Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-21
DEATH OF ALBERT G STRONG.


1t is with deep regret that tho FREE Press
announces til, death of Albert q. Strong
Monday morning ut ) o'c.ock Of heart
failure, tic had been very sick with pneu-
moAia but was recovering when he had
recurrence of heart troubo from which he
could not rally.
Nj. Strong WIS born in this city Deem
| ber ~, 1873, and alter obtaining an edu-
cation IN tho common schools, he began his
mercantile career aj n clerk. Ee was in
tho unploye OF Il firm ia Ninooski for
year aud with the steamboat company for
some tne after which he entered
tho hardware store OF his broth
ers, T. +. and W. J.. Strong. us clerk.
They were then in business where the Park
drug store Low IS In 1897 Mr.. II. IL.
Doo,lttc purchased Mr. T. t. Strong's in
terc5t in the fam which moved to the old
Sruu, block wAero the Y NJ. c. A. build
in. Is now located, ami did business under
the iirH name of Strong, Doolittlo * Co.
until 1872 III which year Mr.. a. G. Strone
WHO ha becn in their employ durinp thus
period, bought out his employers and con
tiu'4d very prosperous business tAorr up
20 Jan. IL, lN,,, when iAa Xix fire burned
tn" whole hpco. He tom renewed TO Inc
l.onVanWoith N3ck on Collcsr street, where
he Tasln nusiuee4 at the time of DEATH
among The member, q. the Eiuau Allen
Engine COMPANY llr. Strnng was always
held in high esteem. lie was one OF tho
original ~ aHd tae cr.y one OF the number
VINO continued G3 an ecilg" menbar from
the organization OF ,he company, April ~,
lo1! lilo WAS an enthusiast ~ everything
pertaining to tao CON any, in eariy Times
was q great worker and always took great
pleasure i'll attouuin; tho eNcursi.n, and
hauQuei-. when tue Ethans colebra ed
Their 10Th anniversary 10 years ago, Hon.
George H. Big s.oN, ID his II iress u, histo-
rlan Of the evening, III speaking oi the fouh-
dors Of tho company, r,forrod 10 Mr.
Strong as "tha modest hreman OF them ali, -
and tho younger members OF the company
hnve always found pleasure in 50 regarding
"im. lie was cuuSon first assistant OF tho
conn any al its organ zaticn, holding tho
ollice :or four yeats. and was auditor and
trustee from 1859 to 1879. IIo was often
pressed to beeom, foreman OF The company
but invariably declined taking the same
position in cOnuectiCn with pubro Office
the Etdal3 viii miss MS genial presence and
warm heart.
Ia January, lrjl, he married Miss Jane
l.. Tyler Of SVc!tJruc, VINO survives him.
lio was a kind husband, n friendly whole
sOu|ci ei-hbor, peasant aud Rttabl. to
meet socially, Hud man Of The strctcst
integrity in all his dealings. He was liked
by everyone who knew nan, AID in hls death
Burlington loSc5 one f hor siurIiest oh
pioneers. Mrs. Strong viii have tho deep.
est sympathy Of the community.
Inc funeral of taa late Albert G. St,ong
took piare NJ -. pauI5 church Welue, lay
afternoon ~ 2:jj O'CLOCK Rev. Dr. Bliss
and Bishop 8is'eil o:iicisiing. Fifty OF the
active Hnd honorary members Of The Ethan
Aii?n Eosiao company attended in a body
an! ilp EthaH uuart,tte, consulting Of g.
+. Hed, q. l.. knsmnn, ". e. lSham aul
y. y. HIM ,nns. Among tho floral oti,r-
inEa was lyre from thu l.thnns. There
was large Attendance OF friends vino fol-
lowed the remains to their last restmg-paca
IN E.mWood avenue cemetery.