The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-11
DEATH OF DIR. HENRY JAMES.
He Was One of vemont's Best Known
Physicians.

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Waterbury, June ll.--Dr. Henry James
who had been unconscious since Friday
passed away at 7;50 last evening at his
lhome on Main street, from general
breaking down of the system. The flu.
neral will be held at the. Congregations
church Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Waterbury mourns the loss of great
and noble man, one who has always been
true to the town of his birth. DR.. James
came of fine ancestry. His father. Henry
r. James, a lawyer, prominent In his pro-
fession, was member of Congress and
state treasurer His mother, Fanny But.
Ter, was the daughter of Ezra Butter,
also member of Congress and one of
vermont's early governors. With this
| this start, hard work in school equipped
Henry James for the very useful life
which he led.
| He was born in Waterbury in 1882 and
received his early education in the public
schools of this place, in Morrisvile and
ST.. Johnsbury academies. His medical
studies were commenced in 1852 at Wa
terbury under DIR. j. B. Woodland He
graduated at Columbia university and
served as house physician in Bellevue
iOsUlbdi, NEW. Ipih AiLN. III ISDU, Hc
went into practice at Chelsea, Mass, and
in 1857 returned to Waterbury, where
he entered into good professional bus.
mess. In 1851 he entered the army as
surgeon of the third Vermont regiment,
in 1863 was commissioned surgeon of
the United States army and in 1865 was
breveted lieutenant. The greater part
of his military service was spent in hos
pital duty. In the fall OF 1862 he was
in charge OF hospital at Burkettsville;
in 1868, in the winter at Frederick, Nd; |
in the spring, in the hospitals of the
sixth army corps, and in the summer and |
fall in the army hospitals in and about |
Gettysburg and at the Letterman Gen.
era hospital, In which were about 1000
severely wounded from the Gettysburg
In the winter and spring Of 1864 he
was in South street General hospital at
and in the summer of the
same year was in charge of hospital
steamer From the fall of 1864 till the
close of the war he was in charge OF
the Sloan General hospital at Montpelier.
He left the army in 1866 and spent a
portion OF that year in New York max
iiR SpeNtai etuaS VI Injuries 10 tHt
bones and brain.
In 1867 he returned to Waterbury,
where he had since been actively en-
gagged in practice, with the exception of
portion of 1874, when he was travelling
IN Europe. His advice and consulting
work has been sought all over the state !
In 1880 DIR. James was elected by the
unanimous vote of the legislature a trus-
zee of the University Of Vermont. He
vas also one OF the medical committee
II the Mary Fletcher hospital. Dr. James
tuck to his profession and made all !
hings work to that end. He did accept
he election as member of the state /,
legislature from Waterbury, where he did I
xcellent work, but he had very little
ime for any town office. His life was
He'd with kindness and devoted to al
eviating suffering. To- him was given
he opportunity of ministering to FIVE
enerations of those families whose life =
nd ancestry he knew so Well. He gave
much advice to the younger generation
nd encouraged them on to higher living
nd thinking.
Besides his profession, his heart was
1 the old home farm, which. with it's fine d
eb VI DuitulAHcs IL hHt vi tHS fuaFktu II
laces of the town. With his books and 4
lusic, too, he was very happy and was j.
lways interested in the music OF the ol
lurch, having in former years served in '
he Congregational church both in the n
noir and as orgnnist DIR. james was Vi
Ugh in his ideals, yet simple in his tastes fl
His devotion TO his mother was shown nj
keeping her for years mistress of his
,me. After her death, he married Fran d
: Bergin Hall, Boston teacher. but h'
sident of Cambridge. Sne was wom- &C
! Of rare qualities and ably assisted hI
M. She died six years ago last Jan ii
lry. They never had any children and Il
le doctor did not have brothers or sis II
rs. Two own cousins on the Butler ~
de are living in the South. For the br
st four years, cousin Mrs. Ella Rus al
. of Minneapolis has been with him, th
rving as a companion and aiding great. th
in the arranging and keeping Of val. Be
bile documents, The Misses Thomas VI
Stowe are also cousins. but the name ho
anes" is now gone from the prominent Ca
e Of Waterbury, except in memory. ch
iere il will always be cherished. ws