The Somerset reporter., 1885-01-14
THE LAST RITES.
ImpresstUe Services Ocer The Re
mains of Abner C0burfs.

An kLOQukNI IHIboIE Tho" D"' '1''|'''
Where lives The man In this state, whose
dea would call together such dlstin
gui she'd body Of representative men A. as
seinblcd 10 this village, on Wednesday OF
last week, to pay their respects to the
memory OF Ex-Governor Coburn3 The
visitors arrived here by special train, at II.
80 =. N. In the party were President
Sewall, General Manager Payson Tucker,
Directors VIM. g. Davis and, Gen. Hyde,
General Passenger Agent +. +. Boothby,
Treasurer J. A. LInscott, Paynaster Thos.
P. Shaw, Chief Engineer w. A. Allen,
Agent &. q. Baker, Detective John 3.
Head, the Maioe Central railrosd; Ex-
President OF the Eastern, Gen. Z. b Jack.
son OF Portland; Superintendent L. L. Lin.
coin, of the Rumford Falls and Buckhed;
Judge Percivsl Bonney, treasurer; Reys.
A. X. p Small, ID. d., and A. S. Burrage,
trustees of Colby University; Hon. w. T.
Millikcn, C. +. Jose, Esq, Lewis Pierce,
w. II. Baxter and Thos. II. Weston Esqs.,
Portland; Isaac r. Hobson, a prominent
lumber dealer, OF Wiscasset. E. A.
Coombs Esq, Superintendent OF the Knox
& Lincoln; Elk Director Geo. NJ. Patten,
Hon. VIM. Rogers, NJ. G. Shaw, N. Stiles,
R,v 5. F. Dyke, ID. d, of Bath; the Law
renee Bros, and S. Ward, OF South Gardi-
ner; S. w. Jewett, J. II. Gray and J. S.
Maxey of Gardiner. There was large
par from Augusta, including, Gov. Robbie
and Messrs. Bolster, Cornish, Crockett nd
Swazey. of his council; Hon. Joseph o.
Smith, Secretary Of State; Messrs. Young,
Heath, aud A len, committee from the Sen
ate; Messrs. Ames, Walton, Hobart, Rad
clifle, Sprague, Stillngs, Brown and Kaler,
committee from the House; Hon. j. IL
Drummond of Portland, Clerk of the Maine
Central Railroad Company; Hon. ARENAS
Lbbey and Hon. Orville ID. Baker OF Au-
ku-ta; Hon. Edmund Wilson o. Thomas
ton, U. S. Marshal Geo. ID. Bisbee OF Port
land, F. A. Wilson, Esq, Bangor; +. W.
Shaw, Newport; President n. c. Fernald,
of the State College of Agriculture a. Orc
no Hon. j Bodwell of Hallowell; Col. j.
W. Porter CT Bangor, and D. g. Bean, Esq,
of East Wilton, Prison Inspector; Hon.
Clark II. Barker, Postmaster of Portland;
j. IL. Bigeow, Esq, Of Boston, U. S.
Superintendent of the Railway Mail Ser
vice: Hon. Joshua Nye of Augusta. Ira
Sturgis.
From Waterville came, Director John
Ware of the Maine Central; President G.
ID. B. Pepper, Profs. Hall, Cap"n, Smith,
Foster, Taylor, Elder and Small, also del
ega'e s from the several classes--all Of Col
by University; Dr. J. II. Hanson and Rev.
A. S. Lane, of the CoburE Classical In,ti
tule Moses Giddings, Esq, Pres. Bangor
4 Piscataquis, of Bangor; Rev. Joseph
Kicker, ID D., of Augusta; Rev. B. F
Shaw, ID. D., and Hon. Il. F. Webb of W.
terville, Trustees Of Colby; Rev w. IL.
Spencer, Prof. Moses Lyford, J. W. Phil
brick, Esq, G. A. Phillips, Esq, tog lthcr
with committee from the Lockwood Mills
CO.. consisting of Treasurer j. w. Daniel
son, Directors r b. and r. W. Dunn, and
Agent C. r. Abbott, all of Waterville.
From Fairfield came, N. Totman, w. w.
Rice and wife, c. u. Tolman, A. II. Tot
man, A. II. Duren, r. G. Head. C. f. Dur
en-, r. IL. Totman, A. + Lswrence, IL. W..
L. Lovejoy, Lyman Fish, Whitfield Cross,
&. g. Food, A w. Clarke.
The visitors were driven to the hotels on
arriving here, where the they took dinner;
after which they road to the church fol-
lowed by several hundred citizens, who
had met at Coburn hall. The body of the
church was reserved for the visitors, but
the Sc ais were filled before nearly all OF
them were Accommodated. After prayers at
the residence OF the late Gov. the remains
were brought to the church. The casket
was handsome broad cloth with satin
trimmings and four heavy silver han dies.
Gu the neat silver plate were these words
Abncr Coburn,
Died Jan. 1885,
Aged 81 years mos IA days.
In addition to the decorations described
last week there was profusion of rare cut
flowers and three elegant wreaths.
The front of the alter WAS also tastefully
trimmed with smilaX, and two vases filled
with fragrant tea roses ornamented the 50
cred desk.
The pail bearers were, David Sanders of
Greenville, ii. S. Steward, +. A. Williams
Omar Cmrk. Judge Dascomb had charge
OF the arrangements.
After Al organ voluntary the services
were Conducted as below, Rev. r. M G.
Harwood, pastor, Rev. DR.. Pepper Of Col
by University, ard Rev. DR.. Joseph Kicker
of Augusta, occupying the pulpit:
Singing-"Th.re il a Calm for those who weep,
W.T., Sudds
Quartette Choir
Selections OF Scripture, read by the Pastor.
Address by Rev. q. ID. b. Pepper, LID. Colby
University.
Prayer, by Rev. Joseph Kicker ID. D., Augusta.
Singing-iHe Givcth His Beloved Sleep"
Benediction, by Rev. Dr. Pepper.
The address of Dr. Pepper is given In
full, on our first page. AT the close of the
services the casket was opened and for
more than half an hour there was con-
| slant stream of people passing through the
church to view the remains. The face
Looked quiet and peaceful as though sleep,
not death had overtaken the deceased.
The remains were inferred in the family
lot after the services, the citizens acting as
escort 10 the procession.
December Term of Court.