The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30
OBITUARY.
Warren Bennett

Warm Bennett, -. died a, bis bone.
Ii Iheslnni street, al.oul oelefk Nah'
dag evening. after az illness II one Noek.
A seek asa Monday Mf Emmett met
with a severe iall while delivering books
Ia West Rraitlrhoro. lie MAS about 20
enter a house when he slipped upon the
steps lie Wa helped into the house and
lor a time was dared. Though no bones
wsIe broken he Was severely shaken ahd
Hrtrr recovered from the nervous sheeA'
liz Nas born IN futneyl Aptl IL, lA-s,
and Was the con Of SAMUEL AMI eaiah
iHeedt Bennett. With his patrnts be
went 10 live IN lirookllne when 4 small
hoy and attended the schools ol that
Town. lis eancatlon was completed with
a ,oufAe al Leland aud Gray seminary IN
IoWnshend Upon leaving the seminary
H. taught school ia Chester, He father,
mother. sister, hroiherinhW, aud three
cousins al died within one month IN The
fail Of 1919 Soon after the death 81 he
pafonis he bought the Bennett farm With
his brother. Walter rented i to ~
brother and started 70 visit another broth
ef in Iowa,
III those day. sewing silk Vas a nov,
city that appealed 10 housewives aud
,eamsir,ssrs. and Mr. Bennett embarked
IN the ,alr ~ 4 20 pas the EXPENSES Of his
ifip 10 The middle west. Blore returning
10 his native state he tiayei,cd large
part 81 the west and visited many state.
selling silk IN 1855 h. decided 10 settle
down in Vermont and bought hls broth
efs share m the farm iu Brnokllne pu
De- - 81 that year he married Miss
Eliza =. Morse, daughter OF Deacon Joseph
aud Eliza A. Morse Of south NeWiane.
who survives him. Three year after hl-
marriage i, sold b. property n Brook
line and moved 10 NCWiane % live upon
the farm III his wiie's father, remaining
there seven years. In ISIS be bought and
moved 10 a small farm ia West Rrattle
boro and made hi. home there for II
Year, when ne exchanged the place for the
a. NJ. Minslow farm IN Putney In lS's
Mr.. and Mr.. Bennett sold their place IN
ruiney and returned 10 Braiuehoro Mr,
Bennett WAS a member Of the tlri hap
til church of Bnttlcboro. becoming "A
member when he first moved to ths
town
Mr.. Bennett. grandfather. who lived in
Warwick, H. l., was a Revolutionary sol
der under gen. Christopher Green OF that
town and was IN the battle OF Red Bank
fort when 800 co.onials held the enclosure
against 1000 British. After peace had
been declared Tho. ancestor Of Mr.. Ben
nett moved 20 Vermont, arriving ~ Put
ney on the so-callei dark day
Warren Bennett had followed the bust
ness OF canvas-ing for the last IL years
and had sold thousands OF books to Brat
tlehoro people during that time. In March,
1905. he penned a brief autobiography OF
himself and It is from that that tins
sketch j. largely drawn. The last page OF
the autobiography contains the story OF
Mr.. BENEFITS life a. he had endeayored
to live il. He wrote, Il have always tried
to live a perfectly honest and upright
life, in every way, and in all my dealings
with my fellow men.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Bennett leaves
two sons. +. Milton Bennett, and Joseph
NJ. Bennett OF Philadelphia, and one
daughter, Mrs. Dana l. Howard Of Brat.
tleboro, sister Ellen, wife Of Rev.
Human Kinney OF North Springfield, VI"
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the house
+ at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Rev.
John r. Cow ofiiciated and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Miller of Guilford sang Looking
4 This Way, and In the Sweet BY and BY.
/ The burial was in South Newfane. The
bearers were Mr. BENEFITS two sons, r.
/ Milton Bennett OF Philadelphia, and Jo'
4 seph NJ. Bennett OF Brattleboro, Dana !.
| Howard and l.. A. Howard OF Brattlehoro.