Woburn: Unwarned Death: Mr. Frank Nixon Roberts, son of Mr. William Roberts, boot maker, Woburn, died on Sunday night at the age of 29. He had taken tea with Mr. and Mrs. Emery, grocers, this town, and, instead of accompanying them to Divine service, elected to remain at home, as he remarked, “with the books and the children.” Mardly left, he summoned the servant for her to send for his mother and Mr. Heighington next door, reeled downstairs and fell. Mr. Heighington arriving lifted him on to a chair. Mr. Pyncent Smith, surgeon, was quickly on the spot, but death had already intervened. Mr. Frank Roberts had been long invalid.
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