Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-24
DEATH OF ]. P. FBAMPTON
Sudden Demise of a Prominent
Citizen Friday Evening
X - From Paralysis.
Funeral Services Sunday
Afternoon Under Auspices
of the Masonic Lodge:

John +. FramprOn, aldermen
from the Third ward and superin-
tendent of the Hennepin Paper mill,
died at his home on the West side
quite suddenly at about 8 O'Clock
Friday night.
Mr.. Frampton had been uiling for
several months and has suffered
greatly from attacks Of neuralgia.
A few weeks ago he recovered from
g severe attack of that painful dis
ease, and until Monday vi this week
he was feeling very well, and was in
high hopes that he would not again
be troubled with that lnalady.
On Monday, however, it returned;
not bad ut first, but gradually
growing worse until S O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon. when he was com
PEELED to leave his work and 70 to
bed. His sufferings were terrible,
and at times he was out Of his mind
from the great pain. All that med
ical skill could do to alleviate his SUI
feriug and save his life was done, but
to no avail. He sank into h coma
tose state Thursday and passed
away at 9 O'Clock Friday evening
without regaining consciousness.
Although Mr.. Frampton had been
sick for some time, but very few real
lied that his life was III danger, and
the news OF his death last evening
was shock to almost the entire
The immediate cause OF death
was paralysis, and $50 sudden
was tie development of the fatal
attack that even his family at his
bedside did not realize the danger
until few hours before the end
came. .,.@
The deceased was born in Mary
land on the Gath day of september,
1850. From there he removed with
his fathers family, when but q
small boy, to Brookings. Ind, where
he remained until manhood. He
learned the paper making business
and nbas since been employed at
Hamilton, O.; Louisville, KY, sever
al places In Wisconsin,, and before
coming here in the month Of NOvem-
Der, 1891, was TOR a time employed
at Minneapolis. IA
He .leaves a wife and seven chill
boys and three girls. The
eldest daughter. Cora, was recently
to George Gordon, OF ST..
Paul. The youngest is boy Of FIVE
years. r.
There was not man in the city
more universally esteemed than Mr..
Frampton. Honorable in all his
business dealings, of a sunny and
ovial disposition, he was respected
by every citizen of this community
and popular with all his acquaint-
ances.
In the death Of Mr.. FramptOn
this city has lost valuable citizen,
and his family lose kind husband
and iather. whose chief aim was for
the happiness and welfare of his
wife and children. TO them the blow
10 terrible one, SO sudden and un-
and they are all FRUSTRATED
with grief.
Beside his wife and children Mr..
Frampton leaves a father, three
brothers and two sisters. His father
and his sisters still live at the old
home in Brookings, Ind. Hehas one
brother living in the state Of Wash
ngton and the other two reside in
Ohio.
Mr.. Frampton was a member OF
the Masonic lodge OF this city. also
Of the A. o. U. w. lodge. In the
last named order he carried $4,000
insurance.
The funeral was held at 2:30
Sunday afternoon from. the residence,
into which Mr.. FramptOn was NOV
ing his family at the time of his
death. The Masonic lodge took
charge of the funeral, and Rev. A. 4.
Joss, of the Episcopal church,
conducted the services. Thea. O. U.
W. lodge also attended the funer-
al, and members of the Knights of
Pythias fraternity, to which Mr..
also belonged, attended.
The interment was at lakewood
cemetery.
]. p. FRAMPTON'S FUNERAL,