The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-12-20
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
BROOKFIELC,

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE DEATH
OF HON SAMUEL SHERMAN
AT meeting of the Wardens and
Nestry, held October 2S, 1901. the fol-
lowing resolutions were adOpted:
Resolved, That we the Wardens and
Nestry OF st Paul'S parish, Brooktield.
desire herewith to record the sense of
the loss which the parish and they as
individuals have sustained in the death
OF one OF their number, Samuel Sher-
man, who has for so many years been
one of them. He was descended from
a long line Of devoted and godly men
OF former generation, who during the
last half of the past centurycherished
tenderly the unfolding life of our
church, which they had chosen for
their own in their early manhood, and
TO which they'gave increasing strength
oy the never failing contribution of
their thought, their affections, their
means, and above all their earnest and
deVout Christian characters. His death
closes the male line of this family and
the loss to the parish of one of it's most
worthy families. The deceased spent
his bOyhOod, youth and after retire
ment from the practice of law, his re-
manning years, at his ancestral home in
com parative ease and comfort. He has
hlled respectively the positions of
vestryman, junior and senior wardens.
retiring from the latter in favor of
younger men. Sunday would always
| find him in his accustomed place in the
church, entering into the services with
| full clear voice. He occupied prom
| lnent position as citizen and in sOci-
| ETY.. His tastes, which were quite liter
airy, were of a classical nature He had
| a well selected library and was well in
touch with all the questions of the
| day.
Resolved, That we convey to his
family the assurance of our sympathy
and earnest prayers that the God Of
all comfort may sustain them in their
sorrows.
| Resolved, That a copy of this min
ute be placed upon the parish records.
ID. N. HaWley, f. Fl. Beers, Wardens
| FROM THE GRANGE,
Died in Brooktield Conn.,, October
%, 1901, Samuel Sherman, aged 70
years, four months and % days. So
| ends the second of the Oldest members
| OF our Grange. He was one of the
charter members and always took a
warm interest in it's welfare, a ttending
us meetings with great regularity and
| contributing no incOnSiderable share to
its different exercises. He was strong
| and unique character who filled a large
place in the interest of our gatherings
and he will be greatly missed from our
assemblies. Who OF us will soon forget
the share he used to have, on some
| occasion when aroused, to give from
| the large treasury of his knowledge of
Shakespeare, or when on some festal
occasion he did SO much to enliven and
cheer: He was a man of strong friend
| ships and he had no warmer friends
| than he found in the Grange. During
the many weeks OF his secluSiOn as the
| lnhrmltleS grew upon him, we have
reason to believe that he lived largely
IN memory, and among the faces which
often passed in review, we may be sure
tnat his friends in the Grange were
| often before him. lie had long and
| varied life and came for it's evening to
the old home of his boyhood, where his
ancestors for three generations had
lived and we are glad that the evening
passed so quietly and the end came SO
| peacefully as it comes to shock of
corn fully ripe. We mourn his absence
| from our circle all the many and varied
interests here in which he had SO large
d share. We take home to ourselves
the lessons his departure is fitted to
bring us and Shall long cherish a ten
der memory for the kindhearted, genial
Old gentleman who went in and out
among us all the years of our history
as Changers. We give our hearty
sym pathy to his family thus bereaved
and we commend them heartily to the
God of all comfort and grace.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY ALPHA WHIST CLUB.
| Whereas. The Hon Samuel Sherman was a
valued member of the Alpha Whist Club from
| its inception and,
Whereas, We duly recognize his high in
tellectual attainment. and sterling social
| qualities and,
Whereas, In His infinite wisdom, it has
pleased Almighty God to take from us our
| BROTHER and friend therefore be it
Resolved, While we recognize and bow to the
Divine will. we are sensible of profound be-
reavement in our loss and feel a deep sympa-
| tiny for the mem bers of the family. In respect
| to his memory, therefore be it.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
| upon the minutes of the club. and IL copy
thereof be transmitted o the berea we'd ia mil
lJunius #. Smith. Benjamin Griffin Elin0r
| 5. Terrili committee.