Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-24
Henry NJ. MCFARLAND,
Secretary of Civii and Military Affairs.
MASONIC FUNERAL.

MASONIC FUNERAL.
One Hundred Members of the Order Pres
emt at the OBJ. equjes of james G.
Mnlnncy.
The funeral of MIR. James c. Maaney, a
respected member and officer Of burlington
lodge, 10. 100 r. and A. NJ, was held un-
der the auspices of that body from his late
residence on Elmwood avenue Sunday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock Rev. DR.. Halves Of
iiciated at the house and the singing was by
n quartette. after which the Masons took
entire charge of the burial. BY order of
DR.. j. NJ. Clarke, W. Nj, the members met
at their hall on church street at ! o'clock
y. IN. and marched in body under the
mastery supervision OF Charles NJ. Robin
son, marshal, aud when the service was over
at the house the procession proceeded to
Lake View cemetery where the beautiful
Masonic burial service was read by
Worshipful Master Clarke assisted by Rev.
L. NJ. Hardy chaplain, VINO also pronounced
the benediction The pnil bearers were II.
Z. Mont comery, Bort Waterman, W. 4.
Lyman, George s. Wright. William j. Tin
da j, jr, and W. q. Fowler, all members of
burlington lodge. There were about 100
Masous in line, besides all the employees of
the Burlington Manufacturing company,
Who had been fellow wcrhmcn with Mr.
Maaney. There was also a large attend
ance OF his friends and ncighbors, aside
from the organizations
Death ot iiirhin Shedd Walker.
Many hearts we're made sad in this city
Friday 10y the announcement of the
death Of II ram Shedd Walker, son Of Mr.
and Mrs William W. Walker, at the early
age OF IS years. He had been seriously i'll
many months and although it was known
from the nature of his disease that he could
not recover the news that the end had come
WAS shock to ali and especially to his many
yonug friends Hiram had been in delicate
health for about nine year, and during that
PERIOD there were times when he suffered in
tense pain; yet, through 1t ali, LIE main
tanned a wonderfully patient spirit and
developed a CLris tian character not often
found in one OF his years. he pos
ses.ed bright mind and although delicate
health kept him at home much Of the Time
he had made good progress in the Grammar
school when he was stricken down with his
| last illness Winter before last he spent a
number Of months in California, accOmpa-
MED by his mother, for his health. While
! there he made a valuable collection OF shells,
and the mounting of them and their ar
rangemcnt in q cabinet were his last work.
| Hiram was one of the youngest members Of
| the College street church. and one OF the
most devoted scholars in the Sunday school
of that church, where he was general ia
vorite as elsewhere. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon when "a large num-
Der OF friends aud neighbors paid tribute 10
the memory of the departed After prayer
at the home Of the parents OF the deceased,
Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Walker on South
Union street, the remains were borne to the
College street church, where impressive
iuuei al SCI 'i'79 "eio ne'd, 4"s H'no re,
which the 1ecaosad wos tho 1ar,b octe !
as escor. vbile MIRA prof q u
perLirs,s Surdav.schooI cIos, a. which ho
belonged and the members Of the sunday
school and cburrh VINO uora nrass,, In .
hodv occuriod se.fs resarvaI for thor on
si,bsr sid. Of tbe csntrs oi.Ie naxtro tha
fomilv fri.nds Tho re,noinder Of tho church
u.a, noII nlIaa VIII frisnI. =, ,bo fnn,uv
a,d otbsr r..idaut. Tho nor,I ,,ihrtas
war;. i,s,rtifuI AMI sr,ronri,.n s,d their
number testified 10 vida rro,s a
friends tnu,hsa nv tha d.,tn ~ IIiror,
Tho seryicss 1y,an.I vitI @ cba't
Come Unto Me, ~ by the regular
quartette Of the College street church, Ms
Laupdon pres!ding at the organ. Rev. c.
t. carter road appropriate passages from
the Scriptures and offered a touching prayer
after which was sung the HYMN "My
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Jesus us 4AOu hHli tnu services Closing
with the benedictOn. The remains were
followed TO Lake View cemetery by .
ing PoIoS9'"Ii a'iu .ue ,n'0' 'i'on' was II
FL II ord IT H., Wor,ar l,ro.,,ars
fieu II, anu H. iien'y "nlAer, pro'nerS
cousins of tho deceased, Fred $. Pease hav
,rc,,orersl obar,,o
ms EeNe' a. -"ai &C.