The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-15
FUNERAL OF cor. HuaER.
A Large Number of Frlen is Gsther to dr
Honor to His Memory.

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Honor to His Memory.
st. Johns Episcopal Church was filed
TO overlooking Sunday with friends who
had gathered to do honor to the memory
OF Col. FranS Huger. The--exerclses st
che church were beautifully md i'm pres
slvely performed by Rev, w. III. Meade,
after which the funeral cortege formed
and marched to the Norfolk and Western
depot, where the remains were put aboard
special train and taken to Lynchburg
Tor interment
The order OF the procession was as fol-
lows: First carriage, the pail bearers,
Messrs. Spauldin9, w. B. Bevill, DR..
Gale, j. q. Osborne, Sanderson, w. a.
Glasgow, Yeatman, Lee. Following
them was Watts Camp Confederate Vet
Grams under the command of L. w. Spin
die. Then came the corpse followed by
carriages carrying the relatives and
friends OF the deceased
The special train left here at I'D p. M,
arriving in Lynchburg at 800 p. NJ,
where the cortege was met by a large
number of friends including Garland-
Rhodes Camp Confederate Veterans on
horseback. The order of the procession.
from the depot to Spring Hill Cemetery,
was as follows: First pail bearers, Watts
Camp Of Confederate Veterans in car
riages. Garland Rhodes Camp of Confeu.
crate Veterans, horseback, hearse carry
ing the remains, followed by carriages
carrying relatives and friends. Arriving
at che Cemetery the last sad rites were
most impressively performed by Rev. w.
ID. Meade, of Roanoke, assisted by Rev.
Dr. Carson, of Lynchburg. The floral
offerings covered the entire grave and
were piled along the edges. They were
ha 1,ao r,,l
seen in this city.
The whole matter Of arrangements
were'in charge of Mr.. G.. c. Taliaferro
and great credit is due him for the fore
thought and Judgment he experienced in
everything connected with his very .impor.
tant position. Among the plumber who
went from Roanoke with the remaius
were Watts Camp of Veterans, Vice
President J. NJ. Barr. Major JOS. H.
Sands, President Henry Fink, of New
York, Col. Joseph L. Minetree, purchas.
ing agent Southern railway; E. j. Lock
wood. Washington agent of the. Norfolk
and Western railway; Col. N. NJ Osborne,
general agent of the road at Norfolk; Col
E. A. Goodwin. Of Petersburg, who was
superintendent of the road before and
during the war; Judge j. A. Dupuy, Luz
clan II. Cooke, Superintendent Lowe, of
the Lynchburg and Durham division; J as.
G. Cassell. VIM. H. Fitzgerald, commits
sioner of the associated railroads. r. L.
DuBarry, of the Lynchburg division, be-.
sides the family and numerous friends of
the deceased.
The train left Lynchburg on it's return
at o'clock arriving in Roanoke about
1880. The gentlemen from distance who
had come to attend the funeral ceremo-
MES all left for their homes yesterday
FROM. JUNE 81 TO &c INCLUSIVE is
the next date. to have your eyes tested
free of charge at VanLear Bros. Call at
drug store for further information.
THEY DISBANDED.
The Yellow Kids defeated the NJ and
w. team Saturday by score of II to Il,
and the victims were so much disconr-
aged over their defeat that they disbanded
at the close of the game, which was
played! for a bat donated by the Fish
burne Co., and for which the victors re-
turn thanks.