John Baird

DEATH OF JOHN BAIRD.
John Baird, an old and respected
resident of this town, who has been
sick for about four weeks, passed
away, last Tuesday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Jerry LaPoint,
with whom he has lived for many
years.

Mr. Baird was born In Ireland 63
years ago. He came to the United
States when he was about 10 years
of age, and has resided most of the
time since in St. Lawrence and Frank
lin counties. For the past twenty five
or thirty years he hat lived in
this village, being among the earliest
settlers. He was a friend to every-
body and everybody his friend. He
served the town as overseer of the
poor for a long term of years,
and was acting in that capacity at
the time of his death. He was an
honored member of St. Regis Lodge.
I. O. O. F., of St. Regis Falls, and of
Elk Lodge F. and A. M. of Nichol-
ville. Besides his daughter, Mrs.
Jerry LaPoint, he leaves an aged
sister who resides in St. Lawrence
county and other more distant rela
tives and a large circle of mourning
friends.

The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon at the M. E. church under
the direction of the Odd Fellows, Rev.
William Thomas, preaching the ser-
mon. Forty or fifty Odd Fellows
and numerous Masons attended the
funeral in a body and accompanied
the remains to their last resting
place.

"Johnnie" as he was familiarly
called, will be greatly missed by all
in about town, his accustomed greeting
will no longer be heard, but It will be
many years before he is forgotten.