Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
FUNERAL OF Mr.. REED
Last Sad Rites Over the Bo4ys0f the
Noted Statesman.
lFORTLAND'S DAY OF SORROW
Notable iatheri.w Of .uaAtsnsuished
Men In The Seirst -gnitarian
Church. Wheve stss~ funeral
Services Were. C0nductea.


the organ, comforting passages from
Scripture, fervent prayer, a brief en-
'0gy and benedicti0n comprised the
funeral service over the body of Hon.
Thomas b. Reed here. The music and
Tire words fead and spoken passed over
the place where ahe casket rested to q
notable gathering of citizens with
whom the dead statesman FOR many
years had been closely associated. The
assembly completely filed the FRS,
Parish Unitarian church. In an nd
Joining room, which opened into the
auditorium. the widow and daughter
sat, attended by friends and screened
from the crowd In the main edifice.
The day wssone of mourning through
out the city. The busy holiday tide
was checked, many places OF business
being closed during 1.-The afternoon.
Publs buildings also were closed dur
ing the day, 49, ,s
The services in the church were held
1t O'clock, but for some hours the
body had been lying in state in the
parish house, where IT was viewed by
throngs 81 people. The parish house
finally WAS closed shortly after
o'clock. The casket was then removed
to the pulpit platform Of the church.
While the assembly at the church was
being seated Mr.. Hermann Kotssch.
mar was at the organ. In. the front
pews were seated the pallbearers, Hon.
Joseph 6ymonds, Hon. John c. Small,
George E. Bird, Attorney General
George NJ. Seiders, Judge Clarence
Vale of the United States district court,
Robinson Williams, William Bradley
and William r. Wood.
There also sat Governor John r. Hill,
with his staff and council, and near
him was Governor Crane Of Massachu-
sets, Collector George H. Lyman Of
Boston and several members Of the
Home Market club Of this city. Behind
was practically the full strength Of the
Cumberland county bar, which earlier
in the day had spread upon the records
fitting resolutions upon the death Of 20
notable a member of the organization.
Grand Amy Represented.
Then came the Loyal Legion, several
Grand Army posts, members Of the
club, members Of Mr. |
Reeds class at Bowdoin college, the en-.
tire city government Of Portland, head. |
ed by Mayor Boothby, and delegates
from nearly every political organisation |
in the state of Maine.
Prominent among those present was |
the delegation from the present sitting |
congresa The last named party ar
rived only an hour or two before the |
being met at the station by q
local committee and escorted to the
church.
While the company was assembling
Mrs. Reed, with her daughter, Miss
Catherine Reed; Colonel Augustus G.
Payne, an aid friend; G. d. Barrows a
,avorite nephew Of Mr.. Reed, and his
lister, Mics, Barrows; .Ascher G. Kinds,
Nr. Reeds secretary, and several Of
Mrs. Reeds personal friends quietly
ook their seats near the door leading
rom the parish house into the church
The organ ceased, and after a brief
,ause Rev. John Carroll Perkins, the
,astor Of the church, read appropriate
elections from the Bible, following
With prayer, while the organ breathed
response. Mr.. Perkins then delivered
he eulogy and closed his remarks with
benediction.
The casket was borne to the hearse,
ollowed to the door by the bearers,
nd while the bells Of the city tolled
ixty-three strokes, one for each year
t Mr.. Reeds life, the funeral party
ntesed carriages from the door Of the
arish house. The little procession
assed to Evergreen cemetery, where
be body was placed in tomb to await
urial in We spring.