Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
MRS. LAURA A. wETHERELL.

Her Sudden Death Tuesday Morning.
the End Must Have Come Instantly
and PainlessIy.
Mrs. Laura Wetherell, widow of the late
Capt. f. p. Wetherell, died suddenly Tues
day morning. The circumstances we're I'M
usual. Her daughter, Mrs. Esterbrook,
was in Boston on visit Mrs. Wetherell
was in her usual health at breakfast time
and both Mr.. Esterbrook aud the servant
noted her cheerfulness and her interest in
the domestic affairs of the household.
About the middle of the forenoon she
went out and took an electric car, going
up Western avenue as far as Mrs. STAIRS.
On the way up she talked with two or
three women who were on their way to
attend meeting at the Home for the Aged
and Disabled. She did not tind Mrs. Starr
at home and evidently started to walk
down the avenue toward home. Between
Mrs. S arr's and Cedar street she was met
and noticed by two or three people.
Just before IL o'clock II. w. Goddard,
the driver of Bafrows Il Co.'S coal team,
saw some one lying on the sidewalk in
front of the house of Mr. Weatherhead,
who lives at the corner Of Western avenue
and Cedar street. Quickly dismounting
he found the person apparently dead and
had Just rung the door bell of the house
when he saw DR.. and Mrs. Holton driving
rapidly up the avenue. He beckoned to
the doctor who stopped and went TO his as
sistance. The body was carried into the
house aud it was then discovered to be that
of Mrs. Wethprell. All possible means
were used to revive her, but it was evident
that death had come instantly from apo
n. fauu rnnlt ha "a
interviewed between the fatal seizure and
the arrival of DR.. HoltOn. MIR. Ester
brook was sent for and in due time the body
was carried by the undertaken to the home
on Walnut street. Mrs. Estprbrook was
notified by telegraph aud arrived by the
evening train. The granddaughter. Miss
Edith Esterbrook, arrived from Smith col
lege, Northampton, at 5:4j, accompanied
by her cousin, Mrs. {. ii. Thompson, who
carried the sad news TO her by the after
noon train.
Mrs. Wetherel was born in Chesterfield.
n. H., in 1917, and was the daughter OF
Reuben and Mary Wetherbee Marsh, old
time residents Of that town. She lived in
Chesterfield until her marriage in 1887 to
E. p. Wetherell of Boston. For several
years after their marriage MI. and Mrs.
Wetherell lived i'm Boston. They then
came to Chesterfield which was their home
until they moved To Bratlleboro upward Of
| 20 years ago. Since the death of Mr..
Wetherell, which took place at their resi-
deuce on Walnut street, Mrs. Wetherelrs
home had been with her daughter, Mrs.
! O. d. Esterbrook.
! She was the mother of three children of
whom only the youngest, Mrs. Esterbrook,
is living The oldest, Charlotte Marsh,
who was the wife of A. p. Hall OF this viii
| lage, died in 1879. The second child, a
son, Francis f., was a resident Of New
| York aud died there about the year 1917.
/ OF Mrs. Wetherell's fathers family of five
daughters and two sons only three daugh-
! tiers now remain: Mrs. 5 ). Clark of Hlns-
dale, Mrs. c. M. Fletcher Of Brattleboro,
and Mrs. 5. f. Howard of West Newton,
Mass. The two sons, b. l.. and Charles
Marsh, were men Of wide business promi-
hence as members of the well-knOWn Bos-
| ton firm of Jordan, Marsh Il Co.
Mrs. Wetherell was a woman of admira-
| BILE personal character, possessing self
/ poise and serenity of mind. a dignity OF
/ bearing and kindness Of neart which won
/ the respect and love Of all who came with
| in her influence. 1t is given TO few TO
/ bear so lightly the weight Of fourscore
| years. Her closing years had been a sea
/ son of quiet content, spent in the intimate
/ friendship of the home circle with her
| daughter, son-in-aw aud only grandchlld.
The funeral is appointed to be held at
| the house at O'Clock this afternoon, Rev.
| Mr.. Osgood Of the Unitarian church Off
eating, assisted by Rev. G. O. Day of the
| Congregational church.