Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-02

pailbearers: Hon. Oramandal Smith OF
LitChiieid. Gen. Enoch &. harrington
and Charles r. Caldwell of Augusta,
and c. c. Harmon of Portland. The
Governor. members of the executive
council. State officials and employees
Will attend, and there will be many
time friends from out of the city
present. Although Mr. Chadbourne
was member of the Masonic bodies
they viii not attend except as ia
diViduals. The interment will be in the
family lot in Forest Grove cemetery.
Sumner J. Chadbourne was born in
DiXmont. Penobscot county. ~ years
ago. He was a descendant of the Chad
bourneS of Sanford, York county, and
was the grandson of Elder John Chad
bourne, who, a century ago. was q
prominent preacher of the BAPTIST faith
Elder Chadbourne went to Collegetown,
| now Dixmont, in 1906, and took up
large farm which he and his two sons,
Daniel and John, the latter being the
father of the subject Of this sketch
operated together. They built the first
grist mill ever erected in that part of
the plantation, doing all the work
Themselves, even hewing out the mill
stones from a granite boulder.
When a boy of nine years Mr.. Chad
| bourne met with an accident through
lich he lost his left leg and during
| the years that have passed since that
! time he suffered more or less from this
| injury. He attended the village schools
and the academy and in early life was
| member of the experimenting school
| committee of his town.
| In 1858, he was elected Il member of
| the Maine House of Representatives
| from the class of which Dixmont was q
part. During this session his genial,
| social. honest ways attracted to him
| many friends about the State Capitol,
| whose friendship chung while life last
| ed. In 1859. he was elected second as
sistant messenger of the House and
| continued in that office until 1865, when
| he was chosen first assistant nesSen-
| ger, retaining this position until the
| session of 1861. He was then made as
sitant clerk of the House and the fol-
| lowing year was promoted to the
chief clerkship. The latter place he
| held until 1876. when he WIS elected
| secretary Of State. He was reelected
| in 1877 and 1878. In 1879. the Demo-
| Gratis and Greenbackers being in con-
| troll. he retired from the office. In 1880.
| however. he was again elected TO the
! secretniyship of State. and in 1881 he
/ was made deputy secretary. position
/ he held almost continuously until the
| time of Ills death.
/ Few men in Maine have been more
| highly honored by their fellow citizens
| than Sumner J. Chadbourne. and few
/ men could have more honorably and
| conscfentiously discharged the public
| duties devolving uDon them than did
Mr. Chad5ourne. He was the soul of
| honor: he was loyal. true and devoted
! in his allegiance to his family. to his
| friends and to his party. and he was
faithful in the performance of every
/ trust recosed in him. He was one of
| Natures noblemeu, kind and charitable
to all and ever ready and willing to
assist those not so we'll situated as
| himself.
His great knowledge of legislative
procedure. acquired by years of service
| with the House of Representatives. and
his fund of information concerning the
transaction of public business in the Of
flee of the secretary of State. made him
Z lilNItudpit III lht e'NteS -
| knew how everything should be done
and when to do il. And IL any State
official or legislative member found diff
fculty in mastering the duties of his
nosition Sumner J. Chadbournes adj
vice was always sought and ever gem
| erously given.
For nearly half a century Mr. thad-
| bourne was a part of the machinery OF
| the state government and during that
+ time he came in contact with all the
leaders of his party from the DAYS OF
| Hannibal Hamlin and James G. Blaine
down TO the present time United
states senators. representatives. TO
Congress. governors. members OF the
| Legislature. State officials. public men
Of all kinds and influential business
men throughout the State of Name
knew the true hearted gentleman VINO
has now gone to his final rest. Tney
knew him and they loved. respected
and admired him for his manly. kindly
heart and for his answering and un-
finching loyalty. They loved him be
cause he was a lovable man and they
couldn't help recognizing this strong
trait of his DISPOSITION
When the news of his death shall 9"