The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-17
RUDOLPH @.
GOLDSMITH
PopularMusician DiedAt2.3O
This Morning
DEATH is GREAT SHOCK
Everybody In Bennington and
Vicinity Knew and Liked Mr..
Goldsmith
DEATH IS A GREAT SHOCK

The announcement this morning of
the death OF Rudolph 0. Goldsmith
which took place at 2:30 O'Clock was
a shock to the entire community, many
of whom had not heard of his illness,
which was less than two weeks In dur
alton and was not considered serious
until Thursday.
About two weeks ago he contracted
severe cold which confined him to the
house several days. He became better
and was up around the house Wednes-
day afternoon. Thursday symptoms
of typhoid fever set in and his condit.
ion became alarming. A trained
nurse from Troy arrived to take care
of him and after giving him bath and
changing him from one bed to another,
Mr. Goldsmith remarked that he felt
better and apparently settled down
quietly.
About 2 O'Clock this morning the
nurse noticed change. Physicians
were sent for and the family called
He failed rapidly and died very soon
after one Of the physicians arrived.
f{is death was peaceful like one going
to sleep. TO the family who we're gath
cred by his side when the event came
it was crushing blow. The mother
especially is Frustrated.
No man in town will be more missed
than Mr. Goldsmith in various circles
in town. He was one of eight children
born to Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Gold
smith, his father being better known
as Ralph, who for years was we'll
known business man of the place.
Mr. Goldsmith Srdied about Is years
| ago and the son succeeded TO the bust
ness which he has since conducted with
the assistance of his mother and other
members of the family. He was AZ
years of age and his entire life had
been spent in this village.
Mr. Goldsmith early became much
interested in the study of music and
attained prominence in his chosen pro-
fession and his fame as such had gone
far outside of his home town and state.
He was the composer Of several march
es which became noted. He was for
| several years teacher of music in the
graded schools, for some years was
chorister of st Peters church, was a
member of the Mendelssohn quartette,
the best known glee club in Benning-
ton county and his services in local
entertainments, either as conductor or
assistant, we're always in demand and
willingly given. He was on terms of
personal friendship with such musici-
ans as Theodore Thomas, John Philip
Sousa, the Dorings of Troy, George
b. Sherman of Burlington and others
OF equal note.
He was one of the founders of the
Bennington band and for twenty years
has been leader, fifteen of them with
the present organization which he
Termed in 1890.
He was member of Bennington
lodge BPOE, one of the early members
OF Monument lodge X of z, and Of
Walloomsac lodge NEOP. He had
served as one of the auditors of the
village.
For about Is years he had been con-
nected 10 business with G. A. Wood
They conducted the library hall, and
later, for seven years they had been
managers of the Bennington opera
house.
He was one of the most popular men
in town, always pleasant and agree
able to old and young and there is a.
universal expression of sorrow over
the announcement of his death.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs
Pauline Goldsmith; five sisters, Mrs
c. orge w Keeseman, Misses Lena.
Sophia. Isabelle and Luella, and one
brother, Paul, of Troy. OF eight chill
dren in tive family he is the second one
10 be taken away.
II, e funeral will be attended from
the house Sunday afternoon and the
services private. Anyone Wishing
10 see the body may do so between 10
and " O'Clock Sunday morning. ~