Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-24
A LOSS TO WINOOSKI.
Death of A, A. Graves, n Prominent
Business Man.

Adolphus A. Graves, one of winoosks
most respected and influential citizens
died at his home on Weaver street at
lo:30 O'Clock Tuesday morning after an
illness of several months duration. The
direct cause OF his death was heart dis
ease, following complication of dis
eases. Mr.. Graves was taken i'll last June
and for a long time his case puzzled the
attending physicians. A council of doctors
was held and a specialist from Boston
arrived and assisted. About three weeks
ago Mr.. Graves was able to walk about
the house and went for short drives about
town. Tuesday morning he was In the
best of spirits and few moments be-
fore death was conversng with his nurse.
Mr. Graves was born in Milton Feb
ruary TO- 1910 and was therefore GO years
of age He received his education in the
schools of his native town and at an early
age went to Troy, n. Y, where he resided
until the opening of the War of the Re
belion He enlisted under Capt. George
w. Duncan in the LIST battery OF light
artillery December 49, 1861, as a private.
He was mustered in February Is, 1862,
and participated in the following battles
and engagements: Plains Store, La, Siege
of Port Hudson, La, Pleasant Hill, La,
Monnetts Bluff, La, and Yellow Bayou.
He was mustered out August 10, 1864.
January Q, 1867 he married Mary Eliza
LeClair His widow, an aged mother and
four children, three sons, Frank L., an
attorney of this city and justice of the
peace at Winooski: George T.. who has
managed the large interests of his father
for a number of years, and Chester H..
"A student at the Albany Business College,
and one daughter. Miss Irene A. Graves
of Winooski, survive him.
Following the war Mr.. Graves was en-
gagged In the grocery business. first as a
travelling salesman for the Il. X. and f..
j. Mead wholesale grocery firm of Troy,
N. Y, and later entering in the retail
business for himself at Troy, which he
conducted for a period of 13 years. Upon
the death of his fatherin-law he moved
to Winooski and took charge of the lat
ter's business, which he has greatly in
creased during the years he has been in
charge. During his residence in Winooski
he has been one of the most patriotic and
energetic citizens, being prominent in
| both commercial and political circles.
| Since 1894 he has held the offices of town.
| village and school treasurer with ability,
and given universal satisfaction. He was
| at times Justice of the peace, school d.
rector and village trustee. For num-
Der OF years he has been engaged in the
| grocery business and later a meat bust
| ness, besides carrying on one Of the
| largest brick manufacturing plants In
| tiC CtdNe OUIUe Vi MS last COulI1tlS vert
for the brick and crushed stone for the
| road improvements at Fort Ethan Allen
| which he filed from his own quarries and
brick yards. HIS brick works were known
as the Queen City Brick Works and he
also owned and operated stone quarries
on the Colchester road, from which
thousands OF tons Of crushed and solid
stone are put out annually.
| lie was Il member OF DeGoesbrianC
Council. Knights Of Columbus of Bur
l"Ston.
In his death the village OF Winooski anc
town of Colchester lose one of their bes
business and political heads and deel
sympathy is felt for the immediate fam
lily. The funeral will be held thj.
morning at ten o'clock from St Francis
XAVIER Church, of which ne was d faith
fu member