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JEROME W. JEFFREY
[Welland Telegraph, 24 April 1891]
It is always a sad task to chronicle the death of any one but more especially does it seem so when called on to do so of a young man who in the prime of life is called to that home from whence none returneth. On Saturday last Jerome W. Jeffrey, who was so well-known and respected by every one in Welland, died in his beautiful home in Buffalo, after a comparatively short illness, in the presence of his wife and friends. Only a few days ago the deceased went to New York for the purpose of making some large purchases, and while there contracted a cold which caused his hasty return home, but the dreadful disease of typhoid fever and pneumonia had taken such a hold on him that the doctor’s skill and good nursing failed to do anything for him, and within a few days of his return he passed away, leaving a loving wife and a child 3 years of age, as well as brothers and sisters to mourn his sad death. The deceased joined the firm of Lyman & Jeffrey, chemists and druggists of Buffalo, about 14 years ago, after a few years he sold his interest to Mr. Lyman and went to Bradford, Penn., where he embarked in the oil business under the firm name of Jeffrey Bros., which business he carried on up to his death, although after a short time he was obliged to leave Bradford on account of his health and returned to Buffalo, where he purchased half interest in his old partner’s business. Last summer he purchased the other half, thus becoming sole proprietor. The business being a large one, he sent for this brother, Charley, who was at home in Welland to join him, giving him a third interest in the business, and who will no doubt make arrangements to continue the same.
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