The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-11
CORNISH,

LSOFn1Su, R6D. lU-EbFley EuUDdm Odu-
born, NJ. d., the eldest child and only
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. 6. Sanborn of
Cornish, was born in Hiram. March 1st
1861, and died in Angola, Indiana, Jan.
29th, 1897. Until he was twelve his
parents lived in Baldwin, where he at
tended the public schools of that town.
The family then removed to Detroit.
Mich, where they lived for a number of
years and Perley graduated from the
High school of that city at the age Of
nir eteen. A year later he entersd the
medical department. of the U University OF
Michigan In Ann Arbor. During vaca-
ton he was employ ed in q corps of Unit
ed States engineers, engaged in govern
ment surveys at Sault de Ste. Marie, the
outle5 of Lake Superior, under Engineer
Noble Later he was employed as assis-
tant engineer .on the Mississippi, with
headquarters at ST. Louis, his work be-
ing principally at points in the MAS
matte Iegionssof the lower Mississippi.
He remained there about two years,
when failing health obliged him to leave
government employ. Shortly afterward
AID graduated from the medical depart
ment June 25th, 1885. In August of the
same year, he located in Fremont, Steu-
ben county, Indiana, for the practice of
his profession, remaining there about
three years. Three years after graduating
DIR. Sanborn spent some months IN the
Massachusetts, General hospital and in
the la laboratories Ct the Harvard school for
graduates. Later he spent some time 10
the hospitals of New York aud also In the
New YORK City DisDensary, at the same
time pursuing special lines of iuvestlga-
ton at Bellevue and Vanderbilt hospitals.
His knowledge was unusually wide and
thorough for a man of his years, and men
best capable of judging predicted for
him brilliant future. On the 2nd OF
Feb, 1883, he was united in marriage
with Fertha Burdick, Of Fremont, and
shortly afterw ard he removed to Angola,
Indiana, where he continued to reside
until his unfortunate removal by death.
Some three ye-rs ago, he was appointed
assistant surgeon of the Third Realm nt
Indisna National Guards. He acquired
a large practice in Angola and was re-
gar ed by many as physician of pre-
eminent ability. He was very unassum-
ing, his modesty almost amounting to
difidence, but acquaintance SOON dis
cloeed the fact that he was unusually
well informed in matters which require
close study and re-earch. DR.. Brown,
formerly professor of Michigan Univer-
sity, said TINT DIR. SAM born WAS one OF
the brightest and most promising
stueents ever in the university. The de-
cessed had not heen in robust henlth for
many years and for the past year or two
was more fr..il than usual. He was
taken down some four or five weeks ago,
and though reported quite sick. very few
supposed his condition critical and bis
death was a surprise to many. Mr.. j.
g. Sanborn, father of the deceased left
Cornish Immediately on receipt OF the
news and arrived in Angola, Sunday
morning. Before bringing the remains
to the old home brief services were held
in Angola. The impressive burial SER
vice of the Episcopal church was read by
Rev. e. 8. Smith, with solos by Prof.
D. H. Reese. Superb and elegant floral
offerings indicated the esteem
in which he WAS held, one from the
officers of the 3d Regi ment being eiabor-
ate and appropriate. The remains were
escorted to tho depot by Co, d, 5rd
Regiment, Angola Lodge No. 236, +. A.
M, and a delegation of Steuhcn county
physicians. The wife and father of the
deceased accompanied the remains to
Cornish. where an appropriate funeral
service was conducted By Rev. g. j.
Millward, assisted by Rev. J. B. Saer
and Rev. Mr.. Leard. A delegation from
Greenleaf Lodne, No. III, F. A. NJ. ten
derby bore their respected and lamented
brother to Cornish tomb, awaiting
burial in Baldwin cemetery. Deceased
left surviving, besides his widow. both
parents and an only sister, the wife of
Principal Andrews of Pennell Institute
in Gray.