Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12

TON, W., THURSDAY, :
agent; j. w. Smith general managers
secretary; J. r. Booth, director.
Other railroad officials present included
the following gentlemen: General }.
&. McCulIough, president, and Fl. w.
SpsHord general freight and pes
senger agent Of the Bennington and Rutland
railway; President P. W. Clement and Di-
rector William Wells of the Rutland rail
road; j. Muiigsn, superintendent Vermont
Valley railroad i. w. Morse, general pas
senger agent OF the Montpelier AMI Wells
kivsr railroad; Col. J.. O. e. Cannon, vice
president OF the Delaware and Hudson road;
DR.. W. $. Wobb, president of the Wagner
Palace Car company: &. II. bebtitt gem
cral superintendent Of The American Express
comnany; C. A. Tinker, general suporin-
tendent of the Western Union Telegraph
company.
Ths members Of tho franklin county bar
and visiting inemborg of this legal fraternity
held NEE ting ~ this court house at
O'Clock. j. j. Deayitt was elected chair.
man and c. d. Watson, clerk T. was
voted to attend the funeral in body, and
to invite the side judges ard officials of the
County Court. A committee of five was
appolu ted TO frame soml resolutions to ne
presented at an adjourned Term OF the
County Court which meets noxt Tuesday
Railroad men connected with the Central
Vermont. Ogdensburg AMI Lake Champlain
and Canada Atlantic roads met at the sta
ton at clock and marched to the church.
\ delegation entared while the others formed
in line outside the G. A. r.. and board of
trade also formed in line delegations enter
ing the church.
Services ut the Church.
" Nhile the people were bsing seated in the
Congregational cnutcl. which was filled 10
its utmost capacity, Mrs. j. ". Sauit
played the organ. Ine services opened with
the regular choir oi the church singing
THY Will Be Done" lei by DR.. Jnhn
S erar. President Buokham read some
selections OF Scripture and then made the
following address,:
Iresident Buckham's Address.
/ 1t is one of the old customs of rural New
England, when neighbors meet to pay the
last offices OF respect to one who had been
OF their number, to say some kind words,
such as the occasion may warrant, and, II
so permitted, to soften tne severity OF grief
by pleasing memories OF the life that Is
closed Let us nope thdl this beautiful Gus
tom may not soon pass away. IL the exi.,-
ences of city life require others to bury
their dead with cold in npersonal fornlalities,
lot us not learn tnoir ways till we must
Let affection have sons voice, let friendship,
ana gratitude, and nsiShDoriy Kindness
have some ulto" IN the Services by ~hicn
we haliow the act OF laying our dead into
their resting place.
AS Wa meet to-day TO tender this tribute
OF aloctiou to him who has gons from US,
how many fuli hearts arc Waiting Tor some
adequate expression oi tueIr love ana sor-
row But what words cda yolco tls fsot-
ln2s that are struggling Tor utterance IN tue
hearts OF those who called him husband,
1ather, brother, Trend, aeis bor, towns
man, ielio"-cil!zeh, business associate FOR
IN tAls long procession OF zorro" there are
none but nave sense o. personal bsieaTs-
ment ana loss. As the d!arei locomotive
has tol three days bssn speeding tie mout u
full sidinGs up and down tho country, how
many hedrtS hHve been saddcned by
the thought that the great brain wh!cn
Tor SO many years ha6 charged witt
power ali these lines OF communication i
coId and still, h6e an enSho whose tires
have gone out How many others wi.
mourn tho courteous gentleman whom il
was such pleasure to greet who had an
admirer IN every man who net him, and :
irlend in every mal who worked with aiu
or under him. And how many othsrs there
are who perhaps never saw him. but VIII,
Will appreciate tue loss his death brings t'
business, 10 pubic affairs, to tie many goo.
causes and enterprises to which hs gave hi
influence and support. Where in the maui
tod relations OF life, domestic, sociel, 20
liucal, relisious, VIII he not be Ioss3d
What words Will be spoken OF him any
where but words OF admiration, OF aztec
tlon, gratitude ami SORROW; And now in
adequate they VII! ali be "ni Wi be ts.t &
= be hoth by those VINO utter them and thos
vino hoar them. AID yet what teatimUnl
10 merit, what enconium ot ELe can u
equal TO this spontaneous and Uni, ersa. eX
preston Of respect and homaa9 To be III
best knOwa man Of oAa ) STATS; to 10 tu
} head Of bI,Intss "aicA LIDS subordinate
= in hundreds OF towns in Iour dlferen'
, States; 10 have oiiIcini rslaIous with iacl
numbcrn. many IEJusalds oYor all tns Uat
ted States from tlla nl4IiOauire director tn [ n