The Newtown bee., 1894-07-20
NEWTOWN, CONN, BEE.
 FRIDAY JULY 20,i894.
 CIRCULATION: JANUARY 1,lS62, 6t0 LAST WEEK $500
Litchfield County News.
WASHINGTON.
A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MIR o TIARA.

death of another citizen of this town,
 and a valued friend and neighbor. One who seemed scarcely yet in the full
 prime of his manhood and whom till within few months we hoped to long | keep with us as most highly respected | mem Der of society and in many ways an exemplary man. We refer to Manly O'Hara, who departed this life at his fathers home, Washington Depot, Ct, on Friday, July 6. There is no need of mentioning his early life in this town and his growth to manhood, his ambi' tion which displayed itself in action from boy of tender years, his disposi- tion which always seemed good and cheerful and as ready to help others as himself. At home on the farm, and in
 later years in the office of Echo Farm
 Co.'S creamery at this Depot as superin-
 tendent, he has always exhibited the
 same cvenness of temperament and en-
 deavor to please all who came within the
 circle of his friendship and business
 transaction. Thus his life continued
 active and occupied till by disease and
 the urgent advice of physicians he was
 almost compelled, last autumn, to drop
 the pen and ledger and hasten to
 warmer cline, if perchance he might
 possibly avert the approach of a swift
 decline and an early grave. He visited
 Florida, but there he found not long re-
 lief. Then it was thought perhaps the
 dryer air of Colorado might benefit him and with his brother he reached that
 state, but no permanent relief to his
 throat and constant, weakening cough
 was found there and then by the easiest
 mode of travel he visited North Carolina
 and hoped in that sunny cline to regain
 little strength and derive, if it was a | possible thing, renewed hold of life | again. Vain hope. He did think he
 was better. A desire possessed him, if it was within his power, to reach home once more where father and mother, brothers and sisters anxiously waited, hoping to hear each week, some message of encouragement. Finally he felt that he must come home and with his elder brother, William O'Hara of Bridgeport, the last journey as it proved, was com- | menced and by short stops on the way I his decease. Although the disease by which he was afflicted is so flatteriDg that the victim feels that he is really | nValescing when in fact he is ap- preaching death. So Manly felt for sev- eral days after he reached home that he was better and was encouraged to be- leve his lungs were not affected and that it was the best thing for him to have come home, yet if the truth is to be told, Il he had come home to die. About lC days to two weeks before his death, his throat became much more irritable. The sure signs of weakness extreme and approaching dissolution were mani fest and then the stage was reached when very little nourishment of any kind could be swallowed. He fingered but to suffer night and day till it seemed almost in mercy that death put an end to his attlictions. His eyes closed for the last time. The last whisper heard, the last pulsation of the heart was felt and he was gone at the age B years and II months. About eight years ago he was admitted as member to Rising Sun lodge, No. 29, of F. and A. NJ, at Wash ington Depot. Soon after becoming a member thereof, he was elected it's sec, retary, which office he most creditably filled for two or three years, after which, in due course of time, he became Worthy Master of the lodge and held that office till last December, which was two months after he had left town for his health. He had expressed an un- mistakable desire at his decease, to be buried by the Masonic order, and being a member of,Ousatonic, chapter, R. A. M., of New Milford and of Buell. council, R
 and S. M. of Litchfield, each body oi membership was accordingly notified l i'm io fol of hic oth nf hic ire and ID invitation to all extended, to be present at Rising Sun lodge room, Sun day afternoon, July 8. A car from Litchfield brought down P members ot the council at p. m., previous to which, 10 from New Milford had driven over, including M. W. G. NJ. of the state, Henry O. Warner, Alex Levy, H. P. ot the R. A. chapter at New Milford, and other officers and companions. Seven had come from King Solomon's lodge at | Woodbury and about 45 of the brethren of Rising Sun lodge had gathered to form in procession to go to the late home of the deceased. F. M. Guy C. Ford was chosen as chaplain and master of ceremonies, F. M. Charles H. Mason was the marshal elect and acquitted himself we'll officially during the long march. w. M. Frank J. Kilborne, J. w. Heman, o. Averill, Treasurer Robert and William Watts, Secretary Henry E. Frisbie of Rising Sun lodge and P. M. Weston G. Granniss of St Paul's lodge, | Litchfeld, were chosen as pallbearers. Rev MT Dupee, former rector at Wash ington, read the solemn Episcopal ser vice at the house, after which all took the last look at the features of the de- ceased. The casket was borne out be- tween the long line of brothers and companions which extended from the house to the road, and then by the Ma. sons the march was taken from thence about one mile to the cemetery at Wash ington Green, where all the brethren formed circle about the grave. The inn pressiye Masonic service was read by Chaplain Ford and prayer offered. The dirge was beautifully sung by Buel Council with Samuel Ensign of Morris as leader. The evergreen sprig dropped into the grave by each brother, grand honors given, the spade taken and used by brothers present in dropping three shovels of dirt each into the grave and there we left the form of our late ac- quaintance, neighbor, friend, brother and companion to await the general resurrection of the dead. The members of Rising Sun lodge returned to their lodge room, where suitable resolutions of respect and affection towards the mem ory of the deceased brother were passed, and which appeared in last weeks issue of THE BEE. Thus wasted one who seemed only a few years ago to put forth the tender leaves of hope and when those hopes seemed surely to | blossom and be borne in modesty and | proper decorum, the honors which seem- ed in various way to be heaped upon him, then came the frost which nipped the