St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-26
LYNDON CENTER

william Chase Bradley, one or the
oldest residents at Lyndon Center,
died at his home there Sunday morn
ing at Z o'clock. Mr.. Bradley had
been an invalid for nearly 20 years,
suffering with locoInotor ataxia, but
his death resulted from an attack of
pneumonia, with which he was strick-
en- about 10 days before. Mr.. Brad
ley had recently passed his 8Oth birth
day, having been born in Wheelock,
Sept. 26, 1885. His boyhood was
spent in that town, after which he
went to work as a clerk for L. K.
Quimby, now of Springfield, Mass, in
the store at the Center. Later he went
to Boston and was for a number of
years a member of the firm of Knowl-
ses g. Leland in the clothing business
il. Boston. The firm was burned out
in the great fire of 1872, and after
ward the firm was dissolved. Mr..
Bradley was then associated with
Charles Moulton in the clothing bust
ness on Washington street in Boston.
Leaving that city he went to st. Lou
is. where he was proprietor for sew
eral years of the National hotel. and
after giving that up he was in the no.
tel business in Center Harbor for
four years. For 10 years he was in
the wooden business in Philadelphia
and it was while there that his health
began to fail. About Is years ago the
family moved to the Center and oc-
cupied the old homestead of Mr..
Bradley's father, Sewell Bradley, who
is well remembered by the older resi-
dents there. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
had been married about As years. Be-
sides the widow. he leaves one broth
err. G. L. Bradley of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who is unable to come for the
funeral. Among those who have ar
rived are H. w. Barron of Twin
Mountain and Boston, w. A. Barron
of Crawfords, N. H, Mrs. Thompson
OF New York, brothers and sister re-
spectively of Mrs. Bradley, and Mrs.
Abel Barron Of White River Junction.
The funeral will be held this morning
at 1880 and Rev. G. E. Gould will Of
ficiate, assisted by Rev. G. w. Burgin.
The burial will be in Wheelock. Mr..
Bradley was a democrat in politics
and up to his last illness had kept
himself thoroughly posted on national
affairs. He was a member of the Ma
sonic lodge at Barton.
Mrs. Roancy (Willey) Eastman,
widow of Alanson T. Eastman and
probably the oldest person in Lyndon,
died Saturday morning at the home of
her son, J. Wiley Eastman, on Pud-
ding Hill, where she had made her
home since the death of her husband
some 20 years ago. Considering her
great age, Mrs. Eastman had been in
good health until she was stricken
with a paraIytic shock last week, Tues
day. A second attack two days later
was responsible for her death. Mrs.
Eastman. was born in Sutton, Dec. 5,
1926, and was the daughter of Josiah
and Mary Dean Wiley. She married
Mr.. Eastman in 1853. and they lived
all of their married life on farms in
Lyndon. Mr.. Eastman died some 20
years ago. Mrs. Eastman was an ac-
tive member of the Baptist church SO
long as her strength would permit
For many years she was a valued
teacher in the Sunday school. They
had two children, J. Wiley. who sur
wives. and Mrs. Eta Berry, wife Of
Frank w. Berry, who died several
years ago. There are four grand
children and two great grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the home Of
her son yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock and was largely attended.
Rev. J. w. Burgin officiated and the
burial was in the Lyndon Center
cemetery.