Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-24
SUDDEN DEATH OF SAMUEL c. FLEMING,
Who Died Thursday of Heart Disease.

Another of the older and best known
citizens of our village has suddenly and
unexpectedly passed away in the death of
S. G. Fleming, which occurred in the bar
Der shop of S. D. Hartman in the Howard
block Thursday just before noon. The
death was wholly unexpected to his family
and friends and was without warning. For
some months he has been feeling more than
usually vigorous and entered into the
enjoyment of life fully, never having been
i'll day in his life. About two weeks ago
he took trip through some Of the southern
states with one of his sons, enjoying it to
its fullest extent, and since his return had
often spoken of feeling quite well. Thurs
day morning he complained of slight
attack of indigestion and little pain in the
region of the heart but this soon passed
away and the family thought little Of it.
About II 80 he walked from his residence
at ''The Pines to Mr.. Harrimaf's barber
shop and on entering spoke to those pres
ent in pleasant way as to the weather,
his garden and other minor matters. He
sat down to await his turn and had been
sitting but minute or so when he suddenly
threw his head back, sliding partially from
his chair. There were but three persons
present. He was caught before he fell to
the floor and moved to sofa near by, but
before he could be laid down life was ex-
tinct. A physician was there within very
few minutes and pronounced it case Of
angina pectoris, form Of heart disease.
Mr.. Fleming was born in Bellows Falls
II years ago, was a son of Alexander
Fleming, who, as well as his mother, whose
maiden name was Atkinson, was OF Eng
fish birth, both families coming here from
England and being among the earliest
owners of the lands on which Bellows Falls
now stands, and proprietors Of the original
Bellows Falls canal rights. ''Sam, as he
was always Familiarity known, was one OF
the first passenger conductors on the Con-
necticut River road when it was built, run
ming between here and Springfield for
many years. Later he became proprietor
OF the Island House when that hostelry
was one of the famous ones of New England,
making marked success as landlord In
subsequent years he has at various times
been manager and clerk of different lead
ing hotels of the country, being a number
| of winters at the Pasadena, California, the
Crawford house at the White Mountains
summers, and at the Wilson house in North
Adams, hotels at Lakewood, N. j., and
other southern points. He has always re-
tanned his home here, owning the pleasant
estate among the pine trees 1orth of the
Episcopal church, to which he has always
returned after months of absence with the
satisfied feeling of tired business man.
He leaves wife, whose maiden name
was Helen Rice, two daughters, Mrs.
Charles Barker and Mrs. George L. Burn
side, both of whom are living here, and
two sons, Henry and Ned, who are both
we'll known railroad men in Arkansas and
Tennessee respectively.
MIR. Fleming was always quiet, unos-
| tentatious, kind hearted man, who held
the esteem and warm regard of hundreds of
travelling men and those with whom his
business life had brought him in contact,
as well as the smaller circle of his more in
innate friends and family who loved him
for his sterling worth and goodness.
His familiar form and kindly greeting
will long be remembered by those who had
in the past few years been accustomed to
receive his CHEEKY salutation, and particu-
larry in the home he loved so WELL
The funeral is to be held Monday at 5
NJ from his late residence, and inter-
ment in the family lot connected with I'm
manuel church. kilograms received from
his sons advise they will both be here on
Saturday.