The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-04-12
the GOVERNOR AT REsT.
Ills BODY Now In tho Little Cemetery Nenr
His Iiome--rhs Service.
LAunEI.. Dol. AprII I2.


2.6U O'Clock. Company N. c. d., as a
guard of honor headed tho processio n
and than followed the members OF the
governors stall who acted us honorary
bearers.
By the side OF the hearse walked the ac-
tive pall-bearers. most OF whom were tho
employees OF the deceased. They were d, W.
Twilley, S, j. Thomins. r. H. Boyce, E. l..
Hearn, e. II. Cubbagc. W, II. Lloyd, c. L.
Phillips and Daniel Short.
Following the pall-bearers and the hearse
came the relatives of the deceased on foot.
the church where the services were held
being but short distance from the house.
Following the relatives came Governor
Watson and Adjutant-Gene Samuel A.
Macallister, followed by ex-GOyernors Pom
der and Reynolds and Secretary OF State N.
B. Smithers. Following them were the
members of the General Assembly. Back
Of the members of the General Assembly
walked Senator Gray and ex-senator Hig.
gins, Chancellor Woleott, Chief Justice
Charles b. Lore, Judges David 7. Marvel,
Charles w. Cullen, /. c. Grub, Attorney
General John X. Nicholson, Court Stenogra-
pher L. c. IIardesty, Judge j. Frank Ball
and then the visitors from Wilmington and
other places
AS the funeral party moved toward the
church the bell was tblled. The funeral
party entered the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the order named, the floral Offer
ings being borne ahead of the party by
members of Company I. The relatives oc-
eupied seats on the right of the church and
the members of the Legislature on the left.
The front seats were occupied by the mem
bers Of the governors staff In full uniform.
n,.1 H. I... All
party we're occupied by regimental officers
in full uniform.
The interior of the church about the pull
pit was draped in black. Seated inside the
pulpit rails were a number of ministers.
among whom were Chaplain Cyrus Cort of
the Senate, Chaplain W. L. S. Murray of the
House, the Revs. T. e. Martlndale. d. D., +.
c. McSorley, A. D. Carpenter. William A.
Green, G. A. Grise, John II. Caldwell. G. W.
Prettyman, Z. II. Rawlins, Charles |. STEM
gle, A. d. Davis and f. NJ. Munsen.
The funeral services opened with the
reading of the Goth Psalm by Chaplain Cort
Of the Senate. He was followed by Chaplain
w. L. S. Murray, who also read a Scriptural
lesson.
There was singing by quartette led by
James d. Spicer, after which prayer was
offered by Presiding Elder w. f. Corkran.
The quartette then sang SILENTLY, Sill
emily Bury the Dead" and the Rev s. ~
Pilchard, the pastor Of the church, spoke OF
the life of the deceased. Mr.. Pilchard was
the minister who offered prayer at the in
auguration OF Governor Marvil in Dover. He
spoke feeiingly of the life of the deceased
The silent congregation, he said. met TO tes-
tify their love and respect for one Of Della
wares distinguished citizens Joshua II.
Marvil. 1t was like unveiling the monu-
ment of finished life. He then spoke of
the early struggles of the late governor He
told how the father of the deceased had
| been drowned when the late governor was a
| small child. and the family had been COM
| PEELED to struggle for its living. Young
| Joshua worked early and late so that he
| might add his mite to the family treasury.
When the other boys were resting from
their labors he was busy fashioning out of
| corn stalks things which he had seen. He
| was n natural born mechanic. and when he
| was young he built wagon in his spare
| hours. This talent afterward bore fruit in
| several valuable inventions The minister
then told of the conversion of the late gov
ernol and OF his joining the church, and
spoke feelingly of his work in the church.
He gave literally of his time and of his
means to further her interests. He was a
church. He was not talker but he was a
thinker.
He was always ready and willing to help
those who we're in distress lie was much
Interested in young men and many a time
the young men of the town had been helped
by him. Many he had told to 90 up higher
and he had not only told them. but he had
also helped them by his counsel and by his
meaus Many times the wheels Of his fac
tories had been kept turning, not for his
own benefit, but for the benefit OF the
people Of the town that he might help
thsni To his family he was always kind
and loving. Even when floral offerings
had been sent him after ne had been
elected to the high office of governor OF
this state, he could not enjoy them until
he had placed some of them on the grave
of his wife. This showed the loying nature
Of the man.
The speaker concluded by telling how
he would be missed in the community and
in the church. and asked Divine sympa-
thy for the family OF the deceased. His
life had been an example to all aud one
which the young men of the state might
emulate.
The Rev. r. c. McSorley and the Rev.
T. t. Martindale spoke briefly as former
pastors of the church of the work of the
dead governor.
This finished the services in the church
and & ne body was then borne to the Metho-
dist Protestant Cemetery and buried beside
the wife OF the governor. The services
at the grave were conducted by the Rev
Mr. Pilehard, assisted by the other minis
ters present. The cemetery Is mmedi-
ately back OF the Office of the governor and
within sight Of his house. There were sey-
eral thousand people al the cemetery
Hundreds watched the funeral procession
both 10 and from the church. which
showed the loving interest which they took
in the man who had departed. Genuine
sadness marked the faces OF all. The
male members of the family observed the
old Sussex custom of keeping their hats
on In church during the service.
]. Dallis MarYil, a son Of Governor Mar
vii, was taken i'll during the services at
the church and had to be assisted to his
home.
WE'LL KNOWN MEN PRESENT.
II is safe to say that so many prominent
men were never seen in Laurel before In
addition to those who are mentioned in the
funeral party were: George W. Sparks,
II. A. Brown, Frederick =. Bach, Hugh
c. Browne Horace @. Knowles, DR.. A. Il
Frantz, I. S. Lewis, Mayor E. G. Short
lidge, Alton C. Pyle, Godfrey L. Handy
City Solicitor George A. Elliott, II. II,
Billany w. s. Lednum, William Simmons
william S. IIilles. w. c. r. Golquhoun
James Wilson, John J. Gallagher and
Harry Thompson, representing the Young
Mems Republican Club of Wilmington j
Edward Addcks, Charles II. Kittinger
John f. Donaho Joseph L. Cahall, George
j. Finek C. C. Montgomery, Peter l.
Cooper, Jr, II. II. Ward NJ. T. Dannen
berg, Howard E. Stats, John W Kirby
Charles NJ. Cullen, Harvey J. Wiley, Georg'
l.. Townsend, Henry p. Cannon, Il. l.
Lewis, William II. Boyce, Garrett j. Hart
W. A. Comegys, DR.. b. b. COmegys, Ed