The Newtown bee., 1902-07-04
ever looked better, more full of Christ

ever looked better, more full of Christ
ian love and cheer than hers before
teaching her Sunday school class each
Sunday. 1t beams to-day as brightly
in memory after the lapse of 40 years.
Her funeral was attended at her late
home, last Saturday afternoon. Rev
Evan Evans of Bridgeport, former
boarded with Mr. and Mrs Whittlesey
for six years, officiated at her funeral
as pastor, assisted by Rev A. Fl. Post
of this village. During the service,
the church choir beautifully rendered
three selections. Her casket was
borne to the grave by six of her neigh
bors and friends, George c. Hopkins,
Dea George S. Humphrey, Maj Walter
Durham. Sherman Cogswell, George
S. Lyman and E. H. Beardsley. Her
remains were laid in the cemetery by
those of her late husband, ON terrace
made ready by MIR Whittlesey, years
previous to his death. At the funeral,
with neighbors and friends, were
her three nephews, Gould w. Hart,
with his wife, of Brooklyn, N. Y; Col
G. w. Pickett, with his wife and son,
of New Haven, and Thornton H.
Cogswell of Washington Depot. Also
among the relatives here, Mrs Mary
Wooster and Mrs Ruth A. Eaton of
New Milford and Mr. and Mrs F. S.
Cogswell of Torrington. AS no chill
dren blessed the marriage union of Mr.
and Mrs Whittlesey, the property
possessed by them will naturally revert
to the above nephewS and a niece,
Mrs Augusta Waite of Talcottville.
The writer has been informed that
Mrs Whittlesey left will and tesla
ment which distributes the same in
accordance with her last desire as we'll
as that of her late husband, which has
not as yet been made public.
Mrs Edward Hull was seriously
injured, last week, by falling down the
stairs in her home which lead to the
he use cellar. Her head hit the foun-
dation wall and resulted in cutting
the scalp to such an extent as to neces-
state the services of DR. Marcy with
his needle. She was also seriously
bruised on one arm and the shock to
her entire system was severe, from
which she has slowly recovered, but
was confined to her home the remain
der of the week.
Mrs Ida NJ. Brown received a mes
sage from Terryville on Thursday
afternoon Of last week, announcing
the sudden death there of her only
niece, Miss Myrtle Perkins, who has
been for years afflicted with serious
heart trouble. Mrs Brown went to
Terryville on Thursday evening and
remained till after the funeral on Sat
urday.
Your correspondent was pleased to
greet here again, last Saturday, H. S.
Mygatt of New Milford, and learn that |
his trip here, with his family, was the |
beginning of another seasons stay at |
his Lakeside cottage. His face is
always most pleasant to see about |
interests at Lakeside are among the |
most important for cottage sites and
building purposes.
Clarence E. Jones of Bridgeport has |
been calling on few Of his former
friends. He contracted his stay to
one day only, which was far too short.
Mrs John L. Richards of New York !
City has recently been guest of Mr.
and Mrs A. II. Bolles.
Horace Averill and sister of Brook
Ign, N. Y, are again at Mrs \. E.
Corning's for the season.
Notwithstanding the storm of last
a fair sized congregation was
at the church in the morning and Rev
A. H. Post preached one of the best
heard from him here, from
the text, 'Choose We this day whom We
will serve" The thoughts or ideas in
the sermon were grand and showed