Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

Congregational church. of which she has
been member since 1888 and was active
in the church societies. on Saturday her
friends sent bouquets Of roses carnations.
chrysanthemums, and postcards as re-
membranes Of the day. while number
called upon her to pay their respects upon
her anniversary.
Mrs. H8dley is native of West Brat
teboro where she was born in a house
which stood just north of the site of
Davenport store. and was the daughter
of Henry Field and Patty Wood Field.
Her father was born in Amherst, Mass,
near the site of the present college build
ings and her mother was born in Mari
boro, Mass Her father came to West
Brattlehoro and occupied for some years
the house which stands not far from the
Brattleboro creamery. just south of the
brook. and was "a shoemaker
She attended school in West Brattle-
boro and graduated at the age Of II. after
which she taught IN East Northheid. OF,
as it was known then, Mortified East.
She also taught in Vernon and in two
districts I'm DummerStpu. Between SChpo'
years she instructed the children Of the
neiehbors in West Bratueboro in the art
of sewing. When she was 20 years old
she was married to Hannibal Hadley. who
lived across West river, in Br3ttleboro,
but very near the Dummerston line.
Shortly after their marriage Mr.. and Mrs
flatltN UlDNtl 10 q muse On II N street,
and two years later they moved to the
house in which Mrs. Hadley now lives
and which has been her home more than
20 years. Mr.. Hadley owned the meat
market business which is now conducted
by the w. F. Richardson company near
the American building. and which he
conducted up to the time Of his death.
which occurred oct %, 1854. He inherited
the business from his father
Mrs Hadley has been the mother Of
four children. two of whom died when
they were about eight years old. and two
Of whom are living, Mrs. Emily Hunt
ington Emerson, with whom Mrs. Hadley
lives. and Mrs. Elizabeth Holman Selleck.
who lives in another part of the old
home. She has three grandchildren. Miss
Kate L. Selleck, Mrs. ". A. Shumway and
Miss Helen +. Emerson and two great
grandchildren, Francis Gordon SUBWAY
and Albert Hadley SUBWAY.
Mrs Hadey talks very interestingly OF
the several changes that have occurred
in Brattleboro in the past years. When
she was Younger the Prospect hill sec
ton was a virgin forest and the business
section consisted OF only a few buildings,
The American House stood on the site
of the present American building on
Main street. "Chase's the stage house"
conducted by Paul Chase. stood where
Crosby block now stands and where the
stages from the east. north. south and
west put up, was the most prominent
hotel in town. There was a shoemakers
shop on Flat street. GOodhue's store
stood just north OF the American House
and a store conducted by Chandler Hall
stood on a part of the site Of the present
Crosby block. The Congregational church
stood on what is now the common.
Mrs. Hadley's father, Henry Field died
when she was young, and an uncle in
Lynn, Mass. was appointed her guardian.
10 ~ In N
and once or twice a year would make
the Journey to BrattlebOro to visit Mrs.
| Field and her daughter, always bringing
| with him a present for the girl In the
! fall that Mrs HadleY was 10 years old
| he wrote to her mother and told her to
let the child make the trip to Boston and
he would meet her there and take her to
| Lynn for a visit The little girl, in the
| care of a local merchant who was making
| his annual trip to Boston. left on a
| feur-horse stage at O'Clock in the morn
! ing and arrived at Templeton, Mass, at
| breakfast time. She cannot say whether
! the novelty OF the journey is the reason,
| but she does not recollect where dinner
| was eaten. She did not arrive in Boston
| until between and 10 o'clock that night
| The journey took in those days from II "a
| 20 hours. Her uncle met her in Boston
and after spending the night at a hote
| they went the next morning to Lynn
where she made a long visit, She jour
neyed to Lynn again when she was L
| years old
At present Mrs. Hadleys health is such
that she does not go out much. Two
| years ago, however, she enjoyed a taxi
cab ride in Springfield, out she says sh,
! prefers the horse and carriage to the
| automobile Her friends enjoy hearing
her talk of the Brattleboro and vicinity
| OF the old days, her anecdotes and hel
stories of former prominent persons
She was rather reticent about talknl
when seen by a representative of Tit
| Phoenix this week and modestly express
ed a desire to be left out of the story a.
much as possible. She possesses a de
llghtful personality and a strong an;
forceful character, and It is hers to lool
back over a long life filled with deeds o.
kindly sympathy and interest.