Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-10-01
the END.
Local Tributes to the Ma
tiOn,s H0mOred Dead.

being buried in Cleveland, with all
the pomp and ceremony of grand
military and civic procession, flu
neral knell rose from every city in
the United States.
The preliminary arrangements for
the proper observance of the day in
Martinsburg, were made on Satur-
day night at public meeting held
in Fellers' Hall. At that meeting
committee consisting of 2. A. Rohr-
baugh, Esq, Hon. E. Boyd Faux
ner and Revs. F. M. B. Rice, A. E.
Rogers, John Landstreet, j. Hoff-
helms, and j. M. Underwood, minis
tiers of the city then present, were
appointed on programme and resolu-
tions. The committee, through Rev.
A. E. Rogers, Secretary, reported
the following:
eve, citizens of Martinsburg, in
convention assembled, with hearts
beating in fullest sympathy with the
general feeling Of grief now filling
the broad bosom of a common peO-
pie; do hereby suggest, that in obedi-
ence to the proclamation Of Presi-
dent Arthur, the congregations of
the city meet at their respective
places of worship at o'clock Mon
day afternoon, the time appointed
for the funeral of the late President,
and hold appropriate service.
RESOLVED, That we recommend to
the citizens of Martinsburg and
those contiguous thereto, to close
their places of business and suspend
the usual labor of the day, and as
semble at their houses of worship for
the purpose specified above-suspen-
sion Of business to continue from II
NJ. to 6 P. NJ"
1t was alse recommended that the
bells of the city be tolled at intervals
between the hours of i and 2 p. N.
Monday.
The report was adopted and the
pastors OF the several churches were
requested to read the same before
the congregations on the following
Sabbath morning.
At II O'Clock there. was general
observance of the recommendation
to suspend labor and business. The
unanimity with which all manner of
business was suspended was deserv-
ing Of the highest commentator.
BY order of Mr.. Edwards, superin-
tendent of the B. and o. railroad
shops, work was suspended there
during the entire day. The business
streets gave no sign of traffic, and a
stiffness as impressive as that of the
Sabbath prevailed. The bells were
tolled at intervals until 2 o'clock, at
which hour the memorial services
were commenced in the various
churches of the city.
AT the NJ. E. Church, where the
Knights Templar, the Masons and
the members of Lincoln Post No. /,
G. A. b., attended in a body, the
exercises were opened with impress.
sive music by the choir, followed
with prayer by Rev. 5. German.
Rev. f. M. Rice then announced a
hymn, which he said was favorite
one of the deceased President, COM
mencing-
''Aslet p in Jesus,
Blessed sleep"
After the singing of this hymn,
Rev. Mr.. Rice introduced the Hon.
G.. j. Faulkner, who delivered an
interesting and instructive address
on the life, services and christian
virtues of the deceased President.
At the close of the address the SER
vices were ended with the singing
of a hymn by the choir, followed by
the doxology and the benediction by
Rev. German. A large audience
was present. The church was ap-
propriately draped in mourning, as
described in another column.
Appropriate services were held in
the M. e. Church South, opening
with music by the choir, followed by
prayer and the reading of the Goth
Psalm, followed by interesting and
impressive addresses by Revs. Arm.
strong and Landstreet. The exer-
cises closed with singing, prayer and
the benediction.
The Baptist church being closed