The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-15
RESTS BESIDE HIS WIFE
REMAINS OF JUDGE THURM AN
CONSIGNED rO MOTHER
EARTH.
WITH THE SIMPLEST CEREMONIES

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! The Fuuerai Was Held a, the Thur
maa Residence in the Presence of a
Great crowd " ho Had assembled
PAYNE f.a,r sad TrJbn.e 10 the
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IN n'aa he Vb~' qnieS Were Con-
,i.c,.,, hy p.v as.ov
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lIE vet most solemn and impressive
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| u nun ii''h' J"I'a" 9'"VSsiii"n ''sss' ~
! loved citizen, was consigned to Eaother
! earth The entire city felt the loss
and NH ioiped with the bereaved fami-
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! y ~ '''0" e'i,'' "'s 10y -
| the deceased that there shoula DC out
! the simplest exercises when the end
| oa,oa and i'm arrordauce with this de-
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sure Ncic '''e I"'lsci'ieh's ioi Wy s''u
! ceremony OF to-day made. Two years
ago when the wife of the venerable
stata.r,.n Was laid IN r,.at I,av r r.
!
| N'"'V' '"H""'''" O"V SNf'ie'a ""'' y"
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! he secured from the minister promise
that ebould fatc rcrmit tbe Same SER
wees snoul" "c lePe"'eu ofVi n's TT
mains.
Ihe funeral was held az the thur
man residence at the cor inef or hich
| street ana washington avenue, az ~
| O'Clock TINS morning ana even before
| the Appropriate houf ne was soFrounu-
| ed with soFroWing friends Who we're
| gathered 10 pay the last tlapute to the
| memory OF the beloved dead. There,
mingled together, were State officials
and private citizens, the substantial
business man ana the mechanic from
the number walks OF me, an come 70
testlIy To thelr appreciation OF the
steIIlhg quahtleS ana hlsh character
OF the deceased. WITH bedlmmed eyes
they stood exposed 10 the wintry blasts
but small portion of the number be-
ing able to gain access TO the house,
awaiting the Tune when they should
be permitted TO iile through and take
a last look at hlm whom they had all
known and loved.
ne thurman Gun, named tor the
"OId Roman, and m whose affairs the
dead Senator took the greatest interest
during ms iitetilne, met az their club
rooms ana hlarcheu IN Dody 70 the
mouse. GONernor Mckinney ana the
State officials met in accordance with
a pre-arranged plan and together pro-
ceeded to the residence, as did also the
city officials, headed by Mayor Allen.
The postmaster, acting under special
permission from Washington, had
closed the Office and all the employees,
as well as the other Government OF
hclals IN the clty, attended. And IN
addition TO those were numerous prl-
Vate citizens from every walk OF lite,
making an immense concourse. Prop-
aDly at no time mas there been q more
notable gathering in the city OF Column
bus on such an occasion.
The members of the family, the Gov
ernor and party, and such OF the
friends as could be accommodated,
were admitted to the house previous
to the beginning of the services, and
then the doors were closed until the
brief exercises were concluded.
Rev. j. l.. Grover, who conducted the
obsequies, was lifelong friend OF the
deceased, and IS himself bowed under
the weight OF years, having passed ms
eighty-ninth milestone III lfe S lour-
ney, and ms whlte head shook an" ms
voice trembled as he proceeded ne
began by reading the nineteehth
Psalm and followed witha brief prayer
The services were the most simple IN
character, there being no music, ana
consisted of the reading OF the Eplsco-
pal burial service, found ~ l. IoPln-
thians AN, 20. foilowins TINS hey'
Mr. Grover recited the Lofds iFdyol'
and then pronounced the Denedietoh'
There was nothing Whatever lll IN tlie no, ~.
ture of a sermon, nor We're there any
words spoken other IMAM as mere I'M
onrTice ol ,iie oo"" emd his his fbes we're respected.