Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-18
Funeral of the Late VIM. Martin.

The remains ST the late VIM. Martin, whose
death at New Orleans Wednesday last, was an
nounced in the GLOBE of Friday, reached this
city Saturday and Yesterday afternoon were in
tered in Oakland cemetery by the side of those
of his wife, who died here in 1865. The fun
eral was under the auspices of st. Paul lodge,
A. f. and A. NJ, of which deceased had been
an honorary member for the past thirty years.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. J. y. Sanders,
his grand daughter, and only relative now in
the city, the remains while here were cared for
by the MessrS. Stees Brothers. from whose
place of business the funeral cortage took up
It's sad wav and proceeded out to Eighth
street, and down that street to the residence OF
Mr. Sanders, where 1t was halted, and hand
some floral anchor, the tribute of Mrs. San
ders, aud other floral offerings of friends
were deposited upon the casket, when the
march was resumed TO St. Pauls church,
where an audience was already assembled.
They were met by the rector; Rev. E. s. Thom-
as, who read the beautiful and impressive SER
vice of his church. It had been said, he re-
markell, that funeral procession meeting a
bridal party always cast shadow upon it. 1t
might seem at first thought, as it had indeed
to him, when he heard of its appointment,
that funeral upon that day, following the
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dread presence among these floral decorations,
would be strangely out of place, but
as we think of the serene, quiet death
of our aged brother, whose four-score
years had come to an end SO peacefully and
without struggle, there could surely be no
cloud cast upon our hearts that could inter
fere with the joy which the day brought.
Would we not, one, and all, if it were. possible,
wish that we too might be laid to rest upon
4bo4 do, -rrbi ic1, hro,,orhf to hu apifv homo
beyond the grave through the resurrection OF
Christ.
At his conclusion, the remains, escorted by
the fraternity, and followed by large con-
course of friends, were conveyed to the ceme-
terry where the beautiful and impressive ma
sonic burial service was read, and the brethren
united in giving the public grand honors, the
las. testimony of esteem and reverence for q
departed brother, The following old settlers
| and personal friends of deceased acted as pail
bearers B. Presley, Judge Aaron Goodrich,
H. P Grant, W. P. Murray, G. W. Merrill, j.
K Hoffman, j. Spencer and II. Kay.
Mr.. Martin had been resident of st. Paul
for some thirty odd years, and for long Sc
ries of years was very prominently identified
with the lumber interests of the city, last with
the firm known as the Anoka Lumber COM
pany, IN which he met with large financial
losses. One of his early enterprises, when it
was hoped to make St. Paul great manufac-
turing, as well as market for the sale of lum-
ber, was the erection of large stone saw
mill on the bank of the river in the Sixth
ward, nearly opposite the foot of sibley street,
the walls of which still remain.
Mr. Martin was in the seth year of his age
at the time of his death. He was native of
| Cooperstown, N. Y, where he was made a
Mason in 1917, making him one of the Oldest
| Masons in Minnesota, as also in the United
| States. He was an old-time gentleman, quiet
| and. unassuming, but his friendships were
warm and lasting. Since the failure
| of the Anoka Lumber company, Mr..
Martin has been engaged in nc
business spending his summers here
and his winters in New Orleans with his son
| Capt A. Martin, with whom he was at the
| time of his death. Another son is Capt L. B.
Martin, of Chicago, the two with Mrs. San
| ders being all remaining of his immediate
family. Neither of the sons were able to be
present, and Mrs. Sanders was prevented by
sickness from following the remains to The
grave, but his brothers of the fraternity, ant
many citizens, the friends of many years, lef
| nothing undone to make the occasion such al
the long and useful life of deceased so vel
| merited.