Telegram-herald., 1886-06-22

He Drops Dead In a suburb OF Chicago
An Outline Of the Doc
tors Life.

The large circle of friends intimately. and
more remotely, associated With Or. q. s..
Brigham. during residence of decade in
this city, will be panied 90 learn that he
breathed his last iu Rogers Park. a suburb
OF Chicago yesterday morning. Tie Doctor
lett the city last Saturday evening fsr
Rogers Park. where he had business con-
nected with a number of buildii - owned
by hm, and so ar as ihe meagre inioTnsa-
ton AT command now goes, ID is known
only that be dropped dead. The ailn.ent
was presumably heart disease. for a dozen
wears ago symptoms of either q functional
or organic arrangement ol that organ were
noticed in an intermittent pulse. aul heart
disease can be traced 0n the maternal side ui
has family Ii D.. on the other hand
thought that the cause ol bis death may
have been a sunstr0ke, which is s1bsian-
tiaied by the facts that the doctor was
very energetic man. tie day was hot and
The place sandy. 50 that q bot day would be-
rendered more severe than 81 the soil aud
surroundings We're more protected. The
body reached. the city thls morning
The family is crushed by The
sudden and awful news. and
particularly so because the doctor has
been enjoying Of late unusually good
health, So good in iaci that no inumafiun of
tNI Impending fMA NaA leNlA AfHt
Or GershOm Nelson Brigham was born
in Fayston. Washington county Yer
mont March 3, l~10 HIS father Li-
sha Brigham. was one oi the early set
tiers ia the place and man thor
0ugnlv devoted To the advancement
and welfare of bis home Early in
youth Mr Brigham became onfhuscd with
lhe visor and push OF the pioneer Lic sur
rounding him. and az once began @ emu
late the .abors 0i bis father. But cherish
ing ara ambition for higher auainmcnls
than perfect physical labor. he parlook
greedily of such schooling a. the limited
means OF nis father would permit. and
spent his summers in labor aud winters in
teaching school. in order 60 secure the
means necessary FOR an attendance AZ The
Washington County Academy, aud The
academy at poultncy. Vermont. dur
ing the fall and spring terms.
ln these schools he received
his preparatory education. Thoroughly
imbued with q desire Tor q higher educa-
tion be made preparations loi entering col
legc but uuhspply, was forced % gte up
The scheme ora account ol an afack %
typhoid fever. which held hin in its gnp
for several months Mature deubera ou
resulted in 3 decision to study medicine.
which. as soon as practicable. vas followed
bv his entrance into ihe Office oi hr
Josiyn. of Maifsie.d Vt. in 1892 -uhse
ouentiv be studied with other doctors. aul
finally entered the Vermont Medical col lIege
al Wooistock from which be- graduated
in lst5. soon after his graduation Pc msr
rie1 Miss Laura D.. Is .ef Of iaFston. ~. and
settled in Warren where De- ~ once began
The practice of medicine. f'1esessil an
investigating mind the Doctor was Del io
read into fhe subject 0f eapafbr. with
Z a|.frE.s.aHr d.
the new school. Win fre COMRADES hf
founded the Vermont Hgmeepaf prIeff
of which be- vss elected President iu ~f
10 wa- elected memaer 81 Gee American
Iusifnfe Of Homeopathy leaving Warren.
Dr BRIGHAM settled ir Naif.Icid and EDaIlf
became estani.bei n Montpelier here af
remained unfl le7h When be remoFei io
fhis oty ard has SINCE been intimate. y
associated Vih ifs Interests
ur. Brigham developed in several direc-
fors he uas o. instructor iu ulea icine
E he served ss tawn super. nten1eni aod l'isl-
master De ieefaree nu Temperance elrca.
tan ana saldrr SCI entfe saaIeeis He bee
esrtrlhnfei t0 fhe stea.sf press ~
over a quarter II cenfHrr aHd
has written u0eriezi and rseies uarss
fuo ~ the latter aarInE his res terre .f
fffa r.fr-f.ra un "fafarrn fEe other 0n
arf1fseis the Iaftef having haen faroraf'f 3
received bg physicians in fhis nne the cd
country TIE drefDr great lsorer .eg H
hi. er and ability ~ inspire thaf eer H-
quality A.s pst erts 1f rfsts Fe7t
seen ln uaaF rnnoefia @ ir hr-f
ra~ nas -ner rar tuanf.af 81.
uel So rss generous a hs natr-r free
F e-fslofer ard nfheras - h.s he a te
as.iarsr f his rn3saef fh.
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