The Newtown bee., 1904-11-18

somewhat relieved she did not feel at III like herself. With characteristic ,ortilude she decided to proceed, de- ,lining to disappoint the chapter. The audience was Intensely interested In tue way in which Mrs Pickett was treating her subject, when she was seen to reel and before any one could render her the slightest assistance, she fell to the floor and death ensued Two physicians were summoned instantly, but they found that life was extinct. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of her death, although it was not suspected that there was any trouble of that sort prior to that time. As an evidence of the strength of her heart, the operation which she underwent with such suc- cess in the spring at the hands of pr Ramsey and others is spoken of. No organic trouble of the sort was discOv- cred at that time. Col Pickett and his | son, Walter Mason Pickett, Hillhouse High school, 'O4, were notified by tele- | phone within 10 minutes of the occur renee and they took the next train to SOuthington on their mournful errand.
 The body was brought to this city, Thursday evening. and taken to Lew is & MaycOck'S parlOrS. For years Mrs Pickett's novel Urea tment of subjects which came under her observation and the unique way in which she expressed her i'm preSSiOnS of occurrences and of men, have been the subject of cOmpli- mentary criticism and comment on the part of other writers and of the public. Her interviews with well known men in public life have been features which have attracted widespread attention Herself descended from Revolutionary stock, Mrs Pickett took great inter- est in the work of the Daughters of the American Revolution and her papers on historical subjects and reports of gatherings of the organization have been sought by all who were identified Revolution. Up to the time of her serious illness in the spring and the subsequent operation, Mrs Pickett had given considerable attention to speak l ing in public and her addresses had
 been much sought. Marie Sperry Pickett was born in New Preston, Ct.,
 July II, 1858, the daughter of Walter
 D. Sperry, who died many years ago.
 Her mother still survives. In October, 1879, Miss Sperry married Col Pickett
 and shortly after they removed to New Haven, where they have since resided
 Many of Mrs Pickett's summers have
 been spent at the ancestral homes of the Sperrys in New Preston or at the WhittleSey house in the same town,
 and which was the home of Col Pick
 ett's father. She leaves besides her
 husband and son, two sisters, Mrs c. P. Lyman of New Preston, and Mrs J.
 B. Wilson of New Milford, a brother,
 w. s. Sperry, of Mt Vernon, O., and
 a mother, who is now visiting in Ohio.
 Mrs Pickett was member of the To- | md fofo oh nf hn no11 n17
 ters of the Revolution, the Tribune
 Sunshine society and the Cynthia
 Westover Alden chapter of the Inter
 national Sunshine society, in both o1
 which she was an active worker. She
 was a communicant of Dwight Place
 Congregational church.- New Haven
 Register.
 Funeral services over the remains o1
 Mrs Marie Sperry Pickett, wife of Co
 Charles w. Pickett, were held, Satur
 day evening, at her late residence, 2t
 Lynwood street. They were attended
 by large number of the persona friends of Mrs Pickett. The Rev Will
 liam w. Leete, D. D., pastor O
 Dwight Place church, officiated, as } sisted by the Rev Watson Lyman Phil lips, D. D., of the church of the Re deemer. Dr Leete followed the read
 ing of the services by some remark touching in general way on the in
 fluence Mrs Pickett yielded in tn,
 life of the community and in tn
 church of which she was member
 Dr Phillips said: ''It is not my prov
 ince, friends, to stand before you entire
 ly as one speaking out of pastoral rela
 Cions to our friend. Neither am I tt utter any word of eulogy, but as on who esteemed her for her characte h.. fo I] ci , of appreciation. No one could mee E Mrs Pickett without realizing that h. stood in the presence of no ordinar
 woman, and conversation with her ! reading what she wrote when. at he
 best, only confirmed that judgment , Her mind was alert and obServant
 Her nature was large and generous :, Her sympathies were wide. Her ap v preciatiOn of the bright and beautiful n was very keen and she had the powe - of vivaciOuS and interesting expression . She always saw that which was uniqu Q and peculiar with remarkable quick i ness and was able to describe, discus :, :, and analyze these things and theme , , in way that immediately attracted :, attention. I think we are inclined tt think of her and speak of her as , brilliant woman and so she was. Sh' was also noble woman and worker , She taught us how one by the assidu ous cultivation and use of his natara powers, may attain to facility ant , strength and achieve great usefulness z And my acquaintance with her lead me to declare with emphasis tha there was in all her work serious pur pose. And often the play of fanc. f seemed most prominent and those ele F ments which made her written word ,, and her public speech so attractive sometimes seemed to obscure it's larg
 CT and more serious drift. But it wal always there, and when one thought over what she had written, this larg, and constant desire to speak the truth , to serve the age, to set forth before , her fellow men those principles ir , which she believed became very ap parent. And it was this which gay, , her her power and made her the use , full person she was in the life of tn, community; yes, of the state and be yOnd. For what she wrote was widely
 copied, not only in the press of thiI
 state, but Outtide of here. Her ser vices as public speaker in these later years were eagerly sought by many } who had either listened to her in oth , CT places, or heard of the powers sht
 had developed. say it was this Sc rious purpose which gave her this power and made her useful in the large
 way that she was It is an encourage. } ment to every pastor, to every person in the community who is endea vOrine
 to help brighten and strengthen the life of the city, who is fighting fol