The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-19
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The Last sad Services.


Funeral service IN honor Of he
memory Il Hon. Nels5n Dingley we're
held at the Houst II Representative
Monday. al which peaker - p.esid-
ed. The Pfe.ideht, members If hs
cabiLei, and large par Of the members
II the hou... aud Senate were presebt.
also justices ~ The -upfefnr court ard 4
barge tuHiher ~ In NAN rr- idenft At
The capital The HIlA AS rrpseseI I'D
ny Mr.. Ding ~ : fno soLs. kd4ard D.
and Arthur, The VIII ard Two children II
EDWARD y. Diugtrv. One II the child
r"n. bright faced young buy. has he
name OF his disii guished grsrdfa her.
Nel.on Dh gley, s.eoud, brother.
Frank i Dinghy. aud nephew Brett
h. Dingley. Becau-e Of eutreaiies Of
friend aid The IMPERATIVE directions Of
he doctors the afflicted wife rem4f ned At
h. rooms during the oficiAi ceremony.
a. -he MA not Yet eYer the prnsfrating
effect Of the loss II her husband. Her
daughter, MI-- Dibgley. remained 1t her
side.
The services were conducted BY the
Rev. :. N. Newman If the FirEt Cougrs-
gatlnnal church OF y afhugion. assisted
by R.y. DR.. Couden. chaplain q the
HUuse. II aas very simple and im-
pressiye service. Tie decorations we're
magnificent.
The funeral train left Washington at
4.3O O'Clock, Mobday AFTERNOON. There
were about 80 persons 10 the special
Congressional party. Nj Herbert NJ.
Lord [. S. A. Everett B. Norton and
other personal friends accompanied the
family party. The trim VAS met at
Portland, by a delegation of leading
ci'lzeus Of Lewiston aud Auburn.
The special train bearing the remains
OF Mr.. Dingley arrived in LeWistoa
Tuesday afternoon and the procession
moved to City hall where the body lay
in state guarded voluntarily by detail
of Grand Army men, members of Custer
and Burnside posts. Between the hours
of 2 and I O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
over 5000 people viewed the features Of
their beloved townsman. The gather,
ing at the station and the procession Of
citizens WAS very large.
The outside Of City hall was draped
in mourning by the city government,
and in the center Of the building over
the entrance, was a large picture Of Mr..
Dingley, drawn by Harry Cochrane of
f'''N''1f - ! ICA ~ - ~ An4 &c n ihttf-
can flags
Al 8 O'clock a. u. services W.re held
for he family ~ tie faniy resiGefce on
Pine street. Here cnmpary Il about
thirty gathered, the = meiL- II b. dead
statesman lyiDg in serenity in lie sun
lit window IL the library, lis faYorite
room Ia life, where he had speLI many
hour.
The services at The Pine street eongre-
gatioual church were 81 10 o'clock The
National Cor gress, the Maine I.egisla-
tule. Coy. Powers and STAFF. tie State
depart meats. he colleges and supreme
court Were represented; also the Lewis
ton aud Auburn city governments. the
board II Trade, water hoards. school
boards and other muuiepa. departments.
Portland, RnCklaLd and other cities sent
committees If the clft govern menfs and
committees of Citizeus. he AAdroscOg-
gin Bar Association attended. TO The
number Of for'N fht Grand 4 nv and
HE Good leWpiaT- AID q hrs bodies
were represented.
The services were conducted bY Rev
I George NJ. Howe, pastor OF The church.
of which Mr.. On gi-Y was a member.
and il WAS with great feelug that the
reverend gentleman peiformtd this sad
Office. A Psalm Wa read after which
he Aeolitn Quartet sang beautiful and
appropriate selection.
Mr.. Ho~e's remarks upon the life OF
Mr.. Dinghy were lot only touching but
they werr strong, truthful 10 the finest
degr' e. ard were pronounced ote OF the
strongest fuueral addresses ever deliver
ed in Maine.
The foral tributes were many and
beautiful. The church pulpit was
bank OF beautiful Wfeattl>, SCI pieces,
bouquets ana rare plants. The offerings
came from all parts Of the country.
In impre>Slveness aud SIS genuine
tribute u the memory II citizen, the
services We're never surpassed in the
State Of Maine.