History of the town of Sunderland, Mass., which originally embraced within its limits the present fowns of Montague and Leverett . heir deacons of both Orthodox and unorthodox congrega-tions were there also. (Those were days when feelingswere embittered by the parting of many to Unitarian creed.)The towns people were all present. As this may have been one of the last instances of Puri-tanic funeral honors, it is here recorded: It began in the morning and lasted all day. Every roomon the ground floor of the farm house was crowded withrows of boards, balanced at each end on chairs,
History of the town of Sunderland, Mass., which originally embraced within its limits the present fowns of Montague and Leverett . heir deacons of both Orthodox and unorthodox congrega-tions were there also. (Those were days when feelingswere embittered by the parting of many to Unitarian creed.)The towns people were all present. As this may have been one of the last instances of Puri-tanic funeral honors, it is here recorded: It began in the morning and lasted all day. Every roomon the ground floor of the farm house was crowded withrows of boards, balanced at each end on chairs, to seat thethrong. There were speakers in every room, but only oneat a time addressed the audience. Several mournful hymnsvaried the proceedings. At mid-day a simple cold lunch waspassed, none leaving their seats. At 4 p. m. the funeral train was started for the graveyardand the numerous grandchildren, who had been permittedto view the exercises from the top stairs and the windowsof the second floor, once more regained their liberty. Perhaps some of them, besides the writer, recall it still asthe grandest day of their Fanny Montague in 1824. history of sunderland. 219 Dea. Warners Girls. (Contributed bj Mrs. Fanny Montague Stockbridge.) There is no intention of claiming for the daughters ofDea. Warner any superiority over other girls of the sameperiod. But there were six of them and all lived to a goodold age, affording better opportunity to us, their success-ors, for personal observation of their character and attain-ments. It is a mistake to suppose the children of our pious an-cestors were born in Sunday primness and repeated gos-pel chapters naturally as nowaday children recite MotherGoose. Precocity never was long lived. At an early age,when Kezia was 14, Dea. Warner advised his daughters ofthe necessity of their earning their own expenses while theywere in perfect health. The eldest daughter being frail wasalways exempted from labor. The two succe
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