Connecticut western news., 1899-10-26
GREAT HARRINGTON.

After an illness of few hours over three days Mrs Susan A. Curtiss died Thursday about 10 8. m. at the Hotel Miller where she has boarded for differ ent periods for several years She was the daughter and only child of Simeon and Betsoy (Cook) Sage and was born in the west part of Sheffield. April 15. 1845. In 1849 MT Sage moved to the west part of this town called Seekonk, directly across the road from the house where H. O. Warner now resides Mir Sage was machinist, 8 wool carder and ran saw mill and turning works as long as he lived. His wife Betsey Cook of Shef- field died June 2. 1854 and he died March 25, 1885. The daughter of this worthy couple attended the district school where she was quick to learn, and about the beginning of the Civil war was member of Mrs Martha Aliens school for young women on Castle street. She soon after taught school in the Blue hill district and perhaps elsewhere. A few years after this she married Frank Curtiss. but there was finally separa- tion. The result of this union was Miss Sophia Curtiss who resides at Sheffield After brief service at the Hotel Miller Saturday afternoon the body of the de- ceased was taken to Sheffield, where in the Methodist Episcopal church there was @ good attendance of former neigh bors and old friends. By request of the departed, made some years ago, Rev J. Chester Hoyt of Middle Hope. N. r., who was pastor Of the Methodist church at Sheffield in 1874.75, was sent for to preach her funeral sermon. The dis course was an excellent one from Colos- sians 1st chapter and 27th verse: e: "Christ in you the hope of glory" Rev l.. O. H. Adams, pastor of the church. assisted in the services by reading the scriptures and prayer. The floral offer ings were very beautiful, and at the burial some were distributed to friends and the remainder placed in the grave. Rev Hoyt read brief burial service from the Methodist ritual and soon after the sun had set behind the great dome of Mount Everett the casket was placed in the outside box and lowered by six pail bearers into it's last resting place, beside her father and mother in the new part of the Shelf Id cemetery.
 Lawyer George Coffing Warner re- turned Friday from Pine Orchard, Ct. where he attended the marriage of his brother, Milton Jones Warner to Miss Olive Young of Waterbury. The cere- mony occurred at the home of the brides parents, Mir and Mrs Alden Young last Thursday. The groom graduated at Yale college. class of '94 and is purchasing and building agent of the Conn. Lighting and Power com- pany. Others present from this village were MT and Mrs George Church. Mrs John Fl. O. Church, MT and Mrs Clark Durant. Delmonico was the caterer and the wedding is reported as bril- liant one.
 Presiding Elder Birchmore of the New England district A. M. B Zion church preached at Clinton chapel Sunday.
 The reception of the junior class of the High school to Principal Pinkham Friday evening was a very successful social even. A number of guests be- sides the pupils and teachers were pres. enS. A quartet composed of Clarence Culver. John s. Stone, o. o. Bidwell and Fred. J. Hatch sang appropriate se- lections, and two violin solos were ren. dered by William Russell. Principal Pinkham in brief speech thanked the pupils for their kind attention and at II o'clock the reception came to close.
 The bicycle football team defeated the High school club on the Olympian meadows by score of 28 to O.