Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-28
Death of John G. Flint at Milwaukee.

The following account of the death OF
former citizen of this place and the only
brother of Wyman Flint OF Wyman Flint
& Sons, appeared in Wednesdays issue Of
Milwaukee paper:
''Phillip d. Kennedy, cashier of John G :.
Flint, last night received telegram from
from chihuahua, Mexico, announcing Mr..
Flints death at that place at 7.05 O'Clock
last evening from the effects of stroke of
apoplexy which he suffered on Monday.
His body will be forwarded to this city
tonight and will arrive here on Friday OF
Saturday. Until few hours before he
suffered the attack Mr.. Flint was in his
usual health.
Mr.. Flint, who was the proprietor of the
large coffee and spice mills at Clybourn
and West Water streets, left the city about
six weeks ago to visit the coffee plantation
of Mexico. He was accompanied by Mrs
Flint and her sister, Mrs. E. c. Sexton.
and was on his way home when he was
taken i'll. They had travelled in Mexico
for several weeks and in letter to Mr..
Kennedy, Mr.. Flint said that the trip had
been an enjoyable one and had greatly
improved his health Yesterday morning
at o'clock Wyman Kneeland Flint, his
only son, received telegram announcing
that while the tourists were at the Robin
son house, in Chihuahua, Mr.. Flint had
suffered stroke Of apoplexy, and that the
physicians there had little hope for his
recovery. Young Mr.. Flint hurried to DR..
Bryant Smith and together they left for
Mexico at o'clock in the morning. Dur
ing the day Mr.. Kennedy received severa
kilograms announcing that Mr.. Flint was
failing rapidly and that there was no hope
for his recovery. Shortly before 10 O'Clock
last night another message arrived announc-
ing his death.
The news of Mr.. Flint's death will be a
great shock in this city, as his health was
unusually good when he left Milwaukee a
few weeks ago. He was born in Windsor,
N. H., February 16, 1929, and remained
in that state until 1854, engaging in the
numbering business. He then moved to
Bellows Falls, W., and remained there
until 1858, when he came west, and witt
his brother started the spice and coffee
mills in this city under the firm name o.
w. & J. G. Flint. At that time the firm
was established opposite where the Plank
linton house now stands. In 1860 brancl
store was opened in Boston, which wa.
conducted for 10 years, after which hi
withdrew from the firm. In 1865 another
branch was opened in st. Louis, but Mr.
Flint sold his interest in that store in 1880
In 1867 he and his brother purchased .
large marble quarry in Vermont, but h,
had long since withdrawn from that bust
ness. Under Mr., Flint's guidance th,
local firm prospered and in 1872 its trad,
had increased to such an extent that large
quarters were secured and the presen
large mills erected.
Two years prior to the building of til,
mills, the Flints had taken into partnershi,
, with them Moses Kneeland and added I,
their business the manufacture of all kind
of cut tobacco. in which the firm still deals
In 1875 Mr.. Kneeland died and Mr.. Film
, purchased his interest. Some years prio
to that he had purchased his brother
interest and since 1875 the local bushes
, has been conducted exclusively by John G
Flint, under his name. Mr.. Flint was mar
ried in 1865 to Frances Kneeland. daugh
ter of Moses Kneeland. She and Wymal