The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-01
A NATION IN MOURNING.


CLLVELANp' sept 40.
Ill. lne oosTquleS OF Iate fie'iu'ht uurIlelu
, were concluded to-day IN the most Impress
w t,I l''g,i.'e en-. ,--,.,
~ wv ih' l''u SuesIs anu Hlcu'"'.S va
during the caron,onios INT otbor snactntors
" ''i'i.'O'' ""v "''''l 7P'N'"','
We're ranged around outside OF the grounds,
thus giving many more a chance to witness
the scene than could othcr,,fse hnyr necn
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poS''0le'
THE FUNERAL toRIE"E
liO, ~" loi ''''' ~ ''O a. III III INV
- T,oCi .
SerdnJ niii ,ft,'iit,tS Nh ggiti
Third Division-yetcran ana Other societies.
Fourth Divisiou--Ciyic societies.
run DlElslon-Iath SoCiGt"s.
u l,N VI C,llZtns'
IfyGflh RHisiGnEuMgr t I Irgo'
Nlhlh blNlSloh-Ohlo NHlohu NaaiNS'
THE CEREMONIES AT THE PAVILION.
Promptly mt half mast 10 o,clocl, the core.
monies ot tbnno,iIior 1,o,,s, Tho i,,,,,ndf.
~ '' t" mn w son, ~ ' W.
ate members OF the lamlty hhu near fcii'JlN'H
and friends took seats about the ca-ket. and
at each corner ,vos stationed q roorui,pr of tl,n
CIo,,lord c,,,.. mi, ,f ,,.t,,.,,,' ,t,1 t;,., d,
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statue during the entire programme. The
almost cIoal,ed I'm cro,,n tboir j,.,,,it,,s hcing
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very h'i''y' III 81 l. hooLsoH, Ilc-lu'HU
OF Ceremonies announced that the exercises
would be OpcnCd bV the singing bV the Cicyc-
land Vocal society, of +bc :, Isnnrrol ITv,n, 81,
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ny hecihoNeh, "hercupoh inc hyiuh WIS
sung, as follows:
T,bo,, nat .,,,,,, g., .I,, .o,.o H.. , ;,I no,
d"nInro moo WV save "'' Wv wa ''N'
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to IUi V" an" "''' N'''9S ~" ''''
Tbo S0tiin,r hoe ,,os,,, ,1,,,,,, i+ ,,o,+cIbo.
roro ti,, ,l''7 P'''7'" VII '"1'' i'9 l''' w
All ~ -, &c It,, L., /; A.. It'll. ,,,,,,
nv ,'n it,iP VI MS l'Ne - my ii9H' III"
'ne SlooIl'
The Right Rev. Bishop Bedell, of the Epis.
conaI Diocoso nj Oti, +I,,, ,ood so,,or,,l ms
.soaos of +Io co,i,,+,,,,... .,,r DO. poss y
H"ScS Vi Vile scriptures INC new I"Ss -
Houghton, of the VI. Z. Church, offered a
prayer; a hymn was sung; and then the Rev
Isaac Lrratt of Ctrcirroti dolivorod nj, alo
ruent aIdros tol,i,,,l co.. a. tn,,f ~, ti,(,,.
ing: '''' i'' AIS WV -0'''"
And tho o,,,, owe aI,c+ a+ r,ir,,, T,eiol, ord
fine King soid to his snrvamts sIiovr me ,yaV
for am sore yyoundcd Ills Servants thnTS
f0rn tool, In, i'o. ,i+ 81 ,,t Nh,
in the second chnrint INN In had ma tbnv
brouG,ht him to icrnsoInnS and n" dird and
trog LnIinJ in ono, ~ 10 Nf ~ f
ther md nj ITtIoo ana Tn,,',i,,1 ,,n,,r,"d
for Josiah and ,te|eniob Inmcntpd for,j"sinh
and ali The sinoinc, mon ana tbe sinein,r ,vo
men spake of Josiah i'm their Lamentations TO
III day, d ,,nd tI ~, , In
rneI SnG bnhnId tLn,- orr ,vl,ittrn i'm tbpi,.
iomontntionS No, ti,n ,ost ~ NO oots of
Josiah and his goodness, according to that
which is written in the law of the Lord,
ana his deeds, first and last, behold
. they are written in the book OF the
kings OF Israel and Judah, for behold the
LORD, the Lord OF hosts, doth take away from
Jerusalem ana from Judah the stay ana tho
stan, the whole stay OF bread and the whole
stay OF water. Inc mighty man, the man OF
war ana the prophet, and the prudent and
the ancient, the captain OF fitN and the hon
orable man, and the comptroller and the cum
nlng arthccr and the eloquent orator The
voice snd Cry, ana he suu, What shall
cry: All hcsll Is grass, and all the goodness
Iheteol - aS the mower OF tnc heIu' lheEtiss
withereth the flower fadeth, because the
spirit OF the Lord Dloweth upon II. surely
tnG pC4PlG Is sIa9S tIiV EraSs WnnIrCih thG
stand forever"
DR. Errrtt was listened to with a close and
EARNEST attention lie sn0k" fnr forty, min
utes and when he closed n h,1sh fo, a moment
%,Ii,, r, ia ti ,i n,,I,iaIt ''' AVA "
DTe charles : Pomrrov delivered tho finn
Oraver and bencdictiOn
Al the conclusion of the services Mt the M.
vilion the casket was placed unon the fmnGyaI
car by a detachment af artiIIrrymen under
Lent Wenyer md followed nv RI ~ nnII hGnr
crs guords IF honor family iinncdiote
friends and distinTnishcd men In cnIriSa"s
the nroCession n9rchrd 10 the crmatCrv
When the head Of the colu,nn reached thr
entrance the funeral car and what was dos.
ignated as the funeral procession proper,
passed within while tIe rest of tho brocrs.
sion hailed omen order and owaitnS tbn con.
clusiOu of the ceremonies
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Al The CLhEItki'
In 'front.' OF the vault, from four black poles
thirty feet high, was suspended canopy of
black cloth, dropping down on al sides, ana
Topped up with heavy black cord and tassels
The passage way and floor OF the vault We're
carpcted, Underneath the canopy ana the
width OF the utlNe way were StIcWn with
cvergrccnS, anu upon them thick layer OF
cut.towers: The interior OF the vault was
draped IN deep black, ana $40 worth OF cut
flowers, contributed by the lady teachers OF
the public schools, We're strcwn everywhere.
In the opening OF the center arch hung Il
cross sixteen rect IN length ana thlIty-tour in
width, trimmed with eVergrecns. Across the
summit OF the center arch tour simple but
most eloquent words greet the eye:
"COME HOME TO REST"