Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-07

peath Of Z. .. Seaar.
Eugene Dexter Segar died at his home,
Is Lafayette placa. Burlington, at $50
O'Clock Sunday night after 4 three weeks
illness with typhoid fever. By which be
was confined 20 the bed daring the last
fortnight. Mr.. Segar was sales manager
Of the custom-made department Of the
Porter Screen company at Winooski, aud
had been West on q business trip for his
firm. Reaching Burlington again Dec
81, be soon after felt the first symptoms
of the lever that quickly developed in It's
most dreaded form.
He was q young man OF only 80 years,
having been born in Rochester, April 8,
1873, the son Of Marshall and Lucina
(French) segar. Two years after the
death of his father, Dec. ~, 1855, Mr..
Segar and his mother moved to Randolph
and be became interested in the manu-
facture Of screens. He invented and pa
tented the Colombo screen and Ia septem-
Der Of 1894, he bought out Joseph w. At
wood in the screen mill whose business
passed into the control OF the new firm OF
Burt & Segar.
Upon the dissolution Of this partner
ship the next year, Mr.. Segar entered the
employ Of the Porter Screen company,
with which be had ever since been con-
nected except for q few months that be
was in Hillsdale, Mich, and q year de-
voted to insurance. He had the trust and
confidence Of his firm and had been
steadily advanced to the responsible posi-
ton be was holding ct his death.
Aug. II, 1899, be married Inez, elder
daughter Of Charles E. and the late Jen-
ME (sanboFn) Abbott, and is survived by
his wife and his mother, who have what
consolation sincere sympathy can give in
their deep af1iction. Mr.. Segar was
affiliated with Burlington lodge, z. and
A. NJ. and had intended this comm z
Sunday to become enrolled, with Mrs.
Seear, in the membership Of the First
Cong'l church OF Burlington.
Prayer was offered at the house at 9 80
Tuesday morning by Rev.. Ernest
Guthrie, pastor OF the First Cong'l
church Of Burlington. and the remains
we're brought to Randolph for the fnner-
al service, which was held in Bethany
church at 2:30 O'Clock in the afternoon,
Rev. Fraser Metzger officiating. Bur
Iington lodge furnished Masonic escort
to the train and the body was accom-
panied from that city by the wife and
J mother; the father-in-law, c. E. Abbott
Ii. A. Way, manager OF the Porter Screen
company; J. o. Walker, 81. /. Stanhope,
]. II. Jacobs, H. e. Southworth, q. HI
Chovey, L. r. Stinson of New York, F.
&. Robinson and w. A. Gage-all bust
; ness associates Of the deceased.
Among the relatives at the service wers
} sister-in-law, Miss Edith Abbott Of
: New York; Mr.. and Mrs Erwin 8. Whit
comb, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Morse, Of barre
, Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. Richardson, Mrs
George French, Of Roxbury, and William
Luther OF Northfield Falls.
In the beautiful floral tributes were
, Tyre, cross and large wreath from thu
I Porter screen company and wreatl
/ from the Burlington lodge Of Masons-
Burial was in Southview cemstery, an.
the bearers were e. 8. Whitcomb. d. J
Morse, E. A. Thomas, z. L. Merchant
1 E. W. Tewksbury and ). W. Raymond
Mrs. segar and Madam Eegar. witt
Miss Edith Abbott. viii 60 back to Bur
tington today to stay until definite az
rangements for the future can be made.
A A Golden Weddinn.
The 50th wedding anniversary Of Nj
a and Mrs. A. B. Fish was ftly celebrate
Tuesday evening 1t the Fish homestea
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