Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-04
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL.
DR.. WILFRED sTEDMAN FISHER.
Death Of a West BrattIeboro Young Man
Who Was House Physician in the Uni
verslty Of MIehaan Hospital.

Oeatn OF WEST DTdttlepOTo 'Ou"S wa"
Who Was House Physician in the Uni
versity of Michigan Hospital.
One of the finest types of young man
hood that the present generation in Brat
tleboro has produced passed out of this
life in the death at Ann Arbor, Mich,
early Monday morning of DIR. Will
fred Stedman Fisher, &C. He was strick-
en- with typhoid fever four weeks before
then and at first his condition was not
alarming, but the disease soon assumed
a malignant form, with high tempera-
ture and dangerous symptoms Two weeks
ago his sisters, Misses F'lor9nce and
Katherine Fisher, went to Ann Arbor,
and his fiancee, Miss Katherine Perkins,
teacher in Bratteboro Academy, Joined
them last week. During last week In
ternal hemorrhages occurred, and DR..
Fisher sank so low that life seemed to
have fled but he was revived with sa
line solutions and on Sunday the tel
gram to the anxious household at West
Brattleboro stated that he was more
comfortable. During the day, however,
pneumonia developed, the lungs filled,
and death took place about 2.30 Monday
morning.
DR.. Fisher was the eldest son of Ezra
E. and Frances Stedman Fisher of West
Brattleboro, where he was born and where
his home had always been. He was stu
dent at Brattleboro Academy some ttme
then studied two years in Williston Semi
nary in Easthampton, Mass, before enter
ing Wesleyan University in Middletown,
Conn. He was at this institution two
years. when the idea OF studying medi-
cine became so thoroughly fixed in his
mind that he decided to prepare for his
Hfe's profession, and he therefore matric-
ulated in the medical department of the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. lie
received his degre OF NJ. ID. last June,
being one of the seven honor men in a
81 cttr-
geon in the university hospital, large
institution with 200 beds. He came home
in October for his only visit since his
graduation.
DR.. Fisher is survived by his parents,
two sisters, Florence and Katherine, and
two brothers, Roy and Carroll. Another
brother, Leslie, died about five years age
following an operation for appendicitis
DR.. Fisher was one of the most pop
ular young men connected with the Uni
versty of Michigan. The two fraterni-
ties to which he belonged Joined in SER
vices in one of the fraternity houses
Monday afternoon. all the hospital stafi
and all the members of the fraternities
and other organizations attending.
The body was brought from Ann Arbol
by the Misses Fisher and Miss Perkins
who were accompanied by Drs Fox anC
Reed, two of the physicians of the uni
versity hospital. At Springfield, Mass.
they were Joined by Mr.. Miller of Lynn
Mass, formerly principal of Brattlebor'
Academy. and by Fred c. Stedman. {
cousin They arrived in Brattleboro OF
the 227 train Tuesday afternoon anC
the body was taken at once to the Fishe
homestead in West Brattleboro
Dr. Fishers death has deeply affected
not only the members of the immediate
family and other relatives, but man!
friends and acquantances in West Brat
tleboro, this village and elsewhere. DR.
nj tba
uine qualities, to whom the good AM
wholesome things of life appealed. ii
had a bright mind and the determination
and perseverance which prompts stead
application and makes a great worker
His death, after his years of study ant
preparation and Just at the time whe
the door was opening for his still create
life work of usefulness is peculiarly sac
He was a member of the Congregations
church in West Brattleboro.
The funeral at the home in West Brat
tleboro Wednesday afternoon was yer
largely attended. Many beautiful flora
tributes were sent by relatives an
friends, by fraternites of college an
medical school, by the house staff and b
the nurses of the university hospital i
Michigan, by the senior medical class
and by many of the faculty and others /
Ann Arbor Rev. L. NJ Keneston. paste
of the Congregational church in Yves
Brattleboro Ofticiated, and Harry Smlti
formerly leader of the Wesleyan Universe
ty glee club, sang Nearer My God t
Thee" and abide with Me- Rev MI
Keneston spoke comforting words, an
recognized the fine qualities Of the youn
mans character. In his closing praye
he said: May the sunshine of this blesse
life shed it's perpetual halo over this com
munity, his industry and courage be ou
inspiration, the mantle of his faithfulnes
to duty fall on us, the Gospel of his sal
walton find a response in our hearts, an
his God be our guide, even unto death
The burial was in the family lot in tn
Meeting House Hill cemetery. The beal
ers were ]. L. Stockwell, j. E. Mann F.
Brown II. C. Rice, A. Z. Miller and w. !
Stellman. Among those present at II
funeral were two uncIes, ID. b. Stedma
of Springfield, and w. p. Stedman
Bristol, Conn, a cousin, l. b. Stedman
Waterbury, Conn, ana Mr.. and Mrs Pel
kins, parents of Miss Perkins.