Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Grand Isle County
AI.RURG

The death Of Melvin l.. Dean occurred
at his nom" here Thursday night al 1910
O'Clock following a lingering Illness with
diabetes covering a period Of over four
years He was born In The parish OF s.
Thomas, r. @. September TO- 1877, and
was a son Of the late Joseph W. Dean.
About 20 years ago he came to .tlbursh
to engage In the mercantile business
starting first IN small building near tho
prcseu railroad station, then n snort
time after moved into the store now con-
Quoted by W. T.. Flynn y. company, which
he sold to the present occupants In 1896
After that II conducted a small store
n The buliing now occupied by the
family. until about six years ago He
also Travelled through Northsrn Vernon.
ana New York for Il time for a New York
grocery house, but eventually bad to
'etirc from all activity owing to falling
health. lie married Alma Derrick of
Lacolle, =. O, in March 100. who with
three sons, Kenneth, Douglas and Derrick.
survive hn. lie leaves al.o :is mother.
Mrs Henry J. Young of this place three
sisters. Mrs. Emma Ellis Of st. Adams,
Mrs. T.. y. Goodsell and Mrs r, II.
Roberts Of Alburg and brother, Merrill,
of Yakima, Washing; on. The funeral
services were held from the Union Con-
grcgational Church at ten o'clock Friday
morning, the Rev. G. 3. Davis officiating
The bearers were j. w. Iby, L. d. Young
l.. a. Martin and A. W. Draffin. Inter
ment was made in the family lot in
Clarcnceviilc, p. @.
Frank Wesley Miner died suddenly at
his home in this village at four O'Clock
Saturday morning from Influenza. He
had been suffering some time With a
severe cold but had continued about h,s
duties as manager for the local cream
cry of II. p. Hood & SONG, which at this
time demands considerable extra atten-
ton as they were engaged In filling the
ice storage plant He moved here with
his family about year ago TO take this
position. He was born in Cnateaugay.
n. Y. December II, 1879, graduated from
tho agricultural department of Cornell
University at Ithaca, y. y in 1906 and
in the fall of the same year married
Nora Nondell of Chateaugay His wife
and four children, Ruth. Grin, Evelyn,
and Kenneth survive him, also two sis
ters, Mrs. Manic Mattimore of Malone
n. V, and Mrs. Henry Gauthier OF
ChateauSay and u brother, S a. Miner
of East Rochester, n. Y. The funeral
services were held from st. Amedeus
Church ut nine o'clock Tuesday morning
Burial was at Chatcaugay. Among those
here to attend the funeral We're Mrs. a.
j. Amlaw. Edward Am,aw. Mrs. Frank
Houle. Miss Debbie Houle, ~ r. Von-
dell and Grin Pickering of East Hanp-
ton Mass, Mrs. Mamie Mattimore OF
Malone y. Y, and Mrs. Henry Gauthier
of Chateaugay.-A. J. Blair has sold
his farm on the North Hero road to Mir.
Arnold of Ellenburg. n. y. and will give
possession about the first of Anril -
Mrs. NJ. T. Mott and Mrs. f. ]. Stephen
son were visitors in burlington Satur-
day.-There were, no services at the
Union Congregational Church last Sun
day owing to the illness of the Rev
Harold G. Way with tonsiltis at Mon
treal.-Mrs Emma Ellis of St. AlbarJ
was in town recently, called by the ILL
ness and death of her brother, NJ. L.
Dean.-H W. Marvin Is III.