Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-04
LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral of Late Hon. S.J.Chad.
bourne Occurred Yesterday.
Large Attendance Of Friends Pay
Tribute to His Memory.
Eloquent EuIosy by Rev. 3. p. Hope at
the Church. .t

Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Hon. sumner ]. Chadbournc
were held Yesterday forenoon. and We're
attended by a large number of SORROW
irr friends from all parts of Maine.
Brief PRAYERS were said at the home
at II o'clock by Rev. r. p. Hope and the
family and relatives took their farewell
of the beloved dead. In the meantime
carriages containing state officials left
the capitol and proceeded to the Win
throp Street Baptist church, where the
public services were held. There were
~ carriages, containing the following
Hon. Henry w. Mayo. Hampden;
Hon, f. f. Chase. Bluehill; Hon. F.
Marion Simpson, Bangor: Col. f. G..
Stevens. Chelsea: Major Gen. Augustus
3. Farnham. Bangor; Col. $. III. Allen.
Togus; Gen. c. w. TIlden, Haliowell:
Col. l.. ID. Carver. Augusta: Hon. +. F.
Chadbourne Gorham: Hon. S. w. Carr.
Bowdoinham. Hon. Otis Hayford. Can
ton; Hon. S. w. Mathews, Augusta
Hon. E. p. Ring. Orono; Hon. A. L.
Brown, Belfast; w. G. Ellis, Gardiner.
James Plummer. Augusta: Col. Francis
Keefe, Eliot: w. 5. Cotton, Lisbon; A..
D. Russell, Il. A. Scribner. Augusta;
Col. +. G. Mill.ken. Portland; Francis
Peaks, Dover: Geo. F.. Giddings. Au-
gusta: Representative Walter G.. Loud,
Plymouth; Capt, Thomas Clark. Capt.
D. w. Emery, Capt. Chas. f. Davis. NJ.
w. Wiswell. Augusta: w. j. Smith.
Litchfield: Charles II. Lovejoy, Sidney:
F. w. Emery Charles w. Fletcher,
Charles w. Curtis, Maj. Charles j.
TJnlp,ac II DtlEin
o. l. StetsOn. Il. G. Friend, W. II.
Toilette. Fred Brown, Charles Il. Pet
tingill, E. A. Weston, Mrs. l.. d. Cary
er, Miss Anna +. L.add. Miss Eva L..
Shorey, Miss Landers, Miss Lord, Miss
Weeks. Miss Harris. Miss Pool. Miss
Bartlett, Augusta.
At the church Secretary of State
Byron Boyd took charge and seated the
above. He was assisted by Col. n. s.
PurintOn. Howard Owen and r. p.
Ciooch.
Besides the state officials there We're
many present who had come to pay the
last tribute of respect to the memory of
their lamented friend.
After the services at the house We're
ended the funeral cortege proceeded to
the church. Rev. +. p. Hope the Off
ciating clergyman and Rev. Fl. Z. Dun
mack of the Green Street Methodist
church, who assisted, moved up the
middle aisle o the church and took their
places in the pulpit. The casket was
borne to the space in front of the pull
pit by four of the older State House en-
plOyees, VIM. l.. Thompson. d. w. Pet
tingill, j. NJ Libby and VIM. George.
Following came the honorary pallbear-
ers, Hon. E. c. Burleigh, Hon. Oraman-
dial Smith, Charles Il. Caldwell of this
city and c. c. Harmon of Portland
Then came the family and relatives.
The pulpit was banked with floral
tributes of rare beauty and elegance.
Rev. Mr.. Hope began the services by
reading the LIST Psalm in a most feeling
and impressive manner, after which he
delivered an eloquent eulogy of the de-
parted.
The eulOgy was followed by beauti-
full prayer and then the entire audience
passed up the middle aisle and viewed
-he remains.
The carriages were then taken and the
funeral procession moved up Winthrop
street to the Forest Grove cemetery
1t was the largest seen in this city for
long time, there being 90 carriages in
all. At the grave the committal serv-
ices was performed by the officiating
clergyman. xtAG