MICHAEL FLANAGAN

An Esteemed and Prominent Oxford Resident Whom Death Has Claimed

   Norwich, April 15.-At his home in Oxford Monday morning after an illness of several weeks, occurred the death of Michael Flanagan, aged 80 years.

   Mr. Flanagan was born in Pennsylvania, June 14, 1824, and at the age of 5 years moved with his parents to Ogdensburg, where he learned the blacksmith trade.  After working for a time in Cazenovia and Greene, in 1852, he came to Smithville and purchased a blacksmith business which he conducted until 1893, when he retired from active business and last October moved to Oxford village.

   Mr. Flanagan was well known as a staunch and steadfast Republican and, although he never sought or held public office, for many years he had been prominent in politics in his town and wielded a strong influence in all affairs for the good of his party.

   In November, 1854, he married Mary A. McCune and had he lived a few months longer would have enjoyed 50 years of happy married life.  Mrs. Flanagan, although over 70 years of age, is still in fair health.

   Besides his widow deceased leaves 11 children, four sons and seven daughters, ex-Sheriff of Chenango County James J. Flanagan and Edward Flanagan of Norwich; John Flanagan, of Albany; William Flanagan, of Binghamton; Mrs. John E. McCormack and Mrs. Morris McNamara, of Albany; Mrs. Albert Williams and Miss Margaret Flanagan, of London, Eng.; Mrs. Sullivan, of Buffalo, and Mrs. James E. Dunne, of Oxford.

   His funeral was largely attended from St. Joseph's Church, Oxford, Wednesday morning.