WILLIAM BENJAMIN WILLIAMS. BARRE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, VERMONT.
The death of William B. Williams occurred at his home, corner of Maple and Harrington Avenues, yesterday afternoon at 1:20 o'clock, after a five month's illness of pernicious anemia. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Ethel, Cora and Lillian, two sons, Milton and Charles, all of this city; his father Benjamin Williams of Bethel, Wales; two sisters, Mrs. Ann Parry of Bethel, Wales and Mrs. R. A. Thomas of Seacombe, England.William Benjamin Williams was born July 30th, 1863, in Bethel, Carnarvonshire, North Wales. He came to this country in 1882, and on April 6th, 1886, he was married in Utica, New York to Miss Mary Williams. In 1901 the family moved to this city from California, and Mr. Williams began work in Jones Brothers' sheds as a granite cutter, where he has since been employed.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the cutters' union, Court Granite City, No. 3, Foresters of America, and of Granite City camp, No. 8686, Modern Woodmen of America.
The funeral will be held at the house Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. W. J. M. Beattie, rector of the Church of Good Shepherd, officiating. The burial will be in Hope Cemetery. The family requests that no floral offerings be contributed.