St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-15
FUNERAL OF GEN. CIRCUIT.
Distin guished iVermOnIers Pay their
lust tFibntes 10 His M emory.

largely attended by neighbors, friends
from st. Johnsbury and surrounding
towns and distinguished men from all
parts OF Vermont. The legislature ad-
journed during the hour of the funeral
and sent a joint committee of five from
each body to the funeral service. The
senate chose on this committee Senator
Stiles of st. Johnsbury, Senator Mayo,
Senator Jackson, Senator Walbridge and
Senator Graves Of Kirby. The House COM
mittee consisted of Representatives Seaver
of Barton, Morrill, OF STAFFORD, Horton
of Poultney, and Bundy OF St. Johnsbury.
These came over from Montpelier accomp.
anied by Lieut.-Gov. Stanton, State
Treasurer Bacon, Horace w. Bailey of
Newbury, Senator Proctor, Quarter
master General Gilmore. Among others
from abroad were ex-Gov. c. S. Page
and Editor L. II. Lewis of Hyde Park,
Col. Olin Merrill OF Enosburg Falls, Ex-
Representative Stewart of Bakersfield,
L. A. Jackson ofGreensboro, Col. Erastus
Baldwin, R. G. Brock, John Bailey and
Francis Deming of Wells River. Porter
H. Dale Of Island Pond, A. NJ Whitelaw
of Ryegate, Gen. Butter6eld of Derby
Line, 6. M. Campbell and F. w. Silsby,
Lyudonville. The Barton Bank was rep
resented by J.. E. Dwinel OF Glover and
H. R. Cutler of Barton, representing the
board of directors, and by it's cashier,
L. J. Hartman, and teller, c. S. Webster.
The First National Bank ofSt. Johnsbury
was represented by its board ofdirectors,
cashier, teller, bookkeeper and clerk.
Chambellin Post sent delegation and
Palestine Commandery, No 5, Knights
Templar, had delegation of about 20
Sir Knights.
The casket was surrounded with beauti-
full floral tributes and, draped with silk
flag, sent by the Loyal Legion Of Yer.
mont. Besides a number of individual
tributes there were beautiful floral designs
sent by Chamberlin Post, the Woman S
Relief Corps and the various Masonic
bodies. The funeral was ia charge of c.
A. Calderwood. Music was furnished
by mixed quartette consisting of Miss
Ethel Abbott, Mrs c. E. Peck, c. E. Peck,
and Harold French. The funeral was
conducted by Rev. DR.. Edward 7. Fair
banks, assisted by Rev. E. E. Grant,
pastor of the church at East St. Johns
bury where Gen. Grout attended service.
Rev. DR.. Edward T. Fairbanks read
the scri ptures, prayer was offered by Rev.
E. E. Grant and then DR.. Fairbanks
spoke most apprecatively ofG n. CIRCUITS
long and useful life. He first read the
following Joint resolution relating to
the death OF William W. Grout."
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
That we learn with great sorrow Of
the death of William W. Grout of Barton
His great service in behalf of this state
as Lieutenant Colonel of the Fifteenth
Regiment of Vermont Volunteers in the
War of the Rehe lion, as Brigadier
General OF our state militia when the
safety of the state was menaced and St
Adams raided in 1864, as member of the
House of Representatives in eighteer
hundred sixty-eight, eighteen hundred
sixty nine, eighteen hundred seventy, anc
eighteen hundred seventy-tour, and in tn,
Senate serving as President pro tempor'
i'll eighteen hundred seyenty-six, and as {
representative fl o n the third district tt
the Forty.seventh Congress and from tn
second district in the Forty-niuth, fittieth
6'ty.frst, ffty-second, 6fty-third, fifty
fourth, fifty-fifth and frty-sixth Con
crosses of the I'm ted States, mark him a
distinguished Vermonter, and his sud
den death at sixty-six years of age i
deeply deplored.
Resolved, that a commi tee of five from
the House of Representatives and fv
from the Senate be appoin ed to atteuC
his funeral, and it is further Resolved
that as a tribute to the memory OF tn
deceased the House and Senate take
recess from two O'Clock to three o'cloc
on the ninth instant, it being the hour G
the funeral service of the deceased.
DR.. Fairbanks said all we could do tc
day was to give some little acknowledge
ment of our Indebtedness to God for Ger
CIRCUITS life. The first trait that CAV
him character was the recognition tina
he had in him family name to maintai
and preserve. He then spoke Of the n
cent family centennial and how much
meant to Gen. Grout to have so man
relatives and friends there on that o,
!, casion. In early life he had desire t
excel; his ambitions were worthy. H
had all through his public lie promr
recognition OF duty. He was firm in b
adherence to what he helievtd to be RICH
I He possessed what Tennyson called
e his 80 lie to the Duke of Wellington,
T. Saving common sense" lie was Of
-, generous and sympathetic temperance
, and man who had a great appreciate
), Of the home. His love of his native heat
: has given stability to our state.
, A large number of those present a
| tended the brief service at the grave
D Grove cemetery and the bearers. 6