Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-04

ants Just before the ceremony each per-
son was presented with a candle which
was kept lighted throughout the cere-
mony which was performed under an
arch in the centre of the room. After the
service a great jolitication was held with
cheering and clapping and the whole end
ed with a grand march led by Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon.
A large number of the business men of
this city attended the meeting at city hall
Monday night called by Mayor Smith for
The purpose of discussing the ACCESSIBILITY
of purchasing the water power at Fairfax
Falls, to be used for electric power for
municipal purposes. Farrand S. Strana-
han presided ut the meeting. After the
reading OF the report of the committee
by Mayor Smith spirited discussion took
place. participated in by A. S. Richardson.
f.. w. McGettrick. Fuller c. Smith and
others 1t was finally decided to instruct
the city council to call a special city
meeting The meeting then adjourned at
some future date to be fixed at their dis
erection.
The first military funeral held In this
town for so years was when Clnord A
Place, private in Co. b. was laid to rest
with military honors Tuesday after
noon. The religious services were held In
the Methodist church at 3 o'clock, Rev. c.
f, Nutter, assisted by Presiding Elder J."
o. Sherburne, officiating. The casket,
which was draped In a flag and covered
with a mass OF white flowers, was borne
by Lawrence Duling, John 10. Flanagan,
John Crofts, Horace Livingston and Win
fired Wilder. and while the funeral cor
tcge passed to their places tho soft tones
of tho funeral march played by Mrs. L..
| IT, c. Best filled the edifioe. Beside the
immediate family and friends the old
members of Co. b, under command Of
Lieut. c. II. Anderson, Unity Lodge. X,
nd Of A
Post Hurlburt, G. A. r., under command
of Commander M. II, Downey, escorted
| the remains to the church. The 30 men,
hers of Co. b were in full uniform and
the Knights of Pythias wore mourning
regalia. The members of Cliffords sun
day school class attended the funeral In
body. A male Quartette consist'S OF
C. IL. Harvey, Arthur Sabin, l.. L. { Best
and II. w. Deming sang "Conso.t on
and still. Still With Thee" Rcv Or.
Nutter made few appropriate and SYM
pathetic remarks concerning the shor,
life and noble death of the young soldier
and Rev. Mr. Sherburne offered prayer
A long line Of mourning friends followed
the remains to the grave. headed by Co
3, who marched with solemn step to the
beat OF mufiied drums, and at the grave
over which foated the flag. the last mill
| tnry honor was paid to their comrade by
firing the three salutes, while the buglei
played the runeral dirge' On the return
II ON the grave lively music was played
by the drum corps as Is usual 1t would
be impossible to enumerate or do justice
TO the beautiful floral tributes which
evinced the love and esteem of his friends
and the sympathy for the bereaved fam
lily. inD1
| William T. Whitaker and family go tC
ottawa to-day, where they will reside fol
the future. n
90 ,.oTO llit ,e,Vrx A ~yvr>oNy .IHt
Charies,A. Garrick. generally known II
this vicinity as Charley Bean, dropped
dead at Louis Noley's barber shop or
Merchants Row, at 10 a. m. yesterday
Death was undoubtedly due TO heart dis
ease, from which he had been suffering
j for several months. He came into tn
shop and said Good morning" drank I