Smyrna times., 1890-07-23
Mortuary.

Mrs. Florence Allen, of Philadelphia,
came home on visit yesterday.
Mortuary.
MISS E. C. DWIGHT.
The strong hand of death seldom
strikes a cord that vibrates through
community with more tender emo
tions than in the case of Miss Emily
Cecilia Dwight, which occurred at
o'clock on Friday morning after sud
den and painful illness of a week of
congestion of the lungs, and pericardi-
tis, involving the other vital organs.
The disease took a violent hold from
the first. All the remedial agencies
were exhausted, her brother was assis-
ted by DR.. Henry Dwight of Philadel-
phia, eminent as a specialist, the con-
stant and untiring attention of friends
by day and night to fan her brow and
to take advantage of any circumstance
that might be in her favor, together
with her age, 81 years, aud previous
good health were grounds of hope that
she would pull through, but death it
seemed was unrelenting, and had
claimed her as his own.
Miss Cecil Dwight had been resi-
dent of Smyrna a little over two years,
but how deep an impress she had made
of her personality, was shown in the
devotion of friends at her bed side and
the feeling that pervaded the commun-
ity because of her untimely death She
came here an utter stranger except to
the family of Mr.. S. B. briggs who had
come from the same place, New Haven
Connecticut, ten years before. Through
the daughters of Mr.. briggs and the
endorsement of a well-knOwn New
England name that she and her broth
er bore, she was soon on social terms
with our best citizens Possessed of
that culture, gentleness, grace and
natural gifts that has characterized
the Dwight family for several genera
tions as presidents of colleges, profess
sOrs, divines, &c, it was natural that she
should be appreciated andVlayed. All
that came in her presence felt the force
of gentle, elevated spirit-al were
more or less attracted, and none repel-
led.
Miss Dwight, after the death of her
father, went to Boston to fit herself as
an instructor in painting, instrumental
and vocal music, including voice cul-
ture, coming from there, here. Her
purpose took on philanthropic idea
in addition to those in the regular or
der of tuition who had the taste and
talent but were not otherwise prepared
to aid them, and several such will feel
the loss of her disinterested services.
The following winter after she came
to Smyrna, her elder sister, Miss Min
ME, Joined them in their new home,
a broken family reunited and particu-
larly happy in each others association.
1t is this which makes the afIlictiOn of
the two remaining ones if possible the
deeper, and exctes the sympathies of
the public.
Miss Dwight was brought up con-
gregatiOnalist, and was a devoted
Christian as her life showed, and es-
pecially emphasized in her expressions
of faith in the dying hour. Having no
communion here of her own and her
associations being largely in the Epis-
cOpal Church, she joined her sister as
a member of that branch of the Chris
tian fold, and was confirmed by Bishop
Coleman, June 2, 1889.
The funeral services were held in
st. Peters Church at six o'clock on
Sunday evening. The regard of our
citizens for the deceased and sympathy
for the bereayed was manifested by
every pew in the Church being filled.
The rector, Rev. G. w. Dame, preceded
the bearers, reading the ritual as they
assembled the aisle. The casket was
placed in front of the chancel, aud was
covered with floral tributes, the gifts
of friends. The intOning, solemn notes
of the organ and the singing were i'm.
pressive, the services otherwise being
the regular funeral ritual. The re-
mains were placed upon the 7.15 train
Monday morning accompanied by DIR.
Dwight and sister and undertaken.
FAIRIES, expecting to reach New Haven
by four o'clock for the interment.
The Daily Palladium, since received.
says the funeral services were held in
the chapel of Grove street cemetery,
conducted by President Dwight OF
Yale College, aud DIR. E. f. Beardsley,
, of st. Thomas church.
The following paragraph from a
clipping which was found after her
death in the corner of her looking
glass, portrays. as no language of ours
can, the high motive that actuated her
, life;
II expect to pass through this world
but once; if, therefore, there be any
kindness ! can show, or any good
thing can do, 10 any fellow human
being, let me do 1t now. Let me not
defer or neglect it, for | shall not pass
this way again.
: CAPT. W. u. APPLETON,
A dozen of our citizens, relatives OF
the deceased, went up to Odessa on
Friday afternoon to attend the funeral
of Capt VIM Edwin Appleton who
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