Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-14
MILFORD H. BRACKET
Cashier Of Peoples Bank Stricken
with Cerebral Hemorrhage
Found Unconscious in His Home Sun
day Night-Was Citizen of the High
est Type.

the death OF MILFORD H. Bracket, vice
president and cashier of the Peoples
National bank, which took place sun
day evening shortly after 10 o clock in
ms home on the lutncy road.
Mr. Bracket had not been in good
health for nearly year and in the
past few months had been unable to
give his attention regularly to the af-
fairs of the bank. There had, how
ever, been no indication of an imme-
date crisis in his condition and he
had been about the streets, at the
Wheel club and the Country club and
in his general appearance seemed to
be in fairly good health.
In the last two or three days he had
suffered from severe pains in his left
side and during Sunday his family
physician was called to attend him.
About 10 clock he retired to his room
as usual. Mrs. Bracket and her son
heard him moving about the room
shortly after this, and Il few moments
later Mrs. Bracket went upstairs to
give him some medicine. She was
startled to find her husband lying un-
conscious on the floor Death took
place almost Immediately, before Il
physician could reach the house. The
cause of death was undoubtedly cerc-
brat hcmorrhagc.
Mr.. Bracket was born in this town
August II, 1864, the only son Of Dana
+. and Lucy a. (Taylor) Bracket. He
attended the public schools, leaving
the high school at the end of his junior
year, in 1850, to become a clerk in the
store of John j. Ray. In 1881 he took
the position of bookkccpcr and secrc
tary for the Valley Mill company, re
naming in the employ of that con
Germ two years. His connection with
the Peoples bank covered period of
over 80 years beginning April |, 1856.
In 1889 he was advanced from the
position of bookkccper to that of as
sistant cashier and in 1898, following
the death of Oscar A. Marshall, he was
chosen by the directors to the position
of cashier. In 1910 he was elected
vice president of the bank In 1898,
following the death of George S. Dow
ley of the Vermont National bank,
he was appointed treasurer of the
town and had filled that position ever
since by annual election. In 1898 he
WAS strongly supported as candidate
for state treasurer at the time when
Junction received the Republican nom
nation.
Mr.. Bracket was one of the most
capable bank men the state of Yer
mont has ever produced. He came to
a position of great responsibility at
an early are, but he Immediately gave
evidence of exceptional ability. Tn
der his direction the Peoples bank had
al bo
known as one of the strongest ma
tional banks of the state. Mr.. Brack-
EFT IS work in the bank was not per
functory-sim9ly Il matter of seeing
that the business was conducted con
servatively and accurately. He went
far beyond this, showing his initiative
in many transactions and using his
trust for the upbuiding of the bust
ness interests of the town. Whenever
possible he sought to give aid to firms
or individuals needing financial as
sistance. His Judgment was sound il
all business affairs and he was fire.
quently called upon to settle estates
and to act as counsellor of people
needing advice in financial matters
Bankers outside of the state had lon}
recognized Mr.. Bracket as man OF
great capabilities and on more tina;
one occasion he had been offered cx
ecutive positions with large cit,
banks. h. however. believed that tn,
upbuilding of the Peoples bank wa
his lifework and had always decline,
the offers from larger institutions.
Mr.. Bracket married Bertha NJ
Hines, daughter of the late Mr.. an
Mrs. George A. Hines of Brattleboro
August 1, 1883. He leaves his wifi,
and one son, Roger Arnold Bracket, ;
junior in Amherst college. His otnc
immediate relatives are his mothe
and one sister, Lucie /. (Brackett
Cowles. wife of Dcnnison Cowlcs.
Mr.. Bracket was one of the pa
presidents of the Vermont Wheel club
He was an enthusiastic Free Masol
and after filing the offices of JUNO
and senior warden of Bratticbui,
lodge was elected worshipful master
but declined that honor, as it came "A
the time when the management of tn
bank devolved on him,
Mr.. Brackctt's record i'll busincs
aud personal life was true and honor
able in every relation. He was know
everywhere as absolutely upright sin
cere and conscientious. In addition
W Il HHt IlIt0'nN' Ht l''0o'ooNh III
charm of unfailing courtesy and co.
diality and kindliness. In his deaf
BrattleborO has lost citizen of tn
highest type who was genuine an
dependable friend to hundreds OF pee
pie in this and the surrounding towns
The funeral was held Wednesday at
tcrnoon at go O'Clock at the house
Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood, pastor Of tn
Unitarian church, officiating.
Frederic c. Adams sang Crossing tn
Bar by Tennyson aud Consolation b.
by Mendclssohn. The bearers wer
Charles h. Crosby, Clarke G. Fits
George l.. Durham, Charles A. Harris
Ernest Il. Perry and Clarence l.. Stick
ncy. The past presidents of the Ven
mont Wheel club and dclegatio
from Brattlcboro lodge, +. & A. NJ
of which organization Mr.. Bracket
was a member, attended, as did repre-
sentatives of all of the local bank
and of the Wilmington savings bank.
Among those present from out o
town were Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. No
Kcnncv and Miss Ruth and Miss Luc
McKennev of Northampton, Mass
Mrs. L. G. Burlngame of Springfield