Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-28
rr-,7..,- M,sT1SG.-A number OF cltlzsus

CITIZENS MEETlSG.-tA oo,,non
assembled 10 tbs Chamber VI .u' So t0L;os
Cop1ci last ni.h; for the pufpos, oa i n,sb
.oms ae.ion 10 regard to the death OF duS ~
i I!.b. ro ESQ. Mr.. F. L. Brock oft called the
l., ,o,;ng,o order, aud, on bis motion, ex'Mayor
u Kamner. was chosen Chairman and Is. u.
Sisl!ings Secretary. oc,bo noot
;,a and said il was seldom that the community
n, - caIIe d no 10 mourn the departure from i's
',;Ist of man like Hugh Latham. He thought
:, n-oncr that, in the hall where the voice OF
Mr Latham had bten 90 often heard msetog
hand bs held to pay respac. to MS memory
IN motion a committee consisting. OF NJ essrs
l. l., Brocketf. NJ. B. Harlow, Lewis MO
Karzje, Jacob Roxbury and Geo, l.. olmpson'
vas APPOINTED to draft suitable resolutions. :, .
Tbo committee retired and 10 s6ors "nl'e
.oy,nod and through their chairman, presented
,bc following preamble and resolution:
cs,dom is it that people are called TO mourn
,bo destb Of moro marked man than him whose
4 n.rt.re to 'that borne wheLc3 no t!aVele. IT,
tI;as" assemblies us here 10. night
pr,h Latham, the useful public SPIRITED clS!-
IA The 2:a!oUs friend and KIND nelgnoor, IS
I'D. Ia his death Ibis city loses cliiz' ~ {!
I;,c.o ~ interps,s and potent laborer Ii !ts
eIya.c.In eat and prosperity, his flenos one
Who never forge. ,hom and his family nesa
yh31n they delighted to honor.
T.nsci,Is OF purpCss aid positive Ia Gls coh-
v.c:ioIs, no drew to hinse tilenes VINO LOW
,nrrI:n for IN ns FOR oae OF their own.
navYtcGiy attached 70 this alc.eat cilJ, lie
ytysr allowed any ole to outs.Iip him IN p!o'
ming Echemea fDr is rateris! sdVsncement !,
10 tho extent CT lis ability he WAS ever klnd
AID generous to tue poor sud I'LL ?rtusate, ana
:gaaT in this city will sadly miss him..
';iis is tbs third occasion within brIet psrlod
=, NIT a
2l,u:n Ito lo.s Ct Gao WHO Was formerly i'll chisf
IS Mayc- srd member Of sbo City Coand by
Ii, consc tioua devotion to duty SUD MS ua-
;jiiay z,sl, b, has left behind hlcl record o:
XII "a his family end friends msy Do jus!ly proud.
i ,rspec:, therefore 10 one Gho Whi:e living
G.!ni 80 conspicuous place ia this community,
aid -ho now dead will ever hold place IN the
Elections OF Gu! people. Ge !:
Resolved, lst, That ha honor the &aya' 1a
-ca2ested to have the public clhcas c!oted 81
.ooa 20. morrow. and during the funeral services
,,al - lave tie town bell tUled.
~. Tia. We attend his funeral III BODY.
-, Tbs. se taDdsr 10 his family our s!h c DC
.g.niathy in this tte:c srest bereavement
III. Inst c?py # tho proceedings OF LAS
..ga!iug b. forwarded 30 'hs tamliy OF tee o D.
res sod snd published ia the Alexandria Gazette.
j.h. rhst the secretary coD@uIicsle copy
&. ,hese p.s ee;;icgs t. the City Council with
tie .cIag.. to-. tLyY Dc siroad upon tneir hin-
u:@5
a.c. Jacob Il, xtu,y, 10 e short ard fcelins;
spg,cl, roc.j ne adyp;ioo OF the resolutions,
;.nish mo,iou was seconded in brief addresses,
,.I.ra.ic o. Re tuar7 virtues aad mauy n0o!o
;r.;'s. OF character CT Mr. Laiham, by Messrs.
G. oTvc l. Siupson. VI. 3. Harlo~, Samuel Il.
i.a,ey, Lswi, Mcksl zio and othe;s.
Fac !c!!e7'ps gre tie rEni'iks ct Fif. I'D
Ll:J:
In uovius tae co.ioa OF the resolutions
jis: read ID Cur hearing, l, too, would cas' =
w;as.h upon the grave vi Hugh Latham. "
was sGid By o1a in p,onounclog tuaersl oFa'
lion upon smother, II 20 bave tests, prepare to
wed ;hem' Eu; there is no need Of prepaia'
lion ere Tho tears unti!dGn f.ealy now; the
heat hsaves 4 sigh for Hugh LsLham. l VIA
;nt;ms:e!q scqu.intcd With tao deceased; h9 wss
tue in his friendship, aid had nesrt inst eveT
ben. Il spoasve to the calls ofsutle,iog msntI;
bit he IS gore-toreVer eoatTao s2uho snsil
cali him blck to earth sSain Hero IN the PFC
seEce O. dasth sll bitterness Of feeling, oil AL.
ros;ic. sra kuehed-tor who il the Language OF
MISUNDERSTANDING, "evea can stand by the grave
q; sn enemy and not fee! compunctou5 ihroo
~. he ger should have wsrIed with tho poor
handful of Gust sta! noW lies E-oIldefln8 ba;ose
Linz This Is another evidence CT cur oTa
rCuslty, and Scd grsa. thst when the last
snG solemn tcu: shall ccne. Sc come 1t mutt 70
~, that we. ike hin, may be ensbled 10 wrap
he dGapery Ct cur coach soou: u.s. and il' aoFa
10 pleasant dreams"
Tic yasJiu,icrs ncr, ulG1iIoGsl; adopted.
.lo io! "a letter from 8. G. !, cafe, c:G.,
$50 vas sSseut finn tic city, aud :heT:.oie
o5ate 10 10 frcs:Yt vas read By Mf. BrcckoIi'
Ocsober Il, 1886.
F. l.. B.,cSr:t, ESQ
My Des. Sir: Isgyat 7e.y much t5st an on.
eegemao: 20 be st Madison to-day Will prevent
M bsIg present TO pa,ielpa!e IA .he mee..p y
to Go he'd 10 tako suitable sc.lon n rts5ec! I:
L,r La:ham's death. ?ecsl neH WITH gro2
qualification tho earnest and valuable support h'
gave NE in mp E,st political contest IN thla .o~t
Eay success depended upon it. ard he heid "
my tsuds with that Characteristic HOLLY she
devotion tbat 10 siW.ys gaze 10 MS lfiehos.
Mr.. La,hsm. ss we sn know, was man Q
inGCmitsbl6 will aid srea. force lie Was of.et
LoGored By the peopo with positions OF trust
SID We will g.astiJ miss his unniRlnR lnteces
AID active lsbors in al matters OF public conceti
a orr town. Very truly years. 5. T. EEAiE
4ho IecipS theo adjourned
FUNERAL OF The LATE HUGH LATHAM
ESQ they Ism:lys OF tho !ato Hugh Latham
go, wsrc placed il sp!e:didy crosmsneI
hsck cloth casket this mcrDing by Mr.. b
Whca!ley, the Undertaken, ard conveyed to tn
arDo,y Of The Alexandria Light lniOntly
sls.2. ia vu.Tze oi guard OF hoocr fron
the Uuifasm Ba.la!ioo OF Washington. the
aaro v!4wcd b. 'orse numb:r Of SORROW
!aS itioccs A. 2 O'clock. wdeu the lupera
cc;eucDiss took place, conducted BY Rv
h:sssTs Diowid,is. CT the Secard frcsbYteria
Ctl:ch, aId Pes;ck. Ct the Baptist Church
Il, hall, notwithstanding the i; csmerc7 Of tt
Eca:aGg. psa packed. Ga the stage #ero Mayo
Sa.Na JTB ckhap, president Of tie Com mo
cu,:cci.. T. r., iIoEntsu President Cg til
,>o:.i Ct A!isrusr; X. hempsr, Corpcrasi'
Anoraty; john D Williams, Grand PstriaIc
Of Yi:aiuis; H. Leachuap, Ct NJ. Sssobusatte
Crest Iscshccee Of the Great Council OF Re
slco Of the U. S Joshua Mar;s. Of Wi!mice
100. Del, G. X, Of r.; Geo, 3. % fish, {
B.!timors, G. S. S; Joseph Pyle. Of WiGirs
ten, Del, 9. K. W.; A. j. Baker, Of Phia
1c|phia. &. ". Lindsay, Of Baltimore, and N
II. Gs.hnap, Of Philadelphia. Past Grand l.
e1hcness; Thee. a. Rose, Assissn Secretaf
.i,ac Ggrrere Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows
Jeln n. Jores, Grand Representative of Mar
!ss6; Ches n. Rawicgs, John T. HsvsDat