| CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT PRESS: THE LATE MR. H. KEMPTON. Funeral at Ely. The funeral of the late Mr. Henry Kempton, of High-street, Ely, took place at Ely Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The body was brought from London by the train due into Ely at 1.56 p.m., in a coffin of polished oak, with brass furniture, and bearing the following inscription: "Henry Kempton, died 12th October, 1904, aged 68 years." At the station the coffin, covered with beautiful wreaths, was placed on a hand bier, and conveyed by way of Back-hill to the house in High-street, where the funeral procession was formed. The flags at the Liberal and Conservative Clubs were hoisted half-mast, and at most of the premises in High-street the shutters were shut up or blinds drawn. At the gates of the cemetery the procession was met by members of the St. Audrey (Ely) Lodge of Freemasons with which the deceased had been connected, all of whom, according to custom, wore white gloves, and at the close threw sprays of acacia into the grave. At the head of the Freemasons was Brother J. C. Laxton, the retiring Worshipful Master, followed by the Senior and Junior Wardens, the Past Masters, and the brethren. Their company included: Brothers J. S. Barnett (the newly-elected W.M), J. M. Harvey, J. Read, C. Laceby, Captain Smith, Captain A. Hills. J. A. Gardiner, H. Bragg, A. Burton. S. Allen, T. Runciman, J. Graven, J. L. George, W. Hawkes, A D. Pledger, E. Jennings, J. Matthews, senior, Sergeant-Major White, Colour-Sergeant Harper, and Sergeant- Instructor Lewis. The Rev. J. Ellis Turner (Vicar of Holy Trinity) officiated. The chief mourners were: Mrs. H. Kempton (widow), Messrs. Albert Edward, Ernest, Charles, and Walter Kempton (sons), Mrs. George, Mrs. H. Granger, and Miss Lily Kempton (daughters), Messrs. William, Charles, Thomas and Alfred Kempton (brother), Messrs. W. S. Kempton, William Sydal and Humphrey, of King's Lynn (nephews), Mr. Harry Granger (son-in-law). Mrs. A. E. Kempton (daughter-in-law). Mr. Ben George (son-in-law), and Mr. William Pope, Downham Market. There was a large and sympathetic crowd at the graveside. Representing the public bodies with which deceased had been connected were: Messrs. T. B. Granger, J L. George, Theobald. J- C. Laxton, J. Graven, and W. P. Snell. The City of Ely Sports Committee and the Conservative Club were also represented, among others in attendance being: Messrs. G. H King, J. Cutlack, E. Dingle, J. Creak, J. Hitch, 6. Ashby, J. J. Barwick, J. M. Evans, W. F. Wilkinson, C. H. Briggs, and L. G. Youngs. The wreaths which were conveyed to the graveside in an open landau, numbered upwards of forty, and included tributes from the Ely Lodge of Freemasons, the Ely Conservative Club, and the City of Ely Sports Committee. Mr. J. M. Harvey, of High-street, carried out the funeral arrangements. |
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