Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-05-26
SULLIVAN'S DEATH
OCCURS SUDDENLY
Prominent Dorchester Business Man
Was Former Resident OF Middle
bury and Clerked Here

lanes W Sullivan, former Middle
bury resident, died Friday night May
"a al his home at - Ocean St, Dor
chester. Mass. He was 30 years OF age
Mr.. Sullivan had not been IN ms
usual good health for several days be
fore hi, demise and had not been at
his Office, though it was not thought
there was anything serious IN his con
dition. His death occurred very suG-
denly on Friday evening, being strlcK-
en- with heart disease
He is survived by his wife, two SIS
tiers, Mrs Joseph W. Lawrence ana
Miss Nellie Sullivan, OF Dorchester ana
three brothers, William, Frank ana Al
thur, of Boston.
Mr. Sullivan for several years was a
clerk in the Sheldon drug store he
left here about % years ago ne was
the son of the late Timothy and Mary
Sullivan. The following account oil the
funeral is from the Boston Globe:
The funeral OF James W. sullivan
was held Tuesday morning at MS la'e
home, - Ocean St, Dorchester a
solemn requiem mass was celebrated
at 81 Marks Church at 9 o'clock by
Rev William L. Toohig; Rev. John Nj.
Farrell. deacon; Rev. Frank Foley OF
St Aune's church, Neponset, subdea-
con; Rev. Timothy c. sullivan OF 81
Vincent'S church, South Boston, master
Of ceremonies; Joseph IomasseHo,
thuriier. William Brown and Edward
Aleckna. accolytes Seated withiu inc
sanctuary were Ri Rev. Mgr George
7 Patterson, pastor OF St Vincent
church. south Boston, and Rev. Henry
LYONS of 81. Augustine's church ne
mu,ic was under the direction OF Miss
Ethel Ormsbv. who presided at the
oro3u with Miss Bessie OConneI, So
nrauo Mrs. Alice Maloney contralto
Terry. mass was sung. At the otiertory
Miss O'Connell sang the Pie esu,
and at the conservation Mrs Maloiley
sang the Domino
There was 4 large gathering OF rea-
tives, friends, business associates ana
state and city officials, and there were
many handsome floral tributes.
Among those present were City
Councillors Francis ]. w. Ford ana
lanes T. Moriarty, Senator Ohm r
Englert, Representatives John W Nc
Cormack and Maurice L. Foley, Sherlti
Tohn A. Keliher, Pres J. S. Brickley OF
the City Council, Ex-senator Michael
| Murray, DR.. George A Sullivan
Capt. John P. Buckley, DR.. John
Connors, Ex-Asst Dist. Atty Fred NJ
I. Sheehan, Supervisor of Streets los
eph l. Norton, Dr. William H. Grimm
Ex-senator George II. Curran, Or
Charles E. Mackey William {. Wall
and Timothy J Kenny, John A. Bats
Charles Daley. Thomas y Rourke
Herbert A. Drew, John Fitzgerald, Au-
gustus Donovan, and delegation from
South Boston Council, K. of C., head
ed bv William II. Taylor.
The pallbearers were DR.. William T
Cross. Iere Connell, Edwin G.. Moore
Thomas Mcguire, John Colbert, Johr
Woods. John J. Sullivan and Edward
l. Hopkins. The uShers at the church
were lanes A. Geehan and Franz
PRAY. Interment was in st. Joseph
cemetery. Prayers were read at the
crave bv Mgr. Patterson, FIR. Toohil
and FIR Sullivan.
Mr.. Sullivan was one OF the best
known shoe dealers in this section
first engaging in the retail business IL
South Boston and eventually enlarg
ing and establishing shoe stores in al
sections of Boston and suburban cities
and at the time of his death he wal