Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-26

after which he was practically uncon-
scious, and another shock followed last
week, which FASTENED the end The
funeral will be held in the home this
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Dr. John
r. Cow of the First Baptist church will
officiate and the burial will take place in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The public will remember Mr.. Perry
principally through his long term of SER
vice as village clerk and treasurer, COW
ering a period of 10 years. He was
elected a bailiff in the May meeting in
1889. On March 10, 1894, after the death
of Addison b. Hall, clerk and treasurer,
Mr. Perry was elected his successor at
3 special village meeting, and he was
Neglected at every regular meeting af-
terward until 1908, when he declined to
serve longer because of the tax of his
other business upon his time and
strength.
During all those years the bailiffs held
a regular meeting each month and Mr.
Perry never missed but one meeting
That was when he was away on one
of the few vacations that he ever had.
His attendance at the meetings gave
him an intimate knowledge of village
affairs and of matters of village history
that no other person possessed, there
having been numerous changes in the
makeup of the board of bailiffs. The
late George w. Hooker was chairman of
clerk and treasurer.
1t was not wholly through his con-
nection with the village in the capacities
named, however, that Mr.. Perry gained
his knowledge of village affairs. For "a
years, from 1862 to 1886, he was
member of the fire department. When
he Joined the department he was made
a hoseman in Hydropath engine COM
pany No. 3, which name is still retained
by the company The department at
that time was volunteer organization
of over 800 men and its principal appa-
ratus was three hand engines. Mr.. Per-
ry was hoseman 10 years and foreman
of the company from then until he left
the service. About the year 1876, large
number of incendiary fires having
aroused the voters to the need of bet
ter fire protection, the hand engine in
use by No. > company was sold to the
town of Barton Landing and steamer
bought. During a part of Mr.. Perry 8
connection with the department Silas NJ.
Waite, who afterward wrecked the old
First National bank, was chief en-
gineer. When Mr.. Perry retired from
the service the members Of Hydropath
engine company No. 3 presented him a
handsome gold watch, which he carried
every day.
Thrty-two years ago last September,
in 1879, Mr.. Perry began work in the
Vermont National bank as night atch-
man. He stayed at the bank nights,
seven nights week, until April l. 1911,
although after the bank was equipped
with a safe and vault of modern type
the duties of night lehman largely
gave way to those of an accountant, and
Mr. Perry's work was principally on the
books His son, William H., succeeded
to the book work in April of last year
When Mr. Perry entered the employ OF
the bank the late William P. Cune was
no
S. Dowley was cashier. In the evening
Mr.. Perry's familiar salutation to his
friends used to be Good morning." as
that to him was the beginning of the
day. For many years Mr.. Perry attend
ed the Universalist church and for q
years he sang bass in the choir of thai
church. He was member of Colum
bian lodge of Free Masons, and of For
Drummer chapter, Royal Arch Masons
in both of which organizations he hat
held Offices
Mr.. Perry was born in Newfane Dec
20, 1S43, and was one Of nine children
of William C. and Maria Campbell
Perry His father ran the Fayetteville
House, now the Newfane Inn, afterwar,
hotels in Shelburne Falls and Deerfield
and the old Brattleboro House from 1856
to 1862. The son, William Dorr worked
in hotels for his father until he was 1
years old Then he was employed II
Frost &. Goodhues wholesale and retail
grocery store until 1865 and from the
until 1867 in C. w, Wymans grocer
store. He was in the grocery bushes
for himself in Union building from the
until 1872, when he returned to the Eros
grocery store, the firm name meanwhil
having been changed to ]. w. Frost
Co. He remained there until 1875 whe
he began work in Hannibal Hadley'
meat market, and he was in the marke
until he entered the employ of the banl
He married Charlotte e. Peakes {
Vineyard Haven. Mass, in 1868. Sh
6ied Aug. 10. 1887. On Aug. II, 1885,
he married Rebecca Shaffer of Brattle
boro, who survives. Mr.. Perry leave
two sons, William II. Perry, who sue
ceeded his father as clerk and treasure
Of the village in 1908. and James Hylan
Perry OF New York. children by his fri
marriage. also two brothers. Dana
Perry Of Meadville, Pa, and Charles v
Perry of Waterbury, Conn, and one 81!
tar Misc Halan Perry Of Rrattlf