The Newtown bee., 1908-03-06

| PhSeiiNi'e H'a uiA AVA = time his life has hung in the balance, but he is now considered slightly better.
 On Friday night William H. Dougal having severe cold grew worse and on Saturday pneumonia showed itself strongly, which brought his daughter, Mrs Fred Ohmen, quickly to his bed side and a trained nurse arrived there on Sunday morning to assist the physi- clan in battling with the dread disease.
 DEATH OF SAMUEL H. CLARK.
 As great surprise as any here was the intelligence which came from Mar bledale on Sunday morning of the find ing there in his bed the body of Samuel H. Clark from which it was thought the life had peacefully gone out. Some time before he was called to his break fast but no answer was heard in re- sponse, which led his wife and stepson, Minor Morehoue, to investigate with the above mentioned result. The form of Mir Clark will be long remembered in this and adjoining towns, having been an active resident, tradesman and official for three score years at least. His age was 79 years. He was a native of the adjoining town of New Milford. A stone mason of known skill and re- liability and for many years an excel lent farmer of New Milford township and Romford, where his grandson at present resides. His funeral was largely attended at St Andrews church at Marbledale on Tuesday of the pres ent week and the burial took place aft CT in his family plot near his former home at Romford, where his first wife and eldest daughter, Mrs Harvey, have preceded him. The burial service was in charge of Rising Sun Lodge, No. 27, F. & A. M., of Washington Depot, of which Mir Clark had for 45 years been a faithful member, being a P. M. and at death first on the board of trustees. The committal service at the grave was beautifully rendered by R. w. Deputy Grand Master of Connecticut Weston G. Granniss of Litchfield, who had most kindly consented to perform that duty for the Lodge several times dur ing the past five years. So passes away another of Washington's oldest landmarks. A man of excellent sense and judgment, man respected by every body and most by those who knew him best, man whose counter part may be hard to find but one who was welcome in every place ne went and an ornament to any gathering or organization he chose to be identified with. All will miss his kindly counsel, his pleasant voice, his cheery tales, as he was during the latter part of his life an interesting story teller having gathered in his mind a goodly store during his long life's experience. Farewell, Old Friend! We cannot say Come back to us again." Thou~art gone the way we too must
 tread Whene'er the summons comes; But we still hold in memory dear
 The hours we have past with you,
 Foretaste, we trust, of endless years
 Which now we dimly see,
 But where we'll know as we are known Beyond Deaths gloomy sea.
 MT and Mrs Charles Goodhue King arrived from Philadelphia to their Ar rowpoint home near here on Wednes- day of last week in their auto. It IS the intention of MT King to erect the coming spring near his present home another house for the convenience of his farmer. Ground was broken, this week, for the cellar to the same.
 Thomas Martin, Fred Skiff and liar old Beeman went, by last Sunday even- ing's train via Bridgeport to New York city, where the two younger members of the party took in the Sportsmen's show at Madison Square Garden the first of the pres mt week and Mir Martin visited during the time his family in Brooklyn.
 Mrs c. G. Carlson and Edward Gris- wold were confined to their homes over last Sunday with severe colds.
 The hop at Pavilion hall, last Friday night, was attended by 60 couples and the dancing was strongly enjoyed with the aid of Whitney's orchestra till 3 a. m., Saturday.
 A. B. Hall, Jr.. is busily engaged in
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