The funeral of Dr. Sereno Watson was held in Appleton Chapel yesterday afternoon. The service was read by the Rev. F. H. Smith and Dr. McKenzie. The pallbearers were Professors Farlow, Goodale, Sargent, Brewer of Yale, Jessop of Dartmouth, Mr. Thaxter, Dr. Robinson, and W. F. Ganong. Among those present were Professors Dunbar, C. L. Smith, J. P. Cooke, C. J. White, W. W. Goodwin, Hall, Lanman, W. C. Lane, Everett, Lyon, Davis, Schilling, Wright, Howard, Emerton, Greenough, Jackson, Dr. H. P. Walcott, Justin Winsor, Horace Scudder, R. S. Hale, and R. H. Dana.
The choir sang "Come unto Me," by Tuckerman, a selection from "The Souls of the Righteous," by Foster, and "O Paradise."
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Lecture on the Cercle Play.