Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-21
EDWARD GREEN DEAD
Husband Of Mrs. Hetty Green,
Americas WeaIthiest Woman.
He Was Born in Bellows Falls 81
Years Ago-Amassed a Fortune In
Trade In the East l~ndies-Lived in
Manila Many Years.

Edward II. Green, whose death has
been expected for some months, died at
his residence, the "Old Tucker Mansion
on Church street, about 3 O'Clock on
Wednesday morning at the age of 81. His
wife. Mrs. Hetty Green, and his daugh-
ter. Miss Sylvia. were with him at the
last. The family nave been here the
larger part of the time since early in the
summer His death was due to rheuma-
tism and old age combined.
A short time ago Mr.. Green made this
statement to a newspaper man: u well
remember the time L contracted this
rheumatism that has been the bother of
my life since. | was with a small ship
that effected a landing on the coast of
one of the japanese islands. 1t was a
rough night and we were unable to car
ry covering of any kind ashore. We
slept under a table in one of the frail
Japanese houses and awoke in the morn
ing to find snow drifts three feet deep
on the floor"
BY the death of Mr.. Green another of
the oldest residents of our place passes
on. He was born in what was known as
the old yellow House standing on the
corner of Atkinson and Wells streets on
the site of the present H. F.. Putnam
tenement house. The former house was
one of the first erected here, it having
been built at the same time the canal
was. 100 years ago. The old house itself
was moved back on Wells street to the
bank about twenty years ago n at
present is owned by ]. f. Brosnahan.
Mr. Green lived here until 1898, when he
went to Boston. For the past ten years,
Mr.. Green's recollections of Bellows
Falls between the years of 1925 and '3S
have been the most vivid of any person
living. In 1S47. Mr.. Green went to the
East Indies. remaining in Manila the
most of the time for 20 years, For ten
x,ao rc c,,ooaadinu fhot ha 1iH-ad in london
and Paris, since which he has resided
principally in New York with frequent
visits to his boyhood's home in
Bellows Falls. During the past
few years, Mr.. Green has spent
his summers here with his family
New York. of which he was a charter
member. He was brought here last
spring and at the close of the season he
was unable to return, and so the resi-
dence has been kept open.
In 1865. Mr.. Green married Hetty How
land Robinson of New Bedford, and two
children, Edward Fl. r. Green, president
of the Texas Midland Railway, and Miss
Sylvia, survive their father.
Mr.. Green accumulated a large fortune
in the East Indies, which was added to
by later fortunate investments, and al
one time was reputed to be worth over
two millions. Some years ago this was
q ~ - ~ 49, IINN
ulations.
Mr.. Green is a descendant of one of the
very earliest families of the place. his
father being Henry Atkinson Green, a
member of the firm of Hall & Green. one
of the first mercantile firms in Bellows
Falls. He was a grandson of Nathaniel
Tucker, the third owner of the old toll
bridge across the Connecticut here, Mrs
fuckers father, Rudolph Geer, g
wealthy Englishman. obtaining the
bridge from the builder. Enoch Hale
about the year 1900. Mr.. Green %purchas'
ed the bridge about 1865 and owned l
until about 1880, when 1t was sold to tho
Hon. William A. Russell whose family
have this week transferred 1t to the Bel
lows Falls Canal Co. Three years age
Mr.. Green furnished The Phoenix will
three or four columns of deeply interest
ing "reminiscences of early days ant
early business here. including navigation
upon the Connecticut. OF late years, Mr.
Green's investments have been largely
in railroad properties. In 1875, Mr.. Greer
was elected president of the Louisville &
Nashville system, in which he and Mrs
Green were the principal owners fo'
some years. Mr.. Green has been widel!
known as a genial, whole-souled gentle
man, whom it was a pleasure to know
Intimately. His funeral is to occur at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon with buria
in the family lot of the old churchyar'
of Emmanuel church, of which he ha'
been a communicate for many years.