S. L. GRIFFITH REQUEST FOR FUNERAL PLANS

My Dear Sir:- Your letter of recent date was received in due season. I enclose a little clipping taken from the St Albans Messenger. I thought I would not use it until I could verify it. So if Mr. Griffith did leave directions for his funeral and they are to be followed out I wish you would mail me today or tomorrow the plans for the funeral, who the officiating clergymen, the bearers, the singers, etc, will be.

​Then if you would have someone at the telephone at seven o’clock Sunday evening I will call or they may call me on a reverse ticket, and I will get the particulars about the arrival of the body and any other facts you may wish given for publication.

I should not trouble you so much at a time like this but Mr. Griffith had so many friends in this section who have always looked to the Free Press for reliable news about him that I feel we ought to publish these facts as soon RS possible.

Very truly yours,
Mr. Bigelow

Rutland, July 30.—It was learned this morning that ex-Senator Silas L. Griffith, of Danby, the “lumber king,” who died at San ego, Cal., a week ago, gave minute directions regarding his funeral arrangements shortly before his death. He told who he wanted to officiate and who he wanted to sing, and also gave a list of selections to be sung. Everything will be done according to his directions and the funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2 0’clock at Danby, will be an elaborate one. J. Harry Engles, of this city, with have charge of the music.