The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
TOWN TOPICS.
OBITUARY.
JULIA JOHNSON SMITH.

Miss Julia Johnson Smith, aged 10
years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Reuben
II. Smith of q Waterville street, died
at her home about o'clock Thursday
morning, Of erysipelas She had been
sick only three days. Ten days ago
she left school and was out several
days with tonsilitis, but on Friday last
returned to school. On Sunday she
went to church and conducted her
class in Sunday school as usual. On
Monday she was not feeling very we'll,
and by night was dangerously i'll. The
disease was SO rapid in Its progress fes
her recovery from the first. Miss
Smith was born in Newtown on Feb
ruary 9, 1887. The family removed to
Riverside, CAL, in 1892, returning to
Hartford in 1896, and later settled in
Plymouth. where she graduated from
the local High school in June, 1903.
Since then she has lived in Waterbury,
and was a senior in the High school
here, and would have graduated next
June. Although she has been a men,
Der of the church elsewhere, she
was baptized last Easter. Her parents,
two brothers and two sisters survive
her. The latter are Susan H., Ernest
A., Ben and Sarah R. Smith. Miss
Smith had always been blessed with
good health and had happy dfsposi-
tion. IAN affectionate cheerfulnesS IS was
spontaneous within her and all who
knew her loved her. In school she
was popular and her Sunday school
class found her always helpful and
stimulating. In her home her sudden
death is the rending of tender family
ties and the disappointment OF bright
h1nac Il Wa fprhnrV moi rjc4n
FUNERAL OF JULIA JOHNSON SMITH.
Borne tenderly in the hands of low
ing friends, who we're touched deeply
by the pathetic close of life full of
hope and promise, the body of Miss
Julia J. Smith was laid away, Friday
afternoon, in the cemetery at Ply
mouth, near to the scenes of her child
hood and the resting places of those of
her kindred who had gone before. Flu
at the First Baptist church, of which
the deceased was member, attended
by large number of acquaintanceS
and friends. The services were brief
in Difference to expressed wishes of
the family, the usual offices for the
dead being conducted impressively by
the pastor, the Rev Oscar Haywood,
D. D., who also delivered short eu-
logy. DR. Haywood spoke feelingly of
the various attributes Of the deceased
and of her devoted connection with
said, that kindness Of heart that made
her life daily benediction; that SYM
pathy which won the love and conf
dence of those who needed a trusted
friend; loving disposition that caused
her life to bring sunshine and glad
ness to those about her, and loyalty
to Christ that made His service the
highest joy of life Members of Miss
Smiths Sunday school class were pres
ent, arrayed in white, and representa-
tives OF the church and society in ad-
dition to a host of friends, made up
the congregation. Hymns for which
Miss Smith had often exhibited pref
erence were sung during the service.
A wealth Of floral offerings banked in
profusion about the pulpit, paid elo.
quent tribute to the sweet disposition
of the deceased and gave silent evil
dence of the abundant love Of friends.
On the arrival of the funeral party at
Plymouth, q quartet, composed of
the Silver Chord Shall Break" Many
of the former classmates of Miss Smith
had gathered at the grave and lined it
with white and evergreen. Among
the floral offerings were standing
broken circle from the class of 1906 Of
the Crosby High school; lily plant from
Mrs George E. Young; wreath from
the officers and teachers Of the First
Baptist church, bouquets from Rev
DR. Haywood, H. M, A. j., R. D., and
A. P. Smith and A. D. Fairchild, un
cles of the deceased; Miss Isabel
Vaughan, Homer II. Nugent, Mrs and
n nd
Helen Chase, friend in the office of
the Waterbury Amerlcan; @. F. Chap
in, Mrs George B. Webb, Miss Smiths
Sunday school class, G.. M. Olcott,
Reuben Smiths Sunday school class,
Miss Della Field, W. A. Lipke and Sis
ter, Misses Margaret and Miriam
Croft, Miss Elsie johnson and parents,
E. Fl. Towle and family, Junior Christ
ian Endeavor society of the First Bap-
tist church, Christian Endeavor So
ciety, Judge F. W. Etheridge of Thorn
aston, Mr. and Mrs Doering, Hollister
Sage, Mr. and Mrs Clark, Miss Martha
Thomaston, Mr. and Mrs A. L. Dow
ling, Wetmores of Winchester, Miss
Mabel Argast, Mrs Elliott; wreath
from the Women's Social union of the
First Baptist church: basket from Miss
Isabel Hinkley. Eight close friends of
Miss Smith, attired in white, acted as
honorary pail bearers. They were
Elsie Johnson, Martha Meerlander,
Edith Russell, Della Field, Rena ..and
Laura Stanton, Margaret Croft and
Mabel Argast. The pail bearers were
Charles Uffendale, Ray Alcott, Her
bert Constantine, Remeson Cole, Aus
tin Robbins and Herbert Matthews.
Eight members of Miss Smiths Sum
day school class acted as flower bear