Connecticut western news., 1900-11-29
MRS. CAROLINE GRANGER.

Last week Tuesday. November the 20th. about the middle of the afternoon, wholly unexpected, even on the part of her physician and the family, Mrs Caro- line Sarah (Ferguson) Granger gently and very quietly entered into her rest. Apparently she seemed to be about As well as usual. only having contracted a mild cold which seemed more or less to annoy her. However, for some time since, owing mainly to old age, her strength had been gradually failing un' til finally, like the burning out of can dle, she simply fell asleep.
 Mrs Granger was born in Canaan on the 18th day of May, 1e1s, and there fore WAS over Sa years old. With the exception of few years she had always lived here. She was married in lS46 to Miles Tobey Granger; shortly after they went to housekeeping on the outskirts of the village on what for more than half century has been known ss the Granger Farm" Fifty-four years ago Mrs Granger came to this home as . bride. She spent her entire married life there and only last Friday was bur. jed from the same home, something that occurs but seldom indeed.
 Mrs Granger never was blessed with robust health, which, no doubt, caution ed her and as the reward for this care fulness, lived to ripe old age-four score years and two. For years past there was perhaps hardly a day but she suffered pain, yet amid it all she bore it with fortitude, never uttering Q word of complaint and even being cheerful to the last. Her happy, sunny disposition gained for her host of friends, espec- ially those whose good fortune it was to know her more intimately as neighbor and friend and Christian; how she would be interested in the general vel fare of the community, how charitably she always was disposed toward every one-rather saying nothing if she could not speak we'll of others; and how sincere and transparent her every day life was, could not help bu, esteem her. Owing to her delicate health, she very seldom went away from home, and as consequence devot- cd a good deal of her time to reading, of which she always was very fond. Hav- ing lived so many years and improved wisely her opportunities, Mrs Granger became a most interesting conversation alist. Her genial yet dignifed air, e. pecially during recent years, always made her the centre of attraction, no matter who else might be present.
 Mrs Granger for great many years was an active and devoted member of Christ church. Although for several years past she had been unable to attend the services, her interest never abated and she was always interested that the rect of her family, who could go, should attend regularly.
 On Friday afternoon a large circle of friends and nsighbors assembled at the Granger home when the impressive Episcopal burial service was said by her rector. the Rev M. Fl. Mill, and the Rev Francis Barnett. a former rector of the parish.
 h the death of Judge and Mrs Gran. ger this entire community sustsins . loss. which it is hard to replace. Judge Granger died Oct. 21, 1895, and '.The National Cyclopedia of American Biog. raphy" contains the following:
 GRANGER, Miles Tobey, jurist was born in New Marlborough. Berkshire county
 Mass. Aug. IA. 1917. When he was two years | old his parents removed to Canaan, Conn. | where he has since resided, with the excep- Il ton of two years spent in the South. He | attended the common schools and academy of Amenia, N. r., and was graduated from Wesleyan university. Middletown, Conn.,, in | 1842. In 1S4s he went south, studied law in | Louisiana and Mississippi, and was admitted Il to the bar in 1S45. In the same year he re- turned to Canaan, and from 1s47 to 1887 | praeticed law In that place, obtaining high rank as a learned aad capable advocate. He Il was a member of the Connecticut house of | representatives In 1857, and of the state senate in 186S-67. In 1887 he was elected judge of the superior court of Connecticut and in 1876 was raised to the supreme court | of the state. He sat on the bench of the supreme court until March l, 1887, when he resigned, having been a judge for nearly | twenty years. He was elected by the demo- cratic darty to represent the fourth district of Connecticut In Congress in 1886, and sat in that body until March f, 1889, when he re- | tired to private life. While In Congress he served on the committee on Pacific railroads In 1888 Wesleyan university conferred upon him the degree of LL- D. h 1898 he was appointed a state referee by the legislature | the ofice being not limited as to time, while | the salary Ia S2, ,0O0 per year.