Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-21
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUES from page three.)

n son, Lee Brown of Ypsilanti; four
grandchildren. among them Elton Is.
Forbes of stowe, and two sisters, Mrs.
Myrtilla King of Ypsilanti and Mrs.
iEmma williams of Belleville. Mich.
The funeral of Lester II. Brown was
held Saturday afternoon at the home OF
Ibis daughter Mrs. Andrew A. Royce,
swhere he died Wednesday afternoon. The
Nervice was conducted by the Rev. ii. w.
Cummings of the Congregational Church.
The burial was under Masonic auspices
and was made in the River Bank ceme-
terry Mr.. Browns death closes a long
and useful life, and n more than usually
eventful one. He was born October 4.
1896 at Otsego (now Morris), N. J. In
1885 his father moved with his family
TO Michigan and became a pioneer IN that
NVstate. They Travelled 700 miles with a
heam and covered wagon in 81 DAYS and
lived the first year at Augusta in shanty
without door or windows. Settling later
at Ypsilanti, Mr.. Brown assisted his father
Tin clearing up farm and building a
home in the wilderness. He followed
the carpenters trade several years and
In 1850 enlisted in government survey
company and passed a season surveying
In the big woods" in northern Michigan,
In the same territory since made famous
sby Stewart Edward White in THE
iBlazed Trail" Soon after this. Mr.. Brown
tand MS three sisters OF tne state normal
tschoo went to Louisville, KY, md opened
fthe Mt. washington Female Institute.
(which they conducted successfully until
tthe breaking out of the Civil War, when,
taking their stand with the North, their
college buildings were burned and they
were obliged to leave. Returning to Mich
tgan. Mr.. Brown followed farming. In
{ = he ;al Il 40
was elected supervisor Of Van Buren, and
= assisted in filling the quota Of troops
for the war, but on account Of his having
lived In Kentucky he was suspected Of
Bympathizing with the South and was
denounced as a copperhead secessionist
When the office of county superintendent
Of schools was created In Michigan, Mr.
Brown was elected to that office for
Wayne county. and held the Office for six
years taxing great interest," IN the WORK
G'r Improving the SCHOOLS DONG much 10
arouse puphc interest IN eoucatioha' mat
ters ana incidentally being instrumental
m the ouiloing OF nVe h1gh SCHOOLS he
Always retained mis- interest IN educa-
aonal matters. lie became interested in
The work or the Grange and was for
some tme a deputy organizer in south
ern Michigan He was always much en-
jagged In politics and was once nominated
.or the senatorsb'p, but being a demo-
crat he was not elected. He also was a
prominent Mason and attained to high
POSITION in that order. He was men,
Der of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Ypsilant and held the office of Sunday
school superintendent in it for % years.
Mr.. Browns wife died in March. 1891,
leaving him with two children, one
daughter having previously died. Mr..
Brown kept the children together until
They had finished college. The son, ex-
Mavor Lee N Brown 70 ,awvar in
,ynsiIanti Tn the summer of lois Mr.
BROWN came to nass bis last dave .t tho
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rovce whore he
had beep given tender care His health
had been failing for some time. hut dur
ling last summer he was able 70 ass;s+
fnaterial,v in tho ;rcre.sod nroduot,or 10
Food nv CARRYING IN , large 40 rdan Tn
-ibe fail his oyes;vht haaan o. ton III
fsster that bic hod;1,, haait, .ro,,, .,,.o u
Ind he failed ronif,v until ~ ara IL
was ono of tho eldest res,donts -. ~
e1ir,a ~ h,s aaat, 49, ,,o.o;.n, ~ 49,. ro
cot T., o,,rro,,t a,,o,,ts 80. ,o, us ~. =,
'rrsroined oIoar 'e 90 '''' ''''''"
rha r,,nomo, p.
rvho a,ad 81 ~ ra a. Aaoaru.e;
.Ehursdav aftar m nn.ra.,em
stones. was held at his hon. n th,s
Village Sunday afternoon Tho Rev
George F. Fortier of Morr;sville con.
Quoted the service. The bearers wer1
H. H. Shackett, F. p. Billings n a
Godfrey and A. c. Sanborn. fellow
workmen with the decea sed for tho n