Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-22

gestion and was confined to his bed UNI
til Saturday, when, against the advice
and wishes of his family, he started for
Brooklyn to lecture before the SCHOOLS,
according to a contract made a year ago,
on Lincoln and Incidents of the Civil
War" He consulted a physician in
North Adams and then continued to
Brooklyn. where he carried out his con-
tract, but he was so weakened That ne
decided to take a long rest In the home
of a friend. For a few days he improved
and then became worse, but IL was
thought he would recover and encourage
ing reports were sent home. FINALLY
Mrs. Russell was summoned, but turned
back on receiving news of her husband $
death.
The body was brought to Brattleboro
Sunday morning, accompanied by MEM
bers of the Masonic fraternity in Brook
lyn, and from Brattleboro here that day.
After prayer at the house Tuesday by
Rev. Flint NJ. Bissell the body was taken
to the Universalist church, followed by
Social lodge, No. IS, f. q A. M, and
c. b. Lawton post, G. A. r., and the
funeral was held there at . o'clock. The
church was filled will townspeople and
friends from all the towns in this To-
cality, many coming from a distance.
Rev. Mr.. Bissell officiated and Edwin H.
Miller of Dummerston sang three Sc
lections, ompani by Mrs. l.. r.
The casket was draped in an
American flag, and inside the casket was
a silk American flag sent by old SOL
diers in Springfield, Mass. There was a
nrofusion of beautiful flowers. The
burial took place in the village cemetery,
under the Masonic and Grand Army rit-
uals, the service concluding with the
sounding of taps" The bearers were
John r. Buell., John H.. Buckley, Leon
ard A. Brown, Frank A. Childs and Les
lie w. Boyd, Wilmington business men,
and Charles D.. Spencer of Shelburne
Falls, Mass.
A touching eulogy was pronounced in
the church by Rev. Mr.. Bissell. He said
hat no man would be missed more in
Wilmington than c. NJ. Russell. His
mind was a storehouse and to him every
one went in quest of literary, historical
or social information He considered 1t
to be his duty as well as a pleasure to
labor for his fellowmen. Rev. Mr.. Bis
sell spoke in highest terms of Mr.. Rus
sells patriotism as a soldier and his
c~onstancy as a friend. In going away
when i'll he simply responded to the call
of duty, and the speaker could imagine
no higher aspiration than to die, as
Mr.. Russell did, in the performance of
duty.
Chandler Miller Russell, 50, was born
in Wilmington Dec. Z, 1912, and was the
only son of Jordan Higley and Harriet
l.. (Partridge) Russell. He attended the
public schools of this town and fitted
for college in the well-known Wesleyan
academy, Wilbraham, Mass, grad
uating in 1865. At the age of 20 he en-
listed in this town in Company F, 18th
Vermont volunteers, and participated
with the regiment in the battle of
Gettysburg, being mustered out of SER
vice August 10, 1868. Returning from the
field, he filled the position of principal
of the Wilmington high school,, and from
1867 to 1878 was in the mercantile bust
snes here. He again resumed the pro-
fession of teaching, and in 1882 entered
the National College of Elocution and
Oratory in Philadelphia, graduating two
years later. He was one of the directors
of the Mount Vernon Institute of Flo
cution and Languages of Philadelphia,
and in 1891 was elected a councillor of
the American Institute of Civics, New
York city.
He held many important local offices,
including town offices, and for many
years he was chairman of the board of
listers. These duties he always dis
charged faithfully and conscientiously.
He had been president of the Windham
County Veterans association, of which
he was one of the organizers, and for
several years past had been secretary
and treasurer. Until within a few years
he conducted an extensive insurance
business in Wilmington. He was a man
of excellent literary taste and for many
years, until recently, he was the Will
mington correspondent of the Phoenix,
covering the news OF this locality with
good judgment and marked accuracy.
He also wrote for other papers.
In their earlier days Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell travelled through New England
and New York giving public readings
which were received with much favor.
His literary tastes finally found express
sion in public lectures of his own prep