The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-18
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR JUDGE MARTIN
Universalist Church Was Filled, and
Many Prominent Jurists and Of
ficials Were Present.

The funeral Of United States Judge
James L. Martin of Brattlehoro, who died
suddenly OF heart disease at the Alontpel-
Ter & Wells River railroad station in
Montpelier Thursday, Jan. ! 4, held
IN The Univcrsalist church here Saturday
afternoon. The church was filled TO it,
capacity and those present included many
visiting Judges and attorneys Rev, Mel
son Kellogg, rector of st. Michaefs Epls-
copal church, of which Mrs. Martin -
commitment, offered prayer at the house,
corner of Linden and Chapiu streets, at
> O'Clock The body was then taken to
the Univcrsaist church, Of which society
Judge Martin was president. Places OF
business were closed during the service.
| Tie members of the Nindham county
! bar met in the municipal court room and
went in Il body to the church. The legs-
+ latiyc delegation appointed to attend the
funeral sat together, also United States
court officials and the employees Of Holden
/ q Martin
Rev. Delmar t. Trout, pastor of the
church, and Rev. f.. q = OSgood Of the
Unitarian church. chairman OF the school
board OF which Judge Martin was a mem
bcr, read the scripture and Rev Mr..
Trout offered prayer The Brattleboro
male quartet. Walter \. Gilbert, Walter
;. Stcarns, Frederic c. Albums and Arthur
L. Clapp. sang o Paradise and Lead
Kindly Light, and Mrs Charles NJ. Brazcr
played the organ before and after the
service.
There were many very beautiful floral
remembrances. The burial took place in
tAiormingsidc cemetery. the bearers being
Col. w NJ Hatch Of Boston, former in
ispector under the Chinese exclusion law,
Judge Charles H. Robb OF the Court OF
Appeals OF the District Of Columbia, and
Clarke c. Fits. Lyman f. Holden and
Edgar H. Smith OF Brattleboro. and J. W
AIeIendy OF South Londonderry.
Among those at the funeral, besides
those already mentioned, were Judge
Learned Hand OF New, orll city, OF the
United States court for the southern dis
tIict of New York. Judge Orion NJ Bar
ber of the Commerce court. Washington
ID. G, Attorney Louis :. Levy OF New
\ orE. United States Marshal Sidney T.
IIawley OF Hartford. Conn. United State,
District Attorney Alexander Dunnett %
st. Johnsbury. Judge Robert +. Healy o
Bennington, of the Vermont Suprem,
l court. Superior Judge Zed ;. stanton @
RoXhury ard Eicazcr l. Waterman q
Brattlehoro. -eT-Gov William w SticI,ue,
i of Ludlow, United States Marshal Arthu
Y. Carpenter of Brattleboro and Deput.
Marshals Frank H. Chapman OF Rutland
II. :. Whitaker Of Rutland. Thoma
I Reeves of Burlington and George +
= lackey of Montpelier; Clerk Frederick ;
1 Platt of Rutland, of the United State
r. court: the legislative delegation consistin
TOT Senator's \. \. Dunllce of south Ncl
non and L. ). Conant OF Bradford am
Representative Francis T.. Perry of Brat
:. tleboro, A. H. Hewitt Of West Berlin am
+. \. Melendv Of South Londonderry
Attorneys T. W. Moloney of Rutland. "
y. Theriault and George H. Hunt of Mont
4 peher, y +. Cudworth of South Londu
derry. James h Batchclder of Arliugto
and George H. Thompson OF Below
Falls Judge Iiua H. AIbee and ,Iudg
Thomas +. O'Brien of Bellows FALL
IA +. NJ Wheeler and John II. Duga
u OF Rutland: Mr. and Mrs Fred A. How
u land, Dr- julius Dewey and Miss IIele
rs Dewey Montpelier; Joseph G. Martin
% !. II. Martin, T. W. Underwood and Mr.
u l-ucy Hosley of Newfanc; Mr. and Mr.
- l.. B. Martin. and Nj H. Martin Of Sout
4 Londonderry; Eli II, Porter and C. y
y Ware OF Wilmington.