The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
DEATH TODAY OF
DIR. CHAS. S. CLARK
Oldest Practicing Dentist in Town. Of
ficer of Vermont National Bank
and Other Organizations.

DR.. Charles Stanford Clark, SO. of
West Brattleboro, the oldest practicing
dentist in this town, both in years and
| IN length of service, and q man who
held several offices of trust and re-
sponsibility, died this morning in his
home, after an illness of several weeks.
He had been in i'll health several
months and everything possible was
done to bring him return of good
health
He was born in West Brattleboro
July 2S, 1916, son of Stanford Russell
| and Eliza Lucretia (Adkins) Clark. He
attended Brattleboro academy in West
Brattleboro and Williston seminary,
| Easthampton, Mass, was a student in
Norwich university, Northfield (Vt.),
IN 1862, graduated from Eastman IS
business college in Poughkeepsie, n.
Y, in 1865, began his professional
studies in the office of the late DIR. O.
X. Post of Brattleboro and afterwards
took a course in the dental department
| OF Harvard university, which he en-
tered in 1865.
DIR. Clark began the practice of den
| tlstry with DIR. Williams in Woodstock
in April, 1869, and in 1871 he located
| in West Brattleboro, having an Office
IN this village. He practiced for a
time in Crosby block and in Granite
building, but for many years his of
flee had been in the Whitney building.
He was an expert workman and was
| successful in his profession. He made
daily trips between the two villages.
and before the days of the telephone
his residence in West Brattleboro and
his office in this village were connected
by telegraph line.
He had been member of the board
| of directors of the Vermont National
bank since 1901. He was corporate
member of the. Vermont Savings bank,
trustee and treasurer of Brattleboro
ever since its organization, a director.
agent and treasurer of Morningside
Cemetery association.
DIR. Clark united with the Congre-
gat1onal church in 1866. For "a years
ne had been deacon of the First Con-
gregatlonal church in West Brattleboro
lie was generous supporter of its
finances and was devoted to all church
interests. As treasurer of its funds he
was always thorough and exact, and in
service ON its business committees his
Judgment was relied upon. He was a
longtime moderator of the church bust
ness meetings and had served as super
intendent of the Sunday school.
oh sept. ., 1911, Dr. clark married
Rebecca Cehnda Clark of Peru, who
died May 9, 1915. Eight children were
born to them, of whom seven survive.
Lafayette T. of West Brattleboro, DR..
Charles Ernest of Sivas, Turkey. Rev.
James s. of North Bennington, Robert
G. of Brattleboro, Mary E., wife of
Wesley E. Minis of Orange, Mass. Miss
Susie u. of West Brattleboro and Ed
ward 5. of Detroit, Mich. There are
IL grandchildren. Dr. Clark also leaves
one brother, Samuel Clark of Spring
field, o., and one sister, Miss Susan b
Clark of West Brattleboro.
DR.. Clark was man of sound busi
ness Judgment and honorable dealings.
devoted to his home circle, interested
and helpful IN church and school af-
fairs, and he viii be missed in manv
ways.
The funeral will be held at 1.3u
o clock Friday afternoon in the First
Congregational church, West Brattle-
boro, and the burial viii take place in
the West Brattleboro cemetery.