The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12
expects to move in the latter part of this
Mr and Mrs Ezra J. Hall spent last Sunday in Danbury.
Fairfield County Chat.
LONG HILL.
DEATH OF CLARA BELLE CALLER.

DEATH OF CLARA BELLE GABLER
 One of the saddest events we have been called upon to chronicle and one which has cast gloom over the whole com munity, is the death, by diphtheria, of Clara Belle Gabler, a rosy checked, bright-eyed little girl of six and one half years, which occurred Thursday noon. The sudden intelligence of her death came with crushing weight upon all her friends and acquaintances, as her illness was of only three days duration, but took so violent form that the best med ical attendance and careful nursing were of no avail. Her sweet young life has passed, with the first flowers of spring, across the dark river and we are left to mourn. The sight of her quiet, cheerful little face will be sadly missed for many day, not only in the home circle, by tile bereaved family, where she was only lent as 1t seems to become the pet and idol of the household from which her absence and loss will be most keenly felt, but on the street, in the Sunday school, and in the school room where she was flavor ite with all. Although child we know Clara loved her Saviour and has gone to live with Him, who said, 'Suffer little children to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of heaven." One of her lit tie schoolmates, when told of her death said, Mamma, we will see Clara Belle aUajn We will har in baouan there be compensating thought from this short life it is that her soul returned to God who gave it, pure and unspotted by the worlds temptations. For her lov- ing brother, Eddie, our hearts ache. He al most idolized his little sister. His con- stant and watchful care over her was of ten the subject of remark among his be- loved teachers and schoolmates and it was their desire to attend the funeral in a body, with flowers, thus paying their last tribute of affection to one they loved so well. But owing to the dread disease of which she died, the funeral was pri- vate. They manifested their love for her, however, by'beautiful flowers, the most noticeable being a wreath of varie- gated pink and white carnations and ros- es broken at the seventh dark red rose thus symbolizing the sweet life, which was broken ln it's seventh year, of one whose dear companionship they would enjoy no more. There was also cross of pure white carnations from the Metho- dist Sunday school, where she was a faithful attendant. Other floral tributes. the gifts of loving friends, were there in profusion; among them an exquisite pill low of white carnations and smilax. with Clara Belle delicately wrought with yellow roses in the center, from her par ents; wreath of yellow roses with "Sister' from her sister and brothers :; flat bouquet of yellow roses from little Kitty and Sherman Cole; from R. C.. Toucey's employees, three bouquets of roses and one of lilies, the seventh of which was broken. Her remains were enclosed in a lovely white casket lined with white satin and surrounded with carnations and smilax. The funeral was on Friday afternoon, Rev c. W. Boylston officiating, and all that was earthly was tenderly laid away in the Long Hill cem- etery.
 To-day we buried darling,
 And laid her away in a bed
 Beneath a rich green coverlet
 | By Gods own hand first spread.
 And yet we couldn't help thinking i Though griet made the tears fast fall, l That she for whom we were weeping, Was the happiest of us all.-[A. W. B.