St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-10
RECENT DEATHS.

morning at his home on Summer street
OF complication of diseases after an
illness OF several months. Mr.. Sulloway
was the son of Lorenzo and Sabra
lCampbell) SulIoway and was born
in Wheelock, July II, 1889. He was
educated at the public schools and his
first business was travelling salesman
for an evaporation company. In 1870 be
formed a partnership in the mercantile
business with B. F. Taylor and this
continued three years. In 1868 he was
appointed deputy sheriff, holding this
position ten years when he was elected
sheriff Of Caledonia county. The family
removed to st. Johnsbury at this time
and Mr.. Sulloway has been reelected to
this responsible position ever since, some
times receiving the nomination OF both
the political parties. With one exception
his 90 years of continuous service is the
longest in the history of the state.
During this time he has had many
important cases and had charge OF
noted criminals, having arrested them
in various states, in Canada and in
Cuba. He was generally considered the
best sheriff in Vermont and one of the
best in New England. OF tender
nature be never swerved from duty,
yet his dealings with lawbreakers were
always tempered with mercy. He was
overseer of the poor for the town of st.
Iohnsbury for several years and filled
this important office with general salts
faction. He represented the town of
Wheelock in the legislature OF 1876.
Mr.. Sulloway was a member OF Cres-
cent Lodge, No. &c, F. & A. NJ, of Lyndon'
vile, and OF all the higher Masonic bodies,
including the Eastern Star at st. Johns
bury. He was also member of Apollo
Lodge Knights of Pythias, Caledonia
Lodge, |. 0. 0. F., Olive Branch Lodge,
Daughters of Rebekah. Hehad held every
chair in Crescent lodge except the Mas
ters'.
He married Nov. 2, 1871, Miss Lizzie
Ranney of Wheelock who with one son,
Ralph c., and a sister Mrs. Chester
Martin, of Minneapolis, survive him.
Mr.. Suloway was a gentleman of wide
acquaintance in the state, OF a genial and
happy disposition yet destined in the last
years Of his life to be a great sufferer. He
bore his sufferings heroically and without
complaint and kept up his courage to the
last.
The funeral was held at his late home
yesterday afternoon and was very largely
attended by friends from this and other
towns. The bearers were six OF his
deputies, ". h. Worthen, George F.
Winch of McIndoes. c. J. Treiren of West
Burke, Morris Coffrin OF Groton, V. N.
Rand OF Hardwick and 0. L. Leonard of
West Burke.
Rev. J. M. Frost oficiated at the
service, the scriptures beirg read by
Presiding Elder Lewis. The funeral cor
tege was escorted to the grave by Cres-
cent Lodge, who conducted the burial
service, Palestine Commandery and mem.
bers of Passumpsic Lodge.
There was protusion OF horal tributes
from lodges, societies and loving friends.
The Caledonia county bar sent design
consisting OF broken circle and sickle;
Passumpsic Lodge, square and COM
pass; Palestine Commaudery, cross
and crown; Caledonia Lodge of Odd
Fellows, three links; the Eastern star, a
star; designs were also contributed by
the deputy sherifs, Apollo Lodge, the
Daughters OF Rebekah, Clover Temple o.
Rathbone Sisters, Queen Esther Circle o
Grace Methodist church, E. and T. Fair
banks & Co., Grace Methodist church
and many individual friends.
Among those from out of town wer
Gov. c. J. Bell OF Walden, ]. H. Georg'
of East Hardwick and W. H. Taylor
B. F. Taylor and B. F. Taylor, Jr
all OF Hardwick, the deputy sheriff
from the various towns and nearly al
the members of the Caledonia count,
bar. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Smith G
Whiteheld, Edward Campbell OF Star
stead Junction. G. Nj. Campbell c
Lyndonville, R. H. Ranney OF Barre, Mis-
E. L. Kelley of Boston.