Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-16
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL
MRS. EDWARD c. CROSBY.

MRS. EDWARD Z, CROS6f.
Mrs. Emma Frances (wyman) Crosby,
GO, wife of Edward C. Crosby, died in the
Brooks House at 5.45 o'clock sunday
evening after a days illness with pneu-
mona complicated by heart disease. For
three or four years she had been affict-
ed with heart disease, and for two
months after her return, early last July,
from visit in Schenectady, n. Y, with
her daughter, Mrs. Harry A Bingham,
on account of the latters illness, her con-
dition caused some anxiety. She i'm
proved materially, but since last fall she
had been unable to go to her meals. On
Thursday of last week she appeared to
have contracted a cold and was more
exhausted than usual and pneumonia de-
yeloped Sunday morning.
Mrs. Crosby was born in Cambridge
port Jan. /, 1S49, and was one of three
children of the late Cyrus w. and Char
Iotte (Bruce) Wyman. When she was
girl of seven or eight years the family
came to Brattleboro, and she had lived
here ever since then. Her father con-
Quoted a grocery store in a building
where the Root pharmacy now is and
later erected the building which now
occupies the site of the old store. The
family lived over the store until 1868,
when Mr.. Wyman built the house on Oak
street now owned by Freeman Scott,
which was thereafter the Wyman home.
high school, taught by b. F. Bingham,
and graduated with the class of 1866.
On Aug %, 1868 her marriage to
Edward c. Crosby took place. Mr..
Crosby's father, the late Edward Crosby,
had built house for them on Western
avenue, now known as the Judge Wheel
err place, and they began housekeeping
there at once Two of their children
were born there. Later Edward C.
Crosby built what is now the Starkey
house on Oak street and they moved
there. selling the Western avenue place
About the year 1887 they bought the
John Hall place, formerly the Salisbury
place, at 40 High street, and the family
lived there until two years ago, when,
the children having married, Mr.. and
Mrs Crosby moved to the Brooks House,
which Mr.. Crosby owns. 1t was their
intention, Mrs. Crosby's health permit
ting, to return to the High street home
next summer
Besides her husband Mrs. Crosby
leaves two sisters, Mrs. Helen NJ Allen
of Brattleboro and Mrs. Annie l.. Cou-
dray, wife of Frederic Coudray of Wealth
ersfield, Conn, also six of her eight
children, Henry H. Crosby, bookkeeper
for e. Crosby & Co. of Brattleboro
Francis w. Crosby, and architect in
New Orleans; Allyn j. Crosby, superin-
tendent of the Springfield Vt) street
railroad; Mrs. Helen F. Brasor of Brat
tleboro; Mrs Edna S. Bingham, wife OF
Harry A. Bingham, also of this town,
and Thomas Warren Crosby, who is en-
pIoyed by the Springfield Street Railway
company. The two other children met
death by accident. Dr. Frederic O.
Crosby 81, the third child, was run over
in Northampton, Mass, April 20, 1907
by a carette used in transfer work.
while employed as superintendent OF the
Northampton & Amherst street railroad
and Edward Crosby, jr.. the fifth chllo'
was fatally injured at the age or three
wears by falling over his cart while at
piay. There are seven grandchildren,
Betsey Van Doom, daughter OF henry
III. Crosby: Dorothy and Francis Edward,
children of Francis w. Crosby; Alene
Maude, daughter of Allyn j. crosby;
Winston Crosby, son of Mrs. Helen F.
Brasor; and Mary Sylvia and Charles
Edward, children of Mrs. Edna >. Bing-
ham.
Although having many household du-
ties to occupy her time, Mrs. Crosby
made several extended trips, spending a
part of one winter in Florida. another in
California and another in Nassau, In
the Bahama Islands. She united with the
Centre Congregational church in 1875
and attended the services regularly as
hong as she was able. The death OF
Mrs. Crosby has brought sorrow to wide
circle of friends She was deeply
affectionate and lovable woman, bound
to the members of her family by strong
ties of devotion, and was a wife and
mother in the highest sense. Hospitable,
charitable and self sacrificing. Mrs.
Crosby endeared herself to all with
whom she became associated. To her
family and friends her memory will re-
main a precious heritage
Funeral services were held in the
Brooks House parlors at 2.30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Roy NJ Hough
ton of the Congregational church officia
ting, and they were attended by large
number of relatives and friends. Among
the many floral remembrances were
pieces from the ladies' association of the
church, the employees of the Springfield
street railway and the officers associated
with Mr. Crosby in the Massachusetts
Northern Railways. The body was
placed in the tomb in Prospect Hill
cemetery. the bearers being three sons
Henry H., Thomas w. and Allyn j., anc
the son-in-law. Harry A. Bingham The
other son, Francis W., telegraphed thai
he could not reach here until Thursday
night. Among those present were Mrs
Frederic Coudray and son of Weathers-
field, Conn; Mr.. and Mrs. Allyn ]. eros
by and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Crosby and Mr., and Mrs. w. w
Slack of Springfield, this state; Crosby
Adams of Springfield, Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs Carroll z. Parker of Willlamstown
Mass; M. A. Coolidge. proprietor of the
Fitchburg Machine Works; and D. p
Abercrombie, jr., of Greenfield, treasurer
and ]. A. Taggart of Mllers Falls, SUI
perintendent of the Massachusetts North.
ern Railways.