Mrs. Hannah Catherine VINCENT, wife of Thomas A. VINCENT, Main Street, passed away 6 o'clock Thursday morn. at the age of 62 years. On the eve. of the 20th some boys set fire to an outhouse in the rear of her home and during the excitement occasioned thereby Mrs. Vincent took cold. This developed into inflammation and eventually into paralysis. At 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon deceased became unconscious and remained so until she passed away. Mrs. Vincents name was ELLSWORTH and she was a native of Chester, N.S., but she had been a resident of St. John nearly all her life. She was forewoman in several of the shoe factories here. She also had charge of the women's dept. when her husband operated the shoe factory with W. McFATE. Some 16 years ago Mrs. Vincent opened a shoe store on Main Street and continued business until her death. Her husband survives her.