Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
GENEROSITY
 BUILDS A CHURCH
NO cAPRlCEs OF ARCHITECTURE
Fine Farms Surround Lime Rock-An Up-to-date Barber Shop-Everyone Reads "The News"
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 Through the efforts and generosity of Senator Barnum's mother, the late Mrs. Charlotte A. Barnum, and the late Mrs. ia Trinity Episcopal Church one of the most beautiful houses of worship in the State. The church, devoid of any caprices of architecture, is built of fawn colored fire-stone, has an uncommonly large chancel and a splendid organ. The singing is hy a vested boy choir. The magnificent brass and oak pulpit is memorial to Mrs. Lucy Caroline Richardson Harwood, daughter of MT, and Mrs Milo B Richardson. The or nate eagle lectern is the gift of Senat r Barnum ill memory of his parents. Tie quartered oak altar is in memory of Mrs. Lucy Ann Richardson. The vases and front cover are memorial Go Helen Gilbert, the young granddaughter of Senator and Mrs. Barnum. The late Bishop Williams, in visiting Lime Rock and this church, took special delight, which is experienced by his successor, the Right. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, D. D. A fine portrait of Bishop Will lians adorns Senator Barnums home.
 The Rev. George William Griffith has been the rector for two years, and has endeared himself to every person in t! @ x-i1Iapa ;rracnac+ix-n of ,road Mr. Cliff fith's predecessor was the Rev. R. H. Gesner, a grandson of Dr. Abraham Gesaer, inventor of kerosene oil, aud son of the Rev. A. H. Gesner, an Epis- copal clergyman of renown. The Rev R. H. Gesner's contributions to the New York Churchmnn and the Church Standard, of Philadelphia, and of verse to the Boston Transcript have been widely read.
 There is also Methodist chapel here, which was formerly a union meeting house. Lime Rock Catholics worship in the church at Falls Village, which was the site of the car shops of the old Housatonic road and a centre of great hustle. There Lime Rock finds banking facilities in the National Iron Bank.
 Very and justly proud of its cemetery is Lime Rock. This burial ground, which is enclosed within an evergreen hedge and stone wall that borders the village street, is laid out on symmetrical lines of beauty, and vines, shrubbery
  and floral embellishments are judi ciouslY used to achieve artistic results. The cemetery contains very high grade of monuments and tablets, and none that is not i'll good taste. The cemetery is cared for by an association and every plot owner pays $2 year therefor
 The land for this cemetery was given first person to be buried therein. He was one of the early settlers and lived on the site of the residence of John l.. Owen. He died in 17S6.
 The village barber shop, which is con- ducted by John Smith, is the equal of a first class "tonsorial parlor" in the city. In fact, in no respect has Lime Rock been taking Rip Van Wrinkle nap. MT. Bramer, the energetic newsdealer, covers all this region, and about every person in Lime Rock old enough to read takes 8 newspaper. The Connecticut Western News is the favorite local paper here and goes into practically every family in the village and the surrounding territory.
 In James P. Flynn the village has one of the most famous trainers and colt breakers in the country MT. Flynn came here from Albany and has been a valued employe of Senator Barnum for years.
 On the road to Salisbury, in large brick house, now the Belcher place, lived Colonel Nathaniel Buell., Revo- lutionary war hero.
 Fine farms surround Lime Rock not able among them being those of James L. Richardson, and Gibson Gillette.
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