Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-10
FUNERAL SERVICES
Olsr lhe Remains " The Lata
BdVifd ChlRles Allen.


The funeral OF the late 4. G. Allen tool
plsce yesterday afternoon. Evssytbinl
passed Of smoothly and isss .ssnnsr thu
80 most suitable ~ . token At ssspscs :,
III. deceased. Who probably vss one Of d.
res,ess business organizers Of his dsy-
A. has already besn told in thee,
eoIumns Edvard Charles Allen vas bosr
h. Manchester. Me-, six miles from THU
CITY June %, 1919. he was the con Of
Jsmss Madison Allen, . farmer. and ss Or
early .zs showed great business sptssude
When Young msn he started out in Ohio
~ canv.ser In 1869 he moved "a
Asguas and started . monthly magazine
.hieh soon rescheds Phenomenal circuIs-
uon.
Upon this foundation he bull, up one Of
Ii. lars.s, Publishing businesses in the
vorld. the time Of his death Mr.. Alien
-. me ~ HE wesi,biet men in Maine.
n. o.nsd heavily In the Ksnnebec Z Bos-
tan stssmboot Co. shipping. the Augusta
National Back and many other cofpors-
hjns.
Mr. Allen died A. the Parker House,
Ba.,or al O'Clock Tuesday morning
Jaiy "a 1891, Of heart failure, resulting
,rom Pneumonia. He hsd returned from
.v.r.H,n Zip in Europe only the pfeviou,
Saturday.
O-ing 70 the fact that his mother and
Younger sister. Miss Florence Allen, were
all in Europe, the funeral vas postponed
until their arrival home. Mrs. and Mis-.
Alien reached this city on Thursdsy After
mon Col chss. b, Morton and Ex-
Mayor n, W Lane were asked by the
family to assume charge Of the funeral.
Although the family wished for . private
burial. 80 great was the feeling that Mr..
Allen -r a man Of suffieisn. prominence
10 belong to the hole State ard is peep e
thai the family yielded to the uni
the public to show It's appreciation Of he
ns'it. and works Of the deceased. When
tH. had been announced 3 great and heart
ielt interest was excited. Sunday VAS
eagerly, though sorrowfuJly, watched for.
All feared tina, rain or bsd weather mi ht
prevent = popular demonstrstion.
Atsn early hour people began to arrive
from the surrounding cities and towns. At
o'clock, before any crowd had collected =,
the remains we're reversntly carried from
u knowlton 4 Sons underts kin
rooms on oak street 10 Christ
church Unitarian at the head Of the hill.
Mr.. Calvin, 4 Boston florist, and Mr..
Charlie. Koovlton then arranged The floral
rmblsm and wreaths. Shortly Afterwards
the family arrived to bid their dearly be-
Meanwhile detail of Trinity Com
msudery, Heights Templar. under COM
msnd Of Past Grand Captain General,
Eminent Sir Knight X W. Black and Pact
Eminent Commander G. X TiIden went on
'u,y I. guards ofh,nor. There were four
r'liefs Of three Sir Knights each.
~ ~ NibtA hut mAHsksftt totIlti
Charles y Morton and ex.Msyor s. W.
Lane With the u.hers Thomas Leigh. Jr ,
Joseph + Bodwell, Stephen $. Lancaster
srh John X Gould appeared. The doors
we're then opened ard the anxious as
'emblege OF friend. and employees was
admitted TO ttks last view Of the remains
Fer two steady hours the crowd passed
through, stopping but to gszs upon the still
i'fsless face Of the man they hsd known,
bsd respected and had loved.
The entrance on State street was where
tho people wr'r admitted. In the ve.tibule
~ tho church stood the itntor who
showed them INTO the church, at the
ord Of the rear aisle Ecxi to
tho door stood of of the usher-. who di-
rectsd the moving throng up the east side
suls to the upper end Of the church
where. beneath TIN pulpit stood the oasket
A. the people filed by they took one brief
look snd then passed down the west side
aisle ard out the side door into the street
that all passed out.
A. one stood in the rear Of the church
ard looked forward a most beautiful and
Impressive sight was presented. In the
dim. half light could be seen the
handsome slack casket resting on two
hl.ck pillar stools. Tne pulpit WAS covered
Al. Ill ha ..l al a
arranged the beautiful A,ral emblems. On
the exnemn right stood = handsome And
elaborate deck inside Of white and purple
s.tsrs and bearing on one side the truthful
words Faithful and True" in purple
sisters On top stood s,ellow symbolic
hand lamp made OF ss,ers, ard . large,
lavender silk book mark. These three
Piece. were presertSd by the employees Of
Mr. Aliens Augusta house. Nex; 10 this
vss . beautiful broken column Of roses Ard
purple asters, bearing snow white We
on top. sent by his sister. On each
side of the pulpit stood to fne
F'NAfN CDtH1'Ts NultN wen seut
tho Augusta Nstiopai bsr < and the Kenue
hoe & Boston Steamboat Co. in which
r,mr,nies the deceased WAS . diret n
Back of these stood two palms which added
much to the beauty OF the scene. On the
left Was very pretty pillov Of roses with
tho word "Rs.urgsm' upon it, from Miss
L 4 L., kSI
remembered their beloved frster BY send
irgs beautiful bed of roses with the -
COED word Ffaterr upon. This stood be-
hind the cs.ket on the left Upon the
c"ke, which was profusely draped with
ro'es was = large wreath Of white lilies
from the family. The Portland en-
rloyes had shown their feeling for their
los, leader by sending up . beautiful gym
bolic cross and crown. Mr.. Allens editor
tn-chief, Hon. s. W. Lane and his vifs
sent = bank of ivy with e. roses in the
centre representing the years Of Mr.. Al
lens life.
The casket was laid With the head toward
toward the vest. bu, facing The rising sun
in the es.t Al his head stood the motion
lsss fsure of . Sir Knight on the guard OF
honor. At the foot Of the csstet was
Smother ststue-like guard, both facing the
Fast Al the bead OF the center aisle, fac
ing the CT fin, stood the third Sir koigh, in
charge Of the detail, As one gszsd upon
The three Silent and still figures in the
They ainnd With drawn aMnrdA ready