The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-04-02
The Late E. c. Burbeck.

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The funeral of Edward Carleton Bur.
beck, Esq. took place at the residence OF
Capt Herbert T, johnson, whose wife is
the daughter of the deceased, Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. H. T. Barnard conducted
the funeral services. Notwithstanding
the bad travelling there was large at
| tendance of friends and mourners as both
Mr.. Burbeck and wife are related to the
CarletOns and Rogers and through their
daughter with the Johnsons.
| Mr. Burbeck was born July 18th, 1916,
| in Hanover, n. H., in the Prof. Young
house. While young he moved to Haver-
hill, n. H., where his mother and one
brother still live. He fitted for college at
graduated at Dartmouth College in 1871.
He taught school for awhile in East Alb
bingtOn and then in WinchendOn, Mass,
where he took as his bride Miss Luella
Clark Carleton of West Newbury. He
had now made teaching his life profession
and entered into the work with great
faithfulness and energy. He lived twelve
years in Nashua, N. H., where he was
highly esteemed by all who knew, him.
Later he removed to Danvers, Mass,
where he passed the last ten active years
of his life making many warm friends
He found, however, that his health was
failing and he was compelled to give up
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needed rest. He was recommended to
seek relief from distressing asthmatic
trouble by taking his residence in Den
yer, Colorado, leaving behind in Vermont
his only son, Ned. and his daughter,
Mrs. johnson, while his wife accompanied
him to his new home. Thus was this
happy family broken up never again to
be reunited. Mr.. Burbeck seemed much
better for time but after time new
disease developed in the form of a can
cerouS tumor or tumors. This dread
disease, after months of agony, sapped
the foundations of life and its victim
died Saturday, March 9th. His widow
came to Bradford with the remains as
fast as swiftest trains could bring them.
Funeral services were held at the home
of a faithful friend ia Denver, the Rev.
Horace SandersOn. His physician, and
surgeon in Denver were both able men in
their professions and they left nothing
undone for his comfort and to bring him
if possible back to the life of labor he so
much enjoyed, and to the dear ones he
found it so hard to leave.
Mr.. Burbeck was descended from the
family of Gen. Israel Putnam. He was
superintendent of the Sunday school in
Nashua and also teacher and clerk of
the church. AT Danvers he was MEM
ber of the Essex Masters club" He has
been a consistent christian from early
manhood and active in church work.
The display of flowers at his funeral in
Bradford was most beautiful and abun-
dant. From his friends in Nashua came
the following flowers, pinks and palms
from Mrs. I'll. \. Albee, Easter lilies from
Mr., agd Mrs. Woodbury. ind from Major
and Mrs. Cheever and from Mr.. and Mrs.
Hale, pinks from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Spaulding and from Miss Sara Collins.
roses from Mr. Blake, a Nashua florist. q
spray of fifty one roses from Mrs Bur
beck, a large crescent and Tyre of great
beauty from the Old Nashua City Guard
of which Mr. Burbeck was a member.
From Denver DR. Bonner and Mrs. OAR
ling sent a profusion of roses, and Miss
Bartholomew beautiful and fragrant
pinks. We can remember but one funer-
al in Bradford where there was such a
prOfusion of flowers.
Mrs. Burbeck will remain with her
daughter for while and then perhaps
take up her home in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur X. Woodbury. and
Mai. w. H. Cheever of Nashua, Carleton
Rogers of Bridgeport, Conn, and Walter
G. Burbeck of Manlius, n. y, were pres
ent at the funeral. Interment was made
i'll the cemetery on the upper plain.
The remains of Mrs. Eliza Stebbins
were brought from Bourne, Mass, last
Saturday and inferred in the ceme-
terry in Bradford. Mrs. Stebbins was
the widow of Hon. Arad Stebbins,
who formerly lived in the house now
occupied by Mr. w. b. d. Avery.
Judge Stebbins was at one time Judge
of Probate of the Bradford District,
and was a leading man in Orange
county. Mrs. Stebbins was the daugh-
ter of Jesse Stoddard, at one time one
of the wealthy men of Bradford. He
built the house in which Judge Steb-
bins lived. For good many years
Mrs. Stebbins has resided with her
daughter Mary, now Mrs. Alden 7. |
Davis, in the town where she died. /
She was in her eighty-siXth year, and
had been sick for about two years be-
fore her decease. Wherever she was
known Mrs. Stebbins was greatly be- /
loved and highly esteemed. Funeral |
were held at Bourne Thurs
day afternoon of last week, Rev. J. E. /
DuNbury officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis accompanied the remains to
Bradford.