It is with deep regret that the many friends of Burton W. Howe of Patten, ME learned of his death which occurred on February 21, 1922 at City Hospital in Cambridge, MA, where he had gone for surgical treatment, accompanied by his wife and physician.Mr Howe was born in Ashland, ME, September 18, 1872 to Benj A Howe and Emily Holden, and came to Patten at the age of fifteen years old, soon entering the Academy and graduated there in 1888 at the age of fifteen. This record is more remarkable as he worked his boards during that time at the home of Nelson Darling, walking two miles every morning and night. Many years ago, he became interested in the lumbering business, at first engaged in cutting and hauling logs, but later he became a dealer in pulp, doing an extensive and prosperous endeavor both in Northern Maine and over the Canadian border.He then took a course at a business college in Bangor, taught successfully several terms of school in the rural districts while his taste for good reading led him to become acquainted with many of the best authors, and acquire a fund of knowledge that aided him in his advancement in life and made him an interesting companion at all times.Mr Howe was well known throughout the State for his interest in politics, was a firm supporter of the Republican Party of which he was county chairman and was sent as a delegate to the Chicago convention in 1920. He greatly desired the establishment of a State Park at Mount Katahdin and was the leader of the party who ascended the mountain in August 1920 for the purpose of studying that region, and the advisability of such a plan. Eventual Governor Percival Baxter was one of that party and was a guest at the Howe home and referred to BW Howe as "as true a friend as a man could have".Burton was a member of Katahdin Lodge, F&A,M Mt Katahdin chapter, Millinocket, St John's Commandery, Bangor,and Pleiades Chapter O.E.S.Much might be said of his life in his own town, his interest in schools and town affairs, his quiet, helpful aid repeatedly given to boys working their way through college, and his cheerful philosophy and unfailing humor, which only ceased with his life.In 1894, Burton married Miss Mary Campbell and to them were born two children, Dyke Bradford and Virginia May, a senior at Patten Academy. The funeral was held at the home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev LH Lidstone of the M.E. church officiating and the Masonic services were used at the house and cemetery. There was a very large attendance including Mr Howe's sister and husband, Mr and Mrs W.A. Eimes of Arlington, MA and many friends from out of town, while an abundance of flowers were an expression of widespread sympathy.
It is with deep regret that the many friends of Burton W. Howe of Patten, ME learned of his death which occurred on February 21, 1922 at City Hospital in Cambridge, MA, where he had gone for surgical treatment, accompanied by his wife and physician.Mr Howe was born in Ashland, ME, September 18, 1872 to Benj A Howe and Emily Holden, and came to Patten at the age of fifteen years old, soon entering the Academy and graduated there in 1888 at the age of fifteen. This record is more remarkable as he worked his boards during that time at the home of Nelson Darling, walking two miles every morning and night. Many years ago, he became interested in the lumbering business, at first engaged in cutting and hauling logs, but later he became a dealer in pulp, doing an extensive and prosperous endeavor both in Northern Maine and over the Canadian border.He then took a course at a business college in Bangor, taught successfully several terms of school in the rural districts while his taste for good reading led him to become acquainted with many of the best authors, and acquire a fund of knowledge that aided him in his advancement in life and made him an interesting companion at all times.Mr Howe was well known throughout the State for his interest in politics, was a firm supporter of the Republican Party of which he was county chairman and was sent as a delegate to the Chicago convention in 1920. He greatly desired the establishment of a State Park at Mount Katahdin and was the leader of the party who ascended the mountain in August 1920 for the purpose of studying that region, and the advisability of such a plan. Eventual Governor Percival Baxter was one of that party and was a guest at the Howe home and referred to BW Howe as "as true a friend as a man could have".Burton was a member of Katahdin Lodge, F&A,M Mt Katahdin chapter, Millinocket, St John's Commandery, Bangor,and Pleiades Chapter O.E.S.Much might be said of his life in his own town, his interest in schools and town affairs, his quiet, helpful aid repeatedly given to boys working their way through college, and his cheerful philosophy and unfailing humor, which only ceased with his life.In 1894, Burton married Miss Mary Campbell and to them were born two children, Dyke Bradford and Virginia May, a senior at Patten Academy. The funeral was held at the home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev LH Lidstone of the M.E. church officiating and the Masonic services were used at the house and cemetery. There was a very large attendance including Mr Howe's sister and husband, Mr and Mrs W.A. Eimes of Arlington, MA and many friends from out of town, while an abundance of flowers were an expression of widespread sympathy.
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