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Port Huron Times-Herald
Monday, January 9, 1911

               
                        S. T. PERCY HAS PASSED AWAY
                        
                      WELL KNOWN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS TO
                           AN ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA
                           
                  Following an illness of less than two weeks
                SYLVANUS T. PERCY, agent for the Unites States
                Express Co., in Port Huron, and for many years
                a well known and highly respected resident of
                the city, died at his home, 712 Superior street,
                Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock. His death was
                the result of a severe attack of pneumonia.
                  Several days after MR. PERCY became ill, he
                commenced to recover, and it was thought that
                he might get well. But it was known later that
                the end was near, and his relatives were sum-
                moned to Port Huron.
                  Since October, 1905, when the United States
                Express Co. opened an office in Port Huron, MR.
                PERCY had been the agent for the company here,
                being in charge of all of the business of the
                company in and out of the city. He had had
                years of experience in the express business
                even before this time and while thus engaged
                had made a reputation as a most efficient of-
                ficial, being well and favorably known, es-
                pecially among the business men of Port Huron.
                  
                              Native of Canada.
                  The deceased was a native of Canada, and was
                born in Ontario county, on February 15, 1844.
                When a young man he was engaged in the manu-
                facture of woolen goods in the county of On-
                tario, and also did a large flour business.
                He bought wool and grain and sold cloth. Later
                he bought a mill and a tract of land in the
                northern part of Ontario county, and went into
                the lumber business. After one year he disposed
                of his interest to his brother, who had been
                associated with him, and engaged with the Can-
                adian Express Co. as messenger. After running
                on the trains for 18 months, MR. PERCY went
                into the drug business in Exeter, Ont., where
                he remained for two years, before returning
                to the express company again. He came to Port
                Huron on September 26, 1876, and was appointed
                agent for the Canadian Express Co., in Port
                Huron. He was also agent for the American Ex-
                press Co. and the Port Huron & Northwestern
                Express Co. On July 5, 1870, MR. PERCY married
                MISS SOPHIA BROWNING, of York county, Ont. 
                MRS. PERCY died in March, 1909.
                  When there was a change in express companies
                and when the National Express Co. entered Port
                Huron, MR. PERCY was one of the many Canadian
                Express Co.'s agents who lost their positions,
                the offices going to men in the employ of
                other companies. He went to Marine City, where
                he remained one year and then went to Woodstock,
                Ont., to take the agency for the Canadian Ex-
                press Co., in that city. When the United States
                Express Co. entered Port Huron, MR. PERCY was
                the man selected by the company to act as agent.
                That was in 1905, and MR. PERCY continued as
                agent for the company until his death.
                
                            A CHARITABLE MAN
                  MR. PERCY was known by his many friends as a
                kind hearted man. Whenever he heard of sick-
                ness among any of his acquaintances or friends
                he was the first to offer his assistance.
                  The deceased is survived by one daughter,
                MRS. JAMES BINGHAM, of 712 Superior street,
                this city; one son, CHARLES PERCY, of Detroit,
                and four brothers, REV. WILLIAM PERCY, of
                Stouffville, Ont.; JAMES PERCY, of Toronto;
                URIAH PERCY, of Green River, Ont., and FRED
                PERCY, of Buffalo.
                  The funeral announcement will be made
                later.
                                           
              
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