The Newtown bee., 1896-06-19
the death of the sherid's mother, an es- tim8blo lady well advanced in years.
MRS ZALMON s. PECK.

| born January 2S, lSlG, in SOuthTOTd, be- ing the daughter of Austin Lum and Hannah Dur9ud. Her father was stone mason by trade and met his death while
 working on the capitol building at New 1 Haven, Az a girl of l1 she gave her hand in marriage to I4lmou ;. Peek of 1 NeWtoWn, the ceremony taking place | April 6, 1853, at the residence of Chaun- cty WneeIUr in Monroe. ''N cry rarely" it has been truly said, do yOu sec 8 COu- pie more happily united than were Mir and Mrs Pcch,' Tue celebration of their golden wedding in 1885 WAS notable b. cal event. Mir, Peck is survived by h., husband and three children, Henry S. Peek of 1 nicOi, Venu., Austin l.. D'ck ! Hartford and Mrs Mary Peek hvvrs,th. 1 wife of Col H S. ChpVCs of 1 uicJi. X son and daughter died in infaruy. One brother and the sole -ufVtViI Z mpmbJgut her faGiUy, F.. \. Luni ot 1r&muur, N.a- present Ht lhc fu.cra. Mrs Peck Was deeply interested ju Change and temper ahco work, having D on one If Inc char ter members of HouWgurk GTaUgp, and . always mrcrc~ rd !" Cs prosperity. She WAS member nf thr Congregational l church. her rcI@lru- c5uv,cuous being positive. as wta her stand for temper ancc. Of ut uu@~ tuning, kindly nature ] she CoumaaG,u u i. irD d-nip and many friend -i"c TvlY ,ut U"u i har ttv5 are de l liHd her rUUpauiOa ship The funeral l WAS very largely Atlrndrd On Monday from ATpi. io.y isrm nu Mue IIiil. Rev O,Is W. Bs,r,rr G1li>jattd. ILc paII bear "1a, members ot thc Grangp> were: Mes
 f- r.. l.. "Dhn>"n. Inbu E. NnreinC, Charr. r. Bryr-. Wu.c, Glover, Lester .nIrwu and X. .l. NcArthur. Inc sor- vices wi m" gave Nr.e r,Hduclod by HuIthy MasI,r (. E. ,BuhG-uu and fhp Worthy h..pl4i1., Env O.O Wright. Mr l;a1 ker, ,u hlr aa3!v-s, stiU in pag}: r" give uyCnsll',a IF mv 5tuuEI- ~r. IrVr th- sing -Ir verse nt ~gr:utu3c. J. D 3:1,:' IAUu s I.,t come 10 thy g"avn ju sl !LII :.gr,la,. .,-. .. shock If cura r3moth in h,5 @n3-ou. Nrarr u"&, in thr InId~r If -ummor. Fl lhc glprious month of June. Now the day@ are longest, thr .nin- arc HlUv~t, h. an uino l. DriZls-t, the g.uW'u If gu u gclatnu i- ma ActJya. aua 'h ~a Iz g,u.u &aduc.~ "vtr}- Ahrrr. ~uuunr hH- .l &tuTy all 1te u.} l.- suit Is wuu oHnry sDt~pr If thr yt.r. ~ur.nE 4 rlt.o of btlltJ aad g'aduc-~. Then the tjrot -J'sn ~I1ay- appear, then IA. hua~ HoE.. ,n ourn. then the ico-fnt- .r- which l#}H 70 .yUg hrid lake and -tn34m uDlut~u u4lr ho!d, then thr hinu- bring Us thn!r bright ctrot-, and we see s-~,sD of mlrCll"g cyrr( Hbcu' Aud .Nvu winter I- hut WIlhuur it~ Ch4rlu. Tnr i~ hruy " thr -uaM-rrgsr@r4 u~ tn'1 lnio au u..as haak- >Ia:g chc -toHr- ~aH-. 'h.rt =. ne.ur} n rN. IcirIr. pru- A' n- lr"m tur l4tr-, rh.ru l- vtZur in rle .rG J. unrnug a5f- 'l. r. ls IWIeuurut .n a- h u'.. lm lt< .a cut h,AMd Lhr nE.. E a.# HHs .u Umo, un hIt-. l. .h" u..t 5. ..I.u- -D....su uf s.fl fsl jt i~
 u" t.u4t o5 irut'. if j- ha ti.8n oI rn1y4c& tor ul)nl- raIaat.d. F i tue tiuc If .p.n~l h~r' 's hurG.n .nca ~ualr- ufu .ur -lu u' of IiGe Every -.u-uu Uf lf, uu~ jg i,y. lmr l. -.rrtHiag bpwltrn- Iog 4ln ut hln>h1ou. uhnul shc da&vuirg of a H.'' l.lr. .itl asltnpu-1t If paWlr-. .u' 'r. fs ~"mr3ll.L captivating ubHu1 ,"uHg l4tlluud auu ~0maAbuud, when tlc real ls 3.- ri hi" a:l. first assumed, Ahtu uue l..>,- iujo lu|l account Iif.> m~uug a.d uuu@se. and when tlc NrI}lr rarnnsluor@ of c'ml1g years is tir-t revealed ln the m.ud Bu, there l. u glory tU i5-nNn for Jht &utunu of life, Ohr r.'Nr of harFa>t-h humc, y hen rbe SOW, ing .-t t.u, when the ~urh Uf tjiUug and pla, .-.I 'oihug j~ d.uc, when thc Jul..G .' -sc- If rlwnyu life aTc ready ?" h. g .. .t in. and the reward from .hD G i f'. I#.rlr-t l- close at hand. IIr .tIi, .f ..tH i- tr compctcupss. for lh "h'eH ..lj.5 he d. Neuse ever lool- .r 4r u.''r G',.d ot u>. At what is h1.- ". .G- >r.... tycr considering tine e1d. w.. n.. o1 .'". how a ChIug Is coming uu- '%.... "' u9s. .. IL: will be. Thu lf .. d .... .4 a r. undertake, how
 ."1 'uo-a I....-' 3+ there about ii I-Hua .le. Ueir we huvra life finish ,h. c.mpg.', unc thar has h.ru brautj- fully rouu3, d Gut.
 IuI., .h, u, is lHc i.-~ou would iu- pre- D.uh here l- the haryt-t If life, D'.a harvest Is H tjlur ut .v. IItr u"- g, gun m-F fu. 'll~ hing. I ue sypd WAS plauleu that i. might I.>ur ina shock of eptu. IurlC l- ugthuZ sudden or srart- ling ar u."Np' c.rj ,lh.ul thccl0-"0t this Ifr. < hay. l. au Indication that fine uufp".r 7 ta, -',U hus brou fulfilled, uu .'.l -uuahl rt- been rc4cl,d. So i5 is
 &l.h Nu- .ttn. tI} uos know what the u1 pes and utjtga,tn.us for this life were --}5 Wg- -tarfui -u lHuV \CNrs ago; but. bright a@ th0-e hopes may have been, it seems t0 III" they have been realized. Did the father and mother wish for hri-tNn Ilc- We find it here. Did they hop" for a loving wife aud devoted mothI> We lind that hcrc Did they look for streams of holy influence to gO fyrJh from this life to bless the world
 We find all that here This mother represents a class that, am afraid, for New Enga land is fasr passing away for Ntts 4At tflAA -N' " iftllAA lAtillteLCttA like th- is Puritan in spirir, if not in the blood of its occupants. This Puritan spirit believes in two things tirsl, erect a house for worship. then erect your own l home. These noble, GOd-fearing mothers of these old homegteads have meant much to this land. They have | given the stamp and impress upon New ! England character which has made it the i power if i- t0-daV. We cannot measure l the iauu'ncc of these mothers and these homes; God alone can tell how great it is.
 In closing Mr Barker spoke fcelingly | of the tender reg trd he had for Mrs Peek, how she had often encouraged him with a kindly word or warm grasp of the . hand. l shall miss her, he said; we ali shall miss her, in the church of which she was SO long 8 faithful member there
 will be a vacaut place which cannot be
 filled. This going away makes one more
 link in the chain that unites the church
 militant with the church triumphant, and
 shows us that the best portion of our
 treasure is in the land beyond the sun-
 set, in the home beyond the skies.
 Among those present at the funeral
 from out of town were Mir and Mrs Will
 lis Bennett of New Milford, Mrs Sophia
 Cornwall and Frank Clark of Bridgeport and Theodore Holmes of Mt Vernon, and
 MT and Mrs F, W. Wheeler of Monroe.
 Lawyer W. T. Beocher, who is an en.
 thusiastc trout fisherman, visited fa. , vorite brook on Wednesday, cap'urir g
 three shining beauties weighing tw,
 pounds and half
 Miss Caroline NJ. Hoyr of New York City, who was in attendance at the clos Lna nHarnLana of MnutnuLn 4 Anaaann-- is