A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=33245 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: December 22 1877 Article Description: Funeral of William Poore Article Text: The funeral of William Poore took place yesterday afternoon from Trinity Church, Catholic, Georgetown. Father Casey read the burial service and paid a loving tribute to the memory of the young man. The pall-bearers were John H. Cotter, William Hunt, Robert Pyles, W. Heise, John Devote, and Lewis Rosebush. The casket was of walnut trimmed with silver. On the top of the casket was a handsome silver plate with the name, age, and time of death. The floral tributes were profuse. A large number of friends attended the funeral. The remains were buried in the Catholic cemetery above Georgetown. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com