The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-15
Remains Of Late Lieutenant Barber Are
Laid at Rest.
MANY BEAUTIFUL FLORAL OFFERINGS
From the President, Mrs. Mckin.
ley and Others...Unostenta-
tiOuS Services at House.

street.
Many persons assembled at the resi-
dence, at 10 o'clock. the hour. set for
the funeral The large parlor, in which
were the remains, was filed, The other
rooms downstairs. in the Barber resi-
dence were reserved for the family and
immediate relatives.
The service was observed in the front
parlor, and, with the exception of a few
intimate friends, the public was not ad-
mitted. However, the room in which
the remains reposed was thrown open
to those who desired to pay their re-
spects to the dead.
io THE SERVICES.
The services began shortly after 10
o'clock, A quartet composed of Mrs.
Harriet Crum- Clark, Miss Harriet
Levinger, and Messrs. William r. Reed
and Emerson Krause, sang God of My
Life" by Shepard, taken from the
hymnal.
Rev. o. p. Miligan read selection
from the scriptures, and then offered
an Invocation.
The quartet chanted responsive
prayer, and then followed the bene-
diction.
There was no prepared address, no
remarks, however brief the family
desiring that the service be as simple
and brief as possible.
The remains were then removed by
the pallbearers to the hearse and con-
veyed to their last resting place in
Westlawn cemetery.
The pallbearers, former school COM
panions of the deceased, were John j.
Miller Frank McCrea, A. Bierce Clark
Ralph L. SPOTS, Archibald McGregor
Jr., John p. Shimp, of this city, and
Alexander Brooks, son of Judge Brooks
of Sewickly, Pa.
THE FLORAL TRIBUTES.
The floral tributes were some of the
most beautiful ever seen in this city.
They were numerous and were donated
by friends in this city. Only two large
wreathes, formed of white roses, inter
twined with smilaX, were received from
the whitehouse, from President and
Mrs. Mckinley, who were unable to at
tend the service, because of illness.
The cards displaying the names of
the kindly donors were removed by
members of the family, when the floral
beauties were received.
The Theoretically sealed casket re-
posed in the north parlor of the resi-
dence, across one corner of the room.
The board of health regulations did not
permit 1t being opened, because Of the
nature of the disease of which Lieuten-
ant Barber had died.
The floral pieces were arranged In
various parts of the room, the caske
being banked with punches of roses and
carnations tastily tied with colored rib
bon. There was no large piece upon
the casket, but 1t was thickly strewn
with white roses and smilax.
On the piano, just back of the casket,
were vases and dishes holding innumer-
able punches of roses and carnations
and lilies, all profusely arranged with
smilax. Resting against the casket,
on the floor, were several larger flower
creations. One OF them was in the
shape of a ship, about two feet long.
Gold and silver tinsel formed. the rig
ging, and the hull was embarked with
carnations of various colors, and with
smilax.
An anchor, possibly two feet long,
decorated with small white and waxed
flowers, and beautiful white lilies. in
terwined with smilax, rested against the
casket The name of the donor was not
given. pretty wreathe of white roses
which was donated by President and
Mrs. Mckinley, occupied a position at
one end of the side of the casket. An
other large wreathe of the same flowers
stood by the mantel in the room. All
around the room there were flowers,
rendering rare fragrance to the at
mosphere.
Judge and Mrs Day contributed many
beautiful flowers.
1t was stated at the Barber residence
that there were no relatives present
from out of the city, with the exception
of Mrs. James s. Barber, the widow,
and Mrs. c. r. Krauthoff, of San Fran
cisco.
As the remains were removed from
the residence to the hearse waiting out
side. Market and Ninth streets were
packed with people. AS the carriages
started on thelr way to the cemetery,
the crowd thinned out and finally dis
persed.
James Saxton Barber was born in the
6axton (now the Barber) residence, at
Market and Ninth streets, 26 years ago
last July. He was the oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. C. Barber. Graduating
from the Canton high school. he attend
ed the Chester military school, at Ches-
ter, Pa, and then went 10 Williston
college at East Hampton, Mass. where
he also graduated. After attending the
Boston school Of technology. he receiv.
ed an appointment on the geodetic sur
vey in Indian territory. Later he visit.
"a Alaska, spending a year or more ir
Z the Klondike region.
Two years ago he passed. with higr
honors. the civil service examination
fov appointment as paymaster in tht
navy, and was appointed to serve OF
The cruiser Michigan on Lake Erie. De.
& string more active service. he was re-
+ aDpointed to the Don Juan de Austria
/, then In the Philippines. and upon tn