The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-07

of the town s foremost citizens. man
who served not only his home communi-
ty, but also the state and nation with
distinction. Col. HaSkins died in his
home at Z Terrace street at GAO o clock
of abscess Of the kidney. He had been
confined to his bed since late in June,
and for two or three days his death had
been expected momentarilv.
While attending the diocesan conven-
tion of the Episcopal church in Mont
peher June p he sustained a chill and
was accompanied at once to the hotel.
He came home the following day. and
his allment was pronounced influenza.
He improved somewhat, but about four
weeks ago he had another chill and
shortly afterwards abscess of the kid
ney developed. On Friday of last week
he had another severe chill, failing rap
idly from that time, and after that he
was conscious for brief periods only.
Funeral services will be held in st.
Michael 5 Episcopal church Thursday
morning at 10 clock, Rev Nelson Kel-
logg, rector, officiating. 1t is expected
that Bishop y. c. \. Hall of Burling-
ton will take part in the service Mem
bers of Beauseant commanderv, Knights
Templar, and of the blue lodges will
attend the service, and prominent mem
bers of the fraternity from this and
other states will be present. Beauseant
commandery will conduct the committal
service in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Kittredge Haskins was born in
Dover, April $. 1896, son of Asaph
and Amelia (Ward) Haskins. He came
of vigorous stock for his great grand
father, grandfather and father served
respectively il the French war. the
Revolutionary war and the war of
1912.
His education was obtained in the
public schools of his native town and
from a private tutor. He began the
study of law in the office of Shafter
Davenport in Wilmington. AT the age
of % years, on April Il. 1853, he was
admitted to the Windham county ba,
and Immediately entered into co
partnership with Charles n. Davenport
at Wilmington. This was dissolved Il
the spring of 1861, when Mr. Iaskins
moved to Williamsville and opened 3
law office. Two years later he moved
to Brattleboro where he had since made
his home. Except for the period of his
services Ill congress and as postma stel
he had practiced law ever since his
admission to the bar. He was elected
justice of the peace in 1861 and
served continuously As such except
while member of congress.
He was states attorney for Wind
ham county in 1912; United States
attorney for the district Of Vermont
from October, 1880, to July, 1887 Hc
was a Democrat in politics until thl
outbreak of the Civil war when he be
came a supporter of the administratio.
of President Lincoln and ever after
had been staunch supporter of tho
principles of the Republican partv. He
represented Brattleboro il the legisla
ture in 1923 and in 1867 and 1898
9. He was speaker of the house at the
special war session in the spring Of
1898 and again at the regular session
in October. In 1929 he represented
Windham county in the state senate
where he served on important
committees.
He took an active interest in village
and town affairs and often made effec
tive arguments in town and village
meetings.
For many years Col Haskins was the
senior member of the law firm oi
Haskins & Stoddard, his partner bein.
the late Edgar w. Stoddard. They con
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