The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
COFFIN PLATE MADE.
.,o,,ue MAN ORDERS A FUNERAL
FOR HIS MOTHER.


.,.ker and What That Worthy Said
,,out the Transaction
u.os vanderwerken, an undertaken
johannesburg, n. Y, left his shop III
u 's-.a avenue the other afternoon and
peu r,od out to find corpse that would
starr" handsome casket which he had
~ IL . - rider The casket was ordered
maui saturday = night by John IL. Coe,
Oh rho late Senator Coe, for his
W. who, he said, had just died at
De "Mother died suddenly" said the
a nan land we want to give her
first class funeral.
"Where is her body! asked 'ne uh-
dertaker ,,.,Mn Zoo
.no Won want me to send for it to-
night ~ o,or,o,.,.o,r will,
!, The local undertaken in Belmar has
~ nalmod her and will ship the body
\ 81 rou Monday morning. Poor mother'
81
She was a good mother!
"no YOU still live on Rodney street,
near Bedford ayenue" asked the under
taker ~, ~ 49,. ,oe.
,not bopse several years ago Mother
o ,ar half of the property in the town
\ Of gelmar. so she went to live there.
Door motherl She was n good mother!
"Wben would you like the funeral
what dav?" asked the undertaken.
,,Tnesdav. said Mr. Coe, well
hurry her IN Cypress Hills cemetery, and
want Won to open a grave there. I'll
leave that TO your own selection. l
ropld like the side of a green hill Poor
mother She was a good mother!"
81 know she was, remarked the I'M
dortaker. but here is the casket cata-
loue namoment a choice was made.
"san have selected one of the finest,
said the undertaken THAT one will
cost $3.50, trimmed
"lncluding nice silver platter
4 "Yes, " said the undertaken, "includ-
| ing the plate,
THAT one will do, remarked Mr..
| Coe Nov, | suppose you want de-
posit III pay you one-third down on
the funeral. Suppose l give you check
for 5000. need $50 to pay the Belmar
undertaken for his work, so you take
the check for 5000 and give me $50
change That will be paying you $3.50
on account of the funeral. Poor mother !!
She was a good mother''
1t was getting late, and Mr.. Coe said
be had 10 hurry back to Belmar to COM
plete the funeral arrangements. Then
! he produced check for $500. 1t was
! drawn on the Manufacturers National
bank and signed j Ii. Evans. Under
taker Vanderwerken accepted the 5000
check and gave young Mr. Coe two $50
checks IN return, with the understand
Ing that the $50 was TO be used for
squarlng funeral accounts in Belmar.
Mr. COe went away, saying he would
ship his mother remains to Brooklyn
on Sunday or Monday
On Sunday Undertaken Vanderwerk-
en-, according 20 instructions, went to
the office of the New York and Brook
Ign Casket company and ordered the
casket 1t was sent to his shop on Mon
day bearing neat silver plate on
which was inscribed the following:
Hattie w Coe Died September,
1897 Aged 40 years "
Not hearing from young Mr.. Coe on
Sunday, Undertaken Vanderwerken be-
ileved that the young mans brother had
decided to have the body of the mother
Kept at Belmar until Monday. All day
Monday he waited to get further orders
regarding the funeral, but he waited in
vain Then he turned his attention to
trimming the casket. When this was
zone, he covered it with black shroud
and left it in his shop ready to be used.
on Tuesday he sent two Of his men
70 cypress Hills cemetery, where he had
purchased grave for Mrs. Coe, and his
men me paid 81 to have the grave opened.
"neh his men returned to Williams
ourg' the undertaken remarked that it
was strange that he had not received a
IesSage from young Mr. Coe.
lhey may be having trouble with a
Jersey coroner, said the undertaken.
guess had better go over to Belmar
anu snip the body here to Brooklyn"
% ne went to Belmar and, driving to
'ue zoe residence, rang the bell
I'm the Brooklyn undertaken, I" he
body" ~ ' wv .
MIS- Goes bodyl" exclaimed q
iOwug woman who answered the door
mean?" NOV Wv ~"
Undertaken '''''' VIZ
Woman. w VINO 'o"ne
Ids,,a %rs Goes funeral, replied the un.
v"ny Mrs. Coe is not Dead" an
IN , ,I the young woman "She's here
t,os ue , nonse entertaining some friends
,o S~ Williamsburg I'll call her out If
IT nv M'sn TO speak with her."
ona Que undertaken turned pale, but re-
\tew ,eI. mat Mrs. Coe be produced. A
him. minutes later she was talking with
"a ,t ~ 'ne reception room. He explain
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