INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 99, 11 May 1901, Page 2

INGLEWOOD.

(BY OUB BFEGML BEPOETBR.) The funeral of the hte Mr. Monte Watso i, who met with each a aid end at Tariki-road by the accidental dia- • charge of a gun, took place on Friday afternoon. Naturally the painful nature of the circumstances caused a deep fioling of sorrow, not only to those who know and higoly-iespected the deceased, but to all in the district. It wai not burprising therefore to find that the cemetery was thronged with townspeople anxious to pay a last tn 1 ute of lespect to the remaicsof on* wLo but a few days since was in their uiiist full of Ufa and ch> erfalneis. Bom,' a member of the Inglewoed Mounteds the funeral partook of a military character, and as such was carii'd out in such a quiet, reverentul way as to redound to the o.edit of hll concerned. In addition to h s com oder, a contingent of the Sra'ford Mounteds under Lieutenant f/'ardot •■■ ere prr sent, as were also the Itglewood Kifles and the Town Band: It. wph »n impnsirg array which Ml Cut, oti foot fr jm the drill hall to act aa an escwt ti the remains of the lata trooper, wh'«se horse, led by two of ihe company formed a distinct fea" lire in the mournful proceenion. At the pre-arranged spot, the men joinod with the cert g - which had . started from Mr. Arnold Oarr's residence. The band led the way, then came a detachment of mounteds, after which was i Ik- funeral car, clot-e behind this being the riderkts horse with a white ribbon and rosette on each knee and having the stirrup leathers and girth twined with silver grey ribbon; * then followed mora mounted* and the Rifles and a long line of followers on foo 1 ; ard mounted. Slowly and reverently to the solemn strains of the " Dead March, whi h was very creditably played, this long procrsfiioa app. o iclied the cemetery in front of v. bich on either si e of the read were I'n'd-up a numbirof school children! By this tini-t an exceptionally large ooneourtse if people had g'thfred in the vicinity, all of whom fol'o*ed into the domain sacred to the dead. The Volunteers formed up an a guard of ! onour on cither side of the way. leading to ths grave, aud down this avenue the romamw wtre carried by non-coms., thee Uiii being covered with beautiful wreatls, tn mwiy of which were at•ached feling words of h>mpathy and regret. The Vicar, the Rev. Robinsui', conducted the su'vice, which was of a very impressive natui e, more than ono tendo'.-he^ited woman being uuable to rtpnss her tears of sorrow. At the conclusion of the Bervice the um 1 three volleys wete fired, between each tf which the band played | a ft»w bus cf til's " Adeste Fideles," with much solemnity and feeling, A bhort farewell ghnce into tbe open grave wns given by most present and then the Volunteers reformed and I marched buck to town, the Hand playing " D.fiiro "• (Wright). Before 'dimiesing 'hi men Cap*. Barilett briefly tliar ked tlem for being pesent. The quiet, g-i.tle firmiews with which tiie word of ocmmaiid was given fo the V. lunteeis at the grave side was moot no i.eabV, in fact, the whole to the militny part of the pageint wa* at model of good tis'o and reflected he greitest credit on alt concerned. The Bind in marching 'aboured undur meet d'fficulies owing to tbe reugif*' ncss of the ro.d, but acquitted tbem«elviß txoil.'eritly under the ciivums'aices.