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General Macomb, Governor Cass, and the civil, judicial, and municipal officers of the territory and city, citizens and strangers, and the non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the army. The funeral service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Larned. The procession was solemn and sublime. These services show the high esteem in which the brave and beautiful young officer was held by his comrades and commanders. The following elegiac lines, composed for the occasion, were written by Captain Whiting, of the Fifth Regiment :-- Too long on lonely isles neglected, Marked by no stone, thy dust has slept, By humble turf alone protected, O'er which rude time each year has swept. Ere many summers there had revelled, Decking thy grave with wild-flowers fair, The humid earth, depressed and levelled, Had left no index vestige there. Still had the wave around that dashes-- Scene of thy fate — the story told, And, 'gainst the isle that held thy ashes, In seeming fondness ceaseless rolled.
down, on a rate-bill, what he will contribute each Sunday. The persons who gathered these contributions were appointed from among the most trustworthy of the congregation. The great watchfulness of our fathers in these money-matters is seen in a vote passed at this period (1709). It is as follows:-- Voted to call Mr. John Whitmore to an account by what order he held out the contribution-box, and how he disposed of the money that was put therein. March 6, 1710: Voted to apply to Mr. John Whiting, Fellow of Harvard College, to preach for three months. This gentleman refused; and Mr. John Tufts was engaged for six months. At the end of this time, July 17, 1710, he engaged to supply the pulpit six months longer. The town now proposed a free contribution, in connection with a subscription, for the support of public worship. There is a bewildering queerness in the following vote, passed by the town April 19, 1710 :-- Put to vote, whether the town will allow Francis Whitmore s