The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13

family Of Rev. Roswell Harris. principal OF
tbe academy. and in addition to the work
in tho house taught class IN the
academv. After finishing her course here
She began teaching having schools at
Dummorston. Saxtons River, Putney WI
LACE District No. 3 in Putney East fut-
ney and Globe village, Il. |. Then gong
west TO ,Ierscyville, ILL.,, she was prlncl-
nal OF a Young ladies seminary with over
81 in her charge. She gave up the work
AT .Jersevyille after few years because oil
IN health. and returned to Putney. Mrs:
plant first married William Fairchlld OF
New Haven. Conn. the marriage occurring
nj the home OF DR. Severance OF NaNtons
River Oct. %, 1883 The year following
they lived in New Haven where Mr.. Far
child was in business as merchant. iheh
owing to the failing health OF Mr. ralr-
child they went to Chester, w. Wnere
he died April II, 1855, After his death mrs
Fairehild began the study OF medicine
taking her first course OF lectures at Dos
Ton Later she was graduated from the
Pennsylvania medical university in Phila'
delphia at the head of her class lmmedl
oteiv after graduation she was offered ana
accented a position as resident physician
and SUPERINTENDENT OF an INSTITUTION LOT
tbe diseases of women. at slSt street,
New York city. She resigned this position
to become the resident physician and
SUPERINTENDENT of the Home Tor the
Friendless. 30th street. New York city.
Here She was presented with $50 for the
sunerior sanitary condition of the lnstltu-
ton under her charge, This position was
resigned to take charge as nurse-ln-chlei OF
corps of nurses who were trained al
Bellevue hospital to go to the trout 10 care
for the wounded in the civil war. A de
tachment of the Seventh New YORK legi-
ment. under Col Lefferts, was detailed TO
act as their escort, but after the Massa-
chnsetts troops passed through Baltimore
there was suspension OF hostllitles ana
no call for nurses, so the corps dlsbanded,
and Mrs. Fairchild came to Putney Tor
short time. ,,
Later she accompanied her sister, Mrs.
Edwin French, who was in i'll health, to
the atters home at Rushford, MINI,
where Mrs Fairchild practiced medicine
for a few years. While at Rushford,
through the influence OF Rev. Dr. Hubbard,
She was introduced to Col. William u.
Wheaton of Peoria, ILL.,, and later be
came his wife. One son was born OF this
marriage G. Wheaton, OF 0ai-
Ipolis, O.. banker and expert account,
ant. Mrs. Plantz is the stepmother OF
Mai. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, late OF the
Philippines, now retired, living at oii,cago'
Col Wheaton was EVIL engineer; pulio'
inc the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific,
and several other railroads leading INTO
Chicago. Col. and Mrs. Wheaton lived IN
Peoria for a few years, then removed TO
| Kalamazoo. Mich, where Mrs. Wheaton
practiced medicine for II years. she was
very successful in her practice and II net
| ted her large returns. During, heT resi-
dence ut Kalamazoo she prepared lecture
aga;nst woman suffrage, entitled The
True Woman" During the winter OF
ls69-7O a number of women representing
the woman's suffragists lectured before
the Illinois constitutional convention ana
SO influenced that body that action was
taken and the members agreed 10 misery
an article in the constitution giving SUI
fraqe TO women. Mrs. Wheaton Travelled
| from her home In Kalamazoo 10 Spiins
| field. ILL.,, with letter OF INTRODUCTION
from her husband to Joseph Medlll, mem,
her of the constitutional convention and
editor of the Chicago Tribune, and asked
the privilege of presenting the other sac
| of the question. The request was granted,
and according to the Chicago Legal News,
"Such was the effect of her lecture upon
tho members of the convention they not
only struck out the clause submitting the
question to the people in separate article:
but actually incorporated in the body OF
the constitution clause which would not
| allow a woman to hold any office, puolic
position, place of trust or emoiument IN
the state" L 90
Mrs. Wheaton lectured in a number OF
cities in Michigan and Illinois and also
lectured in Vermont She was invited 70
Washington, D. c., by committee OF anti anti
snffragist women, among whom were N Mrs.
Admiral Dahlgren and Mrs. General sher-
man. She delivered her lecture in Dr.
Boynton's church, and received the great
Compliment Of being invited to repeat the
lecture While in Washington Mrs.
Wheaton was the guest of Mrs. Dahlgren
for several weeks. Later Col. and Mrs.
Wheaton went to San Francisco, Cal, LOT
tbe benefit of the formers health, Col
Wheaton died in San Francisco after
snending a few months there.
Mrs Wheaton then returned to hala'
mazoo and again took up her work
Through mutual friends she was nitro
dnced to Hon. T. A. Plantz OF Pomer9y'
q their marriage taking place at kaia
mszoo Dec. 20, 1876. Judge Plantz was