Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28


2 months and 10 days. She had been
in declining health about two years, but
previous to that she was exceptionally
well for person of her advanced age.
She sustained shock a few days ago,
which fastened her death. Her birth
day was Oct. 10, 1916.
For some years Mrs. Hadley's birth
dav anniversary was an occasion Tor
special recognition, particularly that of
last year, when she became an cente-
marian. At that time more than 100
persons called at her home to offer
Fluctuations, and she received many
flowers from the Mary Field IIadley
class of the Centre Congregational
Sunday school, which was named in
honor of her, and from the Woman 5
| association of that church and Brat
| tleboro chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, of which she was
an honorary member, besides individ-
| ualc.
Mrs. Hadley possessed rare personal
grace and charm. Her life was filled
with deeds of kindly sympathy and
interest, and her calm serenity and OPP
timism were an inspiration TO those
about her.
Private funeral services were held
at the house at 9 o'clock yesterday,
Rev. Richard II. Clapp, pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, and
| Rev. L. @. S. Osgood of the Unitarian
church. longtime friend and neigh
Dor, officiating. The burial took place in
the family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Mrs Hadley had been a member of
the Centre Congregational church since
May 6, 1898, more than ~ years, and
on the occasion OF the centennial OF the
church in July, 1916, she was one of
the interested spectators of the dedi-
cation Of granite marker on the VII
lage common, ON the site which the
church occupied when she became .
member. She had been Il reader of
the Congregationalist more than 90
years
Mrs. Hadlcy was born in West Brat
tleboro in a house which stood just
north of the site of the Davenport
store. Her father was David Field and
her mother Patty Wood Field. Hei
father was born in Amherst, Mass.
near the site of the present college
buildings and her mother was native
of Marlboro, Mass David Field cam,
to West Brnttleboro and occupied TO
some years the house which stands no
far from the Brattleboro creamery, JUS
/ south of the brook, He was shoe
, maker.
After attending school until she wa
/ IA years old Mary Field taught in Eas
Northield, Mass. then called North
. field East. She also taught in Vernon
| 80 - in In 1tl1o ~ n r
s Between school years she instructed
7 the children of the neighbors in Yves
I | Brattleboro in the art of sewing. Whc
Q she was % years old she married liar
:. nibal IIadley, who lived across Yves
:. river, in Brattleboro, but very near I'll
II Dummcrston line. Shortly after thei
+. marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Hadlcy move
:. to n house on High street, and tw
Il years later they moved TO the house q
\ the same street in which Mrs. Hadlo
had since lived and which was he
homo nearly 80 years. Mr. Hadle
owned the meat market business whic
is now owned by the W. +. Richardso
Co., and is known as the Richardso
!. lower market, near the American buil'
ing. He continued in business thcl
. until his death, Oct. 20, 1884. lie i
nOrlttu tIP DublHfSS rum Mo lulhCl'
Mrs. Hadley was the mother of fol
q children, two Of whom died in chill
y hood and two of whom arc now Twin
30 Mrs. Emily Huntington Emerson, vii
W whom Mrs. Hadlcy lived, and MI
l. Elizabeth Holman Sellcck, who liv
~ in another part OF the old home. 81
W. leaves also three grandchildren, Mi
H. Kate l.. Seleck. Mrs. William A ShuI
OF way and Miss Helen +. Emerson, nj
to two great grandchildren, Francis &C
don Shumway and Albert Hadl'
rs Shumway.
Oh In the sunset years of her long ii
:, Mrs. Hadley often recOunted in an c
Y tertaining manner many of the chang
~ that have occurred in Brattleboro
"a years past. When she was young I
II Prospect Hill section was q virgin fl
est and the business section consist
NJ of only few buildings. On the 81
u" of the present American building sto
w. the old hotel, the American Hou
Chase s stage house, conducted by Pa
Chase, stood where Crosby block M
70. stands. 1t was the most prominc
III hotel in town and the stages fire.
&C north, east, south and west put
n. there. Tho Centre Congregation
church stood on what is now the V
Iago common.
IS Whom Mrs. Hadley was child
nd father died and an uncle in LyI
Mass, was appointed her guardian.