The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-21
Dies In Hospital

Thomas r. Pairbrother, proprietor OF
the trucking business at "a school street
Worcester, Nj ass, who had been con-
nected with the Worcester street railway
SO years and for many years superin-
tendent of the car stable for the COM
pany, while operating Its cars by horses,
died in st Vincent hospital early last
week. He had not been in good health
for some time, but only went to the hos.
pital the proceeding Thursday.
Mr.. Fsirbrother was IS years and
month old and was born In Skowhegau.
Me-, the son of Ithemore and Levina
FairbrotheI. He came to Worcester
when young man and worked for sew
eral years as driver on the street cars
of the Worcester street railway company
He was an expert judge of horses and
expert in The care and handling of
horses and after working as driver for
about five years he was promoted to as
| sstant superintendent of the stable and
finally to superintendent of the stable.
While in charge of the street railway
stable, Mr.. Fairbrother had entire charge
of the purchasing and selling of all the
horses used by the company and the hay
grain and other supplies used. While
acting in this capacity, the class of car
| horses used was greatly improved and
the Worcester street railway horses were
| recognized az the best seen on any car
| lines in the country. This was due to
great extent to Mr.. Fairbrother's insight
| and knowledge In purchasing horses and
his close attention to their care.
| A few years after the changing of all
the street railway lines from horse drawn
electricity, MIR Fairbrother resigned
and went into the trucking business for
| himself which he has carried on success
fully since that time. He had been in
poor health for some time but had con.
tinued working all the time.
Mr.. Fairbrother was we'll known to all
the older street railway men of Wor
cester and all Worcester horsemen.
He is survived by his wife, two broth
ers, Charles and Benjamin Fairbrother,
| living in Skowhegap, Me-, and five
sisters, Mrs. Betsey Allen of Lynn, Mrs.
Frank Whittemore and Miss Hattie Fair
brother of Hopkinton, Mrs. Addie Swan
| ton of Attleboro, Mrs. Susan Bennett of
Milbury.
The funeral was from his home, 8 Lin
wood street. Harry Sylvester. reader
for the Christian Science church, off
ciated and the Verdi quartet sang A.
mong the numbers were Nearer my
God to thee" and THE Lords prayer, y
both of which were favorites with MIR.
Fairbrother in life.
Between II and 2 scores of people
| called to view the body as 1t lay in the
parlor of the home, the casket surround
ed with floral tributes from relatives and
friends. The funeral was private, owing
to the illness of Mrs. Fairbrother. The
body was taken TO Fairfield for burial.
Among the flowers were: Pillow, with
word Husband" from Mrs Fairbrother
wreath of galsx leaves and roses, from
Rodney James and family pinks from
George c. Hunt, Gala lilies from Miss
Anna Swanton, lilies from Mr.. and Mrs
William r. Tucker, lilies from Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Sylvester, pinks and roses
from Mrs Isabelle Updlke, hyacinths
from DR.. and Mrs. Frank A Hatch,
pinks and narcissus from Mr.. and Mrs
G. G, Gilman, pinks from Mrs Ida Mer-
rift. From Mr.. and Mrs Redlon OF
Portland, wreath of galix and pinks
Mr.. and Mrs Scribner wreath of gslix
and pinks