Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-29

PEELED to do. We call upon every loyal
democrat to work earnestly and untiringly
from now until election day for the sue
cess of Bryan and Sewall and for the re-
turn of the prosperity enjoyed by our coun-
try before it was betrayed into the hands
of Wall Street gamblers and foreign money
lenders by INSCRIPTIONS and dishonest
officials.
Too much soap rots clothes; use less
soap by using Harmless.
HON. EDGAR W. STODDARD. ~ Ia
A Well-known and Greatly Respected Lawyer
and Citizen Passes On.
The following excellent tribute is from
the pen of his law partner, Col. Kittredge
Haskins:
Hon. Edgar w. Stoddard of Brattleboro
died at Leominster, Mass, Friday even
ing, the "a inst, from stroke of apo
plexy superinduced by Bright's disease,
from which he had been a sufferer for
nearly year. He went from Brattleboro
to Clinton, Mass, the day before, in COM
pany with A. E. Cudworth, Esq, of South
Londonderry, to take the deposition Of a
witness to be used in cause pending in
our county court. The work was finished
about o'clock P. NJ. Of the next day and
about o'clock they lett Clinton on the
trolley cars for Fitchburg on their way
home. Mr.. Cudworth says he had been in
unusually good spirits during their absence
from home, and the matter of taking the
deposition required but slight mental effort
on his part. On their arrival at Leomin-
ster it became necessary to change cars,
and on leaving the car on which they rode
he complained that his left leg was asleep
Mr.. Cudworth soon discovered that his
speech was affected and that he was unable
to walk. A hack was procured and he
was taken to hotel where they arrived
about o'clock, put to bed and a physician
summoned who soon pronounced it case
Of apoplexy or. an effusion Of blood upor
the brain and that there was but slight hope
of recovery. He continued to be conscious
until about o'clock when he lapsed into {
state of Inconsistencies and died about Il
o'clock that evening. His family were no
tilted and his wife and son, Mortimer IL.
left that evening going via Bellows Fall
and reaching Leominster at 6 o'clock tn
next morning to find him dead. His bod.
arrived in Brattleboro on the 1.15 train tn
same day being met at the depot by a larg
delegation of the business men Of Brattle
boro and escorted to his late residence OF
Western Avenue. His funeral, Monda.
afternoon at the Baptist church, was large
ly attended by the citizens of Brattlebor'
and other towns in the county, teacher
and scholars Of the public schools, the off
GERS Of the Brattleboro Savings Bank Q
which he was one of its trustees, and tn
members of the Windham county bar-th
two latter organizations attending in
body. The services were conducted b
the Rev. L. D. Temple, pastor Of tn
church, and Rev. F. J. Parry OF New Y or
City, former pastor of the deceased, VIII
pronounced most fitting, touching an
eloquent eulogy on his life and character
The pail bearers were Kittredge Haskins
E. l.. Waterman, j. l.. Martin, George /
Hit and c. c. Fits, all lawyers of Brattlt
boro, and A. F. Schwenk, student in tn
office of Haskins & Stoddard. Mr.. Stot
dard was the son of the late Hon. Abish.
and Harriet Earle Stoddard of TownshenG
VT, and was born in Grafton, Vt, Jun
20, 1876. When he was about nine veal
of age his father moved to Towns
bend and Edgar received his early educ.
ton in the public schools and at the Lelan
& Gray Seminary in that town. He grad
uated at Brown University in the class I
1868; studied law in the office of his fathe
bar at the September term, 1870, and (
the supreme court of the state at its Febr,
airy term, 1874. Upon his admission
the bar of the court he came to Brattlebor
and formed co-partnership with the lat
Hon. Charles X. Field, which continued
year or more, and he then opened an offic
by himself in which he continued until b
formed a co-partnership with Kittredg
Haskins, Esq, August 1, 1882, which e,
listed under the name of Haskins & Stot
dard until his death. He was an excellel
lawyer, with strong judicial mind whic
enabled him to readily grasp hold of tn
principles involved in a controversy bot
legal and equitable. His love of justie
was strong, and he stood for that rattle
than upon legal technicalities in the trial I
cause. He was fair and open with hi
l adversaries, and spurned tricks and quill
bles in which he never INDUCED. He W,
pleasant of speech, even tempered, kind
| disposed towards all his brethren of Il
. profession, and he will be sadly missed b
them both at home and at court.
5 He had held various offices of trust bot
public and private, and always discharge
its duties faithfully and conscientiousl.
. He was state senator from this county fro
1886 to 1888; was register of probate f
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