Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-24
WILMINGTON.
Death Of 2. WAYNE Falrbanks.

Death OF F. wayne Fairbanks
Many of our readers will be panied to
learn of the sudden death of f. Wayne
Fairbanks, a former resident of Whining
ton, which occurred on Friday, the 18th,
at his residence in st. Nicholas avenue
New York city. His insdious disease,
diabetes, first made its appearance up
wards of a year ago, compelling him for
time to relinquish business, but after
this period of rest, he resumed his for
mer activities in business until some three
months ago when the disease reap
peared and in such pronounced. form
as to confine him thereafter to his home
and latterly to his bed
Up to that time he and his friends had
been hopeful of an ultimate recovery, but
about a week ago his condition became
alarming and from that time he rapidly
declined in spite of all the efforts of the
eminent physicians with whom he was
surrounded to relieve the sufferer and
prolong his life
Francis Wayne Fairbanks, son of
Alexander and Mary A. Fairbanks, was
born in. West Wardsboro Nov. 9, 1S43.
For many years thereafter the family
lived in Newfane, where he was post
master (at Fayetteville from 1865 to
1867 and held various town Offices
He came to Wilmington late in 1867 and
continued to live here until his removal
to New York city in the fall of 1870.
During his three years residence in this
village he was engaged in mercantile
pursuits, I'm partnership with Orrin o.
Ware under the firm name of Fairbanks
q Ware, who established the large and
prosperous business since maintained and
conducted by Mr.. Ware individually.
Since that time a period of 35 years,
Mr.. Fairbanks has been successfully en-
gagged in the banking business or some
thing allied thereto either in New York
or Brooklyn, first at 10S Sth avenue, New
York, a partner of Francis Barber, a
well known former resident of Whining
ton, and afterwards established a bakery
of his own at 3rd avenue and 46th street
and other places
For the last 25 years, however, he had
been a salesman in the house Of Gran
DALI Cooley & Co., wholesale dealers in
bakers supplies and as such was extern
sively known and universally esteemed
by the baking fraternity in and about
the metropolis, with whom he had almost
daily dealings throughout a quarter of
a century.
Mr.. Fairbanks was a man of ac-
knowledged business capacity and the
most scrupulous integrity, and hence in
the commercial circle of the metropolis,
his word was as good as his bond. Be
sides. he had many social qualities that
made him exceptionally popular in the
various clubs and fraternites with which
he was identified.
The Harlem Republican club Ga social
organization) will especially lament his
loss, for he had been for many years one
of its most prominent and popular mem
bers and officers.
But his death brings anguish to his af-
fiicted family, for, after all it was in his
domestic life rather than in the CONNER
cial one, that the nobler qualities of his
nature were manifested as a tender, low
ing devoted husband and father.
He was impatient under any restraint
that withheld him even for an hour from
his domestic fireside. for II was there and
not at the club that his interest and
affections entered and abided. His death
seems particularly sad at this recurring
spring-time since. within the past year,
admonished of declining health, he had
bought an attractive country residence
Rose Cottage" at Wurtzboro. Sullivan
County. N. Y, a run of an hour or two
from New York. intending soon to retire
altogether from the wearing hustle and
excitement of commercial life in the
city, in which, for so long a period
he had been a constant participant
Mr.. Fairbanks married August %, 1870
at this place, Mrs. Ellen CFlagg) Hall
the only daughter of Gen. S. p Flagg
who was the widow of Hiram FL
mer Hall, who. it will be remembered
lived here until nearly the time of his
death at North Adams In 1865.
In addition to his widow, Mr.. Fair
banks leaves an unmarried daughter
Blanche NJ. Fairbanks. to mourn his loss
| They, together with his brothers in law
John H. Flagg of New York city and
| Fred A. Flagg of Troy, are known
throughout this community. the sympa-
thy of which will go out to them If
abundant measure by reason of this
| heavy bereavement.
The funeral service was held from the
late residence, 412th street and Nicholas
| avenue, New York. on Sunday afternoon
The burial was at Woodlawn cemetery.