Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-12
LAID AT REST.
F9ral Of Late Hon. E. F.
Webb Of WaterviIIe.
buess Suspended to Allow Citizens
to View Remains.
FRS Pack the House to Pay Last Tributes
to the Deceased.

'iiie' Me, Dec. -(SpaciaD.-
ihome at the corner of Pleasant
af'enter street was almost filled to
oVowing, Saturday afternoon whe,
mineral of the late Hon. p r
W. VINO died very suddenly in Bos-
TOY ednesday night. was held.
IA Lou 10 l.30 there was total
stnsion Of business, every store and
OF On the street being closed in or
doat those who wished might have
a5hce TO avail themselves of the an
pnilty TO go to the home where the
rehs rested in state from Il until
OK. There were a large number
wcalied at the house, proving mo
nesteem in which Mr.. Webb was
| hoy MS townsmen. Out of respect
te deceased the lag at Colby was At
mast, for the first time since !,
| heen on the campus.
rything about the funeral was of
utmost simplicity. The remains
IN a black broad-cloth covere
CT, placed in the arch-w way in the
ps formed by the folding doors.
18th the casket was a jet black mat
implicitly of the arrangements be-
nlrled out even in that detail.
only set pieces among the floral
tEs were closed floral book, from
tiy government, on which was the
WClosed, and a floral shield from
tllby Chapter of the Delta Upsiion
~, on which were the Greek let
te4lta Epsilon. Besides these there
wa large number of cut flowers
p on the caSket. The simplicity
Wen carried out in the silver plate
OF casket which bore the inscrip-
= tl'Edmund Fuller WEBB, Born.
jiy 81, 1885. Died, December I.
Is
: were an unusually large num-
btpeople in attendance at the
H. among them being representa-
TIFF the Kennebec Bar, the mem
De the city government, represen-
taof the Dunn Edge Tool Co. the
MCentral Railroad, of the Maine
, Woo, Colby University and many
EXAMINATIONS and corpora tons
which Hon. Mr.. Weeb had been
id'd, as we'll as representatives OF
thchant's National Bank.
: arviceS were conducted by Rev
DID. 3. Pepper of this city. who
coed the services by reading
PSsc.. which he followed by read
5 insthew, vi:19-34 and Revelations.
xxnd xxxii:1.
sripture reading being conclud-
, ediid in part: The community
: ha greatly moved by the sudden
: de our friend, Hon. Edmund Full
2 lerb. For nearly 40 consecutive
: yea has been in this city filing
+ important positions. and known
l. of We hope that in the near future
l. THY be a memorial service IN
Wfdequate expression shall be
gi'the public estimate of his life
am. This private home is sacred
to endship. 1t is as friends that
= Wesadly recall him. His personal
prt spoke of dignity. but 50
-. suinial, accessible, near, that he
- wond made all at ease; a great
wdear headed, sure footed in his
pro. winning and holding com
imposition, he never seemed con-
scihis superiority; was never re-
pei any one.
SIS men loved to do business
vii He was quick to see into and
,or thu matter; prompt to render
Setnd fruitful in resources TO
On gaiired end. This happy faculty
ISIS of igment, with genial and gem
an. eroing, helped much toward that
rs holland varied position to which
he He'd; gave him command in
cd the of the college, of which he
/. Wag a trustee and a member OF
thatial committee.
Universal natural courtesy
whracterized his bearing toward
. his. citizens generally, joined
witgent public spirit, lead pao-
pie him again and again to the
hiaces at their disposal.
''ge and finely formed body
III held ample and well balanced,
R4 welined by continuous devotion
u to pnal study and action;
N heample, filing the mind with
i its radiance, and will that
. modify and powerfully in ODE
y dienind and heart for the life
ant woimakes illustrious his name.
''ho know him in the nome
J, antamily circle as husband,
fat brother can alone appfe-
cha he was in these relations.
,-,-,- understand in measure the
IS lovmony which they bear; IN
meel with them the loss whicn
: thelow experienced. They shall
ha,mpathy and our prayers
Ter which followed concluded
thes and the remains were
takne Grove Cemetery for in
ter. Aver, IRA Getchell, r. X.
DR. and W. f. Arnold acting
as rary bearers, while Hon: e
S. JPres. Nathaniel Butler. COZ.
Freely and Willard N. Dunn
weltual bearers.