New Britain herald., 1915-03-27

that "kittie' was dead, meaning the cat. Jenkins became nearly distract cd upon receiving the news, but did what he could to console his wife, telling her that he would make all the necessary arrangements with the undertaken, before hurrying home.
 Meanwhile, the apprehension spread rapidly about the neighborhood and the supposed death of the little seven- year-old girl Was generally mourned. However, when Mrs Jenkins guests arrived, they found her, in d mood more cheerful than they had rea- son to expect Thinking that she was bearing up so we'll for their ,es- -nec iy+ benefit they showered their mpathies upon her.
 Of course the kitchen was upset by the falling of the ceiling, it Was only after d number of inconVenienccs had been overcome that the dinner was served. At first the hostess won dcred at the peculiar actions of her guests. but later it daWnod upon her that there had been a' serious misun- derstandinG. Frantically, she tried to get her husband on tho telephone again. but in vain. and matters went from bad to worse until delegation ilIel HUH iL lIlcr IctifTOtlu StdlIOu duu broke the news which corrected the mistaken impression his wife had given him. The situation was very amusing.
 Rev. Mir. Hazcn Returns.
 Rev. Carleton Hazen. pastor of the kensngton Congregational church, who accompanied the body of Mrs. Addie Webster to her late home in Eden, Vermont. returned home at & o'clock last evening. He had an in teresting account to give
 MT. Hagen said that he reached St. Johnsbury Wednesday evening and remained there over night. In the morning he rode fifty miles by rail- road to Hyde Park Vermont, follow ing which he was obliged to ride, With the casket, ten miles in a stage coach to Eden. He says the roads were extremely muddy, making the ride rough and anything but pleasant. There is still ice in the Connecticut river. near Eden, he says
 The clergyman found that the town of Eden consisted of only a small humber of houses grouped together, one church Congregational and a country store. He delivered tho body to the deceased woman's late home immediately and there net ncr rela- tives She is survivd by her husband, her mother, who is seventy three years old; a threc-Ncars-old nephew, whom Mrs WehSteH- brought uD since infancy: four brothers anu one mar ried sister, besides the one in Fair mont. x. IT.
 Mr. Eazen leurned that Mrs Web ster was d g!aGuatc of the Normal school at Newcastle, Vermont, and that she was highly esteemed as |, women Of character and influence, some of the people having remarked .hat they did not know how they could do without her. Miss Eliza beth Rohy, 8 Berlin girl, who went to Eden to do missionary work with in charge of M-s. Wcbsters home, says the clergyman. and she was a friend in need and friend in- deed.''
 The clergyman was unable to re- main for the funeral, which was held at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. pr. Merrill of St. Johnsbury, who had been personally acquainted with Mrs. Webster for the past twenty years, conducted the service. He is secrc- tary of the State Missionary society there. The interment took place in the Eden cemetery. Where He First Preached. An interesting fact in connection with Rev. Mir. HaZcn's brief stay of