Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-10-07

was impressive, and with one impulse
ali heads were barred. Preceded by Gov.
Albert ". Gilchrist and his cabinet,
Hon. H. CLAY Crawford, secretary Of
state; Hon. Park Trammell, attorney
general; Hon. A. @. Groom, comptrol-
Ter; Hon. NJ. V. Knott, state treasurer;
Hon. B. E. McLin, commissioner Of ag-
riculture, and others, and followed by
the honorary pail bearers, DR.. John @.
L'Engls, Hon. W. S. Jennings, Hon. W.
B. Young, Judge H. b. Philips, Hon.
w. s. Jordan, Hon. Cromwell Gibbons.
Judge R. NJ. Call, Major Richard Nc
Laughlin, Hon. ]. n. c. Stockton, Hon.
A. W. CockrelI, Jr., Capt. o. E. Garner
and J. Walter Rast. the casket, covered
with white carnations and Marechal
Neil roses, was carried into the entrance
of the church, fianked on one side by q
squad of police and on the other by the
field and staff officers of the First Bri-
gade and First Infantry, National
Guards of Florida, by the active pail
bearers, J. NJ. Bars, P. A. Dingan,
Frank Brown, D. T. Gray, James B.
Dodge, w. III. Bostick, Jr., j. Q. Con-
naIly and Ed Williams, who had been
the governors best and lifelong friends.
The family of the deceased then fol-
lowed the body down the aisle to where
it was deposited in front of the chancel
The church WAS filled with sorrowiEe
friends from all walks of life, which told
more strongly than words can express
the esteem in which the dead governor
has been held by the citizens Of his home
city. There were those who had en-,
joyed his friendship and those who had
respected and honored him for his many
virtues and joys he had brought to the
hearts of others during life-sll attest
ing by silent presence their SORROW. o
CHURCH SERVICES.
The church services, conducted By
Rev. Mr.. ]. Walton GraybiIl, pastor, as
sisted by Rev, Mr.. W. II. Dodge, d
Ocsla, a lifelong friend OF the late gov
ernor, were characterized for thei
beautiful and sweet simplicity.
AS the funeral party crossed the thres
hold of the church, Mrs. Davies at thu
organ played softly a favorite hymn I'M
I'll all were seated. The services wer,
opened by q qusrtette selection, LEAD
Kindly Light" by Mrs. O. W. Rine
hart, alto; Mrs. Edith Floyd Durrance
soprano; Max Morganthsu, bass; Cyri
R. Tyler. tenor.
DR.. Graybill next read from the scrip
lures, followed by q fervent PRAYER from
DR.. Dodge. He gave thanks to God 70
having blessed the community with
man of the deceased's many virtues
Mrs. Durrsnce then sang solo, "Fac
to Face" followed by the hymn love
best by Governor Broward, THE Ninet
and Nine" This was rendered by Cy
I'll r. Tyler.
The services over, the body was take
from the church through the Monro
street entrance and the cortege, hesde
by platoon of mounted police, follow
ell by the entire national guard force lC
Gated in Jacksonville, proceeded to Mai
, street and thence north to the cemetery
, where services were continued and III
body was tenderly lowered by lovin
: hands to its last resting place.
= THREE NOLLEYS FIRED.
With the sinking of the sun benin
the western horizon, firing squad frol
D Company b, the Dixie Guards, con
t manded by Capt. W. S. Sweeney, fire
= three voIleys across the newly mao
grave, and while their echoes werA ST
reverberatiug through the ga,herir
g dusk, a trumpeter from the same cor
: mand steIp ped in position and the lain
S i've notes of taps scared and fingered {
e the evening air.