Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-15
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
DIED IN DENVER.
Geo. A. Reed, a Former Railroad
Man, Victim Of Consumption---Cit
Physician Did Not Care for Him.

Geo. A. Reed, a Former Railroad
Man, Victim Of Consumption---Cit
Physician Did Not Care for Him.
George ~ Reed, formerly a well known
passenger brakeman and baggage master
of the Connecticut River Line, died i'm
Denver, Col, tuesday. His body is
expected to reach Bellows Falls Satur-
day afternoon. Mr.. Reed has not worked
Tor the road for four or five years, and
uhjll ne went to Denver last April, he had
uNed here with his mother for a year or
TWO. Since going to Denver he has been
employed the most of the time as night
clerk at the st. Elmo" hotel of that city.
His mother received letter from a
stranger dated March 9TH. enclosing the
Following clipping from a Denver daily
paper given below, to which she respond
ed and FUNDS were sent Tuesday evening
she received telegram announcing his
death The clipping was as follows:
ID. {. Ballard, whose wife conducts a
boarding house at Champa and Twenty
second streets, is bitter in his denuncia-
ton of the way the city physician per-
forms his duties.
y little more than a week ago George
~ Reed of Bellows Fails, VT, engaged
small room at Mrs. Billiards. house. \
week ago ne became i'll and since then
he has failed SO rapidly that now his con-
diuun is critical. lie is apparently i'm the
last stages of consumption. He is inCap-
able of caring for himself and is i'm a
semi-Conscious cOnultiOn. The sick man
has no money, even to pay his board.
For several days ne has been delirious
and is with difficulty controlled.
Mrs. ballard is not in "a position to pro-
vide him with medical care or to furnish
him with proper food. She has done all
in her power however, she says.
Application was made at the county
commissioners office yesterday and the
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his condition.
The physician who called was not only
| oiiicious ana impudcut' said Mr.. Ballard,
but the examination of the sick man
| was mere farce. | insisted upon his re
movH 10y the city to the county hospital.
| rhecitN physician threatened that If 1
We're too urgent the man would not be
removed at ALL ana said that the cay
| was under no obligations in the matter.
| "A hotel man of Denver is Interested IN
| the case and is Disguised and indignant
| at the matter in which the city phy stefan
responded. lie proposes accompanied by
one of the aldermen of the city, to iuvcs-
tEate the matter. The physician. on
| leaving. threw some pills upon the dresser
with scant directions for their use. The
| same sort of impudent conduct marked
| the visit from first To last
Mr.. Reed was born in Bellows Falls
1 about 40 years ago, his father being one
I of the first passenger conductors of the
| Rutland X burlington road. lie leaves
| "a wife who was Nellie Dorncy of North
Walpolc and four children, the oldest Of
whom is fireman for the Boston "
Maine. the rest of his family living i'm
| Springfield. Mass. Mr.. Reed was well
known along the line of the road between
| Springfield ana Windsor, at the latter
place he having made his home for some
| years while employed by the road.
Charles II. Sawyer of Newton Centre,
| Mass. has spent several days here
Henry O. King. who is in the hardware
| business in Claremont, spent Sunday at
| home
Mrs. John Corners, living ON the new
| terrace, fell Wednesday, breaking her
arm and spraining ner wrist
Nora Tully, SO far as known the only
victim of scarlet fever i'm this village,
has recovered and is in school again
An extensive celebration of St. Patrick 5
! day is being arranged by the young peo-
| pie of St. Peters church, North Walpolc,
! and will take place Monday evening,
The Mount I>llburn Missionary society
| of the Congregational church will give
| "a poster party at the home of Mrs. Ed
| ward Arms friday evening of next week.
Fred /. Lane of Westminster has been
| named as administrator of the "Stat" of
| his father Henry g. Lane, and L. &.
| Richardson and sidney Gage are appoint
| cd commissioners
The Grand Army post have arranged to
| have Judge Layaut NJ. Read deliver the
| Memorial address this year and Maj.
| Chas. h. knowles of Albany, y. y. viii
| speak at SaNtuus River.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Grout and
daughter arrived from Washington. II.
c.. Saturday night and are with Mrs.
| CIRCUITS parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney
| Cannon, ON merry hill