Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Saturday Morning Of Late
Rev. A. C. LaRiviere
Requiem High Mass Celebrated
By Vicar Gen. McDonough
st Augustine's Church Crowded to
Doors--Rsmains Taken TO Auburn

The funeral services of the late
Rev. FIR. Alphonse c. La Riviere were
held at 10 A. NJ. Saturday at st. Au-
gustine's Catholic church, the build
ing being filled with those who had
assembled to pay their last tribute.
Requiem High Mass was celebrated
by Rt. Rev. Mgr. M. C. McDonough
of Lewiston, vicar general of the do
cese of Maine. Rev. Thomas Berger
on of F'renchville was the deacon, Rev.
D. A. McCabe of North Whitefield
sub deacon, while Rev. Thomas J.
Michigan, pastor of the St Mary's
church. and Rev. Joseph Droit of
South Paris were the acolytes. Rev.
James A. Carey of Hallowell was
master of ceremonies with Rev. p. e.
Desjardins of Skowhegan as assist
ant. Rev Joseph Quinn of Yarmouth
was thurifier.
he flag on the municipal building
in the city was lowered at half mast
and the stores generally were closed
during the hour of the funeral. Stores
that were not actually closed had the
curtains drawn. Ex-Governor Fred
erick w. Plaisted, Mayor Elmer E.
Newbert and members of the Augusta
| Board of Education attended the flu
neral in body. The Lithgow library,
of which institution the deceased was
| one of the trustees, was closed.
The remains law in state in ST. Au-
! gustine's church "a houre previous to
! the funeral. The choir at the funeral
was reinforced by singers from Lew
| iston, Auburn and Waterville under
| the direction of Edmund Doyon.
The visiting priests who took part
in the ceremonies were: Revs. Eugene
| Gauthier of Auburn. John J. McGin-
mis- and Henry j. McGill of Sanford,
| Alexandra Dugre and Lewis Bergeron
of Biddeford, John w. Houlihan and
T. H Houlihan of Portland, A. LAYER
diere of Rumford, H. \. Deslilete of
| Lewiston, T. j. Remy of Brunswick,
J. J. Sullivan of Bangor, Joseph D..
Quinn of Yarmouthville, T. j. Maho-
ney of North Vassalboro, Arthur j.
Hamel of Westbrook, J. P. Michigan
of ogus, NJ. Thouvenin of Van Buren,,
John o. Dowd of Portland Thomas
McGin, O. p of Lewiston, Dennis A.
McCabe of North Whitefield, Henry
! Cory of Waterville, T. p. Linehan of
! Biddeford, Dennis J. Martin of Wat
erville, Joseph Forest of Jackman, M.
/ A. Clary of Old Town, T. c. Nancy
of Dexter. J. NJ. Leguenner of CHS
holm, E. B. Henry of Winthrop, P.
H. Reardon of Gardiner, n. Charland
of Waterville, j. E. Kealy of Water
vile and NJ. z. Curran of Madison.
Rev FIR. Gauthier, long-long friend
of FIR. La Riviere, delivered the eulo-
gy in French Vicar General McDon-
ough, feeling that there were many
who did not understand that language,
addressed the body in English. The
| bearers were: Paul Dauteuil, Fred
Patnaude. Philibert Poulin, Bruno
Lahais, Henry Lemieux, and Theodore
Lemieux, presidents of the several So
cieties connected with st. Augustine
church.
The remains were taken to Auburn
at P. NJ. on a special car, aecompa-
MED by a delegation from the church
societies, including Dominique Math-
leu. Joseph Pelletier, Max Michaud
Raw Albert, Thomas Pelletier, Albert
Lemieux, Edward Lausier, Joseph
Pomerleau, Arthur Chaput, Ernest
Gagnon. Wilfred Dostie, Edward Lem
ieux. Frank Turcotte, Noel Rion
Henry Beaudet, Joel Poulin and Al
fred J. La Case.
The remains lay in state at Auburn
until Sunday night, when they were
taken to Manitoba. where intermen'
will be made Friday by the side o.
his mother.