Connecticut western news., 1885-05-27
WEST CORNWALL,

Rev D. M. Pratt of Higganum is pass ing a short vacation under the parental roof on Cream Hill.
 Mrs William Beebe is making 0 pro- tracted visit among friends in New York and New Jersey.
 Mrs Frank Hallett has left the village to go to her new home in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Isaac Marsh has been having her house shingled by Builder James H. Cole.
 It has been reported that grange has been organized on the Hill and is in full blast.
 A new bridge has been put in over the race by Joseph Mallinson.
 Cochrane Brothers have lately pur- chased a fine Holstein bull of Harry Sedgwick and shipped to Vermont.
 That fine horse "Tom," recently sold by c. B. Baldwin, died last week of lockjaw, in Bridgeport, owned by F. A. Barton, who had a splendid mate for him.
 R. N. Cochrane, Esq, has received the appointment of postmaster at this place, with 0. M. Hall assistant.
 Dr J. D. Clemans, dentist from Can aan, will be in town every Wednesday, at the residence of R. F. Smith, as seen by his advertisement.
 Messrs s. R. Scoville and c. l.. Gold took trip up the track last week, they say to visit cousins, but undoubtedly went to Pittsfeld to see the terminus of the Housatonic road.
 Miss Lizzie Listman is very sick with rheumatism and fever, being taken sud- denly last week.
 The "Red Stockings" of this village were victorious at the match game of ball at Cornwall last Thursday to the score of "A to IA.
 On Tuesday last the infant son of MT and Mrs Ransom Smith died after an illness of few days with congestion. The funeral took place on Thursday and the peaceful little sleeper looked beau tiful in death as he lay enclosed in a white casket covered with profusion of flowers. The remains were inferred on Prospect Hill, Sharon side.
 Again the angel of death has spread his sable wings over this quiet village, claiming for his third victim during the past week Mrs Daniel Baldwin, whose frail life terminated so suddenly last Wednesday afternoon as to startle and deeply move the whole community, as her immediate death was entirely un. looked for even by her beloved husband, who seems almost heart broken at his irreparable loss. Mrs Baldwin had been an invalid for Is years, bearing with patient suffering and enduring courage the sure and fatal ravages of consump- tion, of which she was the last of fam fly of 10 children, all of whom had long since died of the same dread disease. Her life to its close had been one bright and lovely example of cheerful, hope. ful Christian trust and faith through all these long years of suffering and con- finement, without one murmur or com. plaining word. One remarkable trait oi her character in these days of quick and censorious speech was that no one ever heard harsh or ungentle expression fall from her lips. She had fully real ized the ideal of one of whom it could be said "In her tongue was the law ot kindness. /" The winning manners, sweet voice and gentle, confding heart of this truly exemplary woman will be sadly missed and her death profoundly mourned by all.
 "When lie is spent then comes survey,
 And virtues. which but modest shone
 When in well-guarded heart they lay,
 Make their existence wider known.
 Shall not some footprints here and there
 Be seen along the path we tread?
 The living cheer and help to bear,
 As she once bore, our honored dead.
 Sleep on, within thy narrow bed
 Thy weary nights of signing Der;
 Rest, quiet rest thy throbbing head,
 Nor suffer pain nor sorrow more. : In hope we'll mourn the severed tie And yield to that unerring hand
 Which casts brief sh adows OCT the sky
 Between us aud the heavenly land" The funeral was largely attended in tn chapel the following Sabbath, Rev W H. McDougall giving a most excellen and impressive discourse from the text "She is not dead. but sleepeth." Tn floral offerings from loving friends wer exceedingly beautiful and appropriate arranged in the designs she loved s well-the cross and anchor, which wer placed at the side of the casket, also lovely pillow of white lilacs with tn f words 'At Rest" The remains wer taken to Evergreen cemetery at Nortl . Cornwall for interment. A CARD.-The undersigned desires t, thank his neighbors and friends for thei many expressions of kindness and sym pathy during the late illness and deatl of his wife. DANIEL B. BALDWIN. West Cornwall, May 25, 1885.