Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
E. n. VAN DooRN's DEATH.
lie was Stricken with ApOpIeHy at
wellesley, Mass, Monday Afternoon,
Dying In "a Few Hours---His Ancestry

lie nhh WIN
wellesley, Mass, Monday Afternoon,
Dying In u Few Hours---His Ancestry |
and Ills Business Career.
A despatch brought Mrs e. II. Van
Doom the startling news Monday after |
noon OF her husbands illness at the home
of II. l.. Rollins in Wellesley, Mass. Mrs.
Van Doom left on the 4 :35 train, only
few minutes after receiving the despatch.
She arrived at Wellesley just before the
end came, about 10 in the evening. Notice
of the death was wired here and II. Ii.
Crosby left for Wellesley the next morn
ing The body was brought to Brattleboro
on the late train Tuesday night and the
funeral was held at the Van Doom house
on Main street yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. L. D. Temple and Rev.
Thomas Gull officiating. The burial was
in the family lot in the Prospect Hill Gem
etery.
Mr. Van Doom went TO Reading, Mass,
Oct. /, to visit his intimate friend, G. <.
| Damon. He was i'll last week Thursday,
but had so far recovered on Friday that he
went to HaverhiIl where he stayed with
friends over Sunday. He had been in Mr..
Rollins's house only about half an hour,
when he was stricken with apoplexy, and
| he never regained consciousness. Mr.. Van
| Doom sustained partial stroke of paraly-
sis year ago this month.
Elbridge II. Van Doom was a member
of one of Brattleboro's oldest and best
known families. The family is of Dutch
ancestry, and Mr.. Van Doorn's great
grandfather was a West Indian sugar
planter. His grandfather, Anthony Van
Doom, was a leading business man of
West Brattleboro early in the century,
| l...gI lfgI na
which was moved 10 this village in 1929 to
the site of the present Emerson block.
Anthony Van Doom died in 1871. He
left four children, two Of whom survive to-
day-Mrs. j. S. Brown of this village and
G. A. Van Doom of Greenfield f. IL.
Van Doorn's father. Moses I. Van Doom,
was associated with Anthony Van Doom
in the furniture business, which was sold
in 1851. NJ T. Van Doom then started
in the crCckery business in the quarters
now occupied by Coleman's barber shop.
He died in 1885.
E. II. Van Doom was born Sept. %,
lS4S, in the old Farnsworth house which
stood near Vernon street. In his child
hood his parents also lived on Flat and
Green streets before moving into the large
brick house on Main street, built by Anth-
ony Van Doom for himself and sons. Mr..
Van Doom built some 10 years ago, a
house on Chaplin street, which was his
, home until his business reverses the past
!. summer. He then moved into quarter:
> with his mother in the Main street house
: Mr.. Van Doom was a member OF
the High school class of '66, the
first to graduate under Principal b
+. Bingham. II. H. Thompson
, J. c. Howe and H. B. Chamberlain
of this village and J. W. Stevens, pres
dent of the First National bank of Green
field Mass, were among his classmates
Mr. Van Doom was a clerk in his father:
store after leaving school, and he became 8
member of the firm under the style of NJ
q T. Van Doom & Son in 1915. The firm
:, became Van Doom & Morris in 1856. Mr.
. Van Doom had in recent years Deen
, member of the firms of Van Doom IL Til
!, son, crockery dealers, Rutland; AMI Jordan
& Van Doom, jewellers, Brattleboro. h
owned much real estate and was an activ
q man, supposed TO be wealthy, until tn,
a crash came in his affairs in May-too re
Gently to need recalling now.
Mr.. Van Doom was married Nov. Is
:. 1875, TO Miss Mary II. Couch of Phila
; delphia. There are two adopted daugh
q tiers, Bessie, wife Of 81. a. Crosby, AM
Amy Van Doom. Mr.. Van DoOrn's ageC
II mother, Mrs. Sophronia Van Doom, ais
A survives him. She has been in feebl
n health some time and the death of her on
% ly child is q severe shock for her.
= Mr.. Van Doom carried $l2, 900 life 10
surance which is without incumbrance-
5000 in the New York Mutual, 5000 il
n the National and 5000 in the New Yor
g Life.
IL Mr.. Van Doom has always been activel
/ identified with the Baptist church. Il
"a was q man Of correct habits and of goo
moral character. That he suffered great
because of his business reverses there
no doubt, and the condition of his affair
undoubtedly had an effect in hastenin
his end.