Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
DEATH OF A. c. DAVENPORT,
For Many Years BrRttleborO Business
Man and One OF the Most Useful Citi-
Zens of the Community.

For Many Years n BrRttlebOrO Business
Man and One OF the Most Useful CIti-
Zens OF the Community.
Alonzo G. Davenport, 62, for a long
time one of the most useful members of
this community, died at his home on
Green street about l o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon after an illness of three months.
For several years past he had been in poor
health, but up to the time of his Hines had
been able to attend to his business af-
fairs. His death was due to what was
termed general wearing out of the nerv-
Gus system. The funeral will be held from
the Methodist church this afternoon at
$3.50. The services will be conducted by
Rev. <. @. Bass of Providence, r. l., for
merly pastor Of the Methodist church here.
Mr.. Davenport was born in Sunderland,
Nov. II, 1886, the son of Pardon and
Jerusha (FlinO Davenport. When a
child his parents moved to Arlington,
whence as young man Mr. Davenport
came to Brattleboro in the early fifties.
He was first employed in the store of Cal
vim Townsley & Son, where he remained
for several years, afterwards working for
S. X. Stoddard who kept a grocery store
| in this town.
After living several months in Boston
|
and went into the grocery business with l.
G.. Chandler. He was afterwards connect
ed with c. H. Mansur in the same bust
ness, selling out about IL years ago TO
| Simonds IL Pullen. Since then Mr..
Davenport had been much of the time in
the book store of w. X. Geddis, although
having no business interest in the store.
| Mr.. Davenport was a man who held
many positions of trust in the town. He
had been treasurer and trustee of the
| Brooks Free library ever since its opening
! in 1887, and had done nearly all Of the
| work of arranging and cataloging its
books. He had also held the position of
treasurer of the Prospect Hill Cemetery
association for a number of years, bring
ing that association from condition near
bankruptcy to an exceedingly prosperous
state. Mr.. Davenport was treasurer of
the Home for the Aged and Disabled, and
was secretary and one of the active work
ers in the society for Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals. For many years he had
been steward and treasurer of the Method
ist church, having the interests of that
body at heart and working tirelessly in its
behalf. He was one of the charter men,
bers of Brattleboro lodge, F. and A. NJ.
In his business career, which through a
long term of years closely identified him
with ali public affairs, Mr.. Davenport was
a man of unspotted integrity. He had a
genuine public spirit and was willing TO
carry far larger share of unremunerative
public burdens than are most men after
they have retired from active business pur-
suits, and in this respect he has been a
rarely useful and almost indispensable cit
izen. He possessed an unusual fund of gen.
eral information and in his genial moods
and to his personal friends he was a de-
lightful companion. He possessed an in
nate love of everything outdoor and
through bird and flower study with his
wife had acquired familiar and authorize.
tive knowledge on these subjects.
Mr.. Davenport married Elizabeth Simp-
son of Philadelphia, Pa, who survive:
him.