Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-21
on pork anl its diseases.

The county attorneys opinion since then has been Of no value whatever, for his whiskers were singed of by the ex- plosion, and missing them to gnaw upon while wrapped in thought his legal opin- ion has been warped, and it is pitiful to see him tackle simple question. run his tongue ont in search of mouthful of rich red whiskers, find only the place where they were and then burst into tears.
 Numerous inquiries have been received within the past summer regarding fu- neral etiquette. etc. I here take tho lib erty therefore to insert piece of word painting taken verbatim from an ex- change, the names only having been changed to avoid giving additional of fense. The clipping itself is offensive enough to drive mule from his midday meal, but print it to show one-half the world how the other half is permitted to rush into print on the heels of death even if ignored the rest of the time:
 AUG. I, IsESS.
 DEAR EDTToR-The death angel has made it's ingress into our quiet little city. snatchiuG from our midst one of our most deserving and beloved citizens in the person of Mrs. Judge Burstforth Balaam of East TOttawota- mic, this state. After prutracted illness she departed to the Land of the Leal the morning of the 2jth. Funeral ssth at above place. Serv- ices conducted by Rev. F.. Gurney of our city, who delivered one nf his maSterly, skillful dis courses. Mir. Gurney can bring the world down on a funeral discourse. His sermon was full Of pathos and eloquence- The elder is a Bible student and gentleman of high culture.
 The Rev. Eli Mudd offered up an eloquent prayer. The reverend iS young man of marked ability.
 The Rev. Mir. Billwood of Mary land made a telling closing address; he will be counted in. Mrs Balaam as vocalist had no parallel. Her voice was like that of an angel-sOft and clear and pathetic. Her music proceeded from her heart and rcachcd the hearts of the hearers. She was called upon to sing at hundreds of fu- nerals- She had sung great many times at spoon Lake church. In short, she a well known singer. Mrs. BalRam will he missed at the bedSidcS of the sick. Her hand was al ways open 10 relieve the wants of the poor and afflicted. She would sp far and near to relieve the wants nS the suffering She always paid into the church. She will be missed at the clas~ meeting and tine sunday school Her graceful form N ill not be seen the streets any more, but in heaven. She was complete model of perfection and beauty. But io all the world who will most miss her the judge and EtIic, her daughter, wife of Mir. Buringame. The jutlEe will not when he comes home at late hour find awaiting his coming with a cup of hot coffee on the stove and smiling face. with cheering w"pl>, but ihc uppusiIv dark house. nD Mur,l> uI cheer nor angri'~ >Ini!c~ lu rnliNrn line half dead manhood. liut What grief will vumc over the bcrcaVcd husband when he finds dark house. and that 'lr mistress i~ lying among the tomh>, her eyes closed in death, Judge, you will sec dark day and gluumN shades. but there iS one cheering side tn this ~hc is happy: she k amun% inc good of all ages. God bless her ashes.
 The funeral Wa, lnrlcs attended; people present. from eight tow n>. Music by Minkin>e'> band. Minkin>e i~ one of the best musicians in the country. Gold Storage of West BurlapS Was the undertaken. His part was well acted. 1uitc large crowd followed the corpse 10 Rush Center cemetery. where thCrc was quite crowd assembled awaiting the coming. Among the crowd was Rev. Mir. pangborn, Dr>. shrub, SEurI and Murduck. F.. I.alow and lady, and quite a number ut prominent people Of the city were present.. Rev. PangbOrn pro