his glory.
 Culture is so plentiful and cheap in Nev