St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-10-14
RECENT DEATHS.


Curtis Calvin Follensby died Sat
urday evening after ten months OF
lingering Illness. In August he un-
derwenJ SUI gical operation and was
iaIlying slowly from that when a
heart which had been weak for a
long time proved unequal to the
strain and death was caused by heart
| failure. Mr.. Follensby was born at
Durham, P. O., April II, 1854, the
second son in family Of eight child
| en-, of Francis A. and Agnes Follens-
by. Since he was 25 years old he
mad been in the lumber business at
Concord and st. Johnsbury. For a
time he was associated with his
brother-in-law, w. l.. Russell, with
the late William Peck and after his
death with Charles E. Peck until
1910 when the partnership was dis
solved and Mr.. Follensby retained
the lumber business. On April z,
1881 he married Miss Ellen Bailey
at Sherbrook. Since coming to ST.
Johnsbury 26 years ago he had been
interested in all civic affairs, was
se1ectman for five years, chairman
of the board three years, and was
member of the board of village
trustees in 1906 and 1907. He was
a member of Moose River lodge, F.
& A. M, at Concord and had always
retained his membership with them.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at three o'clock, Rev. F. B.
Richards officiating and interment
was at Mount Pleasant cemetery.
The bearers were H. FL. Carr, DR.. C.
A. CramtOn, Dr. E. H. Ross, w. A.
Kicker, G.. p. Peck and P. F. Hazen.
Mr.. Follensby is survived by his wife
and four ahilHroT7. Of
apa. Mont. Maude E. and Bailey F.
of st. Johnsbury and Isabel, Mrs.
.Ilsbree y. Locke, of Waban, Mass.
three sisters, Mrs. w. L. Russell of
Garden Grove, Cal, Mrs. H. c. Bond
of Alhamb.a a, Cal, Mrs. Charles
Sawen of Southboro, Mass; and two
brothers, Lyman of Cordaville, Mass
and Lorenzo of Whitefeld.
In the death of Curtis Calvin Fol
lensby, st, Johnsbury loses a man
many times honOred by his towns
men for his ability and sterling hon
esty. With a personality that made
friends with all; a character .unim-
peachable and lovabIe; a disposition
and firm, yet ever patient
toward his fellowmen, he fought |
Iife's great fight and won the love, |
honor and esteem of all who knew
him. st. JOhnsbury has had few |
men that viii be more sincerely |
mourned and missed. He ever gave |
to his town, friends and family his |
best. Though in impaired health |
for years, courage, patience and |
wete characteristics /
that won the affection of the entire
community. No summing up of the
life and character of Curtis Follens-
BY could be written that did not ex-
hause language of it's tributes. st.
Johnsbury will mourn, but ever hon
or this good citizen, honest work
man, true friend and Christian man.
Mcdonald
Capt. John Mcdonald, for many
years one of the most interesting
md well-known characters of the i
place, passed away on Wednesday
tfter seven weeks of painful illness.
During the last years of his life he
vas tenderly cared for by DR.. and
Mrs. r. M. McSweeney, who, as far
Is is possible, made up to him for
he relatives whom he did not pos
iess. His life was long and event
,ul one and his native Irish
Wit added to this made him
IN amusing speaker. In town
meetings and at all patriotic
his voice was sure to be
leard and many of his witticisms
lave become so familiar that the
generation scarcely realizes
heir source. His erect carriage, de-
ermined expression and fiery eye
eveaIed the spirit of the soldier.
Born in Dublin in 1892 his parents
lied in his early life and his boyhood
vas one of hardship. At the age of
10, entirely against his will, he en-
listed in the British army. When he
called what he had been forced to
10 while in a drugged condition he
rave his guards such a fight for his
escape that Lord Raglan, an old
Waterloo general who witnessed the
.and-to-hand encounter, remarked
hat "a mans place who could hght
ike that was in the English army"
Tor three years he fought in the Cri-
mean war, at Constantinople, Bala- /:
lava and Tnkerman. At Sebastopol
e received a flesh wound and wit
essed the burning of the city, one
f the most fearful sights of his life.
n the spring of 1856 his regiment
7as sent to Quebec and he spent
hree years in Canada. He came to
in 1859 and worked on
arms until the call for troops was
ssued by Gov. Erastus Fairbanks.
t that time Mr.. Mcdonald was work
ng in Waterford and Gov. Fairbanks
ent for him saying that man who
ad fought in the Crimean war was
Dst the man Vermont needed" He
elonged to the famous Third Yer
cont and served in the 9Th Corps in
he army of the Potomac, being in
very battle. After the. war he was
mployed for 80 years by E: & I.
fairbanks & Co. His wife, VINO was
Iary Fitzgerald died Feb. "a, 1913. G
,arly in life he was converted to the b
.oman Catholic faith and was one c
f the most LOYAL members OF the a
hurch here, of Notre Dame until an
nglish speaking church was start Il
d, and since then of St. Aloysius @
aurch. Only last summer he gave
n expensive statue to the church
hitch was his first interest in life.