Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-24
AT REST.
Funeral of Late Hon. Chas. A.
Boutelle at Bangor.
Whole State Uniles in Paying Tribute
to Late Ex-Congressman.
Largest Ga,. er!ny ard iio.. Impressive Ser
vice Since Vice Pres .iamlia's Death.

Eargor. Ne. May % Tho funeral
services Of Former Congressman
charles Addison Eoutellc whose death
~ CURED, Tue day at the Mclean SAM
tarium in Waverly, Mass. were held
in the Central congregational church
IN this city, Thursday afternoon, ana
were attended by the largest gathering
which has been seen ut any obscquies
here since tn burial % cx-Vice lrrsi
dent Hannibal Hamlln.
The remains arrived here. VVednes-
Day afternoon, and We're escorted To
the Boutellr mansion on Broadway BY
deleSa tioEs from the Grand Army
Loyal Legion and large party IF for
mer mayors and prominent citizens;
The pastor If the Central can. Oh.
Rev. John :. Prnmln, assisted by p.uf.
John :. S"Wail Of The Bangor Theolo-
%ical Seminary. conducted tn services
At the church ana the special illl&ic
was under the direI ton of t,paEist
Herbert Harris.
Seats We're reserved in the body OF
the cuiiioe where the deceased con-
Srecsman had Worshiped for RAINY
years. ana for the large delegations Of
the Grand Army posts and the Loyal
Legion. the members Of the city couu-
Gil and the other organizations which
We're repre- scented.
The space in front of the pulpit
where the caskct rested was q mass of
flowers and beautiful floral tributes,
while the designs We're among the
handSomest ever seen here.
There We're six pail bearers and eight
honorary bearers. as follows: VIM. q.
SaWtelle. DR.. w. \. Bartlett. Frank -.
Hight. Frank :. Benson. Stanley L.
bennett, Ralph +. Preble. George +.
Carney. and Charles ID. Crosby;
honorary. Edward Stetson. General
George Narney. Charles Y. Lord. Hon.
j. +. Bass, Major W. z. Clayton. Dr.
-. y. Robinson. j. w. Palmer and J.
q. Clark.
At the close OF the services in the
church the line Of march was formed
70 escort the remains To Mt. Hope
whore they We're given a last resting
place in the Boutclle family lot.
The escort formed in the following
order: Bangor Eand; Military order Of
the Loyal Legion; Il. II. Rcale Post.
No l., q. \. X: Hannibal Hamlin
Post No. l6J, G.. a. L.; letter carriers
and mail clerks; Mayor chaplin ana
citizens, carriages.
At the cemetery the Grand Army
burial service was performed by Col
A. Il. Farnham, assisted by Prof
Sewall as chaplain and the officers of
......
house and city and county Offices We're
closed from . to O'Clock. and during
the time the funeral was in progress.
from to 1 o'clock. many places of
business were also closed.
Among the out-of- town men in Pan
gor for the funeral We're Hon. Joseph
H. Marley, Augusta; Col. Stanley
Plummer, Dexter: Congressman T.. G.
Burleigh. Augusta; Hon. T. T. Oil
more. Bucksport; Hon. Wainwright
Cushing FoXcroft; Senator Eugene
Hale, Ellsworth; Judge F. ID. Dearth.
Dexter: Hon. +. J. Campbell. Cherry
field; Gen. Samuel J. Gallagher. To-
gus: and Col. T. a. Anderson OF
SkoWhegan.
The last named with Col. +. II. Park
hurst and Col. F.. +. Sanger Of tins
city. all members of Gov. Hills stan.
represented Names Executive, who
was unable to be present on account OF
of illness.
out Of respect for the memory OF the
dead congressman. the postotlice. customs
house and city and county offices were
closed from to G and in the business sec
ton of the city business was generally
suspended. the majority of the store
cln ftpn I
the public library We're also shut during
the hours Of the funeral.
ON Thursday forenoon. Schooi supp,
Charles r.. Tilton issued an order that an
the CITY schools should close ut noon. Tor
he day. ..uspending the regular afternoon
session on many Of the public bthiuihS
rs well as on some residences, flags were
disnIayed at half mast during the day.