The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-09
Arrangements for The Services Have All
Been Completed.
GENERAL beaver IN Charge
The Body VIII Lie in State At the
Court House Until O'clock-Re-
ligious Services in the Presbyterian
Church - The Pennsylvania Re-
serves Association to Be Repre-
sented-Companies of the Fifth and
Twelfth Regiments to Act as
Funeral Escort.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa. Oct. 8.

BELLEFoNTE, Ia. Oct y.
m EN-. BEAVER has completed ar.
u rangsments for the funeral Of
I'm ex-Gov. Curtin on Wednesday,
WI as follows: A public meeting
will be held in the court house at 10
o'clock in the morning. at which re-
port Of the committee of the Centre
County Bar Association will be made
and addresses delivered by members of
the bar and gentlemen who may be
here from abroad in attendance at the
funeral. AT IL o'clock the body, at
tended by special guard ofsholor of
members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will be taken to the court
house, where 1t will lie in state until
half-past one.
The body will be returned to the
house before 2 o'clock, at which hour
religious services will be conducted by
Rev. William T. Laurie, D. D., of the
Presbyterian church AT o'clock the
procession will move from the house to
the cemetery, the following gentlemen
acting as honorary pail bearers: Hon.
Robert E Pattison, Hon. John Dean,
Hon. John Scott, Hon. William A.
Wallace, General James a. Beaver.
General John P Taylor. Colonel A. K.
Mcclure. Colonel William B. Mann,
Edward c. Humes, ESQ.,, Hon. A. o.
Furst. General D. II. Hastings and
Thomas Collins, ESQ.
The carriers will contist of four repre-
sentatives of the Pennsylvania Reserve
association, four members of the Sol
diers Orphans Sixteeners' association,
and four members of the Grand Army
of the Republic. In addition to the
military escort Of the national guard,
most all of the Grand Army of the Rs-
public posts in Central Pennsylvania
signified their intention of being pres
ent. ssss.
The funeral services will be over in
time for persons, attending from abroad
to leave Bellefonte at A. 30 o'clock for
the east and 8 i2 for the west
RESERVES TO BE REPRESENTED.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct S.-Receiver of
taxes John Taylor, who is the first
vice president Of the Pennsylvania Rs
serves association, Of which ex-Gover-
nor Curtin was president to-
day received the following dis
patch, dated Bellefonte, from ex-
Governor Beaver: Governor Cur
tins funeral on Wednesday. Mem
bers of Reserves association shonld
have timely notice" Mr.. Taylor will
attend the funeral as the head Of the
association.
Mayor Stuart today sent the follow
ing telegram to W. W. Curtin, Belle
fonte, Pa:
In this, the hour Of our bereavement,
| beg 10 express to you and to the mem
bers OF your family my sincere sysmpathy
and coincidence By the death of your
father Pennsylvania has lost one of her
most illustrious sons.
EDWIN S. STUART,
Mayor Of Philadelphia.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 8 An order was
issued from tho national guard head
quarters this afternoon directing the
Second Brigade band, Sheridan troop,
Battery B, Companies A, B. G and G,
OF the Fifth regiment, and A, B, D. G
and Il. of the Twelfth regiment, to as
semble at Bsllefonte on Wednesday to
act at q funeral escort at the Curtin
obsequies.
The order also directs that seventeen
minute guns shall be fred at the state
arsenal on the day of the funeral.