The Newtown bee., 1900-12-07
OUR NEIGHBORS.

DGAIo O4 6OmNAn oxO"As
 Sumner Stowe,a well-known and high ly respected resident of Bedding, died at his home on Friday, November 30, aged Ss years. The funeral occurred the fol lowing Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev F. M. Moody, pastor of the Metho. dist church of KeddinR, conducted the funeral services. The pail bearers were his friends and neighbors. The inter.
 ment was in Bethel Center cemetery by the side of his honored and much loved
 wife, whose death preceded her hus
 bands by several years. Mr Stowe wal
 a member of the Methodist church in hif
 native town. He was prepared and wait
 ing for the last great change to come
 The deceased was born in Bedding, Lone.
 town school district, March 16, 1872
 Soon after hts birth his father, David
 Stowe, was drafted into service, since called the "War of 1s12." The mother was left with 6 large family of small children to care for. The soldier, how ever, soon returned home after . short stay in New London. Sumner went to school in hometown and at the proper age learned the comb .makers' trade with his brother-in-law Ira Williams, . man. ufacturer doing business in Bethel or at a place called Williams Hollow, now Maple street. A fellow workman, Charles Stevens, of Brooklyn, N. Y., ia still living at the age of 99 years. Dur. ing Nr Stowe's apprenticeship he visited his home often and at ono time rode hia employers young horse, leaving the horse in the pasture half . mile north on an old highway. On his return he went into the pasture to bridle the horse which kicked giving the boy . severe blow on the head driving the bone down upon the brain and leaving him in an un. conscious state.., sillimsn Judd, . brother. in-law, who lived on Chestnut Ridge, followed the boy up soon after and found him in the lot. He procured asslstance and took the boy to his home. Dr Cor ham of Bedding, leading physician of those days, and aj young student, Ezra F. Bennett, since noted surgeon in Danbury, performed most remarkable piece of surgery and saved the young mans life. They took 12 pieces of bone from of the brain when the patient soon after rallied and in fewlmonths recov. cred. Early in life Sumner Stowe and Marinda Beers of New Fairfield were married. They soon after built new house where they spent their last days on earth. While young they acoumula- ted a few fertile acres of land where they reared family of sons and daugh- ters of whom but two live, Rev Leroy Stowe and Mrs Albert Bartram, an es. timable lady who has ministered te tho wants of her father In his declining years. The site of the present house was the homestead of Robert Stove and wife, Anna Darrow, grandparents of Sumner. Oae of the fourth generation now owns the old homestead. Robert Stowe was, during the Revolutionary war, enrolled on the militia of his town and was familiar with the doings at the old camping ground, now called Putnam Park.
 JUDD 6 JUDD's ELEVATOR BURNED.
 Judd & Judd's elevator and feed mill on Beaver street was burned, Sunday and was nearly total loss. The building belongs to Chauncy Donald md was insured. The contents of the mill was insured but the company prob. lbly met with considerable loss as they lad just put in . large stock for winter. \ carload of corn arrived next day. It 6 expected that tho company will hire