The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

IN failing health for two years. but aiwavs
retained his sense OF humor and found
pleasure IN life. Three times he had been
commander of Sedgwick post. G \. r.. and
he had been president Of the lIth Con
nectlcut Regimental association and an aide
ON the staff OF the commander in chief of
the g. A Il. He was a devout member
OF It. Nichaels Roman Catholic church
and always WIS interested in the welfare
OF his home town.
The funeral viii be held Tuesday morn
lng at 3 clock in st. Michael's Roman
Catholic church and the burial will take
place in the Roman Catholic cemetery.
>edgwIck post, G., A r., will attend the
services and act as escort to the body.
Patrick Joseph Fenton was born Aug
s. lS4l, in the village of Carew. parish of
Dunquln, County Kerry, Ireland. a son of
Joseph and Elaine (Fitzgerald Fenton.
lie came to this country when seven
years old and always had vivid memory
OF that voyage. which lasted SIX weeks and
two days and during which the vessel was
on FIRE at one time
In lS49 Mr.. Fentcns father moved his
family from Iiuiyokc, Mass. where he had
been engaged on the construction OF the
first dam built in that city. TO Brattle-
boro, where the head of the family was
member OF the construction gang Of the
Vermont y alley railroad. As the construc-
ton work proceeded the Fenton family
followed the work. their FIRST, shantv being
built where the Bradley house now stands
| pon the completion of the road the fam
| lily came to Brattlcboro in 1882 and Mr..
Fenton had lived here continuously since.
When a boy Mr. Fenton entered the en-
| plOy of George B. Folsom, d wealthy New
York resident who laI ar,,,,,,,o,. b1,,,l -,
Brattleboro During his service with this
family Mr.. Fenton met many men of prom
| inence. including Generals Scott and Dix
and such famous newspapcr1ncn of the
early days as the elder Bennett Greeley
| and Raymond, and finally the Prince of
| Wales, who came to this country in 1860
! Mr.. Fenton was still in the employ of Mr.
| Folsom when Fort Sumpter was fired upon
| With Patrick O'Grady Mr.. Fenton went
| TO Connecticut and enlisted for three years
| in the llth Connecticut regiment Com
| lpany G, OF which he became member, lost
| l27 men during the year and the regiment
had total loss from all causes of ,126
/ The regiment saw its first hard service at
the battle of Cold Harbor The regiment
remained practically all summer before
Petersburg. In the battle Of Aug 5 before
that city the regiment was SO deeimated
l
Iswered the roll call
Mr. Fenton was with the advance of the
| Union troops that first entered the city Of
| Richmond and was one of those assigned
| Ito the task of extinguislling fhe flames that
Iwere destroying many buildings AIr Fen-
ton was mustered out Of the service Jan.
l6 1866. He was always proud Of the fact
that Of the 25 Irish boys who went from
thus section TO the front there was not a
coward o. descrter among them
1 After working on farin, In 4 machine
Ishop and one year on the construction of
the Hoosae tunnel. Mr. Fenton entered
lin 1882 the employ Of the Estey Organ Co.
land remained steadily with that concern
until failing health in the last year or two
had prevented him from working regularly.
Mr.. Fenton married in New York, May
'i5. 1878, Miss Sarah Hart. the ceremony be
ling performed in st. Stephens church by
Rev. Father Curran Mrs Fenton died
March |. 1898. leaving three children, who
survive their father. They are John, en-
lpioyed by the Dunham Brothers CO., Will
liam, who conducts a plumbing shop on
Elliot street, and Miss Helea, who has kept