The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-08


 of Futile, Morehouse X Taylor; illus trations from the Stoddard Brown Co; cloth, S2.25 leather back $500; for sale by the Pease, Lewis Co.
 MT Robinson's book is one which does him honor and which honors the fine old historic town of Guilford It is as the author says, "a harvest of memories of the past" and it's produc- tion has been in way spontane- ous." When moved to express regrets on the recent loss of friend, visions of others rose before me and l con- tinued to write, passing from one to another Ss These portraits or memorials, with few exceptions, are lrawn from personal impressions, in tome cases verified and in others en- < arged, by the more intimate recolec- Y ions of others: in no case purely imaginary, they are yet mere shadows < >f the living originals"
 f The contents of the book comprise z ln admirable predatory essay on cpl aphs and burials which presents . dance at the literature of epitaphs nd of mortuary memorials from the < lays of classic Greece and Rome own to those of the days of Garrick j nd Goldsmith and Rare Ben John on. In concluding the essay Guilford ireen and. its ancient graveyard is hus spoken of:
 "Burials on Guilford Green were scontinued in 1918. These covered ne central lower part full from east 1, west over about one-third of the ntire Common. Owing to the low rade or light texture of the land, wa 1T would sometimes rise on new made < raves Close along the roadway run ing acrogs on diagonal west and lst, the stubbed stones dark brown ,se up and inclined like mourners pon each side. These 'pious mar es' native sandstones were removed, )me to the new grounds (Alderbrook Id Westsideo, a few were put for eppingstones in dooryards, while ill fewer broken ones strayed into 4 onewalls It is estimated from rec ds dating from 1646 that near fifteen i l lndred former inhabitants are there \ pulchered The approximate location ' family lots. of now lost, is to some ' tent traditional in families. Tie bur l place of the late Rev. Joseph Eliot, ', r example, once marked by a tall t )oden monument, is referred to the el3 gh ground on the Common before ii town house. Our village commun- 's unable to find~a single place of i, rial convenieptto all. then Gin lS1S). l ened two--Aldsr.brook and Vest " le. The memorial in the present vol 1e, none of them actual inscriptions, lyl ates, with a few exceptions to these |Sldo cemeteries Exceptions refer ,alefy to Nut Plains, Moose Hill and N etc Island.
 sEAmong those memorialized are some u,y officers of State and church, in- . Nj, ding representatives, justices, NE lges, lawyers, clergymen, wardens, lE,cons, doctors, authors teachers, N Jk onels and captains of our citizen r-sIEdiery. Of the whole number some Ih,lve lived nearly a full century; } l|ts only Mrs Elsie Reeve Chittenden, lb cred upon her second century. Through the kindness of friends, Ibsent a limited number of excellent I['traits that best illustrate the quite \ 1arkable company which they rep M ent.
 N i'ew district epitaphs are found in Ll two main cemeteries and none Npear footworn as in church pave l 1ts abroad but-in our northern vil- I.s quaint verses of old time man. IN, are known, combining the plant the pathos of consolation. In rais- V this reminder of a few of the Killing dead, who repose in our lf st. the reverence of my youth for lEr hoary heads has returned to me M have held with them a commun- Eein which they have seemed to hear iE5onsive parts, so real has their lssence been.'
 EV'n introductory elesy on Alder lLok follows the predatory essay and Ihpies 35 pages Following are Milford Portraits. memorial Epi- lhs of Alderbrook; then Gn intro Itory elegy on Westside and next ford Portraits. Memorial Epitaphs
 Vestside.
 he portraits in MT Robinson's it number fifty-three and add
 tly to the value Of the work
 memento of old Guilfocl men and llen of note, In other days. Many of Ifaces thus presented to view will
 recognized as old familiar faces by
 "a f,w New Haven people. The iltes to each and all of the sub
 are in verse and are distinguish
 V many felicitous descriptive iden-
 Ing touches that reveal and .ccall
 h of interest pertaining to
 personal traits and useful lives
 hese good people who some in N, of long ago and others in reoen.
 joined that ''innumerable cara
 Three selections are appended
 erning respectiveIy Rev. "A lir-
 Lick" Murray. Daniel Hand, who
 million for educational pur-
 sin tho South and Rev. E. Edwin
 whose closing years were spent CIV Haven at his beautiful seclud-
 ome on Fair Haven Heights:
 N William H. IT. Murray.
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 tsmely and comma nding, fair and
 t- large,
 shall remembrance friendly now
 discharge,
 sa he has gone, it's final dues to
 ir him?
 flashing eve. the manly form and
 limb.
 thheering tone, persuasive spell and
 il more.
 ,1eartv grasp. the laughter. all re- s4 store?
 
 ire's first eager prime and upward
 n aims
 Law his faithful. happy toil pro
 claim
 Hhigh ambition and devotion true
 Aaach an eminence attained by few
 street and Adirondack give the HN ma me