Braughing
When the news of the death of the King was known in the village, it caused sincere regret. The flag was hosited at half-mast on the Church tower, and the bell was tolled for one hour.
At the Sunday morning and evening services at the Parish Church, there were good congregations, and the Vicar, the Rev. S.M. Stanley, referred sympathetically to the Country's great loss.
In his morning sermon, founded on the Psalmist's words "Suffer me that I may speak &c.," he dwelt on the chief characteristics of the King. Their late King was a worker, for he was the hardest worked man in England, his refined and elegant manners and courtesy in his relations with men and people, caused him to be known as the finest gentleman in Europe, and his successful efforts for peace have won him the supreme distinction and deserved title which will be enshrined in history for all time of "Edward the Peacemaker."
The Dead March in "Saul" was played at the close of each service, while the congregation remained standing.
[Transcriber note - King Edward VII died on 6th May 1910.]
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