The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-09-15
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OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
As was BETTING the memory of the
only thirty third degree Mason who has
ever died in Deadwood, the services at
tending the burial of Able Holmes Sum
day afternoon in this city were profound
ly impressive and constituted the most
marked tribute of respect which the peo-
pie of the Black Hills could pay to one
who bore their respect and admiration.
The ceremonies were attended by men
from every city and town of the Black
Hills in which lodge of Masons is insti-
tuted and there was striking evidence
that they came to give in person and in
all sincerity, testimony of their love and
esteem for their departed brother. The
services were conducted by Rev. M. F.
Montgomery of the Episcopal church,
assisted by Rev. Hugh Hay Of the Meth
odist church. The delivery of the funer-
al Grafton devolved upon the former and
his tribute to the character and life of
the deceased was one that touched the
hearts of his hearers with it's wealth of
pathos and sympathy. A quartette COM
posed Of Mrs. Geo. V. Ayres, Mrs. Cliff
ford, c.. P. Dingee, and H. C. White,
rendered several beautiful vocal selec-
tons and Mrs. Ayres sang, with much
feeling, Face to Face. The active
pail bearers, all of whom were Scottish
Rite Masons, were George S. Jackson,
D. H. Crazy, Stewart Thompson, S. w.
Russell, r. P. Stewart and H. B. Ward
man. The honorary pail bearers, select
ed from the ranks of the Knights Tenn
plar, were John F. Schrader, Rapid City;
J. J. Davenport, Sturgis; Henry Keets,
Spearfsh; j. F. Summers, Spearfsh;
George V. Ayres, Deadwood and George
M. Reeves, Deadwood. There were in
attendance at the funeral, three past
grand masters, John F. Schrader, j. J.
Davenport, and George v Ayers, three
past grand commanders, Scrader, w. J.
McMackin and G. V. Ayres, and a past
grand treasurer of the grand lodge, John
d. Hale. At the grave in Mount Nor
1ah, the services were conducted by E.
A. Nodler of the Deadwood lodge. In
the funeral procession to the cemetery,
which was one of the largest and most
imposing ever seen here, there were in
line sixty-two Knights Templar and one
hundred and sixty-six Masons, besides
long line OF carriages bearing friends
from all walks and stations in life, as
we'll as the members of the Black Hills
Pioneer society. The floral tributes
were most lavish and beautiful. Dead
wood, S. D. Daily Pioneer-T Times, Au-
gust 3Oth.
Mrs. F. M. Bailey and Mrs. H. A. Fur
bish are half sisters of the deceased.
A. L. Woods, who died suddenly at his
home in Grand Forks, N. D., August
2lst, was born in Troy, Waldo county.
June 81, 1856, the son of the late John
and Hannah (Rhoades) Woods. He at
tended the Maine Central Institute and
Bates College, graduating from the lat
ter institution in 1880. He then went to
Massachusetts and engaged in teaching
and six years later went to North Dakota
to take the position of principal of the
Grafton High school. He held this posi-
ton four years and was then elected
superintendent of the county schools, in
which capacity he served four years. In
1889 he established the State Educational
Journal and continued its publication for
ten years With E. H. Pierce he found
ed the Walsh County Record in 1890.
Woods continued as editor until his ap-
polntment in 1891 to the deputyship in
the office of the superintendent of public
instruction, when he moved from Graf
ton to Bismarck He became resident
of Grand Forks in 1905. From June.
1906, until January, 1907, he was secre-
tary of the Grand Forks Commercial
Club, and he also was secretary of the
Fair Association. He was also director
in the Middlewest Fire Insurance Co.
For many years while living in Grafton,
Mr.. Woods took an active part in Ma
sonic affairs and was justly honored by
being elected to the highest positions in
the local bodies, having served as Master
OF the Blue Lodge, High Priest of the
Chapter and Commander of the Com
mandery. About 1895 he was elected an
officer of the Grand Commanderv of
North Dakota and year after year he
was advanced until 1901, when he was
elected to the highest office in the gift
of the Grand Commandery. Knights
Templars, of North Dakota, being that
of Grand Commander Mr.. Woods also
rendered valuable service in the work
of lnstituting the Shrine in Grand Forks.
holding the office of Oriental Guide.
The present year just closed marks rs
years of welded life of Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods, they having been joined in mar
rlage just quarter of century ago, in
Massachusetts. Mrs. Woods being a ma
tive OF Cape Cod, being Miss Clara Small
In addition to the members of the i'm
mediate family, his wife and four sons,
Mr.. Woods also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Alphonzo Dyer of Pittsfeld, Maine and
Mrs Walter B. Knight of East Troy,
Maine, and one brother, George A.
Woods, who lives on the home place in
Troy. The Evening Express of Grand
Forks says. I'm the passing of A. l..
Woods from the stage of world activities
Grand Forks has lost one of her best
citizens, man of strong character, of
broad intellect, of lofty aims and ideals.
He was worker, a leader, one of those
noble men whose counsel and example
meant much to the city and State in
which he lived. At home or abroad he
was ever ready to do his full part. He
lived a useful, noble, life. Much that he
has done will live after him and those of
US who are left behind will find his place
extremely hard to fill
/ Mrs. Ella Cleveland Henderson, the
we'll known Boston contralto and teacher
in music, died August 21st in Edgar
town in her fifty-ffth year after brief
illness. She was the wife of DIR. L. B..
Henderson. In the death of Mrs. Fen
derson the musical world sustains the
loss of an artist of rare talent who had
DELIGHTED thouSanGe of music lo1,;nr poo