The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-07

John Brown and his family.
The city trustees, who are all old time
Republicans, attended in body and took
seats on the platform, as token of re,
spect for the memory of John Brown
and his sons.
The students of the Pasadena Acade-
my attended in a body. And members
of the G. A. r. and Sons OF Veterans
who could leave their business places
attended the funeral.
On the conclusion OF the services the
casket was removed to the corridor and
the face cover removed. Then the vast
audience passed out in columns by each
aisle on each side of the bier and thus
all had an opportunity to view the face
cf Owen Brown. 1t was perfectly nat
ural-lttle paler than in life; and looked
as though he was only lying asleep.
The bier was covered with floral en-
blems and tokens of love. A GROSS, a
wreath, and bouquets, composed of Gala
lilies, roses, violets, marguertes, sweet
elyssum, gersnIums, smilax, and feath-
er palms.
RELATIVES PRESENT.
Jason Brown, brother OF the deceased.
Ruth Brown Thompson, sister of the
deceased, with her husband, Henry
Thompson and their youngest daughter
Mamie. Mr.Thompson was one of John
Browns soldiers in Kansas.
Mrs. Grace Simmons, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson, with her husband
and SOD, who reside at Las Cacitas.
Mrs Town, another daughter) with
her husband and son, who also reside at
Las Cacias.
Mrs. Hand, from Wellington, Ohio, a
sister of John Brown, aunt to the de-
ceased, and now visiting her daughter
in Los Angeles, formerly Mrs. Hood Of
Pasadena.
Mrs. Hopson, cousin of the deceased,
from icramento.
Mrs Quinn, a cousin, from Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
THE PAIL BEARERS.
1t is quite remarkable that there shou d
be found in Pasadena so many men who
were ass pcated with John Brown in his
mighty work, which upheaved the ma
tion and made the entering wedge for
the overthrow of slavery thirty years
ago. In charge of the pail bearers was
II. N. Rust, president of the Pasadena
Library As oCiaiion, who was an old
time friend and ne,ghbOr of the John
Brown family at East Hampton, Mass,
and also for many years in this city.
James Townsend. of Spring Dlle c.
dar County. H., who was John Browns
intimate and confiIeE'ial friend; and a.
his house Brown took his last meal be-
fore starting from West Liberty to Chi
cagO with his men and twelve escaped
slaves. This was a marvellous event, in
which John Brown, with 5000 Tew"rd
uff red for him, dead Tive, took lot
If slaves in car on the G r | q p.
railroad through the cities of Davenport, =,
La Sale, Jolier, Chicago, and on to free
dom on the soil Of Canada. AMI from
thence moved OIL to his final operations
at Harper's Ferry, Va. In DR.. r ids
History of Johnson Co Iowa." vol.
ume of 966 pages, at page 466 n ention is
made of James Townsend's "rravelers
Rest" the tavern at West Branch tnear
iSpring Dale) where John Brown, and his
mule captured from the border ruff ans
at the battle of Black Jack on the Kan
sas and Missouri line, were always on
the "free list On page 467 of the same
work, we read Brown himself had
his quarters at the home of Mr. j I'm ii
Painter
John H. Painter, who was justice Of
the Ieace at Spring Dale, ard Browns
intimate aud confidential friend. He
boxed up the guns. sabres, pixies, etc
that Brown had gathered for his antici-
Uated army of liberation, and shipped
them to him at Harpers Ferry, labeled
carpenters TOOLS" For this he was
unchurched by the Friends Yearly Meet
ing to which he belonged; but he believ-
ed he was doing Gods service for the
rights of man, and history since has
fully vindicated the act. He il father to
our prominent citizens NJ. D. Painter,
A. ]. Painter. Mrs. L. H. Michener, and
Mrs. DR.. j, G., Michener.
VIM IL Coffin, was associated with
John Brown and his sons in the Klnsns
struggle for free State against the
ve-hunting border rufiians, in 1856
7-S-9
b njtmin A. Rice, was taken prisoner
by the border ruffians in Kansas, and
was released by John Brown after hair
breadths escapes from the murderou'
vengeance of the ruffians. Mr.. Rice
served through the war of the Rebellion
is an old citizen of Pasadena, and is now
chaplain of the G. A, r. here.
Wilson 7. Kirk, nephew OF Jamet
Townsend above mentioned. resided al
Splirg Dale. and was intimate with Johr
I Brown and his men in the days when i
was pprilous to be known as their friend
W. B. Van Kirk, is commander OF The
q. A. r. Post of this city, and took par
as the SPECIAL representative OF thai
patriotic order of men who marched tC
he music of John Browns soul il
marching on"
These were the historic men who bore
Owen Brown to his grave. The hearst
was followed by a lopg procession OF
vehicles, and four Photographic instru
ments we're trained upon the scene tc
take views of different incidents in the
course of the day.
An effort has been in progress FOL
some months by Mrs. DIR. Lord and 9TH
er friends Of the family, to publish the
narrative of Owens escape from Har
per's Ferry in pamphlet form, to be sold
for their benefit. Permission has been
obtained from the holders of the Atidn
tic Monthly copyright 10 so use it; and
some additional matter has been prepar'
ed. But the stringency Of money mat
tiers has made it impossible to carry ou'
the project. as yet.-PdSddend, Cal
Standard, Jan. 18th, 1889.