St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12
RECENT DEATHS


Sprague.
Friends. of whom he had a legion,
learned with deep sorrow OF the
death of Col William w. Sprague
carly Monday morning at his home
on Cliff street. He was taken very
/ i'll with acute indigestion two weeks
ago at Derby Line where he had
gone on a business trip. His son,
Arthur G.. Sprague and DR.. E. H.
Ross, brought him back to st.
Johnsbury and for a week he seem
ed to improve but on June 2 suffer-
ed chill and had been in a serious
condition since. Probably few men
| in northeastern Vermont except
those in public life had so wide an
acquaintance as Col. Sprague. His
| Insurance business in Orleans, Is
sex and Caledonia counties brought
him into touch with men i'll all
walks of life and he had more friends
than he could number. His pOp1-
larity was fully deserved, for he
took a sincere interest in the people
he met, and by his genial manner
quickly made friends of acqualnt-
ances. Young and old admired and
liked him and the place he held in
the community is one which will not
be easily filled. Mr.. Sprague was
born at bingham, Mass, January
5, 1912, and lived there during his
boyhood and youth. When the Civ
ii War came he enlisted in the 18Th
Massachusetts, regiment serving
three years during which he was
taken prisoner at Gettysburg anil
confined for nine months in Belle Isle
PRISON. After the war he was en-
ployed in mercantile pursuits until
1876 when he came to st. Johnsbury
and went into the dry goods business
with the late Col. T. c. Fletcher.
After that he was employed for 4
number Of years at the Fairbanks
store and in 1892 was appointed
postmaster. He held that position
until there was a change in the
political party in power. In 1895
he was made general agent for the
National Life Insurance Co., in Cal
= edonia, Orleans and Essex counties
and had since taken on other lines
Of insurance until his agency repre-
sented all kinds He was a member
of Passumpsic Lodge, No. ~, F. &
A. NJ, Haswell Royal Arch Chapter,
No. II. Caledonia Council, r. & S.
M, No. 13, Palestine Commandery,
No. 5, and Mt Sinai Temple, N. o..
M. s.; Caledonia Lodge, No. 6, l. O..
o. F.; and was past commander OF
Chamberlin Post, No. L, G. A. r. In
1853 he married Miss Miriam w.
Wentworth of Boston who died in
1887. Four children survive their
father, Charles W., of Boston, Prof.
Oliver M. w. of Cambridge, Mass,
Miss Maude H., and Arthur G., of
St Johnsbury. He also leaves one
sister, Mrs. H. B. Macintosh of
Clean, N. Y. The funeral will be
held from the home, this CWednes-
day. afternoon at three o'clock.
Rev. George w. c. Hill, pastor of the
North church of which the deceased
was a member, will oficiate.
Mayo.
Anna Louise Mayo, wife of F.
lC. Mayo of this town passed away
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock in
the Mary Fletcher hospital after an
illness Of four days following seri-
Gus operation. Mrs. Mayo was born
lin Burlington 38 years ago and was
the daughter of John Nash and
Jane O'Sullivan of Burlington. She
received her education at the Paro-
chiaI schools and at Mount St.
Mary's Academy in Burlington and
later took a business course in the
Burlington business college. Mrs.
Mayo come to st. Johnsbury in 1897
where she was stenographer at the
} railroad Office for a few years, later
entering the employ of the Mer-
chants National Bank which position
she held at the time of her marriage
to Mr.. Mayo ten years ago last Oct
ober. Besides her husband she is
survived by two children, Agnes and
Frederick, two sisters, Miss Jennie
Nash, who has been making her
home with Mrs. Mayo and Mrs. ].
c. Wadleigh of Bethlehem, N. H.
The funeral was held Tuesday morn
ing at nine o'clock from St. Alloy
sius church, Rev. T. J. Leonard Off
ciating, assisted by Rev. ]. A. Dame
and Rev. FIR. Pontbriand of Lyndon
vile. The bearers were Frank Lam
dry, Charles Lynch, Frank x. Lane
tot, E. G.. Asselin, Charles and
Frank McGovern. The interment
was in Mt. Calvary cemetry. Those
attended the funeral we're Mrs
Ella Ryan, Mrs. c. w. Rocheleau
and M w. Dunn of Burlington and
Mr. and Mrs. Wadleigh of Bethle-
hem. Mrs. Mayo was not only a de-
voted wife and mother but very
prominent in the church in which
she was always ready and willing
to- do more than her share in the
work She was a member of the
Ladies' Sewing club, League of the
Sacred Heart and other organiza-
tions connected with the church.
Several orders and societies of
which Mr.. Mayo was a member sent
a profusion of flowers, besides sew
eral offerings from individuals.