Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-21
Local vermonters il Boston.

The last SCREEN Book" of the Vermont
Association OF Boston has these familiar
names in its list of members Charles L.
Brewster, John A. Chase, Henry L.
Green, 0rrin w. S. Mann, Harvey T.. Os.
| good, Albert M. Smith, Charles p. Paine,
natives OF Randolph; Lewis c. Thayer
and Avery A. Thresher, from Braintree;
Sehubel G. c. Durkee, Edward f. Kibby,
/ Melvin l.. Rice, Brookheld; Nat han d.
! Allen, Samuel NJ. Barnes, Charles r.. and
/ V. A. Corwin, c. |. Hood, Daniel G..
Hunt, Everett j. Pitkin, Chelsea; Edwin
Joel Crandsll, William F. Cushman, Carl
d. and Marcel n. Smith, hailng from
Tunbridge; George w Berry, George
Berry Chase. Ernest G. Smith, William
stickney, Bethel; Albert E. Fowler,
Frank d. Williams. Royalton; Charles
Downer, Arthur j. Parker, Sharon; Mel
son L. Sheldon, stockbridge.
In the amount Of information it con-
tains regarding ex-patriate Vermonters
and their doIngs in Boston during the
year past, the Screen Book explains
why so many sons and dang hters OF
adear old Vermont are willing to leave
the state they sing and praise so extraya-
gantly TO settle down in a commonwealth
AAhN aAunnhAnAHFAAHs II - uUts MAI0INr
ing to the distinguished mountalneer
quoted, THAT we love the Green noun
taiDs less, but that we love the great
Mass. MORE ssVermont,n he said,
twas a preparatory school, and such as
sociations as that OF Boston are really
alumni associations.
Concerning Or. Charles Paine Thayer,
who was born in this village Jan. %,
ls43, and died Feb /, 1910, at Chestnut
Hill, Pa, where be was temporarily resid-
ing, the Book gives this account
''He was the son OF DIR. Samuel White
and Sarah pratt Thayer, and was a
lineal descendant of John Alden and Ell
der William Brewster. His ancestors
fought in the Colonial war, and in the
Revolution, and he, after the Civil war
broke out, enlisted ia Company Fl, 18th
Vermont Volunteers. His father being
physician, and be himself having an in
clination toward medicine, he became
hospital steward. He saw service at
and many other hard-fought
battles.
"He returned to the University OF YER
mont in time to graduate from its medi
cal department, in 1865, and then took
post graduate course at the College OF .
Physicians and Surgeons at New York, /
and also at the Harvard Medical school. L
After some years OF general practice, in
GLIDING three years in which he was the
official physician on the Northern Pacific
and five years general practice
in Burlington, be settled in Boston, in
1878, where be became prominent probes
sionally.
"In 1898. with the consent Of the trus-
tees, he established the Tufts College
Medical school. The understanding was
bat he must manage the school three
years on his own financial responsible
y. and at the end OF that time, IL the
school was in stable condition the college
would take it over. DR.. Tbayer made an
unqualified success OF the undertaking,
md for twelve years he was secretary and
,hief executive officer Of the school and
he counsellor and friend Of hundreds OF
-oung medical students.
CDR. Thayer was a good executive. In /
lis professional field, anatomy Was his
pecial department. He was adjunct pro-
essor OF anatomy At the University of
in 1854 and 1855 and professor i
i anatomy while at Tufts