The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-02
DEATH OF C. S. ANDREWS.
Merchant 20 Years and Respected Citi'
zen of Barre.


Clark Sumner Andrews, for a score
of years a merchant of Barre and one
of the city's most respected citizens,
passed away at $3.50 yesterday after
noon at his home, SO Spaulding street,
surrounded by his wife and three chill
dren. 1t was peaceful death that
ended period of two years of i'll
health, accompanied by three paralytic
shocks, the last coming week ago
Yesterday and causing him to lapse
into unconsciousness, which continued
to the end.
A native of Middlesex, Mr.. Andrews
was born Sept. 80, 1861, the eldest of
five children born to 5. T. and Ellen
(Sumner) Andrews. He gained his
education at that place and later at
Vermont academy, Saxtons River,
where he laid the foundation for real
ly worthy life.
Blessed with abundant ambition and
initiative, he then started a business
career at the age of 10, going to Mora,
N. Y, to associate himself with his
uncle in a general store. For nine
years they carried on a thriving bus
mess. then Mr.. Andrews started on
trip to the Pacific coast, finally set
tling in Pleasant Plain, Iowa, in gem
eral merchandise business with his
brother-in law, +. w. Powers, now of |
Waterbury. After period of six |
years Mr.. Andrews disposed of the |
business to return to the East, and |
settled first in Burlington, remaining |
three years and until 1900 when he
came to Barre TO purchase an estab-
ished shoe store, at l57 North Main
street
This was the beginning of 20 years
successful business life in Barre, Mr..
Andrews being compelled soon after
to find larger quarters to
meet the demands of business. This
he did in the Currier block, and there
conducted one of the best shoe stores
in the city until year ago last March,
when i'll health closed his active bus.
mess career and caused him to close
out the store.
In those 20 years, in fact during
his whole life time, Mr.. Andrews was
ever ready and interested to promote
anything for the betterment of the ,
,ity or its people. He was closely i
allied with church work and during {
he 20 years in Barre held various of
ices in the Hedding Methodist church G
For ID years or more he was superin- =
endent of Sunday school, and for sew !
'ral years was president of the State ,
sunday School association and also
president of the State Society of the
1pworth League. He was instrumental
n the establishment of the North Barre
mission and also keenly interested in
[. NJ. {. A. work. In brief, he sup
'orted anything that was educational ]
r worthy of merit.
Thus is the record of Mr.. Andrews
nd such will be remembered, and
hough he Joined in no fraternal or
ers except the Sons of Veterans. he
'ss held with profound respect and c
dmiration by all his business asso- t
iates and was a man highly esteemed n
Y the public in general n
The inspiration for many of his good +
eeds may have come from his happy n
amily, his wife being Miss Mary Belle b
'ewey, daughter of David ID. D.. and o
larry NJ. tLawrenee) Dewey, to whom n
e was married Oct. 7, 1891. Mrs. An +
rews, together with three children, g
NY c. ID. Andrews of Gardner, Mass.
hc arrived in Barre last Friday, Mrs. OF
onald NJ. Spencer of Ellenburg, N. Y, tc
nd Miss Mary Louise of Barre. sur. OF
i've him. Mr.. Andrews also leaves re
70 brothers, DR.. c. G. Andrews of
anton, n. y, and C. B. Andrews of ie
edmond; and two sisters, Mrs F. w. u
overs of Waterbury and Mrs. S. o. W
lmner of Canton, N. Y. as
From the church to which Mr.. An. p
ews had always been faithful, the :e
edding Methodist, the funeral will yee
held tomorrow morning at 1880. ~ ~
ith Rev. B. g. Lipsky officiating The r.t
'dy will be taken in the afternoon to ~ ~
chmond for burial in the Andrews u "a
mily lot. III III