The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
Mrs Charles Botsford.

After long and painful illness, Mrs Botsford, once Miss Clare Warner, deC at the home of her father, Charles War ner of Zoar, Thursday, l2th, 32 years old. Mrs Botsford has been feeble since an attack of grip, which prostrated her, last Winter, and has been bedridden since September. Rev A. P. Chapman conducted the funeral service at her fathers home in Zoar at l o'clock, Sum- day. He read the Episcopal service and followed with appropriate and comfort ing remarks and turned all minds present to the One to whom we all can go for comfort. Flowers were in profusion. A pillow of roses, with the words ''Our all," from her husband; crescent of mixed flowers, with the word "Clare, y from MT and Mrs Charles Warmer; flat bouquet of Easter lilies and mixed flow CTS, from MT and Mrs George w. Bots ford; a flat bouquet of mixed flowers, from Mir and Mrs Edward Botsford; d bouquet of 32 red roses, corresponding with the years of her life, from Mir and Mrs J. B. Wilson and Mir and Mrs w. H. Fisher; a flat bouquet of japonicas and roses, from Mir and Mrs Harvey D. War ner; d cross of mixed flowers, from Dr Celest A. Benedict; flat bouquet of calla lil ies and mixed flowers, from Or rin Oakley and family. The coffin was lined with cut flowers given by Mir and Mrs Edward Rogers. The burial was at Berkshire, beside her baby boy, who died over 10 years ago; J. H. Warner, Dr k. N. Betts, s. F. Glover, $. c. Bull, M. E. Terrill, A. w. Bassett were bearers. Be- sides the bereaved husband, who had re- gently completed tasty city home in D.,.I ol1s and her father and mother, who mourn the loss of an only child; her son, Fred erick w., 12, and Jessie Ruth, the baby girl of two Summers, sadly miss the mothers fond care, though Mrs Warmers arms and heart will doubtless shield the motherless granddaughter, who is an un- usually bright and winning child. None can resist the feeling of pity in such sor- row as theirs has been. Loving atten- tion, faithful nursing and skilled physic- ians availed nothing to keep Death from claiming his prey and the loving daugh- ter, the trusted and confiding wife, the faithful mother has laid down Life's war fare before the meridian of life was reach ed. About year ago, she had severe ill., ness in Bridgeport; returning home, she has gradually been failing since. AL though great sufferer at times. she was patient to the end, peacefully yielding when the Master called.
 '.Tcnderly, tranquilly,
 Gaze on her now;
 Sweetly she's sleeping,
 No care on her brow,
 Her mission is over,
 Her summons has come
 And angels have borne her
 Away to her home."
 Died in Newtown, February F, 1891, Clare w. Bot5fOrd, aged B., wife of c. II. Botsfofd and daughter of Charles and Semantha War 
 She's gone where the angels dwell
 And welcome must she be;
 For cen the angels cannot tell
 Ofgreater purity.
 Her life was brief; the good die young,
 For here they cannot rest;
 Their virtues never can be sung
 Till God the choir has blest.
 Her smiles with the angels there;
 Her face was heavenly here.
 How happy under Jesus care,
 With pain nor death to fear
 But oh the life of those she left!
 The days are dark as night,
 And who that ever, thus Dereft,
 Can ever see the light
 Until they, too, have Jordan passed
 And met the lost in heaven
 And with their own in order classed
 Praise God for all He's given! -fG.