The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-26
Tk Body Of Capt. H. A.
Duffy Taken There.
SERVICES HELD MONDAY
Daa Of Barre Alderman From Heart
Failure Yesterday, Great Shock
to Community.

gsptaIn Hugh A. Duffy alderman from
Ward Q, dropped dead as briefly chronI-
eled ID yesterdays Times on West street
Yesterday afternoon at about 80, Of heart
failure. Death was almost instantaneous.
| The captain came up Main street and at
YET chatting few minutes with a gentle
man a the corner turned into West street
and had passed along several rods, when
hswas seen to fall to the sidewalk. Mr.
and Mrs. O. G. Sheplee, who were sitting
Ion !he back veranda Of their house on the
opposite side OF the street, saw the cap
tain fall and hastened across to his assist
ance, but there was no Sign of life when
they reached his side DR.. Ligouri was
summoned and pronounced him dead. An
ambulance was called and the body taken
/ to Badger's undertaking rooms, and later
. the captains rooms ia the Miles block
| The body viii be taken to Syracuse, N.
\ On the $50 train this afternoon aud
the funeral will be held in thst city Mon
day morning and interment will be In the
family lot In that city.
Captain Hugh A. Duffy was born ID
| Utica, N. r.. Feb 2, 1910. where he grew
/ up and received his education. When II
hsenlisted in 1861 in Co. |, 18th n. u.
Vols, as sergeant and went to the war,
serving three years, having risen through
merit to the position of captain when the
term Of his enlistment expired.
Returning from the war be went to Syr-
aeuse and entered into business partner
ship with D. j Francis, as Francis II
Duffy, dealers in granite aud marble. The
am prospered and continued in business
for n years when Captain Duffy sold his
interest to his partner aud came to Barre
about Is years ago, and entered into part.
nership with George W. Mann in one of
the first granite sheds erected here, those
now occupied by George Bond, under the
firm name of Duffy & Mann.
After a year be bought out Mr. Manns
interests He continued the cutting and
quarrying business until the spring Of
1898 when he sold his quarries to X. Il
Smith & Co. and retired from the granite
trade. Since that time he has dealt In
real estate, his partner being Lyman j
Mead.
While a resident Of Syracuse, Capt.
Duffy was an excise commissioner for
six years and was county supervisor for
two years. In 1902 he was elected alder
man from ward G In this city and this
spring was reelected for second term Of
two years, he serving as chairman on sew
eral Of the most important committees OF
The board Of aldermen.
Captain Duffy was married to Miss
Elizabeth A. Delaney Of Boston Il years ago
last June, and Mrs. Duffy and two chill.
dren, Mrs. r j. johnson of Syracuse and
francis A., Of this city rurvive. He is al.
90 survived by two sisters, Mrs. j. e.
Clark OF Hartman, Tenn, and Mrs. @. w.
Agan OF Herkimer, n. Y. Mrs. Duffy
has been IN poor health for some time and
The captain went with her to Syracuse last
May, where she has been since with her
laughter The captain remained with
her until few days ago, when be return
I'd to Barre to attend pressing city mat
ters that needed his attention Although
he captain had been sufferer from 4
weak heart for several years, no immedl-
ate fatal results were anticipated and his
sudden death will come as great blow to
Mrs. Duffy, and fears are entertained for
Ter when she learns the sad news