Connecticut western news., 1895-10-31
JUDGE CHANGERS FUNERAL.


 held last Thursday afternoon at 30 p m at his late residence. The attend auce was very large and among thos. present were many prominent mel from all over the state who had known Ju ige Granger while at the bar and oi, the bench ani in politics. The rvic- at the house consisted of the buria office of the Protestant Episcopal Church and were conducted by R-v F w Barnett, rector of Christ Church of North Canaan and Rev Harry I. B"a- ley, dean-elect of the cathedral at To p.ka, Kans Rer M, Barnett also made a address. in which he outliuei JudRe Granger's career from his boyhood to the end of his life, showing how the J Judge by making the most of his men tai endowments. by hard study under nnfav ,rable conditions and by his in .lomitable pluck and unw-aried pursni, nf the end in view, had attained to th very highest rank in the legal profes- sion The preacher also dwelt on tn. Judges Christian character and life, shown by Lis constant attendance church while his health permitted and his never-failing interest in the welfare of his Church. Mention was also made f the Judge's hospitality, generoritv and his other lovable characteristics. Words of sympathy were also address ed to the bereaved farily.
 The musical selections were very beautifully rendered by the Christ Church choir and besides the usual burial psalm, included the hymns: 1t is not death to die" and Jerusalem the Golden" and at the close of tie services the Psslm D, Prof undis. Be- fore the singing of this psalm the rector read the praye for ons departed f' m the ofice of the "Vi~itation of tl. Sick" tue prayer for the family and tn colpcr for the feast of All Saints. ID, whole service was beautiful and inpre sive.
 After all had looked for the last time on the pc 'cefnl and life-like face of thr departed Judge, on whose casket lay a large and beautiful wreath of yellow chrysanthemums another of russet oak leaves. also sh .af of wheat aud a pa n branch. the pail bearers, Messrs Milton Roraback, Daniel l.. Peirce, Daniel l.. Freeman of North Canaan, Stats At torney Huntington, Hon. Nicholas Staub and ex-Sheritf Henry J. Allen. raised the casket and bore it between the two lines formed by the Masons, vested in the regalia of their Order, from the house to the hesrse, preceded by the member of the Litchfield county bar with ex-Judge A. T. Roraback, who had charge of the funeral, at their head, and preceded also by the clergy, Revf Barnett, 3odley and Whittlesey. On reaching the heaise the members of the bar divided into two ranks between which the body was borne and placed in the hearse.
 The honorary pail bearers were u ( Judges ef the Supreme court.
 The procession then formed and pro. ceeded to the Lower cemetery in the following ord..,: The Masons on foot, members of the bar. clergy and pal bearers in carriages, the hearse mem. bers of the family, relatives and citizens in carriages. There were 54 vehicles in tho procession. On arriving at tle grave and after the body had been low. ered, Revs Barnett and Bodley, wear lne their cassocks, surpllcis and black ,toles, read the impressive words of the committal service of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Then followed the Masonic burial rites conducted by Most Worshipful Grand Master Henr. 0. Waruer, of New Milford. assiste, ny ex-Deputy Grant Master Johi Drowne. of New Hartford. About on, hundred Masons were in the procession neighboring lodges beiug we'll repre- ! sented.
 l Fortunately, it was a beautiful day mild aud clear. and as the slanting ray of the afternoon sun strramed acros the landscape, as the last sad rites wer l being performed, they threw purpl t light on the grand old mountain, will t it's rugged rocks. and brought out witl tiue effect the autumnal splendor of th ,n kba f ,rooko and on hill and on the foot of the noun tain, forming vision of natural beaut 3 never to be forgotten.
 Among those present from out o town not already mentioned were i, Judges Charles B Andrews. David To, rance. A. H. Fenn, Simeon E. Baldwin Civilian Hamersley was absent on ac count of iliness.) M H Holcomb, Wa
 ter s. Msrrell of Southington. D 1 , Brewster. of D .nbury, D. B Lockwoo of Bridgeport. H .McMahon of Ne Milford, A. D Warner of Woodbur, Bradstreet of Waterbury, Senators J DemIng Perkins of Litcl,fild, c. W . Smith of New Hartford, D T. Warne of Salisbury, ex.Congressmen Carl :. French of Seymour, F. Miles of Sali'
 bury, Attorneys Henry E Burton ( uiddletown, Hubert Williams of Lake ' vile, l.. Nickerson of West Corn wal
 W. B. Smith of Winsted, Hiram ,. Lawrence of Wineted. D. O Kilbour
 of Litchfield, w. H Hurlbut of Wes
 Winstei. Howard F. Landon of Sali
 bury, D A. Rood of Hartford, J. (
 Phelps, ST Walter Holcomb of Sim y bury, James Campbell of Litchfelt is E Iward Cnapin. H. J Staniclift, V | r pIatt NJ I.rri.. M.a Gnaa