The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-08
Miss Mary G. Morgan

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home of Stiles Belfield, where she was
spending her second Summer, on We'd
nesday, August 6, ut 10 m, aged 4S
years. She has been in feeble health for
nearly two years, but hoped to get we'll
and come back TO her Newtown home.
On Saturday, her brother, Hon ID. N.
Morgan of Bridgeport, went to South
bury to see her and found her ailing with
cholera morbus. She grew so much
worse that on Monday trained nurse
was sent, but her enfeebled constitution
could not rally. The remains were
brought to Newtown, the same day, and
taken to the home of her cousin, ex-Tewn
Clerk Charles Henry Peck. Here p.
Heating took charge of the body, en-
balming it. The funeral will be held on
Friday afternoon, l o'clock at the house
and later at Trinity. Rev G. L. Linsley
and Rev DR. Sylvester Clarke, for 20
years Hon ID. n. Morgan's pastor and a
personal friend of Miss Morgan's, will
officiate. Interment at Newtown ceme-
terry. Pail bearers: ID. G. Beers, Ed
garF. Hawley, Charles Beardsley, Al
| bert w. Peck, l.. b. Booth and II. III.
Smith. Prof c. S. Platt and wife and
Miss TAME Sanford are away from home
so Mr. Morgan will bring quartet of
Trinity church boy choir from Bridge
port. ''Abide with me, fast falls the
eventide' and Lead kindly light amid
the encircling GLOOM" two favorites of
Miss Morgan, will be sung.
| Born at the old home in Dodgingtown.
daughter of Ezra and Hannah Nash Nor
gan, she was one eight children. A
brother and sister, Frederick.a nd Hannah
died in childhood; two sisters, Hattie
and Cornelia, died in the bloom of young
womanhood. Two brothers and a sister
survive, Hon d. n. Morgan, ex-mayor of
Bridgeport and president of the City
National bank; Edward Kemper, man
ager of the Keller piano company and
Mrs Rufus Cable of Westport. From a
child, Miss Morgan was gentle, consci-
entious and charitable. None knew
her but to love her, none named her but
to praise" She was deeply religious
and passionately devoted to the church,
constant in attendance at all services and
giving of her substance. Add to this, a
mind of no common order, patiently and
persistently cultured and kind heart,
moved by woes of others and you have
the. charming and lovable Miss Morgan.
The only one unmarried, it fell to her
lot to stay at the home, pleasant in New
town Street, and care for her mother.
After her mothers death in 1883, she
travelled quite extensively in Europe
with DIR and Mrs George Boughton o1
Westport. Her letters from abroad, pub.
lished in the BEE, were uncommonly fine
and excited much comment. Later, she
visited the Bermudas with Mr. and Mrs
ID. Ill. Chattield of Elizabeth, N. j. In
November, 1888, Miss Morgan came to
her cousins, c. Ell. Peck's, complaining
of severe headache She never crossed the
threshold of her home again. Mrs Peck
> with her usual kindness, tried all RENE
dies, but in vain. For two weeks, she
lay in agony. After some five weeks, she
recovered sufficiently to be moved to
Bridgeport, where she boarded with Mrs
Smith of l49 West avenue, the sam,
J place where her sister Curnelia boarded
during her last sickness. The Summel
after, she passed in Southbury with tn,
family OF Mr. Belfield, going back tt
Bridgeport in the Fall. Last Spring, sh,
spent Il month in Huntington at the ele
giant Summer home (Bonnibrook) of hel
brother, going back to Southbury abou
July l.
Many remember Miss Morgan rs til,
school girl. In those days, NewtowI
Academy was in it's glory. Rev iona
than Goodhue and Rev William l.. Bost
wick were favorite teachers OF hers
She was one of the model girls of tn,
school and Il fine scholar. She was al
: ways associated with Trinity Sunda,
school, first as pupil in the class o
Mrs Beach Camp. Some of the youn,
ladies With her in this class were Flor
Beers (aitsJ. Hobart Warner), Sylvi
Beers (Mrs Lampson B. Lake,, Emm
Jane Clark (Mrs George Peck, Mary an
Phebe buckley, Katie Camp, Ann Black
7 man, Mary Beers, Kate Parsons, Marth
Hawley, Alice romlinson and Susa
Fairchild. Next as teacher, her pupil
= We're much attached to her. Some 9
! them were Ruth Nichols, Alice Fairchilt
) Anna Warren, Hattie Nichols, Mimi
Bronson, Clara Northrop, Sarah Dale,
! Emma Terrill, Julia Dikeman, Kat
: Lake Mrs w. G. Johnson), Della Bot
!, ford and Lottie Botsford. Miss Susa
: Fairchild, who spends part of her tin
! with Mrs c. III. Peck, was a schoolma
! and life long friend Of Miss Morgan al
8 mourns her deeply. Dennis Nash was
9 cousin of Miss Morgan. Her own hon
] Is occupied by strangers, one Of whom
an invalid. So she was tenderly borl
e to the pleasant home Of the friends WI
- loved her SO dearly and mourn her los
q as indeed do all who knew her.
rs One of the greatest recent triumphs
engineering skill took place in New 70
on recent Tuesday in the openil
SIS of the new aqueduct. 1t is the longe
A.. aqueduct in the world, the tunnel bell
Y. 30 miles in length and capable of de1ive
ing 250, 100000 gallons of water day
the people Of New York city. The ori
ed inal estimate of the cost was $14 900, Joe
sh but the actual expenditure on the wo
be to date has been $23, 562, 2ss and by &
%. time all the necessary dams and rest
voirs have been completed, the total e
n pense win probably not fall far short
ed $40 600 600