The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-24
FARLEY F. CROWN
DIED YESTERDAY
Retired Real Estate Man, Formerly in
Plumbing Business-Knights
Templar Funeral Tomorrow

Templar Funeral Tomorrow.
Farley Foster Crown, g., a well
known resident OF BrattIeboro the past
q years, formerly IN the plumbing
and real estate business and prominent
in local Masonic circles, died shortly
before . clock Yesterday at Ills home
at Z Walnut street. He had been af
fictcd with diabetes few years,
which caused tuberculosis, ami lis
health began failing about a wear ago
He had been confined 10 his house two
months
Mr.. Crown was born in Faysion, Vt,
Feb l6 1850, ana was the last sur
viyor Of a family of several children
Of Foster g. and Hannah Starr
Crown. His mother was sister Of
the late Parlcy Starr who formerly
was one Of the foremost citizens OF
Brattleboro When Mr. Crown was q
boy the family moved to the Murdock
farm on the Brook road near Jackson
vile in the town of Nottingham, and
his mother died there. Later they
moved to hin farm nearer Jackson
vile village and his father married
Lucina Starr a sister Of his first wife
Mr.. Grown lived with his father on
the farm until his marriage to Stella
Aldrich, when they went to Holyokc.
In Holyoke Mr.. Crown had milk
route, also was employed as clerk IN
n store. Returning to Jacksonville. Mr..
Crown built house near his father )
house and worked on the farm with
| his father until the latter s death Mrs.
: 4 - oil 4sar
/ leaving four children. the youngest,
Foster G. being three months old
! Later Mr. Crown bought the Willis
place III Nottingham and he and his
children and his stepmother moved
there. On Feb. Is. 1857, Mr.. Crown
married Miss Candis Allen of Brattle-
boro. sister of G. T. Allen. the florist
in her home, ana a few years later
4 they sold the Willis place and moved
TO Sadawga, a village IN Nottingham
where they bought place and Mr.
Crown was employed three wears il
Chase 5 shoe shop. Then he sold hi,
place and moved to Brattleboro. IL
lived on Oak, Prospect, Forest an,
Walnut streets. going TO the lattel
street about II years ago ana movin.
= wear ago to the Goodenough house
which be bought.
When he first came TO Brattlehort
Mr.. Crown was employed by his brother
iu-law. G. +. Allen, 1T the greenhouses
Later he was in the plumbing business
with Patricl, Fleming under the firm
name Of Fleming a Grown. subsequent
" entering the real estate business
which he conducted until lie retired ;
: few years age on account of i'll health
j Four children were born TO M
Crown and his first wife. They wer
! benjamin \. Grown, now q photograph
f cr employed hv \. y. Wyatt: Waite
IT. Grown. barber iii Northampton
! Mass: Mildred. who married Sidne
: l.. Morris. Il Wilmington farmer. an
Z died Feb II. 1919; and Foster G. Q
Northampton. who was drowned
Otis. Mass. Jan %, 1913.
On Saturday. Mr.. Grown was recciN
cd into church membership in the Cen
tire Congregational church, the paste
and two deacons going to his home fo
that purpose. For some time the maj
ter had been on his mind and IN rC
} Spouse to his request the church vote
at the Friday night meeting 10 reeeiy
him into membership. 4 knight
Tcmplar funeral service Will he bel
in the Congregational church at
! O'Clock tomorrow and the burial vi
take place in Morningside cemetery.
Mr.. Crown was one Of the most loy'
and devoted members OF the Mason
: fraternity in Brattlcboro. lie was
! member Of Columbian lodge No. 80,
i \ g. NJ, aud the local chapter, couut
: aud commandcry, holding offices IN q
/ these bodies mt different times.
happened singularly that he and i
g son. Foster, Who were deeply devote
2. to each other, took their degrees I
gethcr in the three higher Mason
bodies.
Mr.. Crown possessed the fine Q
New England quality Of common sen
= in all business affairs. BY nature
was quiet and retiring, but men vi
know him intimately found him 81
r. cere and genuine friend and had
= high regard for him.
u lie will bc greatly missed in Mase
n ic circles, where he was one 81 I
a most regular attendants at all me-
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