Year: 1870

of eternity. Let these cofins teach us
the lesson, man that is born of woman is
of few days.


Second-We learn the necessity of
making this life subservient to the life
that is come. If you devote your time
to the bench, the counter and the Office
for the purpose of getting money, yet in
this hour, remember that it is mot all of
life to live or all of death to die ;" but
make this life subservient to the life to
come. We see that men are drowned,
killed by railroad accident, by Tighten
ing, drop dead in the street from heart
disease, and die from illness; but we
think we are safe Since the appointment
was made for him to preach on this
occasion, he had received the Intelligence
of the death of lady, member OF his
Church, whose funeral he was to attend
on Saturday. Yet, with all these incl
dents, we think we are safe. 1t is not So.
Treasure up this lesson and make your
life here preparation hereafter. l feel
that every mind and heart, not only here,
butithroughout the community, feels that
God is speaking by these appalling events.
Let these lessons then be imprinted as
with pen of iron on the hearts of each
one, SO that, and such is my prayer, that
each may die the death of the righteous.
! He would be untrue to himself both as
an individual and as a minister of Christ
! if he did not offer the mourning and strck,
en- ones consolation. There is not heart
I in the community but sympathizes deep
! ly with them. We would, but cannot,
bear their burdens with them. All that
can be done, we will do. Carefully and
tenderly we will bear the dead to their
resting place. We commend them tc
Jesus. He is the father of the fatherless
and friend of the friendless.


He would not deceive them by calling
it an accident. There are no accidents
the word never should have been coined
They do not spring from the ground o.
arise from the earth, but they arc all or
dered by God. This dispensation may
seem hard, but it is not so. God is good
and too wise to do wrong. He speaks to
you to turn from earth, and says: Come
all you that are weary and heavy laden
and L will give you rest. These hght
Affections which are for a season worl
out an eternal weight of joy. All thing
work together for good to those who Low,
the Lord. Trust in God. Remember tha
he stood by the grave of Lazarus. III
will be the husband of the widow and tn
father of the fatherless. He will pity
guide and direct.


Mr. Mills then addressed the Masonic
fraternity and said that the world woule
never appreciate the good they had done
i Notwithstanding these links in you
chain have been broken and others ar
constantly being broken, you can still d
a good and blessed work and can still
trust the Grand Architect of the universe
Do what you have to do now, for you can
not tell when you will be called.


To the firemen he said You are mad





bic stalwart men cannot be found thai
have followed these coffins to-day; ST
were the occupants of these collins bu
yesterday. Learn, then, the impressive
lesson thus taught you. We hear the les
son in the gentle zephyr that now blows
and in the flood that caused these deaths
Let us recognize it and SO live that W
may always be prepared to die wheneye
and wherever God may call us.


After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Mills, Rev
Mr.. Hall read, and the choir sang tn
1162d hymn, after which the benedictiol
was pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Brigham.


At the close of the exercises at tn
church, procession was formed. preceded
by the Firemen and Masonic Fraternity
under the direction of Maj. Salisbury snC
Kingsley. as Marshals. followed by tn,
two hearses containing the coffins inclos
ing the remains of Mr.. Crooket and Hsr
dy, and Immediately after, carriages con
tanning the immediate families, friends o
the deceased, followed by the citizens il
carriages, and proceeded to Evergreen
Cemetery, where the beautiful and i'm
pressive burial service of the Masoni
fraternity was rendered by Bro. l.. L
Pierson, W. M. of Rutland Lodge No, 79
The brethren then dropped the sprig o
acacia in the grave of each of their de
parted brothers. 1t so happened ths
the lots belonging to the two were so neal
together that the circle, formed by the
Masons, inclosed both at the same time
1t was beautiful sight, sad tho it was
to see some one hundred and thirty bro
ther Masons thus pay their last tribute
of respect TO two brothers at the same
| time.


The music et the Congregational Churcl
yesterday wac furnished by the Giles
Club, and their beautiful rendering O
the anthems and hymns added much K
the solemnity of the occasion.


Mr.. Crooker had been enpIoye in the
shops of the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad since 1851, and with two excep
tions Peter Allen and Henry Brand
shaw was the Oldest workman in th'
shop. We omitted to mention, in it's pro
per connection, that his shop mates at
tended his funeral in body, and it il
proper to add here that all the employees
of the road, that were in town, were IL
attendance upon one or the other of tint
| funerals. and that their attitude was tina,
of sincere mourners.


The appearance and orderly behaviour
of the firemen added much to the
solemnity of the occasion.


Too much credit cannot be given t.
Majs. Salisbury and Kingsley for theil
promptness and energy in the discharg'
of their duties as Marshals, and to then
in large degree, is due, for the perfec
order and decorum maintained in the pro
cession.