Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-27
Frank p. Burbank.

The people were much shocked Tues
day to learn of the sudden death that
morning of Frank P. Burbank at Cor
ham, n. H., where he had been engaged
in building throughout the season. Mr.
and Mrs. Burbank were at home over the
previous Sunday, and many of his friends
talked with him. OF large frame, strong
and robust as he has always been, he was
about the last man from whom such q
message might have been expected.
Mr.. Burbank had risen that morning
not feeling very well, but had decided to
90 to work as usual. 1t was while eat
ing his breakfast at the Island View
House, where he boarded, that the end
came. in an instant, without warning.
1t seems that although few knew it, be
had two or three slight attacks during
the summer which were thought to indi-
cate heart trouble.
Franklin Pierce Burbank, as he was
named, was the son of John d. and
Acsah Stuart Burbank, and was born in
Gorham, N. H., July 25, 1855. His IA
Their, who wss leading citizen of Cor
ham, died when he was ten years OF age,
and when the home farm was sold few
years later, he started out for himself.
He attended school at South Paris and at
Kent's Hill, and later taught several
terms of school in Paris and in Berlin,
N. II.
Mr.. Burbank conducted store at
South Paris for a short time, and then
entered the employ of S. P. Maxim &
Son in their wood working shop, where
he was employed for number of years.
He then began work for himself as an
architect and builder, and continued in
that business to the time of his death.
He has built some fine residences in
Paris. Oxford, Gorham, N. H., and other
places. During the past few years he
has spent much of his time in Gorham.
The past summer he remodeled nice
house there for one of the firm OF Z.
Libby & Sons, and was engaged in build
ing a mill for them at the time OF his
death.
Mr.. Burbank married, in 1877, Miss
Ella Winslow, daughter Of the late j. Il.
Winslow of South Paris, who survives
him. Their only child, Winslow, was
drowned in Lake Auburn last June just
as he was completing his first year in
Bates College, and this second blow,
coming upon the bereaved wife, gives
her the sincere sympathy Of all her
| friends.
One brother, John c. Burbank of Cor
ham, also survives, and four sisters, Ann
Burbank and Mrs. w. S. Potter Of Cor
ham, Mrs. Walter G. Buckley of Auburn,
and Mrs. Milton l. Cole of Crystal, N. Il.
In politics Mr.. Burbank was Demo.
GRAFT. He was member and past grand
of Mt. Mica Lodge, 1. o. o. F, and one
of the charter members of Mt. Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge. He was secretary OF
Mt. Mica Lodge for number of years.
| In the village corporation he had served
as one of the assessors. Always perfect.
| " square in his dealings and genial in his
manner, he had great many friends to
mourn his death.
The remains were brought to South
Paris Thursday morning, after a brief
service at Gorham, and the funeral was
held at the Congregational church al
80 Thursday afternoon, attended by
Rev. A. K. Baldwin, the pastor OF the
church. Mt. Mica Lodge of Odd Eel.
lows and Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
were present in q body, and after the
close of the services the officers OF Mt
Mica Lodge conducted the funeral
service of the order. Several selections
were sung by q mixed quartette. There
were large number in attendance, and
a mass of flowers covered the casket
Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.