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portooted as oarly as possible. This done, tho
work OF reform Ia oasy aud tho result cortAin.
A PECULIAR FUNERAL,
NO Grape No Mourning Dresses, Mo
Clergyman, Mo Imposing Trnin of
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NO OrnPcs- NO mourning Dresses, No
Clorgymnn, Mo Imposing Trnin OF
OF tlao nlb1c.
From n. st,s Yors Sun, Jutv14.
Mira Utica '. Ola1in Dsooker was buried yes-
torday, from tho residence Of hor sBior Mrs,
Victoria 9. Woodruff, at East Thirty fourth
atre1t; M Mra; Drookcr died On Wednesday night,
confined to lier bod about ton days. creator
portion of which time Bhe waa unconscious,
Aer Ioattvcs were with hor In hcr laat 1nornonta,
ont a,lo a., was unable to speak to thom, No Grape
was tied 70 to boll,tnob, nor indcod was thoro
Woodlull and Miss Olaflin told Mr. Joseph
Young. tho undertaken, that thoy desired no dis.
play that thoy should havo mono OF tho hollow
m5oShS1y 5arsy =; % tho hhoy torn termed u we sErouna o
any outward exhibition Of that griof, Iii thoy
wished was quietly to follow her 10 her last rost-
ing-placo. Accordingly, yestorday morning tho
WSoss ID o9dp psSsd s asnn IN n Pato
0Iaa!n Btoohor, died July o 1878, aged 81 years
Tho body vas attfred in q pink silk Wrapper,
with lace oncircling the neck and wriata. A boau.
thu white Aowor WAS on tho breast. Choice
flowers were strown on tho casket, which rostod
~, Tho venerable father and mother, and. Mss
Milos, aasor Of Mr. Drookcr, ent at tllo head OF
tho chskot, aud opposite each othor and near the
1907 1907 Wero blrR. woodruff and Mias Cladin. Tho
!attor wore noatly attired in dark clothing, and
aellcato white rosoa wero Oh their breasts. They
wore surroundedb by many Of their literary fricnds,
among. whom wore tho well known Westorn
1Mniaorfst, NJ Mr. Alfred Burnett, and Miss Helen
~ Neah: None OF tho family wore mourning. Tho
tillod tho eYos Of tho others na thoy liBtonea to
the touching address Of hIr. Lucion 8. Crandall.
formerly editor Of a nowspapor In Syracuse. Il
was tho desire OF the family that no Clergyman
ehoala q oti1oiate, but that aome ono WHO know
their dead relative should say q fow last words
ever her remains. Mr.. Crandal is young man
OF fine address. lie began with quotation
from Hamlet:
Ono woe doth tread upon snothers hee1,
10 fast thoy follow Your sstor's t3cad.
Then followed uno from Macbeth
6ho should havo died hereafter.
Tho speaker .dwelt upon the virtues Of tho
doad and what Rhc might hayo beon, repeating
with emphasis at intervals "Cut Of at thirty.
one-hy marriage" (Iieforring to her marriage,
which ts said to havo marrod hor happiness ind
sent her to her grayo.) Ho was satisfied that had
81 alie made no mistake in securing partner for
Life aho might have ontshono many OF tie womon
OF her day, AZ she VAS gifted with great powers
aud would have sought to accomplish great works.
He spoke fow kind words to the fathor and
mother, m and th9n addressed the sistors, Mira.
braved felon's coll, and 'bado them do what
was right aud have no fear.
Tho addrosa occupied about twcnty minutes,
and at the oloso the relatiyes and friends took d
last Wow Of the body: Then there waa few
unaware that thore was funeral In tho house
until plain hoarse and four carriages drove up
before tho door. Then tho front door was
opened and four Of tho undertakoe'a men boro
tho oaahet 70 tho llosrse,, Following thom was
Miss Caflin, weeping, md an intimate friend OF
the family, who seated themselves in tho fret