Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
JUDGE TAFT'S FUNERAL
County Court Room Scene of I'm
pressive Ceremony.
Large Attendance OF Present and For
mer state Officials and Lawyers
from Several Counties Tributes
from Friends and Associates.

The funeral services over ,hc body of
| Chief Justice Taft were held Tues lay af-
| ternoon in the Chttend,n county court
mousse and the large attendance filled the
the court room it its capacity. Among
those present were Gov. W. W. Stckn, y,
Congressman ID. J. Foster, ox-Congress-
man H. ~. Powers, ex-senator Jonathal
Ross, eX-Gov. T.. j. Ormsbce, vX-Gov. l..
A. " Woodbury., ex-Gov. T.. G. Smith. Sec
rotary of State f. y. Rowland, State Au-
ditor o. NJ Barber and National Bank
Examiner Il. l.. Fish. There was Il large
delegation of attorneys from Frank in
county and every other county in the Stat,
was represented. To the right of he
casket were the family of the deceased,
while on the left were J. W. Row1ll, j. NJ.
Tyler, Loveland Munson, II. X. Start j
II. Watson and W. p. Stafford, Judges of
Tie Supreme Court of Vermont.
The court house had been suitably drapcd
for the occasion, the large portrait of
Judge Taft which hangs over the judge q
chair being festuoncd with black. Two
large palms We're at either end Of the bar
and directly IN front of the bar, inside the
rail, was the caskct around and upon
which were huge masses of flowers in var
ious designs, the tributes of many friends
and associates
They included u pillow composed of
volets. lilies of the valley and white and
pink roses from the Chittenden County
I'ar; beautiful design, Gates Ajar,' of
carnations and roses from the associates
on the bench; magnificent cross and
wreath of the same flowers from the
Franklin County Bar; an elegant floral
piece from the Rutland County Bar a
wreath OF flowers from the Washing on
County Bar; a harp of roses from the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company; a
bunch of cala lilies from Washington
Lodge i. X A. NJ; wreath of lilies +, ON
Judge stafford, and handsome tributes
from the near relatives and friends
AT nine O'Clock Tuesday morning the
members of the Citttcndcn County Bar
gathered at the home Of Judge Taft on
South Union street and escorted the re-
mains to tho court house where they re-
manned in state until the funeral 1T ! 30
in the afternoon Sheriff Reeves, Deputy
Sheriff Bdllou, Deputy Sheriff j f.. Reeves,
/ County Clerk q. p. Ray. Attorneys j. +.
Cushman, q, w. Dcbcrriile, Henry Conlin,
| i. T.. Hopkins. j. T. StcarnS +. l.. Graves,
| Allen Martin, }. H. Macomber, Il. NJ.
| Horton and A. l.. Sherman acted as ushe r.
ana condu ted the large number of people
to the cuskct where a final view of Judg
raft could be had. Throughout the day
organ music was played by Dion w. ken
ncdy. The arrangements We're under tn
/ direction of j. Warren Roberts.
ire exercises We're opened by Judge
| Stafford, who read IL beautiful poem The
| Rev. j. J. Lewis of South Boston then as
summed charge and said: I'VE have
gathered here to-day to pay the last
tribute to Il man worthy to receive thu
| highest tribute that head and heart can
| pay. 1t seems to m" fitting that We gather
| here representative audience for his
| church was the court house and his re-
| ligion the law.
Judge Tyler then paid a tribute to the
]
| lie said: The words ! shall speak are
not intended as a eulogY but as Il tribute
/ Of esteem from tho court Of which he was
| chief Judge. When we separated at Mont
| pelicr some weeks ago We all believed that
Il few months rest would restore him 20
health.
Judge TAFT loved life. his family his
friends, his city, his profession. his wor,
and his associates of the court lie was
proud OF his State and Of her statesmen
In early years he was close in touch with
them but later his affiliations have bee II
with the members Of the ba- and his nsso-
Ciatcs of the court Judge TAFT was always
soicitous for lhc high standing of the
/ bench and bar
ITO his associates Judge T1ft was al
ways courteous and kind lie had a c rita Il
brusqrcncss of manner which may some
| times have repelod those who did not
know him nut his friends knew that hi
| h art was HE Il woman :.
Judge Taft was honest ana fearless. He
was as original in his mental op rat.ons
a. hewas + ruarkable in his appearance. He
| had large intellectual cndONn utS viii h
| may have come down to him from som
whore in his long line of ancestors
Judge T. T.. Males, who tor 20 years
was partner IF Judge Tart spoke briefly
! of the personal siic of his life lie void
of his struggle in the ginning. of ii
later successes in various bran hes d
some of his characteristic actions. In cos
| ing he said, Judge Taft was Il true m II.
| The Rev. J. }. Lewis spo h as a flie d.
| 1t was at the request of Judge TAFT That
Mr.. Lewis presided at the exercises. III,
/ referred to his early connection with tn
deceased at Williston and spoke of he
help extended by Judge Taft to him. In
| speaking of Judge TaftS + ligious vi VS.
| the speaker said: Ellis doubts We're not
doubt; they were convictions: | would not
dare to speak of him as irroliSious. Iii,
/ temperament and convictions were n IN
/ highest scns' religious. The following | he
might he well applied to him The VOL
is my church and to do good is my re-
! ligiOn."
The exercises Were closed with a song by
Mrs. C. +. Ilowes, Miss Louise Russell
". j, Cote ard w. II Mitchell
The remains were then borne to III
! nearsc. the six Judges of the Supr IN,
'-pulN utlluS dS lloIbld bc'iltlS anu u
H. Robinson. V. A. Bullard, j. r. Stearns
/ f.. c. Mower, g. W. Browncll and f.. F
Browncll as bearers. The burial was il
\ the West cemetery at Williston.
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