News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-21
Death OF Frederick ]. Smalley

Frederick J. Smalley, one of La
moille county's best-known business
men, died at his home on Congress
street in Morrisville, last Thursday
afternoon at about 4 O'Clock from
the effects of pneumonia. He had
been ill since the Saturday morning
previous. The chances of his recovery
were despaired OF from the first, as
complications set in, which made the
best medical aid of no avail.
The funeral va very largely attend
ed at his late home, Sunday after
noon, Rev. P. A. Smith of the Puffer
NJ. E. church and Rev. M. S. Eddy of
Swanton, his former pastor, officia-
ting. Interment was in Pleasant
View Cemetery, the burial being with
Masonic honors, under direction of
Mt. Vernon Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of
which order he was member. About
fifty members of that Order being
present. A larfe number o the mem.
bers of Victory Lodge, |. O. G. T.,
and Lamoille Grange also attended,
the deceased being a member of both
societies. He was also a member of
G. w. Doty Camp, S. OF Y. There
were a number of Masons from VOL
colt, nearly a hundred members of
the order being present in all. The
floral tribute was large and very
beautiful.
Frederick J. Smalley was born in
Hyde Park, Aug. 1866, and was the
son of Royal and Hannah Wheelock
Smalley. He resided with his parents
on the farm cleared by his father un-
til II years Of age, when he went to
Mt. Auburn, Iowa, to reside and COM
pleted his education in Vinton, Iowa.
He came back from the West about
thirteen years ago and on Sept. 26,
1892, was uaited in marriage,to Miss
Minnie Russ of Hyde Park, the cere-
mony being performed at the M. E
parsonage in Morrisville, by Rev. H.
l.. Nanton, it being the first mar
riage ceremony to take place in the
parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs. Smalley
soon returned West, and remained
on farm there for about two years,
when they returned to Morrsvile,
where they have since resided, build
ing their Congress street residence
shortly after returning here. When
they returned from the West, MIR. |
Small ey brought carload of horses
east as venture, ald from that time
continued in the western horse busi-
ness, adding farm implements ETC.,
until by careful management and
honorable methods he had become
cne OF the best-knoWn business men
of the County.
The deceased was type of citizen,
which town can ill affJrd to lose,
and bis death is a direct loss to the
community in which he lives. He
was man of sterling christian char
acter, and was an active member of
the M. E. church. He had always
taken a deep interest in the welfare
of the town of his adoption and al
ways took firm stand for those
things which he thought were for the
best interest OF the town. His genial,
kindly manner won for him friends
wherever he went, to whom the
news of his seemingly untinely death
came as severe blow. He is sur
vived by his wife, two daughters, Sadie
and Myrl, and d son, Ray, and also
three brothers and two sisters, James,
Cornelius and Edwin Smalley and
Mrs Oliver Auburn. OF Mt. Auburn,
Iowa, and Mrs. Eugene Watson of
Walker, Iowa. The sympathy of the
entire community goes out to the
bereaved ones, and especially to the
widow and children.
Those from out of town to attend
the funeral were E. r. Smalley and
wife of Mt. Auburn, Iowa, a brother
OF the deceased, MIR. and Mrs. Far
mum and Joseph Martin and wife of
F. O, Andrews of Albany,
Ernest Matthews of Barton Landing,
Warren Childs and wife, E. A. Small
lev and wife, FL. A. Skinner, wife and
daughter of Craftsbury, Geo. King,
wife and daughter of Wolcott, Gov.
Page, Geo. Campbell, wife and son,
Lee Emerson, wife and daughter, j.
5. Waite and wife, Mrs. Nora Sco-
field, Mrs. F. Noble, and Noyes Wood
and wife of Hyde Park, j. E. Russ
and vile, Grace Russ, Frank Benson
and Joseph Benson of Stowe.
CARD OF THANKS We theundersigned wish
20 exrress our sincere thanks to all those
Who so kindly and thought.lly assisted us
Turing the illness and burial of our dear one.
70 those who furnished the beautiful flowers
md to those who in so many ways endeavor-
ID to make our burden lighter, we wish to
xpress our gratitude.
Mrs. f. j. SMALLEY AND FAMILY.