Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-09

This Afternoon, Mrs Morton and sons,
bv her request, were lett alone with the
Senator Tor an hour. Before ,. it vas eyi-
dent he had entered upon his last hour. lie
had rested the greater portion OF the day
in half king, halt sitting po-
sitlon. As he rev weaker, supporters and
pillows were Withdrawn so he lay prone.
Deeper silence now pervaded the room and
remained unbroken except by an occasional
question to the diving man. Once when
tho Ssrat,r cve,aiusn 81 am dving ~ Mrs
u,IIovav +, ou,r,d lynn are not afraid tn
do O,ir.r y. bcu,d,,,,st ~, ',Ly sr,y;n,
his head sam. after a similar evcI,,,,tion
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ropncemept ..tt j. over ~ The y i1ow then
clssned b,r SON. =, bcr ex,Ia,mirg ,nie,Iv
br, in ,ores never f., h, f,,r.o,,er CIV
5arIi,, hovs E, Tho friends ,ben witbJrsr
Io,-,,,, ,b.., c,r, ,,,,o ,.f,.r ,bo, ,vo-o
tend,rjv led from the ro,m
This cvcning nv direction of the MAYOR
If tho o;t,, Flo Al. hare boon ,,l,od ff,v-
f,rr CD. ;,dic,,;o, rho doad ssn,,or,s
age.
PREPARATION FOR THE oE.rQUlEs.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 2-The committee OF
arrangements appointed at the citizens meet
inr aorced or, the nrooran,,ns oi rb, corr
cii,t
in'ii''' ''i '''""iS az" '''"u'N' wen i-0"
wallace, selected a chlei marshal, l. here
selecting his staff and arranging the line of
march The Grand N,ster and Grand
I"'r'drcn' l. u w. F. OIL lhui'Iiia' CANS
upon ehcahipheht~ anu Iouses In the state
to take acton on the death of Senator Nor
ton. Military companies from several cities
IN the state have sisnihed their intention OF
attending the funeral.
The German veteran association passed
resolution inviting all ex-Soldiers Of Indiana
to meet them at headquarters here, Monday,
to pav the last trib4te of respect to the
great war governor.
The railroads will all run excursion trains,
Sunday, when the body Will lie in state
The city council. this afternoon, pas ed ap-
propriate resolutions and decided to attend
the funeral IN body
LETTER NJ Co<DotrxCr rpoy TINE pprsrnrxr
The President writes Col HALFWAY
desire. tbrouqb Won tn offer IN Gover-
nor Mnrtnn's yifnw and E,milv NV warm
est SYMPATHY in their great afII ictl1n amid
the general and sincere man1tr.tati,n. of
sorro a at the pnhlIc l,.s- of vb,rb no enc
can he more .en-ibIe than myself NV lonp
friendship for Gov. Morton makes me wish
To be counted aanpr those who feel in hi-
death rreat personal bereavement. Srgned.
4 II II.v.s
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LEI NJ nun ~ a. DA'i WHEELER AM
Inc family recelVed large number OF tel
egrams of sympathy from prominent persons
and E-io,I l.,,,- f., Va, p..,iI,-,
W
"'''''' 9"f9 ''ie mus i"'iS III ''i0
sorrow which our whole country feels in the
loss of - eminent. patriotic and wise n
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SENATOR NORTON FUNERAL
WASHINGTON. Nov. , - The following
senator's arc annointed IN attend Senator
-, ~, n. IL
H'r'oh iuneral Neiohi'u' Jaws li-is'''
Durnsiue' D"'"ru' cameron anu noo'n'
OFFICIAL RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE
i'
'O'.0"'" ''''s
I'm a,i,'o a. - IiiA' 'on, -
makes il nv dutv 70 testify IN the nublie re-
spect for the eminent citizen and dIstin-
suiNheu statesman whose death Yesterday
trnrn ,n ~ rnn,'ia ~, toIs,,rsrhi, 90
nOuncemeat. The services of Oliver p. /
Morton to the nation II the dim /