Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-20

helpful interest in all the undertakings
with which her husband was identified.
Six children were born to them, of
whom three arc now !. ing, Christie b.
Crowell, superintendent of the local wa
ter works, Miss Esther Crowell, a former
teacher of the High street primary
school, and Eobert y Jrowc,l, who is en-
gagged in COVE Iment work in the Tana-
ma canal zone. Mr.. and Mrs. Crowell
have always been closely identified
with the Baptist church.
In 1882 Mr. Crowell bought the Isaac
Hines property on Hines s hill, which
he renamed Chestnut hill, and put on
large force of men to complete the
acqueduct which Mr.. Hines began.
This included the Chestnut hill reser-
voir, of 100000 gallons capacity,
which was Brattleboro's main source
of water supply for domestic and fire
purposes until few years ago, when
Mr.. Crowell constructed and added to
the water system an immense reservoir
in Pleasant valley. This system, for
Il town of this size, is one of the finest
in the country. In recent years the
water system has been the enterprise
to which Mr.. Crowell has chiefly de-
voted his attention. The question of
public ownership of this sytsem came
up in 1905 and subsequently was car
ried to the legislature, but the village
finally voted not to buy it and it has
remained in the ownership of the Brat
tleboro Water Works Co., of which Mr..
Crowell was the head and which has
been managed by his son, Christie B.
Crowell.
Mr.. Crowell began in 1888 to con
vert 20 acres of the Chestnut hill prop
erty into public park, laying out
avenues, bridging deep ravine, con-
structing grounds for games, a fish
pond and various other features that
go with a first class park without OBJ
jectionable features. For a time it
was used to considerable extent, but
the public never utilized it to the ex-
tent that its attractiveness warranted.
A part of it has since been given up
to residences.
About 30 years ago Mr.. Crowell
erected the large frame structure on
Flat street which since has been known
as the jelly mill, for the Brattleboro
Jelly Co., and for a number of years
an extensive business was conducted
there in the manufacture of cider iel-
ly and cucumber pickles. The ell part
of the building recently was sold.
The building known as The Cottage,
west of the Chestnut hill reservoir,
was completed in 1886. Beginning the
previous year and continuing number
of seasons the building was used for
the accommodation of fresh air chill
dren from New York and Brooklyn
under the management of DR.. Judson,
Mrs. Crowell and several assistants
caring for the children here. The par
ties sometimes numbered so or more.
Throughout the principal years of
the activity of the Carpenter Co.,
manufacturers of cottage organs, Mr.
Crowell was president and principal
owner. The company did a prosperous
business at its factory on Elliot street
and had bright outlook for Increased
business, when the European war broke
out and created conditions which made
a liquidation of the business seem ad
visable the present year.
The Crowell residence, on a fine es-
tate just south of the junction of
High and Green streets, was built by
o Confederate general, Gen. Buckner,
and later became known as the Char
lier place. Mr.. Crowell acquired the
estate in 1888, renamed the residence
Lindenhurst and spent two years en-
larging and improving it, making it one
of the handsomest residences in this
part of the state. The family occupied
it for the first time in February, 1890.
The funeral in accordance with Mr..
Crowell's often expressed wish, will
be strictly private.
The funeral was held Monday at $50
clock at the house and was private.
Rev. George 4. Tomkinson, pastor of
the First Baptist church officiated The
bearers were c. c. Fits, L. w. Haw-
ley, E. G. Crosby and H. P. Wellnan.