Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-10

Passes quietly Away wednesday Mora ny


Passes quietly Away wednesday Morn;ng
a fruitiui late closed.
In the death of DR.. Walter Carpenter,
which occurred early Wednesday morning,
burlington loses one of its best and most
widely known citizens. lie had reached the
age of 81 years 8 months and u days. DR..
CARPENTER enjoyed remarkably good health
until few years ago and he retained his
mental faculties until the very last. lie
has gradually been failing for the past few
months and his friends were prepared for
the end which came peacefully. Ills was
useful life full of good deeds
Walter Carpenter was born in Walpole,
n H., January ~, 1898, being the only
son of Sylvester aud Lydia Carpenter. His
ancestry was of English blood. lie re
ceived his preparatory education at Al
staid, N. H., and afterwards attended tho
academy at Chesterfield, n. II. Selecting
the medical profession, lie entered the Office
Of his uncle DR.. Davis Carpenter of Brock
port, n y, with whom he remained six
months lie attended one course of lectures
at a medical college at Fairfield, \. Y.
From there be went into the Office of DR..
Amos Twitchell of keene, n. H., studying,
and passing through one regular and one
private course of lectures of the medical de-
partment of Dartmouth college lie gradu
ated from that institution in 1929.
Upon his graduation DR.. Carpenter i'm
mediatey settled in Bethel for the practice
Of his profession, and he mot with unparal-
leled success, so much SO tnat, after he had
been there IS months the citizens of Ran
dolph waited upon him and urgently solicit
ed his removal to their community. After
considerable thought he accepted the invita-
ton.
There we're two physicians there then,
and in short White thev saw their once
lucrative practice gradually diminish, until
they were forced to seek new fields DR..
Carpenter remained at Randolph for 2o
years during which time be was the I'M
disputed medical authority OF the territory
thereabouts The fall of 1929 he spent
in New York visiting the hospitals and med
| cal colleges.
He took an active and influential part in
agitatlng the establishment of the Medical
department of the University Of Vermont.
/ The undertaking was of no iuconsderate
magnitude, and required much time and
| labor. The institution having been estab-
| lIsue1 largely through his influence, DR..
! CARPENTER vas at once installed professor Of
| Materia N1edica, and IN 1907 he was chosen
! by the students TO the chair of theory and
practice after which the trustees officially
elected him. which was very gratifying 10
the then young physician. Up to 1872 he
discharged the duties of both professor
snps.
In 1871 DR.. Thayer, dean of the Medical
faculty, resigned and DR.. Carpenter was
unanimously chosen his successor. In the
interests Of the college Dr.. Carpenter
always exhibited uucessing soictude and
L. a
an uncommonIy large private practice com
PEELED him TO resign the chair he had so long
and ably filed.
Ia addition to the invaluable services rem
dered by him to the university, he also
secured tue muufcient donation which
founded the Mary Fletcher hospital. He
obtained the charter and assisted in the pre-
paratory plans, and from the inception OF
/ the work till his death, he held tue joint
offices of president anl consulting plysi.
clan.
In January, 1919, he celebrat ed
the semi-centennial anniversary of his
entrance into the medical profession by
giving banquet which was described at
the time as memorable occasion"
DR.. Carpenter was very fond of assisting
young men who were struggling for an edu
cation, and especially II medical education
ana there are numerous instances IN whlcl
successful men owed their first start to hi:
kind, generous and sympathetic interest il
their welfare lie detoa al wrong in every
form, was a progressive AMI public splritec
citizen. and he was highly respected by all
Dir. Carpenter was married three times
In 1882 he was united in marriage to OHvi,
Chase Bodgett, by whom lie became tn
father Of daughter, wno died IN infancy
and son, DR.. l.. ", Carpenter OF this city
Mrs. Carpenter Died IN 1870. In Isl
} he married Mrs. Mary Ann Troop, VIII
died in April, 1869. In February, 1872. h
, was joined IN matrlmony with Addie Brown
Mrs Carpenter and DR.. W. Walter Car
pointer are the only survivors and the
have the sincere sympathy of an UNUSUAL
large circle of friends in Their bereavement
and sorrow,