The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-19
SUDDEN DEATH OF
FRED LYMAN SMITH
Widely Known Resident Stricken with
Paralysis, the End Occurring in a
Short Time.

The entire community was shocked and
grieved this morning to learn of the
sudden death of Fred L. Smith, OF the
s A Smith company, in his home on
Prospect street He was stricken with
PARALYSIS at about $50, and died three
quarters of an hour later His many
friends had no premonition Of his illness,
but lie had not been in his usual good
health the past month, suffering at times
severely from neuritis, which affected his
right hand and arm.
After leaving the breakfast table he
went to the cellar to give his attention as
usual in the morning to the hot water
heater He did not return as quickly as
usual and when Mrs. Smith went to his
assistance she found him in a helpless
condition, with his entire right side affect
ed DR.. Aldrch was summoned imme-
diately and every attention possible was
given to the stricken man, but he sank
rapidly and the end came within a short
time
Fred Lyman Smith was the eldest of
the three sons of Sanford A and Ellen NJ
(Iunt) Smith, and was born in Guilford
May ;, 1863. The Smith family was Of
sturdy English ancestry, dating back to
the earliest settlers of Plymouth colony
and the Dorchester district Of Boston. He
attended the public schools in his native
town and then entered the Brattleboro
high school, graduating in the cicss OF
1882 He was an exceptionally bright
student in all studies, and like others of
his family eNceled in mathematics. He
was the last survivor of the boys Of his
class at graduation, the other two being
the late Edward Gordon and the late
| Fred Thompson.
| shortly after leaving school Mr.. Smith
went to Philadelphia where his father
! had established a wholesale and retail
| baby carriage and toy business under the
| firm name Of 5 A. Smith X Co. The son
became a member of this firm on reaching
| his majority. His residence in this period
was in Camden, \. j, where he lived until
1891, when he came to Brattleboro to join
in partnership with his father, uncles and
brother in the s. A Smith company
which for more than 30 years has been one
OF the important manufacturing concerns
of the town His work was always il
connection with the bookkeeping and Of
fee management of the company.
While a resident of Camden his favoritC
pastime was baseball, and he was widely
known as pitcher for the Howard Cam
den and Riverton clubs, some of the mos
successful semtprofessional organization.
Of the Philadelphia district at that time
Mr.. Smith married in Camden \. j.
June 10, 1850, Miss Edith WihkIer, "A ma
tive Of Wiliamsport. Pa. He leaves III
wife and two sons, Lyman Marshall, VIII,
holds a responsible position with pape
manufacturing concern III Philadelphia
aad Sanford Alvah. a student in Prat
Institute in Brooklyn, and one brother
Charles \. Smith Of Brattleboro.
Mr.. Smith was a member OF the Firs
? Baptist church of this town, OF the NeI
mont Wheel club and Columbian lodge
No. SO. F. & A NJ
Fred l.. Smith possessed keen mer
tality, and had the quality of doing we
anything in which he was interested on /
which he gave his attention In his PEI
sonal Characteristics he was absolutel
honest. sincere and genuine, and from boy
hood had adhered consistently to the dee
- religious convictions which were part {
his nature.