Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-12
FUNERAL OF GEORGE H. BABBITT
Beautiful Floral Tributes Man,
Eminent Citizens Present.

The remains of the late George H. Bah
bitt were taken to Oak Hill cemetery
Wednesday afternoon for the last long
rest. After prayer at the residence on
Henry street the body was taken to I'm
manuel church where it 1aio in state unhl2
o'clock, the hour Of the funeral. Before
the appointed hour the church was filledto
its capacity by his neighbors Of Bellows
Falls and visiting friends who gathered to
pay the last tribute Of respect. ci
The services in the church were con-
Quoted by the rector, Rev. D. L. Sanford,
assisted by Rev. w. H. Collins, rector, Of
the Episcopal church in Brattlsboro. The
floral tributes were many and beautiful,
some said surprising anything ever before
seen in Bellows Falls. There we're bou-
quets, wreaths, pillows, crosses, ETC., from
neighbors and relatives. employees and
officials of the American express company
and the AID Inns express company, old
friends, and the several masonic bodies to
which he belonged.
The bearers, six Of the Oldest employees
in Mr.. Rabbits division, were M. j.
Pratt, agent, Concord; H. W. Drew,
agent, Montpelier; F. c. Anterior, agent,
Rutland; H. A. Perry, agent. Walpole !;
Z. D. Hurd, route agent, Concord D. D.
Davis, route agent, St. Adams. The hon.
orary pall-bearers were A. N. Swain, Wy
man Flint, James H. Williams, S. T. Coy,
Jchf T. Moore, N. H. Farr, J. H. Webb,
F. M. Wilson, all OF Bellows Falls.
There was special escort from Hugh
De Payne's comm ,pdery knights Templar,
Of Keene, the gentlemen composing it hav-
ing been selected from the Oldest Sir
Knights in the commandery, all of whom
were intimate friends of Mr.. Rabbit. The
guard Of honor at the church was made up
/ of six Sir Knights of the local command
cry. u
= Those prese mt at the funeral coming
from distance were: H S Julier, gen.
eral manager, American Express company,
New York City; CIV Selleck, assistant
general manager, c w Pierce, general
agent, G w Ro'ie, superintendent, w H
Pearson, freight auditor, J L Clark, gen
eral cashier, G F Averill, agent Union
Station, T ] Carney, agent Lincoln street,
fGfL Spencer, manager Adams Express
company, E A Taft, manager New York
& Boston Despatch Express company, D
Lowering, city superintendent Adams Ex-
lip 'ess company all of Boston; W. Taft.
Boston agent City Trust, Safe Deposit &
Surety company, of Philadelphia and Bos-
ton; Henry Prev, manager Earle &
Prew's express, Providence, RI: Eli
Evans, route agent American Express.
company, Maiden, Mass; H w Dwight.
former general superinte ndent, Somerville,
Mass; A McDermid, agent, Worcester.
Mass; ] N Crowell, agent, Salem, Mas. !:
ID d Davis, route agent, St Adams, VT;
L d Hurd, route agent, Concord, n H;
the following, all agents of the American
Express company, j Patch, Montreal,
P Q, j M Colpas, St Adams, VT, H w
Drew, Montpelier, VT, w E Huntoon.
White River Junction, VT, II Judkins,
CIaremont. N H, C c Tyler, Brattleboro.
H r Freshour, Greenfield, Mass. HI S Bar
rows, Northampton, Mass, C H DERRICK.
Holyoke, Mass, H A Dedrick, Norwich.
Conn, C w. Luke, Chicopee Falls, Mass,
c D Reid, Springfield, Mass. A Farwell,
Wells Rrm, Vt. Z + Henderson, Burning
sAa- Vt. s s Gaines, vergennes. Vt, C b
Holbrook, Brandon. Vt, r W Bundy,
Middlebury, VT, F C Anterior, Rutland,