Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31
HINSDALE, N. H.
A GIFTED MUSICIAN GONE.
Death and Burial Of Clinton j. Bron-
son, with a Brief Sketch of His Life
in Hinsdale and Elsewhere

Deatn ana burlal OF Clinton j. Bron-
son, with Brief Sketch of His Life
in Hinsdale and Elsewhere.
The funeral of Clinton j. Bronson,
81, who died at Westboro, Mass. We'd
nesday, May %, took place at his
home on Main street last Friday noon.
Rev w. f. White conducting the ser
vices. There is something mex
pressibly sad in the passing of this
man in the prime of life and with so
much to live for and enjoy. He was
born in Ashfield, Mass, and there his
boyhood and youth were passed.
Later he was a student in the mill
tary school at Worcester, and went
from there to Boston, and was for a
while in a Wholesale grocery store,
and likewise spent some time in the
Boston conservatory of music. Or
account of i'll health sea voyage was
prescribed. He enlisted as a must
clan on the Hartford Farragut's ship
and was gone three years. visiting
many climes, and all the time devoted
to music, his favorite pursuit.
He came to Hinsdale in SS7 and was
at first proprietor of the Hinsdale
and Brattleboro express. afterward
in charge of the jewelry and book
store in town hall block, and when
the Wordcn company was formed he
assumed management of the iewelry
and news department. An this while
music was not neglected. for he had
been a musician from early youth.
was fine baritone player a member
of the LIST regiment band of Brattle-
boro, and of the Iinsdale brass band.
and conceded by good judges to be
one of the finest baritone soloists in
New England. Even unframed musi-
cal ears could feel and appreciate
that there was music in his soul. "
as they listened to him. In Septcm-
Der 1883, Mr.. Bronson married Jennie.
e, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
NJ. Wordcn, and two children were
born to them, Carleton and Blanche.
the two families ever living under the
| same roof
1t must be five years ago that the
slightest of all possible changes was
noticed in Mr.. BrOnson-a little hest
fancy of speech, occasional fits of
| abstraction, a PARKWAY look in his
| eyes. AS time went on there were
periods of excitement, followed by
melancholia, and three years ago it
was thought best for him to have
| treatment at the Westboro Mass }
| asylum, where he has remained ever
since, till death came to his release
| the disease being recognized as gen
eral paresis, malady which works
| sad havoc with temperaments so fine
ly strung and delicately attuned
or the Bronson family, besides the
widow and children, there remain his
aged mother, Mrs. a. f. Bronson OF
| Ashtield who was too i'll to be pres
! ent at the funeral. and one sister
Mrs. a. r. Carrier of Bridgeport
! Conn. At the funeral services or
Friday Rev. Mr.. White said words
of comfort and consolation. Miss Ger
trude Leach sang two solos. many
friends were present and there was
a profusion of flowers.
Among the tributes were a beautiful
bouquet of roses from the ageC
mother, a pillow of flowers from his
two children, a broken column from
the Worden company and employees
a floral Tyre, eXquisitely fashioned
from the LIST Regiment Band of Brat
tlebOro, a Ratchet of many tinted
blossoms from the SQuakheag tribe O
Red Men, of which order Mr.. Bron
son was a member, besides individual
gifts from many friends.
A delegation of Red Men acted a.
bearers, and when the last sad rites
had been performed, solemnly anC
tenderly they bore away all that wal
mortal of the kind husband anc
father, genial companion, and gfteC
musician, and laid him at rest t.
sci 81.
ing in the shadow of the pines.