Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-13
OBITUARY.
JAMES DALTON.

The illness of James Dalton from
erysipelas terminated fatally last Sat
urday evening. Mr.. Dalton went to
his daughters in Yonkers, n. Y, the
week before Thanksgiving. joining his
wife there and intending to remain
ten days, when both were to return to
their home in Brattleboro. On Sat
urday, Nov. 80, a very aggravated and
malignant attack of erysipelas sud
denly developed, and almost from the
first Mr.. Dalton's physicians and
nurses had little hope of his recovery.
After several days of delirium his
strength became exhausted and at the
last he sank quietly away.
Mr.. Dalton was the son of a prom
inent and time-honored Boston family.
He was born in that city Jan. 10. 1928.
His father was James Dalton and his
mother Elizabeth Tilden Dalton He
was educated in the public schools of
the city, and at II shipped as sailor
before the mast on a voyage to India.
Two years later he made a second
voyage to that country as a merchant
mans supercargo, and soon after his
arrival in Calcutta engaged in COM
mission business in that city. For
several years this trade was very prof
liable to Mr.. Dalton and his partners,
but the civil war in America turned the
tide against them, and in 1863 or 1864
Mr.. Dalton left Calcutta and was for
two or three years on a tea plantation
in Assam. Here he contracted the
jungle fever, became very much re-
duced, and was sent home to Boston.
Physicians at the Massachusetts Gen
fo1
at the then famous water cure in Brat
tleboro as affording his only hope of
life. In 1867 he was brought here, too
i'll even to sit up, his friends believing
that he had come here to die. To the
surprise of all he soon began to mend,
and in due time was restored to good
health. Looking about for a business
that would enable him to live here, he
became interested in the Guilford
| Springs property, and was the com
pany's treasurer and resident agent.
He afterwards engaged in the life in
surance business, and upon the organ
| ization of. the Northeastern Mutual
Life Association he was made its Sec
rotary and held that position during
the company's life, or about the year
1881. Since that time he has had no
| active business connection, but has
been a useful citizen in various ways,
especially in work for the Brooks Free
| library. He was one of the most act
i've and devoted members of the Uni
tartan society, serving for a long term
of years as its clerk and collector, and
giving to the church and Sunday
school his unstinted services in every
| way.
Mr.. Dalton married Mary Wheeler
Oct. 2S, 1869. They had one daughter,
Stella Pomeroy, now the wife of Rich
ard E. Dodge of the Teachers College
of New York city. There are two
grandchildren. Out of family of sew
eral brothers and sisters there now re-
mains only Mr.. Dalton's sister, Caro-
line NJ. Dalton. of Cambridge, Mass,
for several years a resident of this
village.
Prayers were said Monday morning
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge
in Yonkers by Rev. DR.. Bixby of the
Unitarian church of that CITY, and the
family arrived in Brattleboro with the
body Monday evening. The funeral
was held at the Unitarian church
Tuesday afternoon at 2.3O. Rev. e. @