The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-09


efforts of which he was capable. He
put his conscience into the laying Of
every brick in the edifice. 1t is a most
enduring monument to his memory as
a number of the order. Since that
time. he has been one of it's best
friends ana helpers. Hardly a brother
of thu order has been admitted to
the hem, that has not been welcomed
by him, and scarcely a burial service
has taken place at the home in which he
has not taken a loving and Borrowing
part.
In his family relations he was a low
ing husband and father. His home was
the dearest place on earth to him He
was interested in all the highest and
truest things of life. He believed in
all the things that are right and good.
He believed in the church. in good citi-
enship, in good morals. He hated i'm
moral thought and speech. He never
sullied his lips with unclean words nor
his heart with unfit thoughts. Men like
him have two immortalities-one above
and one here below in the good repute
and loving memory Which they leave
With men, which record stretches out
its influence in ever widening circles
of good throughout the future.
In closing his remarks, Dr. Gunni-
son stated that Mr. Taylor was an ar
dent lover of nature, and related of him
that he used often to speak of the
scenes of the country roadsides along
which he passed and which seemed to
impress him very deeply He often
spoke of the old-fashioned covered
bridges that are seen on some of the
country roads that pass over small
streams The road leading through the
dark recesses Of the bridge and out
into the sunlight beyond seemed to Mr..
Taylor particularly fitting figure for
the course of human life, and his ia
Vorite poem was one entitled 1.-The
Covered Bridge" which embodied this
idea in a very apt manner DIR. Gunnni-
son read the poem with fine effect be-
fore pronouncing the benediction.
The funeral services We're conducted
by Central lodge, l. 0. o. F., of which
Mr.. Taylor was a charter member, and
delegations were present from all the
bodies of the order in the city, and
there were also present a number of
the grand officers including the noble
grand OF the state, and the grand sire
of the national order. Among the dele
cations We're those from the Grand
Canton, Worcester Commandery: Pa
triarchs Militant, Wachusett Encamp-
ment, Mount Vernon Encampment,
Regulus Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
Schatfner society, Ridgiy lodge,
Ridgley Protective Association, Wor-
cester Continentals Col. William A. GiIe
in command Merchant Tailors' asso-
citation, employees of the deceased and
many others.
The grand officers who were present
were as follows: Grand Sire A. s..
Pinkerton, Grand Patriarch C. C. Full
Ter, Grand Marshal T. H. Day. Past
strand Patriarch c. B. Dunkerton Of
this city, w. E. Ford, president of the
trustees of the Odd Fellows Home;
Grand Representative C. N. Alexander,
Assistant Grand Scribe George r. Full
Ter, Grand Secretary John U. Perkins.
Past Grand Representative William II.
Pierce, Grand High Priest of Grand
Canton Clarence w. Caswell, all of
Boston, Grand Master Charles O. Tlr-
rel OF Natick. Others present were j.
M. tarWell and F. M. Heath
OF the Ridgley Protective Associ-
alton, F. E. Collins, of Holyoke. for
mer superintendent of the odd Eel
lows Home, and Mrs. Collins, former
matron; George II. Jefts, superinten-
dent, and delegation of four inmates
OF the home and numerous other prom
inent Odd Fellows.
The floral tributes were very many
and beautiful, and included emblem
atlc and other designs from the follow
ing: Shaffner society Grand Canton.
a book from the RidgIey Protective
Association, mound from employees,
lilies from Gen. C. w. Wod, pinks from
the Daughters of Veterans, roses from
MISS Sawyer, design from Grand En-
campment of Worcester, George A. Fris-
pie and family, wreath from C. D. Cos
tello and family, basket from the Mer-
chant Tailors' Association, design from
Gen Lincoln command, Us V. u, de-
sign from Naomi Rebekah lodge, and
numerous others.
The pall-bearers were as follows.
Henry BRANDON F. A. Harrington, Gen
c. w. Wood, James CUNNINGHAM
Chauncey Harrington, C. D. Costello,
George Rice, Henry L. Parker.
ing vault at Hope cemetery.