Connecticut western news., 1886-09-01
WEST CORNWALL.

PERSONAL MT and Mrs Colin D. Morgan of Montreal are at the old home stead on Cream Hill Agent J. R. Smith and family of Danbury visited their sister, Mrs Isaac Marsh, last week. Mrs c. H. Hubbard of Hartford City, Ind. is at her fathers, T. s. Colds, on Cream Hill. -. Misses Jennie and Dell Cochrane and Sadie Ross are among friends at Long Hill. ..... Mrs Thomas Wilson of Huntington spent few days at her fathers last week. :. Mrs s. H. Barnum is quite poorly of late, but it is hoped she will soon improve. ... Wal worth Porter and sister Maggie of the Western Union Telegraph company, New York, are spending the week with old friends in town !. :. Miss Ella Lowry of Waterbury is visiting at Mrs D. F. Smiths on Riverside farm. .... Miss Edna Dean is off to the seaside for few weeks vacation. .. Mrs c. F. Calkins is among the famous Berkshire Hills for short visit Mrs Joseph Cole is with friends at Long Hill. Willie Butler is off for trip to Fishkill and other places on the Hudson . . Miss Bertha Waldron of Kent is visiting among friends in this vicinity. ... Mrs Edwin Lamphier of Winsted is guest at George H. Gran dall's. Miss Josie Hart is to teach again at New Milford the coming fall term. Charles Beck has been on the sick list the past few days. Miss Mary Wheeler is at Mir c. E. Baldwin's for a short visit.
 A new six-octave Carpenter organ has just been lodged at James A. Cochrane's by Prof Brinton of Lakeville.
 The school-house has been undergoing serious repairs of late and William Dean, Esq, says it will look bright as new shilling when he says "amen' to the job.
 The "ghost" spoken of lately has moved off near to the Hudson river.
 Delegates to the state convention held at Hartford September g are Messrs George Hughes, l.. J. Nickerson, Silas Beers, c. B. Baldwin; congressional, D. w. Pierce, Russell Bierce, H. c. Hart, Charles z. Gold; county, D. P. John son. Niles Scoville, John B. Calhoun, o. B. Baldwin; senatorial, Wm Bierce, Baldwin.
 The funeral of Abram Gee was very largely attended at the chapel on Thurs day last, the Masonic order, of which he was an old member, being present to add solemnity to the occasion. Rev w.. H. McDougall made brief remarks, and the ceremonies by his brother masons at the grave were very impressive. His genial countenance, pleasant words and many kind acts of thoughtfulness will be long remembered and sadly missed by many friends in this place, especially in the home circle where he had been an inmate and as one of the family for nearly 30 years. His remains were laid to rest in Mir Cochrane's family plot at the cemetery in Cornwall.
 Scarcely had the bell ceased tolling for the departing funeral train last Thursday before we were called to pay the last rites to the infant son of MT and Mrs Frank Squires, at the residence of Mrs s. H. Barnum, who died at their home in Washington on Tuesday even ing The Rev MT Mitchell of Sharon preached sermon full of comfort to the afflicted over the loss of their darling, who seemed but sleeping In it's lovely bed of flowers. The remains were con- veyed to Sharon for burial
 For the third time within the short space of two days was the community assembled to sympathize with those that mourn. Early Friday forenoon the funeral obseqnies were held over Willie, bright little five-year-old boy of A. Brazee who had recently moved with his family to this village. He had long been Q sufferer with a severe spinal trouble, and his death was not entirely unexpected by the family The singing o1 appropriate hymns by the children, and the consoling words of their pastor must have impressed all under these unusual circumstances that truly Cir the midst of life we are in death." The interment was at Lime Rock, thei1 former home.