Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-02-06
GEORGE NJ. DALE.
COMMITTED TO MOTHER EARTH.

were consigned to their last resting place
beside his younger daughter, in the new
cemetery. The body was conveyed to
Masonic Hall Saturday morning, escorted
by so members of Island Pond Lodge, |
where it remained until shortly before |
the hour of holding the service when the |
casket was sealed. Hundreds ayailed |
themselves of the opportunity to visit |
the lodge for last look at the noble
form, then silent in death. The exer-
cises were held in the opera house, which
was thronged. Never assembled within
its walls a more reverent or attentive
audience. Shortly after 2 O'Clock North
Star Commandery, of Lancaster, n. H.,
escorted by Island Pond Lodge, F. & A.
NJ, and Essex Lodge, l. o. 0. F.,
marched to the hall. There were also
present large number of the members
of the bar of this and adjoining counties,
and friends from various sections of the
state. The service commenced with
singing by the Commandery Quartette,
"Nearer my God to Thee" followed by
the reading of scripture sentences by
Rev. Thos. Hall, who also offered prayer,
after which the quartette sang Crock OF
Ages"
The impressive burial ceremonies of
the Knights Templar Order were then
rendered, under the auspices of North
Star Commandery, of which for many
years Sir Knight Dale had been an es-
teemed an honored member. This
beautiful ritualistic service, very finely
rendered by Eminent Commander Noyes,
assisted by the Prelate, the Rev. Mr..
Carroll, and participated in by over one
hundred Sir Knights in full uniform,
deeply impressed the large audience, as,
in beautiful and touching words, the
chivalric and Christian teachings of the
Order were recited, with tender reference
to the honored dead. Before the final
prayer the quartette sang, "Jesu, Lover
of my SOUL" and the service was con-
cluded by the sublime committal prayer,
offered by the Prelate, followed by the
Lords Prayer, the entire Commandery
do or nd ;ntp
ing in the words, and the benediction
1t was the first time these services
were conducted in Island Pond. Their
beauty and solemnity impressed all be-
holders. At their close addresses we're
made by Elk Lieut.-Gov Z. NJ. Mansur,
Col. Henry o. Kent and Hon. Franklin
D. Hale. We append as much of their
remarks as is possible to give in the
space at our disposal;
Ex LiEUT.-GOv. MANsUR.
l count it my great good fortune to
have had the acquaintance and friend
ship of our departed brother. thinl
I may say that outside of the members
of his own family had the honor of en-
joying more intimate relations with hin
for more than thirty-five years than any
other person living. He was possessed
of delight ful social qualities. Some o.
the most happy hours of my life have
been spent in his society, not only with
great pleasure, but with much profit, and
in all the years have been permitted te
know him my admiration for his ability
and many good qualities has never abated
but has grown stronger and stronger as
the years have gone by. He was sell
made man, born in humble circumstan
ces, yet richly endowed with great in
tellect and sturdy character. As a
boy, with determination and purpose
that did not know the word defeat, he
battled singly and alone for an educa
ton that would prepare him for the
study of the law, and when, at an early
age, he entered the law office of Dilling-
ham & Durant at Waterbury, so closely
did he apply himself in his reading and
preparation that when admitted he came
t" the bar we'll equipped for his profes-
sion. Locating at Guildhall, he no
sooner appeared in court than the public
recognized his ability, and from that
time to the time of his death, nearly
forty-four years, he never lacked fol
clients. He always had in remarkable
degree not only the confidence of his
clients, but of the court and the ban
wherever he was known. He was most
honorable and courteous in his treatment
of his brethren of the bar. No truer
man to his client ever lived, and al.
though in trying case he was most gen.
erous to his opponent, it was never to the
injury of his client. Step by step did
he climb in his profession, that in his
prime he was recognized as standing in
the front rank of the best lawyers of the
state, and as an advocate before Jury
he had few equals. He was a man Of
strict integrity and impartialty in de-
Gliding all questions submitted to him
so much so that he was often selected
as Referee to hear and determine
knotty and important questions, not onl,