Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04
FUNERAL orAnx,E MARY WILLIAMS
Attended by . La'ss humber Floral Tribstsl
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Sa0uef tnan any WORDS can tell, were
funeral services which were held
Wednesday afternoon. over the re.
mains Of the late Miss Annie Mary
Williams, at the residence Of hel
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Williams
on Willow street. BY her lovable dis
position and gentle charity for all who
passed her way. Miss williams en-
deared herself to very many, who. in
the deep grief at her death, gathered
to pay their last sad tributes to her
memory. Old and young alike were
present. and over the large number a
feeling OF sadness prevailed. with q
deep sense of sympathy for the heart
broken parents. and brother. who knew
best Of all the beautiful soul OF the
young girl who has passed from this
world into Gods keeping.
The services were conducted by Rev.
a. w. Snyder. pastor of st. Mark $
church. CT which the deceased was a
member. They were very impressive.
Among those who were present was
Rev. W. r. Livingston. the pastor Of
st. Barnabas chapel. in which Miss
Williams was also deeply Interested.
and where she had a class in Sunday
school.
The singing was very beautiful, fur
nished by st. Marks boy choir. A
touching part OF the services was the
singing at the grave OF the hymn:
'Hark. Hark My Soul" This hymn was
sung every morning at st. GATHERINGS
hall. where the deceased completed her
course. few years ago. OF this piece.
she was especially fond. At the house
were given the hymns: He Leadeth
Me-" and Paradise"
The remains. robed in a white dress.
were placed I'm beautiful white bro
caded casket. in the hall. Above the
face, and shining into it, was a bright
electric light, about which a magnifi-
cent bower of roses was arranged. On
every side OF the casket were beautiful
floral pieces. and bouquets Of all kinds
of flowers: and. in the hall, and adj
joining rooms, were the many tributes.
from her friends. from far and near.
In the center over the casket was a
crescent Of flowers. while on either side
were rich wreaths of roses and pinks.
interviewer. with hyacinths and smilax.
Near the head was a beautiful cross.
from the pupils Of the primary school
of the williams district. where the de-
ceased was a teacher.
On one side of the door, as one
entered. was. another cross. and oppO-
site. beautiful harp. The balusters
of the stairway were intertwined with
smilax and on either of the newell posts
was bouquet OF pinks.
The flowers are mentioned below. Such
WAS the number of the tributes, it is
possible that inadvertently we have
omitted some. From the mother and
father and brother. was a large piece
of cut flowers. roses, pinks, hyacinths.
and smilax. From the directors of the
Williams school district. crescent of
lilies and tulips. with ferns and smilax.
The TEACHERS Of the district sent bas-
kets of roses. pinks. and lilies of the
>alley.N and from the pupils was the
cross which stood by the casket. The
surviving members of the graduating
class of st. GATHERINGS hall. Miss
Gould. Mrs. Bangs. Miss Manley. and
Miss Davis, sent chain of five
wreaths, linked together. the fifth be-
ing broken. in memory of the deceased.
The committee, on finance of the
Maine Legislature. Of which commit
tee Mr.. Williams Is a member, gave a
beautiful bouquet Of jacqueminot roses
From the committee on railroads. of
which Mr.. Williams is also q member.
was the beautiful harp which was
placed by the door. The employees of
the Kennebec Light and Heat Co. sent
a wreath Of roses and pinks. Among
the other tributes are the following:
Mr.. Willis Trafton of Auburn. bouquet
of ferns and flowers: Mr.. and Mrs.
Conroy. beautiful bunch of roses: Miss
Grace E.. Stone.pS roses; Mrs. c. r.
Choate, roses: Mr.. Leslie A. Partridge
pinks; Hon. and Mrs. John w. Chase,
roses: Mrs. Byron Boyd, white roses:
Mr.. +. w. Robbins. pinks; Hon.. and
Mrs. +. II. Spear of ROckland. pinks
and roses: Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Marden.
pinks: Mrs.. c. II. White and Miss
White. Niolets: Mr.. Herbert Gay, Gala.
lilies: Mr.. T.. H.. Gardiner, pinks; Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Thayer. tulips; Mr..
and Mrs. Lancaster. hyaeinths: Hon.
j. H. Manley, wreath of viOlets; Col.
i. X. StetsOn. Mr.. G.. s. Pearl, and Mr..
j. w. Palmer of Bangor. Easter lilies
and smilax: Miss Bessie L. Randall,
roses; Miss l.. W.. Fuller, pink roses :
Miss Alice Tobey. roses: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Gay, cut flowers; Miss Annie
Hanks and Miss McDavid. pinks; Miss
Zoe Peterson. white pinks: Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. C. Hendee. white pinks:i Miss
Minnie Dulon. roses: Mr.. Arthur Nor
ton. roses; Mr.. M. w. Eugley and Mr..
LsW. GRAHAM. cross of roses and
lilies: Miss Jennie Delano. pinks: Mr.
Percy Gould. pinks: Mr.. and Mrs.
Weston Lewis, flowers and smilax:
Miss Edwards of Boston, white pinks;
Mr.. and Mrs. Mary r. Haskell. Gala
lilies. Mr. and Mrs. C.. s. HichhOrn.