Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-21
THE LATE R. O. BROWN.
Burial Of Marion's Deceased Treas
nrer with all Honors.

shortly before two O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, the fuEeral cortege Of the
late Treasurer Brown left the house
where the remains had lam since
Monday evening, snd took 10 slow and
solemn way 70 the City Of the Dead.
The bearse was followed by carriages
containing the soFrow.stricken rela-
tiyes.t pall.besrern, aud some personal
fcisnds. On the pavement, alongside,
marched the long line Of frAternal 90
elety members With whom the de-
ceased had been aiiilatedi and they 10
turn we're followed by q tbfoBs OF
ffissd- sod acqualDtancos, who oraYeo
the Indictment day 10 do hooor TO the
memory ~ opc they loved snd ss-
tsemed.
The procession halted at the NJ. 4.
church. iu which. in anticipation Of a
ra.h. very many people had already
seated themselves, and the coffin was
reyerentiBlly borne 10 the chaneel, and
the RECALLED orders filed in With barred
hea Is aud SLOW f,otsteps. These were
rep eseuted by an almost entire atten-
dance Of salem Camp, No. lls, Wood
men of the World, Chief Consul J. w.
ID lyis; large litigation from Fidel-
ity Lodge 30, Independent Order Of
Old Fellows, Arthur smith, Noble
Grand, Of Turner; together With full
representations from Olive Lodge No.
IS, Salem, Webster Holmes, n. Gland
Chemekets, No. /, salem, DR.. Frank
Griffith, ~ There was DO ofi5ial
gathering of the Royal AFcanum, az
most Of the msmOers Of that order 10
lho city are affiiia I'd with the Wood
men and the Odd Fellows, and were
present in the regaliss Of these orders
The pail beafers were F. w. Waters,
recorder; A. I. WAln aud Il. Cooper,
ieputy sberlfis; Cnas. McNary, deputy
recorder; B. +. GIesy, deputy clerk
d. ID. Eofie, assessor; B. B. Herrick,
deputy assessor; aud ]. 5. Graham, f,
school superintendent.
When the societies had taken their
places the general public thronged In,
ilIlng the spacious auditorium. crowd.
lug the aisles, and lining the walls. In
the vestibuIe the space WAS Jammed
from the entrance doors TO the stairs,
aud Ia the lobby, the basement, and on
the sidewalk there were fully $50 more
who could not get within hearing dis
tance Of the cleTgyman's voice.
Rev. Geo. w. GrAnnis, the pastor Of
the church, offielAted, preaching a
touching and eloquent sermon from
the text, "Thou wilt show me the
path Of life; In Thy presence IL full
ness Of joy; ut Thy right hand there
are pleasures foreYermore." Palm
XVI, " III.
II was after half.past 3 when the
congregation had made their way
down the stairs aud left available
room 10 remove the coiiin 10 the walt
ing hearse, which with the carriages
moved OH, the fratsranltles reforming
on the pavement and marching "a
the Willamette hotel where half a
dozen cars were IN waiting 10 transport
them aud such private friends ~
despite the weather, desired to 70 u
the scene of the burying.
The cars reached the cemetery fullJ
half an hour before the carriages, bul
~ length these arrived aud about 9D
mourning brethren aud 100 ladies and
gentlemen, passed along the pathway
of the niisnl city ~ the newly opened
grave Ths burial ritual ~ the Wood
nleu of the World was read Ny Prot,
Haslsy ~ Wlllauleite university, aud
ihsa of the odd fellowa, read by Judg'
Burnett, Ia . fall ~ cold leTslsisBI
raip, lhs clOds " earth sounded hollos
on lhe ooiiip lld, aud ihs throng ven
back 20 lhs cats having paid ihe lss
ulhuis ~ earthly love to h Gran
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