Julia Smith's father, the Rev. Zephaniah H. Smith, a graduate of Yale, was settled in Newtown, Conn., near South Britain, where he married Hannah Hickok. He preached but four years, resigning his position on the ground that the gospel should be free; that it was wrong to preach for money--ideas promulgated by the Sandemanians of those days, the followers of Robert Sandeman, a Scotchman, who organized the sect in England and in this country, it having originated with his father-in- law, John Glas, the sect being called either Glassites or Sandemanians, the former being given the preference in Scotland and England. The ideas of these people were followed out by the Smith family, and at Abby and Julia Smith's funeral, as at the funerals of those who had gone before them, there was no officiating minister and no services. Simply a chapter of the Bible was read, and one or two who wished, made remarks. On a fly-leaf of the Bible Julia Smith read every day was written the request that she should be buried by her sisters in Glastonbury, and with no name on the tombstone but that of her own maiden name. This request was followed out. The names of the Smith sisters are so unique, and inasmuch as they have never been known to be printed correctly, it may not be out of place to give them here, preceding them by those of their parents, making a short family record for future reference: Zephaniah H. Smith, born August 19, 1758. Died February 1, 1836. Hannah Hickok, born August 7, 1767. Died December 27, 1850 They were married May 31, 1756. DAUGHTERS OF THE ABOVE Hancy Zephina, born March 16, 1787. Died June 30, 1871. Cyrinthia Sacretia, born May 18, 1788. Died August 19, 1864. Laurilla Aleroyla, born November 26, 1789. Died March 19, 1857. Julia Evelina, born May 27, 1792. Died March 6, 1886. Abby Hadassah, born June 1, 1797. Died July 23, 1878.