Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-20
The Last Link Broken.

On Sabbath afternoon, just passed, as
the glinting rays of the setting sun lit up
the Green Mountains in the East, there
transpired in this village an event of
more than usual historic interest.
At that time the three sons and one
son-in-law of Mrs. Mason G. Morgan
bore away to the beautiful cemetery of
this village, and to its last rest, the NOR
tai form of their mother.
Born in the early years of the century,
her life stretched across more than one
half of the civil history of the town.
She came not only in the line of the
early pioneers of settlement, who
plunged into the mighty primeval for
ests of North America, and out of its
awful solitudes built up for themselves
homes of comfort, and hewed out to
themselves fame and fortune; but her
ancestors were Of those who gave prom
inence to the town in civil and legal
jurisprudence, as well as in State and
military affairs; and more than all else,
gave stamp of moral and religious
character to the settlement.
Her first breath of life was drawn on
June 22nd, 1903, and the last futtered
away into silence last Thursday after
noon, November 18th, 1894.
For fifty-four years, in the old home
stead where she was born and where
two preceding generations of her family
had lived and died, did she fill up the
full measure of wife and mother; in
happy conjugal relations to Mason c.
Morgan, and where the ten children as
they successfully came, not only knew
ever increasing love and maternal kind
ness, but where they learned the full
meaning Of the wonderful word, Home.
She was woman of rare mental en-
dowments and poise of character, NOV
ing along in the ordinary avocations and
duties of life as wife and mother with
wonderful skill and grace of maternal
sway, and also, exhibiting the virtues
and graces with which real Christian.
ity endows its Yotaries; and always, the
''law of kindness was on her tongue"
Careful for and interested in, every
thing pertaining to the welfare and pros
perity of the community, especially con-
nected to the moral and religious inter-
ests of society, she was yet remarkable
for her unwasting self-abnegation and
ceaseless care and toll for the culture,
Development and success of her child
rem in life; pouring out in unstinted
measure, her own life to enrich theirs.
During her later and closing years,
while age and NATURES decay were hand
ing her down slowly and softly to the
grave, she was the recipient of ceaseless
and uDgrudging care and loving atten-
tons to her every wish, and almost every
thought, from the loved ones of her life
and heart, yet lingering around the
hearthstOne of home; aroused and cul-
tured in their hearts from the mighty
fountain of maternal tenderness in hers.
Her decease breaks the last link bind
ing living generations of this town to the
historic past, and leaves vacancy in a
home never to be filled; and, also, leaves
the circle OF loved ones and friends be-
hind standing as did the disciples on the
Mount of Olives, and gazing up into the
heavens above, where the ascending
form of their blessed Redeemer had just
vanished from their sight; for surely
she has found home in Paradise there.
j. Il. BOWEN.
Bennington, November 10Th, 1894.
The funeral of Mrs. NJ. Cogswell Nor
gan was observed Sunday afternoon,
there being a very large attendance.
The services were conducted by the Rev.
DR.. j. E. Bowen, a former pastor of her
church, assisted by the Rev. S. Nc
Laughlin. There were many handsome
floral tributes. Miss Audria Bowen rem
dered the solo, "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" and Professor Long, "Oh,
Sing To Me OF Heaven" The bearers
were her three sons, William, Merritt,
Herman, and son-in-law, G. j. Odds.