DEATH OF MRS. BROWN
It Is with sadness that your corres
pondent is called upon to note the
passing away of Mrs. Mary A. Brown,
mother of Postmaster Thomas J.
Brown, at the home of her other son,
M. H. Brown, postmaster at Jewett
City last Saturday morning.
Mrs. Brown was 82 years of age,
more than 65 years of it having been
spent in and near Packerville. She
was a daughter of Thomas Collins, one
of the men who assisted Capt. Daniel
Packer to build our village, and many
of tne beautiful shade trees that are
so admired by visitors were planted by
him.
The funeral over her remains was
held in the Baptist church here, Tues
day noon, Rev. J. W. Higgins, officiat
ing. Charles Gamble, C. T. Bishop,
Robert Flower and George Tilllnghast
acted as bearers.
