Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-30


exception of Galusha Grow of the house
of representatives he was the only man
in Congress whose congressional career
began prior to the beginning of the civil
war. and he had the honor over Mr..
Grow in that his congressional service
had been continuous, covering in the
senate and house combined, almost
A years.
Mr.. Morrell was married in 1851 to
Ruth, daughter of Or. Caleb Swan of
Easton. Mass.
MIR. Morrill, has been for 80 years a
member of the board of trustees of the
University of Vermont and state agri-
cultural college and one of the regents of
the Smithsonian institute.
The funeral ceremony will be held in
the senate chamber Saturday next at II
o'clock. Until then the body will remain
at the family residence on Massachusetts,
avenue. 1t will be borne to the capitol
early Saturday morning. The services
at the senate will be conducted by the
Rev. +. B. Radford Leavitt of All Souls
Unitarian church, where Senator Nor
rll was an attendant for number of
years, assisted by Rev. DR.. Milburn, the
blind chaplain of the senate. The body
will be taken to the family home at Stat
ford, for burial with Mrs. Morrill,.
At the family residence there were
many evidences of affectionate regard.
Senators and representatives who served
alongside the venerable statesman for
years, called to pay their tribute of res
pect. Mr.. Proctor, the colleague of Mr..
Morrill, for the last five years. spent the
morning at the house comforting the
members of the family and aiding in the
last sad rites. During the morning DR..
Swan, a brOther-in-law, and Miss Swan,
sister-inlaw of the senator. and for
some time members of the household.
arrived from Boston.
Besides personal callers, many mes
sages of coincidence have been telegraph
ed from all parts of the country. Dis
patches from old friends from Vermont
breathed that warm personal esteem
which was felt for the senator at his
home. The telegrams represented all
sections, coming from California. Con-
necticut, Philadelphia. South and West
and all parts of New England.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright of the senate
was at the house early and took charge
of the funeral arrangements.
The ceremony in the senate chamber
will be marked by those characteristics
of solemn dignity usual "a such an oc.
casion. The casket will be first borne to
the marble room, and then Immediately
before the ceremony the active pail bear
ers will bear it to the senate chamber,
where it will rest Immediately in front
of the presiding officers desk. Seats in
the front circles of the chamber will be
reserved for the president and members
of the cabinet Back of them on either
side the honorary committees from the
two houses, wearing large white crepe
bands about the arm, will be seated
Back of them will be the members of the
senate and of the house. The funeral
cortege will enter and leave the capitol
/ from the main entrance on the east front
Vice President Hobart teiegraphed he
would be here to attend the funeral. The
committee of senators named by the vice
president to accompany the remains tC
Vermont consists of Messrs. Proctor, AL
lison, Cockrell, IIOar, Morgan. German
Cullom, Vest, j. p. Jones, Turpie, Al
drich, Gray, Chandler, Faulkner, Fair
banks, Wolcott.
The house committee announced by
Speaker Reed is as follows: Represent
atives Grout, Powers, Hit, Dingley
Mccall Grow, Bankhead, Catchings
Richardson, Foss and Joseph Wheeler.
The special train which will bear thu
remains to Vermont will consist of thre,
cars. From Jersey City the train will %
north over the New York, New HaveI
& Hartford railway to Montpelier, wher'
an honary escort will meet the train
The remains will be taken to the Gem
etry there and placed in vault pending
removal TO the mausOleum now unde
construction at Strattord, VT, their fina
resting place. a number of other sen
atOrs and representatives besides tn
regularly appointed committees expec
to 90 on the funeral train.