Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-12

anticipated and on the night of his death
he enjoyed game of cards in his home.
Suddenly he was stricken with angina
pectoris, heart disease, and died in about
an hour.
Telegraph messages were sent to
friends in Brattleboro and on Tuesday
morning Charles A. Boyden went to IT,
conderoga. returning with the funeral
party yesterday afternoon. following SER
vices in Ticonderoga. Rev. Andrew Har-
per, jr., officiated at the committal SER
vice in Prospect Hill cemetery, the bear
ers being F. B. Putnam. L. ]. Water
man. w. A. Shumway and o. f. Benson
of this town, personal friends, and Will
liam F. Jones of Woodstock and F. II.
Chapman of Rutland, nephews. The
daughter, Mrs. Bascom, a brother. Sam
uel Brenton Whitney of Boston. a church
organist of wide repute. and Mr.. and
Mrs. o. B. North of New Haven, Conn,
were among those present.
Mr.. Whitney was born in Cavendish
Feb. 49, 1882, and was a son of Samuel
and Amelia (Hyde) Whitney. At the age
of three years he went to Woodstock,
his father having bought of Robert
Barker the famous old hotel which stood
on what is now "Frenchs corner in the
village square. He lived in Woodstock
until he was 16. when the family came to
Brattleboro. Three years later his par
ents returned to Woodstock but Mr.
| Whitney remained here in the employ of
| the Estey Organ company, for whom he
| was tuner many years, becoming very
| proficient in the trade Later he was
head tuner for a time for the New Haven
| Organ company. Returning to this town
| he was employed few years by James
| Fisk. ST., who sent teams all over New
| England selling goods He frequently ac-
| companied the younger Fisk and they
! became intimate fiends. At stated inter-
| m thar 70
| port and as there were some good mu-
| sicians among them the meetings were
| very pleasant occasions. Mr. Whitney
| was az good singer and the services of
himself and Others were in demand on
many occasions whe good music was de-
| sired. At one time he was engaged in
| selling moving machines, an invention of
| his father-in-law, John Gore of this town,
| and for a short time he conducted the
old Brattleboro House. He also sold
| carriage tops in this locality. About SO
| years ago he entered the employ of the
| o. B. North company of New Haven,
Conn, dealers in sadlery hardware, and
was travelling salesman in the West
many years. meeting with marked sue
cess. Six years ago he retired and went
to live with his daughter in Ticonder-
oga. =
While employed by Mr. Fisk he be-
came acquainted with Miss Frances Gore,
whom he married about So years ago.
Her father, John Gore, was the inventor
of steam wagon or carriage which he
constructed and operated about the
country. 1t was driven by an engine of
several horsepower and was an object of
much interest for several years. For
this invention Mr. Gore has been credited
with being the inventor of the automo-
bile. Mrs. Whitney died Nov. II, 1872,
and was buried in the Gore lot in Pros
pect Hill cemetery. Two children were
born to Mr. and Mrs Whitney, Freder-
lex. who died at the age of one year. and
Alice, who survives. The daughter was
about three years old when her mother
died She went to live with Mr.. and
Mrs. Emerson Gibson. At the age of Is
she went to the Notre Dame convent in
Montreal and after finishing her studies
was stenographer for the futile COM
pany in Rutland several years, after
wards becoming the wife of George Bas-
com of Ticonderoga.
Mr.. Whitney was a remarkably well
informed man and possessed a genial
personality which made friends for him
everywhere. He never lost his interest
in his old home town and came here of.
ten. his last visit being at last Thanks
giving time. He was one of a family OF
seven children the others being George
F.. who died in Brooklyn many years
ago, Dana H.. who died in the military
service during the Civil war, Jane Whit.
ney. who died at the age of eight years
| Mrs. Emily Whitney Chapman, who died
In Woodstock about three years ago, Lu.
cy. now Mrs. James B. Jones of Wood
| stock. and S. B. Whitney of Boston. Ar
: uncle, Judge Lemuel Whitney of Brat
tleboro, was grand master of the grand
lodge of Masons of Vermont from 1915
to 1921.