Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-05-27

Proctor, June l and 2. The generous
invitation of the senator includes moi
only the members of the regiment, but
their wives also.
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The Rev. Phi. E. LaChanCe.
The sudden and unexpected death of
the Rev. Phi. +. Lachance, the beloved
and Jealous priest of the Church of st
James the Greater, which occurred on
Thursday night, May 10, casts a gloom
over the entire community. So brief
indeed was his illness it seemed almost
beyond belief when the sad news was
told. Ulcers in the stomach was the
cause of death. The Rev. FIR. was in
his forty -fourth year. His body was
taken into the Church Sunday noon
and remained in state until the funeral,
and was visited by hundreds. Special
services were also held each evening.
In the death of Fl. Lachance the
Parish of st. James the Greater has lost
a faithful and devoted priest, whose
place, in some respects, it will be hard
to fill. Although his pastorate in this
cure had covered only little more than
two years, he had not only endeared
himself to every member of his own
congregation, but also to the whole
community. In this short time he had
nearly succeeded in extinguishing the
debt upon the Church, some $4,000. In
| his will he leaves the Church $1,000
which will clear the Indebtedness and
add about 5000 to the treasury.
Father Lachance is survived in the
priesthood in this diocese by two broth
ers, and very touching feature of these
last sad days is the fact that on Sunday
last one took his deceased brothers place
at the altar, and the other preached to
the congregation from his pulpit.
May GoD in His great mercy comfort
his bereaved people, especially the aged
parents, and grant him eternal rest, and
let perpetual light shine upon him.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral from the parish Church
on Tuesday morning was largely at
tended, the Church being crowded tc
the doors. Besides the large congrega.
ton there were about thirty priests from
this and neighboring dioceses. The
pupils of the convent school, the sodality
of the Children of Mary, wearing whit
wells, and the Catholic Order of Forester
were present in their respective organiza
tions. The beautiful and magnificen
ritual of the Roman Catholic Churcl
consisted of the Solemn High Mass 0
Requiem. The Rev. A. Clermont o
Newport was the Celebrant, assisted b,
: the Revs Trottier of St. Adams anC
Leblanc of Norton Mills as deacon an,
sub-deacon. The Rev. F. Proulx wa
master of ceremonies. After the Mas
the Rev. d. }. O'Sullivan spoke to tn
sorrowing congregation few words o
consolation and comfort, in which h
eloquently, touchingly and appropriated
| referred to the high character of hi
| deceased brother, being especially Ell
3 dowed with the grace of charity. Th
: music was furnished jointly by tn
parish choir and the children of tn
e convent, the special solo part being sun
f by the Rev. l.. A. Vezina of Shorehan
s and the whole was beautifully rendered
n Conspicuous among the floral tribute
: was magnificent cross, eight feet higl
presented by the Catholic Order of Fo
esters.
The interment will be at St. Helen
n p. @. The large procession from I'll
1 Church to the railroad station was als
/. an impressive one, led by the lit
t misses of the convent, all dressed
white, followed by the boys, each carr
l. ing flag of the Sacred Heart, ne:
IS came the sodality of the Children
l. Mary, all dressed in black and wearir
II long white wells, and these in turn we
is followed by the Catholic Order of Fc
d esters, acting as escort to the body al
lie the priests.
,r The bell was tolled from the time Il
" procession left the Church until Il
Of train bearing away the remains W
at we'll without the town limits.
I'd Out of respect to his memory all bu
ms ness in the village was suspended duril
th the hours of the funeral service, al
protestants joined with catholics in pa
ing tribute to the memory Of his ST
ling worth.