Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-07-23
LurtOn Is Buried

/ row while the body Of one OF her most
noted sons. Justice Horace II. Lurton,
/ OF the United States supreme court lay
/ in state pending the impressive obse-
/ auies and It's removal 10 its last rest
/ ing place at Greenwood cemetery. Pur-
4 suant to a proclamation Of Mayor ID.
B. Wood all business Of the city sus-
pended between the hours Of 10 and
/ IL noon while citizens paid last trib-
uate to the memory of this distin-
/ guished man.
The body was borne 10 Trinity Epis-
copal chruch from the residence of JUS
| tice Lurton's sister, Mrs. T. %. John
son. The body lay in state in the
Episcopal church and was viewed by
many Of the old friends and admirers
Of the dead jurist.
The body was preceded to the chan
eel by DR.. j. II. Miell of Christ church,
Nashville. minister in charge. Next
came the chief justice and associate
justices of the United States supreme
court and members of the chamber OF
commerce. The beautiful burial serv-
ice of the Episcopal church, together
with the burial chant and the singing
of two hymns, Lead, Kindly Light"
and my Faith Looks Up to Thee" by
a selected choir, completed the cere-
monies at the church. At the conclu-
sion Of the service the body was borne
from the church to the funeral car and
the procession started to Greenwood
cemetery.
At the grave the encased body was
taken from the car and Immediately
lowered into the flower-lined grave
This was followed by the committal
service and prayer by DR.. Mikell. The
grave was then filled and covered with
flowers, the designs more than cover
ing the entire lot. The grave was lined
with smilax and pink roses. The de-
signs represented the best floral art
and we're the most elaborate and eX-
pensive ever taken to Greenwood. De
signs were sent by President and Mrs.
Wilson, Judge and Mrs. I. B. McFar-
land of Memphis, Mr.. and Mrs. White
ford R. Cole, Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman
of Nashville, Judge and Mrs. Ed San
ford of Knoxville, Mrs. Jos. Washing
ton Of Nashville, Attorney General NC
REYNOLDS, JuGre and Mrs. J. NJ. Dick |
inson. the Nashville Bar association,
and everalhundred others.
Agricultural Train Leaves.
Down at the Tennessee Central rail |
road station a train of cars started en-
its 6.50O-mile journey over the Volun- |
teer State on a mission of education |
and instruction to its people.
Those having the train in charge |
will leave nothing undone to make the |
tour a success. 1t will disseminate |
useful information for the benefit OF
all those who may care to learn. Inc |
dates will be published often in the |
county papers and by posters, so that
every one may be ready to take day |
off and profit by a visit to this great
agricultural exhibition.
The agricultural special will take the
place of county institutes in the coun-
ties it is enabled to reach, and it is
expected to be mere beneficial and ef-
fective, because the train and its ex-
hibits will be seen by much larger
number of people in the rural COM
munities than could possibly be got
ten to attend the institutes.
No effort has been spared by the
department of agriculture to fit out !
the train so it will be an object lesson
to the farmers of the state in better
farming, live stock breeding, dairylng,
etc. and to show to the farmers wives
and daughters the best that there is IN
housekeeping and making the home at
tractive. Each car will be in charge
of trained lecturer, and an album
dance of literature touching on all the
subjects of interest to the farmer an0
his family will be distributed free.
Farm bulletins, agricultural papers and
other literature will be given away at
every stop of the train.
A feature of the train is the arrange
ment whereby it will be brilliantly
lighted with electricity at all times.
Big electric signs will be placed over
many of the exhibits, and, in fact, the
whole train is fitted up in palatial
style.