The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-10
HENRY II. THOMPSON.
Death Sunday Of Veteran Main Street
Merchant.

Henry Hammond Thompson. 63, a life
long resident If this town and for ~ years
associated with the business lie OF the
community died AT $40 o'clock Sunday
morning al his home in the Thompson
block ON Main street Of dilatlon OF the
heart complicated with a nervous break
down Though his health had been poor
during the summer he remained on duty IN
his iewelTy store until Oct. -. Since that
date he had been confined TO his home. II
was not until few days before his death
thai friends We're acquainted OF the serious
ness OF hls malady and the critical condl'
ton in which he was IN, \ few hours al
ter leaving his store Mr. Thompson suffer,
ed severe attack Of heart trouble and
his physician. DR. A. |, Miller, was called.
An eminent specialist Dr. Hooker, al
Springfield, Mass, was called in eonsulta'
tion with DIR. Miller and both agreed that
with absolute rest and quiet Mr.. Thomp
son would recover However, his nerve
force was so far spent that he was unable
TO rally and he failed perceptibly each day
until he died
Mr.. Thompson was born IN Brattleboro,
| Marcn II. iSiS one OF u family OF tive
children Of Daniel Bigelow and Sarah
| (Hammondl Thompson. He was the last
| of the family two sisters and a brother
diving in childhood and another sister at
Is wears of age. lie was born in the house
which stands at the corner of Elm and
| Elliot streets now owned by Thomas VIM.
! For a number Of years Mr.. Thompson
owned the house. His education was re.
ceiycd in the schools Of Brattlehoro and
. he was graduated from the Brattleboro
| high school in the class OF 1865, lmmedl,
atcly upon finishing his studies he entered
the jewrlry store Of Ranger X Thompson
of which firm his father was a mempcr'
Thus Mr.. Thompson's business career "a
point of service extends back farther with
one exception than that of any other .mer-
chant ON Main street The founder Of the
Thompson icwclry store was Isaac Ihomp-
son. a working iewelcr and with him be.
came associated his son, Daniel u. Ihomp-
son and Bethucl Ranger, Isaac lhoml-
son retained no interest IN the business at
ter MIR. Ranger became partner except
A. an cmployc. I'm the early history oil
the finn OF Thompson X Ranger the max
ing Of harness trimmings was a part oi inc
business and the wives OF the partners
4, homes When Daniel Il. Thompson died
IN July. 1876. Henry II Thompson, ms
son bought his fathers interest and the
, firm name was changed to RANGER y
Thompson. In 1890 Mr.. Ranger died ana
, Mr.. Thompson purchased the entire busi'
. moss For the past III years his son, Al,
/, fred $ Thompson. has been associated
with him .
MIR. Thompson was married October u
. 1879. to Miss Emily Slate OF Brattlepoi"
r daughter of OTin and Catherine Nlller
Slate. To them was horn one son lhte,
, years after their marriage they wen
n Ia live i'm the house. now owned by Charles
y. Miner. al the corner of Terrace and Noiti
, Main streets and remained there ~ years
n moving to apartments in the Thompson
4 block last December. $50,
a For % wears Mr.. Thompson was con
: nected with the Congregational Suhda,
i school in the capacity of librarian. assist
+ ant superintendent and superintendent
! Aside from this affliation he was a mem
n her of no organization. In politics ne wa
= independent but took no part III the Spuu
d ellis Of any party. He had never he'u an
Is public office. A.:
N Probably few business men on MAI
: street gave closer attention to their Al
:, fairs than did Mr. Thompson. for
~ dozen or more wears he had made no al
! tempt to take more than days vacatio
:. and tben had not been absent from nom
=, over night. Since runaway accident =
u vears ago his wife's health had been ira
"a and his devotion to her had been uiila!!
"a ging. Though sufficiently interested
! state and national matters W http ~
49, touch with current events through u
!, newspapers Mr. Thompson was seldom =
~ on 10 n discussion of his views and ms ID
" was devoted entirely to his business, I
~ took pride in being the third generate
~ Of The Thompson family to be associate
u. with the iewelrv business IN tins town
~ The family of which H. II IhomI,st
VI was a member has been ldentined WI
The history Of Brattlcboro since 1910 wh'
%. Lemuel Thompson came to tins town lro
BY Connecticut to live with his son isaa
tn father of Daniel Lemuel Thompson
Ok name is in the Ancient Roll OF Honor
ON soldiers of 1776 Who Have Lived IN bis
or tleboro. History records that he we
or one day to the old muster grounds S s,taa
ed on the land now bounded by, Cedf
NJ MYRTLE and Spruce streets. and IN the ru
of teams was run over on lilgh street di
an instantly killed. =, ho !, :,
The funeral services at the home IN I
Ter THOMPSON block at > o'clock Tuesday
ternoon were private. Rev. Roy NJ, Hong
Ter ION nastor of the Centre Congregation
ms church. OBLIGATED. and burial was IN =,
,ro family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery !
ee. honorary pail bearers were George T. ,,: :
nm n,;ll Kittredqe Haskins, Dir. a. l. MI
Id. and +. w. Kuech. During the serve
rh. the curtains were drawn IN business l'la'
m, on Main street