The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-15
FUNERAL OF A. L. MILLS.
Service Was Held in Barre, Following
Arrival of Body from Binghamton.

The remains of Albert L. Mills, for
mer resident OF Barre, who died at
his home in Binghamton, n. Y, Monday.
arrived in the city over the Central
Vermont railroad early this morning.
Mrs. Mills and her two children, Mar
guerite and Kenward, Mrs. T. II. Mills
of the Montpelier road, the deceased's
mother, and Mr.. and Mrs. /. r. Hutchin-
son, the latter sister of Mr.. Mills,
accompanied the body, which was re-
moved to Hooker & Co.'s mortuary chap
el in the Blanchard building.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church at Binghamton Tues.
day afternoon at o'clock. A prayer
service was held in the chapel at IL
o'clock this forenoon in charge of Rev.
j. w. Barnett, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church. An escort from st. AL
demar commandery, No. IL, Knights
Templar, and Granite lodge, No. 80, f.
and A. NJ, attended the services and
accompanied the body to Elmwood eem-
etery, where it was placed in the receiv-
ing vault The committal services of
the Masonic order were read. The bear
ers were as follows: Frank L. Small
and James Wilson from the command
cry, j. r. Coutts and John Sowles from
Granite lodge, H. A. Holt and A. Z.
Bruce.
Mr.. Mills was born in Vinal Haven,
Me, Jan. /, 1871. For many years he
lived in Barre and was for some time
employed as superintendent at Jones
Bros. plant at the north end. Latterly
he engaged in the retail monument bust
ness in Binghamton, in which city he
was affiliated with a number of fraternal
and social organizations, including the
knights Templar. His mother and Mr.,
and Mrs. Hutchinson were called from
Barre several days ago by his illness.
There were many floral tributes from
Barre and Binghamton friends and rela
tives.
The Binghamton Press of January u
has the following obituary notice:
ALBERT L. Mills formerly supervisor
from the fourth ward, died early to-day
at his home, IL Carhart avenue, follow
ing long illness. That his case was
hopeless has been known for long time
to his friends, but exact knowledge of
his condition was kept for a long time
from Mr.. Mills. Recently he went to
the Lestershire hospital for an opera
ton, but when it was disclosed that he
was suffering from cancer of the stom
ach in degree so advanced as to pre-
clude the possibility of recovery, the sur
geons abandoned their attempt
"AIr Mills, who was 43 years old,
came to this city eight years ago from
Vermont, where he had been engaged in
and became member OF the
firm of Birdsall & Mills, monument deal
ars. He became an important factor in
the industry in this locality and was in
strumental in building up large busi-
ness Because of his personal popularity
Mr. Mills was nominated as the Demo
,ratic candidate for supervisor in the
fourth ward two years ago and was
elected in November, 1911. Last fall, his
excellent record in the county board led
% his nomination for alderman from the
ward During the campaign his appar
mt i'll health was matter of great con-
,ern to his friends, but Mr.. Mills main
aimed the cheerful demeanor that al
vays characterized him and permitted
10 indication to escape him that he was
Harmed about his condition. He was a
prominent Mason and a member of
Malta commandery and Kalurah temple,
besides various other organizations.
"He is survived by his wife, one daugh-
er and one son. Geneva Marguerite and
Arthur Kenward Mills, all of Bingham
on; also by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. H. Mills, one sister and one brother
.Irs. J.. r. Hutchinson and Charles f.
ILLS, all of Barre, Vt"