Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-25
MISS MARY M. ABBOTT
We'll Known Educator Died in
 New Haven Hospital.

It was shock to the people of thi,
 city 10 near of the death of Nils.
 Mary NJ. Abbott. who died in tbt
 New Haven hospital Saturday, wher,
 q few days before she had been oper
 ated upon for the removal of a fibroid
 tnmor. Although the deceased l,ni
 been troubled for the past four yea,s 1 Wlth the tumor, it was not at any
 time thought to be of such a nature
 that 1t would prove fatal in so shori q time. Miss Abbott, the daughter of aI, l and Anson Abbott of Fairyiew street, was born on September o5
 iSoo. At an early age she developed 2 great eagerness for knowledge and
 rom the first day at school until the
 time of her death she was ever en-
 gagged. endeavoring to become a bril-.
 liant student.
 In 1871 she entered vassar college from which institution she was grad. uated with high honors in 1878. From 1879 to 1883 she was an in. structor in St Margaret's school, which position she resigned for the purpose of opening a private school with Mrs J. H. Yerkes. The school was situated at the corner of Hillside avenue and Pine streets By the re- tlrlng of Mrs Yerkes in 1885 Miss Ab- Dott became the head of the school and it must have been a pleasure to her, as 1t was one of the ambitions ol her life to have an institution of her own. In 1888. new building was erected at the Corner of Hillside and Central avenues and although Miss Abbott endeared herself to her pupils and made an excellent showing, be- cause of financial difficulties she was compelled to close the school in 1892. going to Bryn Mawr. where she was mathematical instructor for one year.
 After leaving the last named place Miss Abbott became member of the faculty of the local High and it was there that she became widely known, not only because of her fine work in the English department, but because of her lectures before women's clubs on the various topics of the day. Miss Abbott was very we'll liked by her pupils and accomplished splendid re- suits among the first year scholars. Since 1899. when Miss Abbott first began to feel the effects of i'll health she removed to Watertown, whence she came to this city each day by train.
 In the death of Miss Abbott the members of the various clubs for wo- men throughout the state realize that they have lost person who worked zealously for their interests. In 1S98-90 she was chairman of the educational committee of the State Federation of Women's club, and she was elected president of that organi- zation the following year Tn 1905 she was made chairman of the Gen. eral Federation of Women's club, which position she held at the time of her death and to which sue was alloting much of her time when not attending to her school work.
 Miss Abbott has travelled much dur. Ing her life time and could graphical " describe the scenes which met her eyes on her various tours.
 Besides her parents the deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs Anna \. Peck of Washington. Conn; three brothers. Frederick c. Abbot. of Charlotte, \. C.: Benjamin Abbott, of Corning, Cal and John Y. Abbott ,f this city: and one nephew. Harold NJ. Deane of this city.
 The funeral will take place We'd iesday afternoon with services at the First Methodist church.