Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-25

and giving due consideration to his
wider fields of service in the county and
state. Many beautiful floral remem-
brances bore their silent messages of love
and esteem. Besides many neighbors
and townspeople there were present
many physicians, members of the Ma
sonic fraternity and persons associated
with DR., Foster in business way. Ed
win E. Gorham of Boston sang two
lections, Lead, Kindly Light" and
abide with Me-" The burial took place
in the North cemetery, on the Westmins-
ter West road, the bearers being Herbert
E. Wheat, DIR. George H. Gorham, George
T. Aplin, Herbert L. Bailey, Henry T.
Coe and Herbert G. Everleth.
The medical profession was represent
ed by DR.. Steele of Montpelier, DIR.
Campbell, DR.. Gorham, DR.. Miner, DR..
kirkland, DR.. Blodgett, DR.. Hill and
DR.. Ridden of Bellows Falls, Dr. Law
ton, DR.. Taylor, DIR, Miller DR.. Gregg,
DIR. Pratt and DIR. Greene of Brattlebo-
70, DIR. Wheat and DR.. Bugbee of Put
ney and DR.. Gray of Hinsdale. Others
present from a distance included Mr..
and Mrs. II. E. Wheat and E. f. Cor
ham of Boston, Robert McCuen of Yer
gennes Dana Coy of Windsor, Mrs. C.
w. Adams of Walpole, Mrs. w. s. Ad-
ans and Miss Anna Blood of Marlboro,
N. H., besides many from Brattleboro,
Westminster and Bellows Falls.
George Scott Foster was born June Z,
1S4S, in Waltham, this state, and was a
SON of Nicholas and Esther (Kernon)
Foster, who reared a family Of two sons
and four daughters. DIR. Foster attend
ed the common schools of Waltham,
then the Vergennes Classical Institute,
after which he read medicine with DR..
Paschal Maxfield of VergenneS, contin-
uing his studies with Prof Walter Car
penter of Burlington. He graduated
from the medical department of the
University OF Vermont in the class of
1874 Locating in Putney in 1875, DR..
Foster practiced a year with the late
Dr. Dan p. Webster, then a prominent
practitioner, who afterwards moved to
Brattleboro.
DR.. Foster was skilful and success
full and his professional services were in
demand throughout this section, includ-
ing towns across the Connecticut river
in New Hampshire. He knew the eX-
periences OF the country doctor, and 1t
was great pleasure to hear him relate
some of the incidents of his professional
career. He became an active member OF
various medical organizations, including
the Vermont, the White River valley
and the Windham county medical soci-
cites and the American Medical associa-
ton. For many years he was a member
of the board of United States pension
examiners, who met regularly in Brat
tleboro, and for several years he had
been a. member of the Vermont state
board of supervisors of the insane. He
served his town well in the conduct OF
it's educational matters, being superin-
tendent of schools from 1875 to 1882
chairman of the board Of directors from
1882 to 1898, and was a member of the
county board of education from 1883 tc
1890 Since the organization of the Brat
tleboro Trust company he had been g
director in that institution,
In politics DR.. Foster was a stauncf
Republican, and he kept in touch witt
the political affairs of the state. II
1896 he was elected a state senator, serv,
ing on the committee the insane
committee on education and was chair
man of the joint standing committee OF
member of Golden Rule lodge, No. 80
F. & A. NJ, of Putney, Fort Dummies
chapter No. II, r. A. M, of Brattle
boro, Connecticut Valley council No. l6
r. & s. NJ, Of Brattleboro, Beausean
commandery, No. 7, *. T., or Brattle
boro, and Mount Sinai Temple, n. M. s.
of Montpelier. His religious preference
was Universalist.
On May 2s 1879, he married Miss Alic
s. Wheat of Putney, who survives. Sn
was q daughter of the late Samuel +
Wheat. DR.. Foster was man OF i'm
pressVe appearance, of wide general in
formation, a congenial associate an
was thoroughly devoted to his home. IL
will be greatly missed in this communit
and by a great number of acquaintance
elsewhere.