The Newtown bee., 1897-03-19
Local Affairs.
The Late Lamson B. Lake.
WHOSE FUNERAL TOOK. PLACE ON FRIDAY ~ LAST.

may die, the old must. Some live to see their most cherished plans carried out successfully. Others seem peculiarly to be born to trouble as the sparks that fly upward. Our fellow townsman, Lam son B. Lake, whose death occurred few days ago, has passed from the earthly life work to the rest of Paradise. Nothing that may now be said of him can take from or add to the character which life of three score years had de- veloped. He was born in 1885 and was early left an orphan. His father, Philo Lake, and his mother, Polly Birch, de, scended from Newtown's early ances tors. At their death four children were left orphans. Hannah (Mrs John Hub bard) now of Meriden, Catherine, second wife of the late Amos Hard, Ezra, and Lamson, who was the youngest, frail lad who was taken in charge by his grandfather, Lamson Birch, the late Philo Clarke being his guardian. One of the first ventures for himself was to join surveying corps, made up from some of the best young men of the town. For several years he surveyed in the Eastern states, then dropping that, l TK h4 uSol Sarah M., daughter of John Beers, and soon after bought the place where about one half of his life has been spent. His life was not to be one free from sorrow, ] for in 1879 his wife died, leaving three little ones to mourn a mothers loss. The next year he married, Sylvia, daughter of Norman Beers, who survives him. His only son, Frederick, died in 1885 just before his 2lst birthday. Four daughters survive him, Carrie (Mrs Frank Mallett), Catherine (Mrs W. C. Joknson), Grace, teacher in Stratford and Florence the youngest, still al home. MT Lake was progressive far mer, and enjoyed the life that grew ou of his occupation. If he who makes two blades of grass grow, where only ont grew before is looked upon as bene factor of his race, then he became suct in an eminent degree. Exemplary il . his daily life, upright in his dealings be tween man and man, of strong Christian principles, he has left behind a memory sweet with the fragrance that flow from the strong purpose to do that whicl comments itself to God rather than t. man. For the past year, he had beer gradually failing in health, but as tht , outward man weakened, the inward maI was renewed day by day. Submission J to Gods will characterized his last sick ness as it had his life and with the be loved Whittier he could say:
 "No longer forward nor behind
 look in hope or fear;
 But grateful take the good find . The best of now and here.
 All as God wills who wisely needs To give or to withhold,
 And knoweth more of all my needs
 Than all my prayers have toldl
 Enough that hles sings undeserved
 Have marked my erring track;
 That whereso'er my feet have swerved
 His christening turned me back. . That more and more Providence Oflove is understood,
 Making the springs ot time and sense Sweet with eternal good.
 That death seems but a covered way
 Which opens into light,
 Wherein no blinded child can stray
 Beyond the Fathers sight" 5 The funeral services were held at hi late residence, on Friday last, where, ii spite of the dismal storm and heav, travelling a large concourse of peopl, ' met to pay their last tribute to one, wh by well spent life had won the respec [, and confidence of all with whom he ha, business or social intercourse. Re James c. Taylor of the Methods church, Rev O. W. Barker of the Cor 70 gregational church, and Rev MT Brow of Bridgeport, conducting the service at the house, Rev G. T. Linsley of Trir ity church, taking the services at tn |, village cemetery. The bearers were W D H. Hubbell, D. c. Bacon, E. l.. Johr son, George Graham, H. H. Peck and K L. Coleman.-[E. l.. J.
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