The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-06-22

Bland was buried yesterday beside the
grave OF his daughter, Margaret Hall
bland, in the Catholic cemetery. The
funeral services were held In the opera
house, where the coffin was taken
Saturday afternoon.
Thrre Ministers omeIatea.
Three ministers Of the city conduct
ed the ceremony, which was In charge
Of the Masonic lodge, OF which order
Mr.. Hand was member Upon the
platform were Mr.. Bryan md three
former gusernurs Of this state David
Il. Francis, William j. Stone aud
James McClurg, as well "a "A congress
men.
MRS. iilasa Fnisted nj the Grave.
All the mcmicra or the Hand family
were present at tnr funeral ser, icvs
and later accompanied the body 20 the
grave. Mrs. Bland, who was III before
her husbands return from Washing
ton aud who forgot her own III health
when Mr. bland came hack to LebanuH.
In prustratcd. Her son, Theodore, and
Judge iiinnd, tine congressman .
brother, supportcdher during the time
Father wced ~ss speaking S--- .h=
grave yesterday afternoon. When the
last words had beeB spoken and the
coffin lowered into the grave. she WAS
ied from the cemetery. AZ the grave
she tainted. mud Il was necessary 10
lift her into the carriagr.
uRder n nuSE~a Hickory.
Mr.. Hand lies under a hickory tree
as strong and rugged rs hr WIS him
self. II was not until after EcNrn
o'clock that the intrrmcnt wns made.
the funeral ser,icra having been long
er than anticipated and t. half moon
shone from the pale sky as Father
Wood spoke these Inst words:
Father woods Last w.rds.
And when Gods children gHthcr ut
Ills call when the sun had sunk to
r,st and the day has buttuncd up his
| jnckrt with the STAR. We win see this
man, LehuLons greatest citizen. In the
| place God hRs made for him, Tor as tho
! years roll down the avenue Of time
and ideals strcw the flo0r OF mrmory's
sad chamber, he will no, be forgotten.
and Richaud Parks bland, neither con
gresham nor politician, but the man
himself, will be placed with Washing
ton and jefferson aud Lincoln"
ThresMed 20 see the Dead Statesman.
M the morning the opera house
was fllcd with n line of persons who
came to look upon the kind and father
IS face Of Mr.. Bland. The great men
OF the state came. out their visit WIS
as much a matter of duty aud respect
~ of regard. The farmers from Mr..
Bland's district, men who knew him
only as their FREUD. rode miles
through the mud and heavy roads 20
see the congressman for the last time.
ht the noon hour II was impossible
20 obtain admission 10 the opera house
because Of the crowd. and from that
time until the funeral services were
over crowd which could not he
turned aside remained Ht the build
ing's door
Thannaaaa Followed the UcRrSe,
Five thousand persons. all but few
hundred Of whom were not able 10 get
into the opera house. followed the
hcnrsc TO the cemetery. In the fISi
two carriages were the Hand family.
Mrs. Bland, Judge c. {. bland and the
congressman's children. Miss Frances,
Theodore, Ewing, George C., John
Nest nnd Virginia. Behind oil "Bol', "
or "Unelc Peter" us MIR. Bland some
times called him, drawing the wagon
In which the congressman used to ride,
In this conveyance were Capt. Farris
and Mrs. Farris, Senator farris aud ais
wife, and Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan Remained Secluded.
Upon reaching Lebanon Yesterday
morning Mr.. Bryan went at once "a
Capt. Farris's home, mud asked not Ia
be Disturbed, lie sat silent spectator
while the funeral services were being
conducted, and aftcrwnrd went 60 tic
cemetery, where lac stood beside the
grave while Father Wood told of MIR.
Hands worth as man. So soon ns II
was over Mr.. bryan walked back "a
town, where be remained until he i"ft
Lebanon. shortly before midnight.
Covered with wiia Roses.
On Mr.. Hands coffin were wild
roses. Early yesterday morning man
from Iowa reached Lebanon. He found
the stores closed in respect to the dead
congressman, and, hiring a horse and
carriage, he drove into the country
One mile out he met hoy, whom he
invited to ride with him. The young.
stcr climbed Into the carriage. The
pair went still further away, and final.
iy came 20 a lot bordcrcd by wild
roses. The boy jumped out al d gath
cred his arms full.
An Towam'H tribute.
Then the Iowa man and the boy
same back toward town. At the inter.
section Of the road which comes from
the bland house they met party
which was seeking the hoy. lie was
George Vest bland. The roses he had
gathered remained In the carriage, and
the Iowa man, realizing that the wild
rose was his states flower, took them
IN HE arms and carried them into the
opera house, where he let them fall
on and about the coffin. No one made
rrmoustrance. IL was tribute oi
MiHsouri's sister state 60 her dead.