The daily gazette., 1879-06-03
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buried Ytth Honers.

THE FUNERAL. OF COUNCILMAN ROWE
THIS MoRNiNo-THB SERVICES AT ST.
MARY's CHURCH. y
The funeral of Counc, Imam Richard
H. Rowe, whose violent and unexpected
death at the hands OF Hugh Dugan, on
Saturday laet,. was fully described. III. IN
ng from his late residence at Tenth
and Railroad Avpnue. taT
City Council, of which the deceased
was a member, held NEE ing At $50
o'clock this morning, after having made
preparations to attend the funeral, and
adjourned shortly aftTywar,ls. A. The
COuncilmen then entered carriages and
were drivento the house u the decease''
accompanied ny the city fiicials.
The following, were the members of
Council attending tho funeral: Messrs.
| Adams, Chandler, Downing, Evans,
| Guthrie, Hart, Heuste Jones, Knight,
Lynch, WALTON. Norton, Paynter, Price,
Taylor, ,Townsepd, Woad, Moore anu
President l. chtepstein. Owing TO sick
ness Mayor Almond was unable to at
Treasurer Vincent. H. B. Mcintyre,
Chief Engineer, .. A. M Macallister, City
Solicitor, d. W. Harlan, Supt Public
Schools, City Clerk Frazer, Esq, ex-
Mayor whitel-y, VIM. II. Lee, DIR.
Ogis, Il. b. Underwood, x. II. Hoagland,
NJ. g. Oouweil, Jas. A. Plunkett, H. b.
Morrow, p. @. shortlidge, M: D. and
in number. turued out on foot and at
tended the funeral in body.
The procession left the City Hall at
O'Clock and reached the house of the de-
ceased about $50. Here the members
. and others alighted. and viewed the re-
J mains. The deceased lay in q handsome
brown walnut casket, trimmed with
H. n. Ia t,.
black cloth suit, and the features had a
very natural appearance. Floral offer.
4 ings were numerous, Chief among them
, beiUg q large and beautiful crOss.
The pail beareIs were the folio wing
mem, bers of City Council: VIM. b. Nor.
. ton, f.. G. Knight, l.. p. Lynch, p. Chan
e dler, 8. A.1'rice and Peter Wood. Aftel
D the corpse had been carried to the hearss
;, and the mourbers assisted into the car
riages, the pr ocession started to st
Mary's church. The hearse was proceed
!, ed by the carriages containing the cOun
cilmen.
S At the church high mass was cele
v bra'ed, the CEREMONIES being condu ,te'
e by Rev. Father Riley, assisted by Fathe
Kelly, of New Cas tie. After this wa
!. through with Father Riley preached
the lit cessity of people being careful i
their manner of living, OF watching an
praying, tor no one knew the LAY or th
n hour Of his death. The manner of th
d lives of many persons to-day r. mi nc
10 one of the parable of the five foolish vi
> gins. " 1t much better to work diligenl
IN ly and do the duty assigned to us and II
=, ceive our rewar than to be negligeI
~ and be cast into h II. There is Heave
'ii for the reward of faithfnluess and a be
10 punish those who are not faithful; an
rd The punishment is not to be courted
~ trifled with. II we i've carelessly al
n according to our passions, and hay
No. made it our own choice to meet the al
m ger of God then is no one to be blame
q" bu ourselves. 1t is unpleasant to maj
people in the church to entertain Il
OF idea of eternal punishment, and wi
e. this in view all can do as they please.
ng In closing. the reverend father g
e. joined upon his hearers. the result of
in life not conse Grated to God, and ufg'
no all TO live in holiness. During the 81
20 mon, he diG not once allude directly
=. the deceased, except to remark that Il
SIX funeral called to the minds of all, Il
TO approach of their death.
The funeral cortege then proceeded
In st. Joseph's church yard at Dupon
nd banks, where the interment took pla