Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-11-30
Last Obsequies and Tender
Tributes to the Memory of
Father POuliOt.
IMPRESSIVE ceremony
Entire Community Join in Ex'
pressions Of Deepest,Grief
Vast ASsemblage.

when the solemn tolling OF the bell at
the Catholic church gave forth the sad
and unexpected tidings that Rev. n. "A. E.
Pouliot had passed away, crossing the
dark river Of death to the bright haven
of rest beyond the grave. The end
came at about half-past eight O'Clock,
and up to the hour of ten the previous
evening, when he became unconscious,
no immediate danger had been appre-
hended by the faithful watchers
who had nursed him through an illness
lasting less than three weeks. Outside
Of the few that constantly attended his
bedside the actual seriousness of the
case had not been realized and the news
that spread over town Saturday morn
ing was hard to believe and came az an
extremely severe shock. The sympathy
of the entire city was aroused in behalf
of the deceased's far distant relatives
in the Province Of Quebec and seldom
if ever has the taking away OF one from
our midst drawn forth such genuine
tokens IF sorrow. Since being stricken
with inflammation of the bo.els some
three weeks previous Father Pouliot had
been under the medical attendance of
DIR. S. G. Gibson, whose skill and atten-
ton were thought for time to have
batfled the disease, though when Deaths
summons came proved Of no avail
Father Pouliot last ministered to his
parishioners here on Sunday October 20.
the day on which his fatal lending illness
first MADE its presence known. His
suffering at that time was such as to
almost make it impossible for him to
conduct the service. The day following
he took TO his bed, never again to re-
enter the church until Monday of this
week, when his remains, cold in death,
were carried up the aisle by his brethren
of the priesthood and tue solemn service
OF the dead performed in his behalf. The
body lay in state guarded by members of
the Catholic Order OF Foresters through
out the night awaiting the solemn
obsequies Of the following day.
During the hours of the funeral service
Tuesday forenoon all business houses
were closed. Mass for the dead had
been celebrated every half-hour from
seven o'clock up the time of the funeral
at half-past ten. The floral decorations
and the draping of the altar were both
impressive and beautiful. Long before
the service commenced the church was
crowded 10 the doors by an immense
congregation, many OF whom had travel
ed far to ado one last tribute of respect
The service was in charge of Rev. J. A.
Lemieux, vicar general of the Catholic
diocese Of North Dakota, who came from
Fargo to act in place of Bishop Stanley,
unavoidably detained elsewhere. In
conducting the services he was assisted
by the following priests: Rev. E. Conaty,
of Grand Forks; Rev. j. W. Considine,
of Mimic; Rev. J. A. Dupont. OF Laurlat;
Rev. j. q. Bachand, OF Olga; Rev. J. F.
Simpson, of Larimore; Rev. E. j.
Geraghty, of Reynolds; Rev. ]. f.
Studnicka, Wahpeton; Rev. P. Larochell,
of Leroy and Rev. J. NJ. Gauthier,
At the close of the service Rev. Conaty
gave very touching and appropriate ad-
dress on the labors and hardships that
are daily contended with by those who
give their lite's work to the church and
the spiritual welfare Of their congrega-
tions. The casket remained in the church
until two o'clock in the afternoon when
it was escorted to the Ct. Northern depot
the procession being headed by the Ca
tholic Order of Foresters, where it was
shipped for interrment to the family homo
in the Province of Quebec.
Rev. N. A. E. P"uliot was born at St.
Cajetan de Armagh, Province of Quebec,
Canada, in 1862. His education was be-
gun at an early age and when boys gene
rally are beginning their school work he
had completed commercial course at
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at Ste. Anne Lajocatiere aud entered on
on his theological career, which was fur
ther pursued in France, Spain and Cor
sia, under the direction of the Dominican
Fathers. In the summer of 1889 he re-
turned to Quebec and was ordained a
priest at the grand seminary. His work
as pastor OF the church began in July
of the same year, being assigned to the
parish of Willow City, N. D., later being
transferred to Pembina, which place he
left two years afterwards to take degrees
at the University of Washington, D. c.,
coming to Langdon from there in 1893.
Here in Langdon, where best known,
Father Pouliot will be kindly remembered,
both within and outside the communi-
Giants of his church, as bright and
genial man OF great educational force
Young in years, his work had but just
begun whom tho voice is hushed in death
and the willing hands lie motionIess.
Az one eminent another says: "Day-
light disappears and darkness comes