The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-17
West BrattLebOrO
Alice Maria Fox.


Alice Maria Chamberlin, So, widow Of
Sylvanus Simonds Fox, formerly of this
town, died Sunday forenoon at 10 O'Clock
at her home, 43 jefferson avenue, Spring
field, Mass. Her death resulted from
cerebral hemorrhages, having been crtl-
cally ill since May 20. She was born
March y, 1855, in Putney, Vt, and was
one of nine children of William Merritt
and Sophia Kelley Chamberlin. She
came to West Brattleboro when young
child, her parents moving from Putney
to the Chamberlin farm on the Sunset
Lake road She was educated in the
school in district No. 10, Brattleboro
academy and Powers's institute OF Ber-
Fox JAN %, 1872, and lived in Brattle-
boro until 1883, when she moved to
Lowell, Mass. About two years later
she went to Chicopee Falls and made
her home there until three years ago
when she moved to her late home in
Springfield Mr.. Fox died five years
ago. She was member of the II. *.
Wilcox Woman's Relief Corps of Spring.
field. Mrs. Fox was woman possessed
of modest and retiring nature, generous
and patriotic, and was popular among
her schoolmates and associates in later
life. She was devoted to her home and
was a most hospitable hostess. She had
great sympathy for the poor and did
leaves her mother two daughters, Miss
Ida Belle Fox of this place, and Eva,
wife of J. W. Menard, and one grandson,
David Fox Menard of Springfield, Mass;
three brothers, Dr. William A. Cham.
berlin of Waseca, Mimi, George j., and
Morris f. Chamberlin of West Brattle-
boro, and three sisters, Mrs Ellen Holton
and Miss E. May Chamberlin of West
Brattleboro and Flora, wife of IL. A.
Briggs of New York city. A service, was
held Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock at
her home, when Rev. George Nenn
Daniels, pastor Of the .Carew street Bap-
Wilcox Relief Corps conducted a special
service. Miss Josephine Phelps sang
One Sweetly Solemn Thought and Rock
Of Ages The body was brought to
Brattleboro Wednesday morning on the
IL o'clock train and the funeral was held
at l.3O O'Clock in the West Brattleboro3
Baptist church. Rev. E. J. Lewis and
Mr.. E. S. Harrison oficiated. g. IL.
Crane sang two selections. The bearers
were relatives, j. w. Menard, G. I.
Chamberlin, E. r. Bemis and G; M.
Hill cemetery. The floral gifts were
nrofuse and beautiful. Among the rela:.
lives who came to attend the funeral
were Mr.. and Mrs Menard of Spring
field. Mrs Briggs of New York city, Mrs.
Martha Kelly, Mrs Emma Graves and
George Kelley of Greenfield, Mrs. Maria
Kelley of Alstead, N. H., and. Mrs. Eliza
Butterfeld Of Newfane.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Bond visited in
Dummerston yesterday.
Miss Esther Holbrook is the proud
owner of young Shetland colt.
Miss Madge Davenport is visiting in
Greenfield, Athol and Bernardston, Mass
Charles Miner returned Wednesday
from business trip to Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. E. E. Fisher is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. E. Miller in Lynn,
Mass.
Russell Hopper visited at his home in
Spring Valley, N. Y, from Saturday to
Wednesday.
E. M. Goodenough and G. A.. Stock
well are enjoying weeks outing at
Sunset lake.
Mrs. Belle Bailey of South Newfane
has been guest of her niece, Mrs. l..
G. Taylor, this week.
w. E. Stellmann and family and Z.
F. Blodgett and family are moving to
their new quarters this week.
d. T. Perry & Sons have recently been
awarded the contract for building a
concrete bridge in Dunmerston.
Mrs. NJ. p. Capen and daughters of