Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-09
the ute Dr.. y. II. Day.
HIS FUNERAL oDSUQUIEs.


of DR.. :. II. Day of st. Adams, mas al
ready appeared in the columns of the
TRANSCRIPT. On "wednesday, April
eth, the last kind Offices of respect w ere
paid to his remains by large gathering
of the citizens of this village, and
friends from abroad. At half past one
o'clock p. M, the Masonic fraternity,
of " hich the deceased had long been a
Jealous member, appeared in column
upon the street in front of th air hail in
Union block, and passed up \ nth Main
street to Congress, from thence 10 the
corner of Thomas and Bank str cts to
the late esidence of the dece lscd. The
fraternity preceded the remains 90 the
Congregational Church, followed by the
mourning family and near friends Of the
departed in carriages, and citizens in
carriages and On foot.
At o'clock the tolling bell had ceas-
ed and the large procession had reached
the church. The body slips were filled
with the mourning friends and the fra
ternity, the remaining slips with citi-
Zens. The solemn exercises were COM
hymn of the collection of Watts and
Select. The pastor, IL. G. Riggs, read
appropriate selections from the Sacred
Scriptures and delivered Il short dis
course. The religious exercises in the
Church were closed 10y the choir rem
dering hymn 35i select, of Watts and
Select Hymns. The singing was in
unison with the sad and sacred sur
roundings, and the tones of the Church
Organs surrowfuly continued the re-
frain.
The ren aims OF the deceased were cX
posed to view in the vcstibulc OF the
church, and rich boquets Of flowers be-
dcckcd the caskct. The features of cur
departed friend appeared quite natural,
but very much emaciated by long sick
ness. The body was wrapped in a suit
of black, and we saw the lil<ness of the
Doctor, even in death. The order of
the p: ocession from the church was as
follows:
The members of Franklin Lodge No.
4. f. & a. M. st Adams, with delega-
tons from other Lodges in this vicinity,
proceeded by the Lodge Tilcr, and stow
ards Next came the Officers of Englcs-
by Ledge No. S4 Officers of Franklin
Lodge, ant members of Champlain
Chapter No. l, st Adams. The next in
order was the hcarse containing the re-
mains, drawn by Il beautiful span of
black horses, with an escort-a detail OF
six knights Tcmplar with drawn swords,
from Lafayette Commandery No. 8,
Swanton, commanded by Sir Knight,
ID. j. Morrill,.
The six pail bearers on foot ere next
in order, II. Camp, Abner Forbes, Geo.
G. Hunt, Hiram Pierce, Samuel Brock
pastor Rev. ii. c. Riggs, the widow and
three children of tie deceased and fami-
ly relatives in carriages. The resident
physicians of st. Adams in carriages,
concluded the more immediate mourn
ers and were as follows: Doctors Chand-
Ter, Fassett, Clark, Woodward, Branch
and Plant. This procession which al
ready attained great length was follow
ed by many citizens in carriages and on
foot.
The burial services at the grave were
according to the ritual of the Masonic
Order, and were conducted by Park
Davis, Esq. Junior Grand Warden, Of
the Grand Lodge of Vermont. Often
had these same services been held in
the village cemetery where the remains
were deposited, and had been led by DR..
Dag while living, but never with more
solennity than on this occasion. Each
brother deposited his sprig of evergreen
in tie new made grave and responded
" Alas my brother" The grand honors
were given with the following language
awe cherish his memory here-we
commend his spirit to God who gave it
we consign his body to the Earth"
These services so impressive were
those in which the order seemed to take
great interest, but there were silent
mourners there who felt the pangs of
sorrow more keenly. 1t must be con-
selling reflection however, for the more
intimate friends to witness the tokens OF
sincere friendship for the deceased, of
the fraternity. The exercises at the
cemetery were closed with benediction
by Rev. II. c. Riggs, the pastor.
While the weather was quite beauti-
full over head, the walking was very
disagreeable but the attendance at both
the church and the grave was very
large. Something over 100 masons