Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-13
DEATH OF JAMES DALTON.
At the Home of His Daughter in Yonkers,
Y.-some Particulars Of an Interesting
Career.

At the Home of His Daughter in Yonkers,
Y.-some Particulars of an Interesting
Career.
News was received Sunday of the
death the night before, after a weeks
illness from erysipelas, of james Dal-
ton. 73. at the Ionkers, \. J., home
of his daughter, Mrs. Richard Dodge.
The Free Library. Of which he
was assistant librarian, was closed
Tuesday on account Of the fun
eral. which was held at 2.30 p.
m. from the Unitarian church, Rev.
f. Q. S. Osgood officiating with burial
in the family lot in Prospect Hill Gem
eterv. f. ii. Miller sang and the
bearers were Judge J. NJ Tyler, Col.
c. \. Miles. DR.. 5. +. Lawton, o. /.
French, H. r. Lawrence and y: +.
Cabot. The remains reached here
Monday night and before the funeral
EXERCISES at the church there was
PRAYER at the house at , o clock.
Mr.. and Mrs, Dalton went 10 lon-
kers to spend Thanksgiving with their
and family, and be was
taken i'll there. but the first intelli-
gence Of the fact TO the local public
generally was the news Of his death.
Mr.. Dalton had had an interesting
career. He came of an old Boston
family. of which one member, his
cousin, was distinguished physiol-
ogist. long professor in the medical
dapartment OF the New York Cniver-
sitv and author Of "Dalton's Phys
iologv." " the standard text book for
many wears. Born at Boston January
10. ISIS. the son Of James and Eliza
beth TildenI Dalton, the late fellow
citizen went to sea as sailor at the
age Of Il. sailing for India and on the
second trip out to Calcutta, ne located
there in the commission tea trade and
became the manager OF a house at Cal
cutta. d business in which he was en-
gagged for some eighteen years
with handsome success until the
civil war in America turned the tide
against that trade. He was there
through the Sepoy mutiny, and ever
in after wears he was full Of interest
ing and instructive "reminiscences OF
that country. its people and customs.
In 1867 he returned to this country
i'll with jungle fever contracted while
on a tea plantation in Assam. He
came 10 BrattlebOro for treatment at
the Wesselhoeft water cure, and here
met and welded Mary E., daughter Of
the late Frank H. and Eliza Pome-
row Wheeler, and has since made his
home here He was made secretary of
the Northeastern Life Insurance Co.
on its organization and continued such
until its dissolution. An ardent be-
lever in the advantages of this sec
ton, where he had regained his
health. as a health and summer resort,
he was a leader in the Guilford
Springs enterprise and was one OF the
organizers and the treasurer Of the
company that built the fine hotel
there. The enterprise was not sue
cess; but his only error was in being
ahead of his time: some day there Will
be a prosperous realization OF his idea.
His health was never rugged after his
return to this country, and he has had
no regular occupation since the dlsso-
luton Of the above two companies.
He was a man of rather quiet and re-
served ways, but of many likeable
qualities. which those best appreciat-
ed who knew him best, and in whose
atfectionate and respectful regard he
won a large place. because they knew
the kindly and hearty genulneness be,
meath the exterior, and the usual
breadth of information and thought
fulneSs that was there,
Besides the widow. he is survived
bv one daughter, Stella Pomeroy, wife
Of Prof Richard f. Dodge Of the New
York college Of teachers. by two
and by a half sister,
Miss Caroline Dalton Of Boston.