Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-08
Funeral Of Clarence Nelson

The funeral OF Clarence Nelson was
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from tho Baptist church. 1t was the
riginal Intention to hold he exercises
at the lads home, bat so great was the
friendly interest and sympathy of the
Co .munity that they desired to share
with the family these last rites as they
hGl shared the anxiety and grief Of
the search, SO the parents. sacrificing
their own feelings. in the matter. con-
scented 10 the change.
Rarely has Hallowell seen so spon-
taneous an outpOuring of sympathy.
Tho church was crowded with those
who had come to pay this last token of
respect and friendship. The high
school pupils and teachers were pres
cnt in a body as was also the entire
grammar school and it's teachers and
the local troop of Boy Scouts. The
class Of 1925. to which the dead boy
haze belonged. were seated in the front
of the church. Members Of the Ep-
worth League ard OF the Sunday schoo.
class to which he belonged, business
men. citizens and friends filled the
church to the doors.
The services. simple. beautiful and
deeply impressive. occupied nearly an
hour. The white casket, nower-laden.
was at the end of the long aisle below
the pulpit. upon which sat the two
ministers with whom the had had been
associated. Rev. c. o. Perry, pastor Of
III" Methodist church, of the Epworth
League of which he was a member. and
Rev. c. i. Young of the Baptist church,
where he had been for some years an
attendant at Sunday school, The beau
tiful strains of abide with Me- sung
by choir composed of j. Archer
Snare. Mrs. Clara Goodwin Turner. Mrs
Harry Small and j. Frank Pierce,
opened the service. Then Rev. c. T..
Young read the esd Psalm and Rev.
G. 0. Perry offered simple and NOV
ing prayer Mr. Young read the COM
forting story of that other young man
whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
Gently and feelingly he spoke of the
fact that the bereaved parents were
among earthly friends who wept with
them. Then he pointed the way Of
everlasting life. The services closed
with another beautiful. hymn by the
choir and benedction by Rev. c. 0.
Perry. At the conclusion Of the exer-
cises his schoolmates and friends filed
by for last look at their friends and
comrade. gaining some comfort from
the fact that that look showed him
covered with flowers and surrounded
by his friends.
And flowers there were in profusion.
Each class of the high school and the
teachers We're represented separately,
also the grammar school. the Boy
Scouts. the Epworth League. his Sum
day school class, the Alb Club, San
born Lodge, |. o. o. F., and other or
CARNATIONS. as we'll as individuals
as if the lavishness of that floral COW
ering might make UP in some degree
for what had been.
The bearers were four Of his closest
friends. John Field, Calvin Hutchin-
son. Edwin Small and Won Weston.
The Boy Scouts followed to the grave,
two of their number, his classmates
George Barker and Albert Brown
marching as escort at either side on
the casket.
1t is hoped that a memorial tablet
may be placed in the high school to
mark the schools sense of loss. and to
keep alice the memory of Clarence Nell
son.