Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Dec 26, 2009 12:12:57 GMT -5
IN THE SILENT CITY NOW RESTS THE BODY OF COLONEL JOHN A. ROBINSON
Whom West Virginia Loved, and Every One Who Knew Him Respected-The Funeral
Service This Morning
All that was mortal of the Christian, statesman, soldier and business man,
Col. John A. Robinson, whom all West Virginia and the surrounding territory
loved, honored and respected, was laid to rest this morning in the family
lot in the cemetery at Frankfort, WV, in the same contentious manner that
marked a successful career, and whose death occurred at his late residence
at Patterson's depot Sunday morning.
Prior to the hour (10 o'clock) set for the funeral, and while friends of the
deceased were assembling, the embalmed body rested in the parlor in a
handsome black cloth casket, with satin roped moldings, eight heavy,
oxidized handles and a neat plate bearing the following inscription "John A.
Robinson, Born November 18, 1830, Died Feb 6, 1898"
The casket was lined on the inside with satin, with a narrow strip of purple
border.
The funeral took place from the little M. E. Church, South, which was
located near the residence, and which the deceased was instrumental in
having erected. The exercises were opened by scriptural readings by Rev.
Zimmerman, presiding elder of the Moorefield district, and Rev. S. A.
Parker, of this city, following by prayer by Rev. J. A. Ferguson, Rev. J. S.
Mitchell, pastor, then talked briefly from the 24 verse and 17 chapter of
the Gospel of St. John. He paid an eloquent and feeling tribute to the
memory of the deceased.
A choir composed of Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs. John W. Avirett and Messrs. Thomas
Thomas and W. L. Morgan, with Mr. C. Smith, organist sang softly and sweetly
the hymns, "Lead Kindly Light," and "Near My God to Thee."
The large congregation, particularly those who represented Col. Robinson's
immediate neighborhood, listened spell-bound to the soft, touching strains
of the cultured voices of the choir.
After the church exercises the remains were conveyed to Frankfort and
interred as stated.
The active pall bearers were: Captain John Sheridan, of Mt. Savage; Hon.
Randolph Stalnaker, of Wheeling; Hon. Charles H. Knott, of Shepherdstown;
Robert H. Pollock and Hamp Chesshire of Hampshire County; Thomas Kenae, of
Piedmont, and Dr. W. W. Wiley, of Cumberland. Honorary-Hon. John K. Cowen,
Baltimore; and Messrs. Duncan Sinclair, Midlothian; R. R. Henderson,
Cumberland; Thomas Fitzgerald and F. J. Griffith, Baltimore, and J. B. Oder,
Frostburg.
Among Those in Attendance
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company kindly placed a special train, which
left the Queen City depot at 9 o'clock, at the disposal of those who desired
to attend the funeral from this section. Attached to the special, which
consisted of two coaches, was the private car "Baltimore" in which rode
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Receiver John K. Cowen, General Superintendent
Thomas Fitzgerald, Superintendent of the Middle Division F. A. Hustes,
Captain John Sheridan, Hon. Randolph Stalnaker, Attorney for the road, John
G. Wilson, T. L. Griffith, of Baltimore; D. Annan, Judge Sloan, Howard
Hitchins and J. B. Oder.
The following were among the others that went down on the special: Drs. W.
W. Wiley, J. M. Spear and Dr. Richard Gerstell and wife, Mayor W. H.
Mellinger, Judge O. C. Gephart, George Gephart, Duncan Sinclair, William
Rawlings, Col. R. D. Johnson and wife, D. P. Miller, S. J. Edwards, R. R.
Henderson and wife, A. H. Amick, John Lynn, Thomas Thomas, W. L. Morgan, C.
F. Kenneweg, W. A. Straub, Mrs. Perry Willard, Mrs. Thomas McKee, Miss
Annan, Charles Lowndes, John McKee, A. R. Lewis, Thomas Pownall, Eddie
Rizer, John Resley, E. R. Neff and wife, C. J. Orrick and Thomas Hobbs, all
of this city.
J. V. Bell, clerk of the Mineral Co., WV court, and State's Attorney Frank
Reynolds of Keyser, Thomas F. Kenny, of Piedmont, and Judge R. W. Daily, of
Romney.
The relatives present from a distance were Wm. Robinson, a brother of the
deceased, and his son, Charles of Parkersburg, and Thomas Robinson, another
brother of Grafton and a sister, Rev. Mrs. Tyson, of Washington.
The funeral was largely attended, the country folks for miles around turning
out to pay their last respect to the deceased. It was in charge of
Undertaker Louis Stein, of this city.
The grave into which the body was lowered was lined with white felt and
ferns.
Evening Timers (Cumberland, MD) Feb 8, 1898
Whom West Virginia Loved, and Every One Who Knew Him Respected-The Funeral
Service This Morning
All that was mortal of the Christian, statesman, soldier and business man,
Col. John A. Robinson, whom all West Virginia and the surrounding territory
loved, honored and respected, was laid to rest this morning in the family
lot in the cemetery at Frankfort, WV, in the same contentious manner that
marked a successful career, and whose death occurred at his late residence
at Patterson's depot Sunday morning.
Prior to the hour (10 o'clock) set for the funeral, and while friends of the
deceased were assembling, the embalmed body rested in the parlor in a
handsome black cloth casket, with satin roped moldings, eight heavy,
oxidized handles and a neat plate bearing the following inscription "John A.
Robinson, Born November 18, 1830, Died Feb 6, 1898"
The casket was lined on the inside with satin, with a narrow strip of purple
border.
The funeral took place from the little M. E. Church, South, which was
located near the residence, and which the deceased was instrumental in
having erected. The exercises were opened by scriptural readings by Rev.
Zimmerman, presiding elder of the Moorefield district, and Rev. S. A.
Parker, of this city, following by prayer by Rev. J. A. Ferguson, Rev. J. S.
Mitchell, pastor, then talked briefly from the 24 verse and 17 chapter of
the Gospel of St. John. He paid an eloquent and feeling tribute to the
memory of the deceased.
A choir composed of Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs. John W. Avirett and Messrs. Thomas
Thomas and W. L. Morgan, with Mr. C. Smith, organist sang softly and sweetly
the hymns, "Lead Kindly Light," and "Near My God to Thee."
The large congregation, particularly those who represented Col. Robinson's
immediate neighborhood, listened spell-bound to the soft, touching strains
of the cultured voices of the choir.
After the church exercises the remains were conveyed to Frankfort and
interred as stated.
The active pall bearers were: Captain John Sheridan, of Mt. Savage; Hon.
Randolph Stalnaker, of Wheeling; Hon. Charles H. Knott, of Shepherdstown;
Robert H. Pollock and Hamp Chesshire of Hampshire County; Thomas Kenae, of
Piedmont, and Dr. W. W. Wiley, of Cumberland. Honorary-Hon. John K. Cowen,
Baltimore; and Messrs. Duncan Sinclair, Midlothian; R. R. Henderson,
Cumberland; Thomas Fitzgerald and F. J. Griffith, Baltimore, and J. B. Oder,
Frostburg.
Among Those in Attendance
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company kindly placed a special train, which
left the Queen City depot at 9 o'clock, at the disposal of those who desired
to attend the funeral from this section. Attached to the special, which
consisted of two coaches, was the private car "Baltimore" in which rode
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Receiver John K. Cowen, General Superintendent
Thomas Fitzgerald, Superintendent of the Middle Division F. A. Hustes,
Captain John Sheridan, Hon. Randolph Stalnaker, Attorney for the road, John
G. Wilson, T. L. Griffith, of Baltimore; D. Annan, Judge Sloan, Howard
Hitchins and J. B. Oder.
The following were among the others that went down on the special: Drs. W.
W. Wiley, J. M. Spear and Dr. Richard Gerstell and wife, Mayor W. H.
Mellinger, Judge O. C. Gephart, George Gephart, Duncan Sinclair, William
Rawlings, Col. R. D. Johnson and wife, D. P. Miller, S. J. Edwards, R. R.
Henderson and wife, A. H. Amick, John Lynn, Thomas Thomas, W. L. Morgan, C.
F. Kenneweg, W. A. Straub, Mrs. Perry Willard, Mrs. Thomas McKee, Miss
Annan, Charles Lowndes, John McKee, A. R. Lewis, Thomas Pownall, Eddie
Rizer, John Resley, E. R. Neff and wife, C. J. Orrick and Thomas Hobbs, all
of this city.
J. V. Bell, clerk of the Mineral Co., WV court, and State's Attorney Frank
Reynolds of Keyser, Thomas F. Kenny, of Piedmont, and Judge R. W. Daily, of
Romney.
The relatives present from a distance were Wm. Robinson, a brother of the
deceased, and his son, Charles of Parkersburg, and Thomas Robinson, another
brother of Grafton and a sister, Rev. Mrs. Tyson, of Washington.
The funeral was largely attended, the country folks for miles around turning
out to pay their last respect to the deceased. It was in charge of
Undertaker Louis Stein, of this city.
The grave into which the body was lowered was lined with white felt and
ferns.
Evening Timers (Cumberland, MD) Feb 8, 1898