Arizona republican., 1901-02-08
FOR THE DEAD QUEEN
Funeral Ceremonies at Prescott on
 Sunday.

Memorial services in honor of her maj esty, Victoria. late queen of Great Brit ain and Ireland, and Empres of India, were held at the Church of the Advent (misslon). here, on sunday evening last. Sep;uagesima February 3 which were attended by about l2s members of the church and sympathizers with Eng lands bereavement. The services were conducted by Rev. Fred Bennett, rec tor. and were attended by the Revs. Peck and Long, of the M. E. and Con- gregatlonal churches respectively. Special music was prepared for these services, which was effectively render- ed by the organist, Mrs, w. A. Cline. assisted by double quartette choir. The order of these sad and beautiful ceremonies was as follows: Funeral march. Bethoven; hymn. 34S; opening sentences os the burial office. the sec- ond psalm therein hymn. 203; the les son, q Cor, 18th chapter. beginning at verse 20): the Apostles creed; hymn. 179; sermon: anthem. Requiem Aeter- nam" Cherubini offertory; prayers: bensdiction; hymn. 12e: funeral march from Saul. Handel" The lesson was read by Rev. Mir. Peck. The sermon delivered by the Rev. Bennett was talk eB from the 9th verse of the 1th chap ter of the Revelations of St. John ahe Divine; "After this beheld. and lo, q great multitude. which no man could number. of all nations, and kindred. and people, and tongues. stood before the throne and before the Lamb. cloth ed with white robes, and palms in their hands" Beginning his remarks. MT. Bennett dwelt on the character anu and life ofthe late queen, who had been trained so conscientiously by the Duchess of Kent, her mother, to meet the difficulties which had their birth in the French revolution, as we'll as to pass with safety through dire affiiction and various disasters, saying that 1t was a good woman and not only as a great queen did we commemorate her death. At the close of the sermon prayers were offered for the various members of the immediate family of the late queen. The offertory was set aside to be used (with the exception of the necessary expense of printing the
  aims. and will be distributed as the rec tor deems necessary or expedent. The credence table was draped in the royal English colors--the Union Jack and the Royal Standard-while the prayer desk was covered with our own American flag. The altar draplngs were purple. the color dictated by Queen Alexandra as mourning. while the candelabra and cross were draped in black. No flow CTS were used, the altar being bare for the occasion. The entire service was impressive in the extreme. the music Of the anhem being especially beautiful. About the hour this service for the dead was being observed. the little son of Mir. and Mrs. C. c. Woods. who are regular attendants and members of this church. died in West Prescott. The body was taken to their former home in West Virginia by a friend of the family. for burial. The child. Clarence. disd of e3nsollts, at first feared to be scarlet fever.
 Mr D. w. Shivers. of Chino valley. father of Mrs. J. L. Fisher, of this city, Mrs. R. F. Farington and Mrs. Frances Forsee. of Phoenix. and John Shivers,
 
 Feb. 3. and was buried there today. Rev. F. Bennett officiated at the burial. He was "A years of age and a well known and highly respected citizen of this county, having emigrated here in '6i. He resided here ever since that time.
 Mrs. Rachael Barthel. mother of Ed. Barthel. and aunt of Ed. and Pete Kastner, all Of this city. died at her home in Parachute. Colo, few days ago. She wos born In Stratford. Ont. She leaves three daughters and five sons. Mrs. Barthel had recently been on a trip east to visit her mother ana family there.
 Both the Congress and the Johnson house changed hands the first of this month. the former having been taken charge O. by Mir. and Mrs. Harry Han- na, formerly of McCabe, and the latter by Mrs. John Jackson, who for the past four years has been resident here. The dining rocm at the Johnson house has been leased to Mrs. Mckinney. who - for time conducted the dining roor, for Mrs Bray. at the Gould cottage.
 pr. F. M. Metzgar has moved into tut tpCh"ohith oh street
 Attorney F. M. Sanford has com menced two actions in the district court to collect s10.000. fees against Axel w. Hallenborg, R. T. MeCabe and Benja- min Orne. writs of garnishment being levied upon their stock in the Cobrt Grande company.
 Reports from Senator state tha: STOW there Is fifteen inches deep, whi.e in the Bradshaws 1t Is eighteen inches deep. Snowh as departed from our It, tie valley. and while we long for moro of the beautiful" we all join in sing ing Mud. mud, go away. come again arather day"
 Reports reach us of a boom in mln- ing camp in Pine Flat district. where Roach & Carr have bonded mines to parties represented by MT. Stewart, the superintendent of the Forest Reserve.
 Mir. E. F. Greenwood is interested In the Mohawk mine. Pine creek, near th, Crowned King. and preparations Tor active development are being made. some of this ore assays over $500 per ton. and Is gold proposition.
 MRS. GEO. WOOSTER.