Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-11-28
Death of selden t. Major.


Mr.. Selden T. Major died at the
home of his father in Canton, KY,
Monday. The sad intelligence reached
GAINESVILLE Monday night and caused
the deepest regret among bis many
friends in this city. He had lived |
several years in GAINESVILLE during |
which time he was employed as
travelling salesman by Messrs. Dority
e Herndon and afterwards by Crus-
man & Howard. Last spring his
health began to fail and he was carried
away by that fell disease, consumption.
Mr.. Major was young man OF tine
business capacity and possessed OF an
engaging and free hearted manner
that made him generally popular.
The remains were brought to Clarks-
Vile on the steamer Rhea, arriving at
10 o'clock Wednesday night. They
we're met by a delegation OF the
Knights of Pythias and the GAINESVILLE
CITY Guards and carried to the resi-
| dence of Mr.. T. P. Major, brother OF
the deceased.
Messrs. J. J. Crusman, E. M. How
ard. A. A. Johnson, Ed. Carkuf, A. L.
Jackson, James Morton, Townley Por-
ter. and Arthur Harris, Mr.. Majors
former employers and associates IN
business, acted as pall-bearers.
| The esteem in which the deceased
was held, was shown by the beautiful
and elaborate floral offerings which
covered the coffin and filed the room
in which the remains were laid out.
An offering by Cumberland Lodge
No. II, knights of Pythias, was beau
tiful and elaborate design, with the
symbols of the order wrought in flow
ers. 1t was a pillow nearly full size,
with ground work OF pure white
aspasia crysanthemums, on which was
Il shield with the battle axes crossed,
and on which was also displayed three
panels in the symbolic colors OF the
order blue immOrtells with the letter
F; yellow crysanthemums with the
letter C; and red bourvardias with the
letter B. On the upper line OF the
shield was the word Brother" in purple
, letters, making the most intricate ano
artistic design we have ever seen at
tempted in flowers.
, Another beautiful design was iron
3 some of his comrades OF the G. Z. Gs
4 splendid wreath of white chrysanthe
NUNS hyacinths and rose buds, trim
med about with smilaX and sterIas
; with the letters &C. C. G." N purple
o immortelles on a ground work o
white chrysanthemums.
From a lady friend was beautliu
= and appropriate design, composed OF
crescent and star on an easel, made 0
. Gala lilies, rosebuds, hyacinths, chrys
anthemums and helotrope, interwc
- ven with smilax, and surmounted D
oarnered sheaves of wheat.
. From his former employers an
= business associates and Mr.. Morton
= WIS another moot striking design,
broken column five feet high, on who
= rested pure white dove with on
stretched wings. The column reste
- on n broad base composed OF hlgh-co
ored japanese chrysanthemums, edge
y, with magnolia leaves and dotted VII
- mink rose buds The shaft was
: white Chinese chrysanthemums, whit
=. and pink carnations, light colored ro
-, buds. alIvssum and Roman hyaclntf
- and twined about its entire leng'
al with smilax, making one OF the mo
or elaborate designs ever yet placed
to Greenwood.
There were several smaller deslg
, of rare and fragrant flowers, shown
L. the exquisite taste and worllmansh
ct- of lady friends.
The interment took place Thursd
~ morning in Greenwood cemetery
~ G.. G's., and X. of P's marching
the procession. Rev. A. d. Sears W
7 the officiating clergyman
or The following resolutions were pa
~ ed by the lodge OF Knights OF Pyth
Selden Majors was born on the End day
Nov. 1859 and died on the 23rd of Nov.
III Most of his life was spent at his fath
rec home in Trlgg county, KY. Several ye
md 400 however, he became n citiz IN of Clar
"a VILE. and by his upright and stricblntegr
nv and noble and generous impulses, soon "
ad- his way into the confidence OF our peol
ne Soon after moving to GAINESVILLE, he beca
rt,, n brother Knight of Pythias, AMI perfor
cd of all the duties to himself, 10
rus brother Knights, and to the lodge OF wh
he was a useful member, enjoined by
nod laws and usages of the order; therefore b
- PoSorvad That in the death of SeldeT
veil MTior. this community has lost good
-. -. Cnmberland Lodge No II, value
sui meuber and his relatives monte anu ~
lot tionate kinsnan That the members OF
Iodga attend his funeral in a BODY, IN
The inform milo Of the order. That The Castle !
$500. be drflped in mourning, and the melii'
'dse wear the usual badge for thirty days.
these resolutions he spread upon iht Il
utes a COPY be sent to his fainliN anu
they he published in the ClarkSylIIe pap
al J. J. WEST,
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