The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-12
CHELSEA
Funeral Of Benson SanbOrn Was Held
Yesterday Afternoon.

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The funeral Of he late Benson San.
born was held from the Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock the
Rev. W. +. Alden, former pastor, who
is now located az Craftsbury officiating.
The well filled church OF mourners and
sympathiEing friends and the profusion
Of beautiful flowers spoke Of the high
esteem In which Mr. Sanborn was held
, by his fellow citizens, and the former
pastor who was n personal friend OF
the deceased laboring under grief which
almost choked him at times spoke from
the emotions of his own heart, most
feelingly words OF comfort and sympa.
thy 10 the bereaved family and friends.
Three selections BY quartet from the
choir we're rendered with expression and
feeling. The interment was in the
Highland cemetery, the bearers being
Alya w. Whitney, Willard p. Town.
send, Phillip L. Sargent and Ernest A.
Corwin. Among the relatives present
were the following from out Of town;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Field, Winfred San.
born and Mrs. II. Il. Sanborn OF Barre
City, George Clark Of Montpelier, Mr.,
and Mrs. Dennis Giles and two sons,
leon and Amos Giles, Arthur j. and
Fred Hanson Of Tunbridge.
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States Attorney Stanley o. Wilson
left Monday afternoon on an official trip
20 Post Mills and Thctford.
Deputy Sheriff d. d. Howe of Ran.
dolph was in town Monday and commit
ted tramp to the county jail for q
term Of sixty days.
Miss Clara Boardwny, who is attend
ing school at the Montpelier seminary
came home last week ILL., having had
an attack of tonsiitis from the effects
Of which she has not recovered. Her
father Dustin A. Boardway, who has
worked several years for Charles II.
Baraw In the Chelsea meat market
completed his services for Mr.. Bsraw
Saturday the 9th inst.
Assistant Judges White and Morse OF
Topsham and Randolph respectively and
Sheriff II. T. Baldwin Of Wells River
were in town Tuesday in conference
over the repairs on the Jail. II. l.. Lip
ps ncott of New York a representative
from the Pauley Jail Building company
of Philadelphia met the commission at
their conference and examined the jail
thoroughly and learned what the com
mission desired to do and viii furnish
them with plans and estimates for the
contemplated plans in a few days after
which some plan will be adopted and
preparations for the work of repairing
will begin to take shape.
Everett J. Pitldn Of Boston arrived in
town Monday evening with the remains
of his brother, George Pitkin, who died
at his home in Boston March 4th Of |
pneumonia, at the age OF "A years. The
deceased was a former Chelsea boy, be- |
ing the youngest son of Josiah and |
Mary (Corwin) Pitlsin, late of this town
Mr.. Pitkin had lived in Boston for the |
past twelve years and for the past eight |
years, had been in the provision bust
ness. He is survived by two half broth
ers, Everett j. Pitkin, a provision |
dealer Of Boston, Mass, and Willie Pit.
Kin of Brandon, this state The re-
mains were placed in the tomb in
highland cemetery TO await interment
in the family lot in the spring Il is
the first time for several years that the
of the tomb has been exhaust
ed. there being now eleven bodies in the
tomb which completely fills it.