Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-04
THE LAST OFFICES.
Funeral Services for j. V. Bailey and
Howard Wells.

Funeral Services for j. " Bailey and
Howard Wells.
The funeral of the late j. V. Bal
ley occurred from the family home,
112S Second avenue, at II O'Clock this
morning and was largely attended.
There was a profusion of floral offer
ings, including some very pretty and
appropriate designs, among them a
grip from the Tri-City Travellers as
ISOLATION, Maltese cross from the
Knights Templar and floral tribute
from the Knights of Pythias. The
Knights Templar and Knights of Ply
thias orders attended in a BODY. Rev.
{. +. Taylor of the First Baptist
church, and Rev. j. H. Kerr, of the
Central Presbyterian, conducted the
ceremonies, Dr.. Taylor delivering
an impressive discourse on the ex-
emplary life of the deceased. The
choir of the First Baptist church,
composed of Misses Stella Lloyd and
Lydia Jensen and Messrs. Jesse
Williams and Clarence Spaulding,
with Miss Alwilda Young accom-
PIANIST, sang I'm Going Home"
There Can be No Sorrow There"
and Crock of Ages The pail bear
ers were Sir Knights Henry Carse,
+. p. Pinneo, w. T. Channon, John
Cruburgh, E. Z. Parnenter and John
Channon.
After the services at the house the
body was escorted to the Milwaukee
depot by the two orders. the Knights
Templar and Undertaken Knox ac
companying the remains and family
to CordoVa, where the final rites were
conducted with the honors of Tenn
plarhood. The special train was in
charge OF Conductor Carrigan and
was pulled by Engineer Carroll's
locomotive.
Funeral of Howard Wells.
The funeral of Howard Wells was
held from his late home, 1907 Sew
enth avenue at , o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. A. r. Morgan, of
Joliet, the former pastor of the de-
ceased, assisted by Presiding Elder
NJ. A. Head and Rev F. W. Merreu.
A large number of people took adj
vantage OF the opportunity to pay
their last tribute to the deceased bv
attending the final offices. There
were many lovely floral offerings, in
Guiding set pieces of appropriate
| design from the attaches of the
Rock Island postoflice, the BOYS Bri-
gade of the First NJ. f. church and
the county and circuit clerks and as
sistants
The services were opened with the
singing by a quartette composed of
Misses Coyne and Dickman and
Messrs. L. c. Dougherty and J. A.
Johnson, with Mrs. II. Won Koeckritz
accompanist, of 80, God Our Help
in Ages Past" This was followed by
scripture reading by Rev. Morgan,
after which Elder Head offered fer
vent prayer. The quartette sang
Nearer, My God to Thee when
Rev. Merrell delivered short dis
course on the life of the deceased,
speaking of his usefulness in the re-
ligious, social, business and political
circles of thescommunity, and paying
a fitting tribute to his memory.
Rev. Morgan spoke eloquently of
the life that had ended. He felt a
sense of personal bereavement in the
death of Mr.. Wells. He dwelt on the
warm personal friendship that had
existed between himself and the de-
ceased, of the latter's many splendid
qualities of mind and heart. of the
fidelity of his friendship, of his man
ly, stalwart nature, the intensity of
his character and the energy and ar
dor displayed in all that he did.
The quartette rendered The Hap
Ply Pilgrim, " after which the remains
were conveyed to their last resting
place in Chippiannock cemetery, the
pail bearers being, as given Satur-
day: Messrs. H. d. Mack, j. T.
Robinson, J. T. Noftsker, H. D. Fol-
som, NJ. A. Patterson and c. L.
Walker.
Deaths Cold Hand.
Yesterday afternoon at about 8
o'clock Jacob Schofer, an old settler
of Moline, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs Sarah Hartmann, in
Edgewood Park, very suddenly. He
was 20 years and l month old. Mr..
Schofer leaves five boys and three
girls, all married. The funeral will
occur tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock.