The Newtown bee., 1893-07-21
In Litchfield County.
 NEW PRESTON,
DEATH OF WATSON ooGswELL.

DEATH OF WATSON CoGswELL.
 We Reported favorably of Watson Cogswell's condition, last week, but be- fore TIE BEE was issued (although too late to change), we regret to say that Mir Cogswell was dead. On Wednesday evening upon retiring, he was taken with hard breathing and obliged to rise and sit in a chair. As he became easier he attempted again and again to lie down but as often had to rise again till about 9.30 he seemed to feel still worse spell (probably paralysis) coming on, and said to his wife "Fan me, am going now" He leaned back in the rocker, and in five minutes was dead. pr Marcy, having been called, was with him when he died. His funeral was attended at his late resi- dence on Friday afternoon and the inter- ment followed in cemetery here. Mir Cogswell was the son of the late Capt Elisha and Lucy Cogswell of this place and was born here about 54 years ago. Nearly his entire life was passed in this town. He enlisted in the 10th Connecti- cut Regiment of Volunteers (afterwards the 2d Connecticut II. A.) in 1862, and served three years in the United States service, till discharged at the close of the war with his arm in a sling, from a battle wound. Since that time Mir Cogs- we'll has been in business here at the same place and lived above his store. About six months ago his phys ical condition became so weakened by heart and other troubles as to necessitate his confinement in doors and there he has remained since except at short in- tervals when he has become sufficiently recuperated as to appear down stairs. In May he seemed to rally sufficiently to put in new stock of groceries and open trade with the public again, but he was soon brought down to the bed and after few days suffered a paralytic stroke. From this he rallied again so as to be for two weeks previous to his death at times each day on the street up to the eve of his death. He leaves a widow (whose maiden name was Miner va Farver) but no children. Mir Cogs- we'll having long been familiar figure about the center of this place, will be for a long time missed. His store is now closed for an uncertain time. His wid ow, however, will remain at the same house here, at least till his business af- fairs are satisfactorily arranged.
 c. Kuchenbecker of Brooklyn, and MT and Mrs Ecklecamp of Hoboken, N. J., were at Mrs Isaac Browns over last Sun day.
 Mrs stephen Beach of Bridgeport vis- tied her daughter, Mrs Bolande, at E. H. Beardsley's lover last Sabbath.
 Miss Mary E. Hosford of Brooklyn, N. r., visited Mrs F. J. Hosford from Fri day last till Monday of this week.
 Thirteen guests are at present with William Ohmen at his Mountain Summit House.
 Mrs John Carter and two children ar rived from their home at Geneva, O., to c. Carter's ,last Friday, ,and expect to re- main here and at the Lake during the summer,
 Rev Mir Evans again preached for the people here and on New Preston Hill at the New Preston Hill church, last Sun- day morning. The painters commenced the latter part of last week, at the inte- rier of the church here. It will probably take two or three weeks to complete the work.
 Mrs W. G. Granniss of Litchfeld pass cd most of last week and the first part of this week with her parents here.
 Mrs Homer Curtis of Meriden again arrived at sherman Cogswell's last Fri day, for the remainder of the summer. We are always pleased to see her cheer ful face in this community again each summer and may her life and strength be sufficiently prolonged to enable her to follow her usual custom of visiting her daughter and son-in-law here, for several weeks annually, during many fu- ture years.
 Col E. Johnson has helper in his barber shop and pool room during the warm weather in the person of P. Planz, son of Charles Planz of New Milford.
 E. Holcomb, carpenter, placed be- tween the new postofflce case and one of the new shoe cases in Hon c. F. Lyman's store, last week, new oak stained desk for the accommodation of the public,as required by law.
 John Mclaughlin has recently re- ceived his discharge from the soldiers home at Toguss Me-, and will for an in- definite period in future reside with E. F. Brague in this village.