The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-16
DEATH TO-DAY OF
MRS. S. B. EMERSON
Sustained Shock of Paralysis Friday
and Did Not Rally-Funeral Sat
urday Afternoon at 2.3O.

Mrs. Marina Ann tbaICS) Emerson,
10, wife of Sumner B. Emerson, died
at 3.15 O'Clock this morning at her
home at Is Oak street Mrs. Emerson
sustained a light shock of paralysis in
the winter of 1912 at the home of Mrs
Alfred Z. Turner of Watertown, Mass,
daughter, and last Friday she suffer
ed severe shock, from which she did
not rally, although shewas conscious
much of the time.
Mrs. Emerson, whose husband long
was identified with the mercantile life
of the town, previous to retiring, was
born in Wilton, n. H., Oct. -, 1888,
daughter of Maj. Ezra Bales, who
gained his title from his office in
militia company, and Hannah (Wilson)
Bales. She was the sixth and next to
the youngest of family of seven, OF
whom her sister, Mrs. Helen Russell of
Wilton, is the last survivor. Her
! grandtathers were Hon. Abiel Wilson
and William Bales, both of whom
| served in the Revolutionary war.
| In her young womanhood Mrs. En-
crson was pupil of Prof. William L..
! Whittcmore OF Wilton and afterward
taught school in Lyndeboro, n. H.
! She lived in Wilton until her marriage
to Sumner b. Emerson OF Milford, n
! H., May 23, 1883. Her husband, who
was a native of Wilton, was then en-
| plovcd in furniture factory in Mil
ford. Soon after their marriage Mr..
Emerson began work on contract work
and in 1881 began retail furniture
business with his oldest son, Harry l..
! Emerson, in Milford. In 1880 they
bought by auction the furniture and
| Z l. ~
Brown estate in Brattleboro, located
near the Main street bridge. In 1881
/ the family came to BrattIeboro to live,
with the exception OF a son, Charles
S, who remained in Milford to man
age the furniture store there.
The children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Emer-
son have been Harry L., proprietor of
the furniture store On Elliot street
Charles $, general manager of the Mil
ford store; Kenneth b., Harvard
graduate now living in Nutlcy, y. J.,
Il civil engineer in the service of the
New York water works; Bertha l.. Tur-
! ner of Watertown, Mass. widow OF Al
fred +. Turner; Helen NJ. Adams OF
Brattleboro, kEidow OF Leroy f. Ad-
ans; Maud L.. wife of Attorney Clarke
{. Fits of Brattleboro; Edith +. En-.
ers0n. a nurse who died in 1889; and
Grace NJ. Emerson, who lives at home
The II grandchildren are Paul Sum
ner, Evelyn, Harriet. Kenmore Leon
and Cedric Harry, children of Harry
l.. Emerson; Edith Emerson, daughter
of Helen NJ. Adams; Dean Abbott
Sumner Brooks, Ruth and Mark Far
i ley, children OF Charles :. Emerson
Elliot Putnam and Lyman, children OF
Kenneth B. Emerson; and Osmer Cush
ing and Miriam, children Of Maud L
! Fits. The only death among the
grandchildren was that Of Donal,
Brooks. son Of Harry L. Emerson.
In 1905 Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson ccle
brated their golden wedding annivcr
sary, special train bringing ia from
Milford and Wilton, and last year the,
4 observed their 18th anniversary at tn,
home of Charles 5. Emerson in Milford
. This year, on account OF Mrs Elmer
! son S frail health, there was only
IA quiet family gathering. Mr.. and Mrs
Emerson spent the past two winter
with Mrs. Turner in Watcrtown.
In 1SSS Mrs. Emerson united wit
Z the Centre Congregational church. Sh
4 was deeply interested in all of its ac
1 tivities and was constant attendan
I at the church services, the midwee
4 meetings and the Sunday school, re
garding her presence not only as du
ty, but a pleasure. She also wa
greatly devoted to her family circl
1 and friends and found special deligh
I in the beauty of flowers and in thei
cultivation. She was woman of ster
I ing character and Christian infuenc,
4 and her memory will be cherished by
very wide circle of relatives an
\ friends.
1 Funeral services will be held at tn
house at 2.30 o clock Saturday. Re,
4 Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor of the Cer
4 ire church, viii dfficiate and Frederi
1 c. Adams will sing. The burial wi
L take place in the family lot in MorI
ingside cemetery.