, 1875-08-06

Funeral Services iu Chicago Ycstor-
dny-f3Mrlnl Of tho l1odY at Antlrt,
A large conconrsc Of the friends Of tho Iato
Jesee .. Norton wcro preacnt yesterday morning
Al the residence OF tie family, corncE Fosty-toy-
antb etreet and Greenwood aveuuo 10 attend
tho funeral services Of tho distinguished luzltt.
The Bar Association sent large delegation OF
tbs moBt prominent lawyers Of tho city, nnl
there wBsa alHo present most Of tils Judges Of
the coHFtB, md many neiEIbnrs al frieuTa t1.a
whole composing Al attendancs wLicL filled tho
house,
Tho coffin was deposited in The front pnr,or
and upon 1t "ero placed exquisite floral iecora-
tions, including cEo'sn CROSSES, and wroatAs Of
puro white rosebuds.
Tie Rev. Arthur Mitchell began tho neryjcos
By reading hymn. which naA sung by rs:oct-
cl choir. Tie Same divine then offered prayer,
after which
TIE nEr. On, Lonp,
who Was formerly Judge Norton's pastor, mado J.
brief address. Ito said that Mr.. Eorton's
friends veto called to mourn tho lors Of
Ecntieln"nt-~a tsle gentleman, By birth.
~ education - ~ .ons ana BY sssoca!on Had he
Ile had trus scholarly Instinct aud in school, in
ate md Saiioa FIX 9se o. ha aG
placcd him he had shown thst same lne pure gentle
'n1nly !, Ioye for ths bette. PIT e life.
!niFsca, hut nowhere 80 much ~ In tho homc circle
Ills home to Linn next 10 Heaven and he ~as The
IN biz cursh connection Tho srcaker referred to tho
deteased ~ one With whom he had long bcen connect
e. i ', w Its rrIvtlege t. hnew him ~ one e thu
great help which had been afforded hltn by that eon-
nection J4dgo Norton was modest, dtadent. anal
prayer Or comment there WAS forcefui conviction
taat carried thu earta Of ha hearers, HIS heart was
e,su.e, sad lii Charity reacr 10 to ands Of ts
earth: Ana lawyer, Judge Norton Was without re.
psoash, aud in that, = III other putau!h. hu was
Tbs reverend gentleman hl1nded briefly 10 Ito
scenes which he had wttucssed In tho old familiar
could justly lant no poet faithfully describe. The
tender affection ,nAnifesicd to A aged ,notbrr and
dear faslcr which smoothed their declining years.
that their ftcnd lad gone to the m,nf!ons prepared
by Christ for the pure in hcart. Dr. Lori followed ht4
s rle iSesaf ss fssds t'f Tue family aud
TGs e. h.netcii'n wa then pronounced By tho Ter.
THE rALL-DEAnENs,
Messrs. u. l: Tulo5, J. II. ldec ind Joln uArkcr.
family ey oeapea ,ens en- o s TIC
D.r, Tho body ~ss taken IN the moon train 10
Juliet for inermeut., Tho funeral party quite
wefc: judges oovkins, Wallace, and Moore, wiiitsn %
lrors and Mr'srs. uate. melville ". Fuller Il. i.
Van Ii. Higgins, Franklin L. Chnse, Julius osrntAal
aud otlerss xnl number af OILERS.
TIE bUAIAL IN JOLIET.
Ersrfat Unnt!ch Ia Tia ChIcnyo Ftibu1f,
JOLIET H.. Aug 3.-The caeket containing tho re-
1!ns Of tho Iou Jcaso O. Norton arrived iu shla city
It 1;st ta atcrnorn In special cas Of the Chicago
Alton lt1llroa accompanied BY the members ui tho
borrowed family and lafgc humber of iadps and gen.
t!eMcn nf chtcaEo who intimate friends Of the
deceased. Tho mnmbera Of the viii County liar, With
large concoutse Of citzcns met them at tls depot
Church. Thp Hon. Judges TrumbulI. Parks, Ind Alc.
1.oerrs Mr. luca Of Chicago, odney Houso auA il. n.
M4rah. of jolirt acted NJ pallbearts1. THIS ItesA.
pf Joliet. conducted the funeral sesy.ccs utter which
the mhny friends Of the deceased permitted to
take thels last look at tho features VI their honort
friend earth. when tbs procession 1nosrL to Oak
wood, whore tho c7sket was deposited in tho family
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