The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-09
President of Vermont Say
ings Bank Succumbs
in Hospital
MAN OF UNUSUAL
BUSINESS ABILITY
Expert as Banker and Devoted His En-
tire Business Life to One Institution
Operated Upon Wednesday for Alb
Scess of Liver.

Charles Howard Pratt. 6l president Of
the Vermont Saving bank, died at 1870
O'Clock last night in the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital where he was taken
Tuesday night and where he underwent
ma operation Wednesday for abece-s Of
the liver Nr Pratt had not been in his
usual health since last spring li- anIic
tiou being OF septic nature, and for
three weeks before going to the hospital
he had been confined to his house at 10
Oak street, which had been the family
home since ls67.
Mr.. Pratt was lifelong resident OF
Brattleboro. He was born April $ 1856
Ia the house naw occupied by T. T. Mellen
and family on Walnut street. a son of
the late Howard Asa and Helen (Rand
| Pratt and was descendant of one at
/ tvo brothers Who settled in this locality
1 n the latter part If the 18th century
! Howard Asa Pratt Wa- for yeaF~ IN the
| arrla"a making business on Elliot street
/ where the old skating rink afterwards
/ stood and whore there i now an apart
/ meut house near The junction OF School
street, Tie wa~ one of the firm Of Asa
| Miller & Co mp to the time Of the war,
! md when the business was reorcaniztd
| uad,r the name of n r. Will>ton 4 Go
| Mn Pratt continued a. one of the firm
retiring from business in 1874. Ills
icath occurred Oct 30 1901. and his wife
lied ,iune p, 1901
Charles IL Pratt attended the hi2
-ehool and during the latter part of hi-
schooling he was employed before auC
after school hours in the bank to Whicl
be- devoted his entire business ifc After
Hi~ graduate ion he became bookkeeper ii
the institution June /. 1872. and centin
ued ia that position oycr Is years
Then. on Nov |, 1890, on the resignation
at Assistant Treasurer Malcolm Moody
| Nj, Pratt was made assistant treasurer
He became treasurer Jam 1. 1909 sue
ceedng the late Norman f. Cabot. aus
IN June 1900 he became president. sue
eeeding the late eN-Goy Frederick Hol
brook
Mr. Pratt had been for many year
treasurer of the Unitarian society. an,
he was enc OF the most substantial sup
oorter~ of the Worl, of that society II
. had held the office of president OF tn
Vermont Wheel club. but was not
member of any fraterual organization.
he only surviving near relative is
y brother, Franklin s. Pratt of Brattlehors
, an expert accountant. a sister. Mis-
J Helen Pratt died in 1883 al the age o
: Is years.
The body Of Mr. Pratt will lie in stat
in the njtarian church sunday after
noon from 10 ; O'Clock and the funcra
viii be held at 3, Rev f. O. :. OseooG
i pastor. officiating The burial will tax
place in Prospect Hill cemetery
As a bank man MIR. Pratt was an eN
pert. All the technical side Of the busi
II ness was at his command He had rar
/ Judgment OF real estate and other prop
erty values. and to his efficiency an
c fidelity Is due in large measure the hig
q standing which the Vermont Saving
i bank enjoys a. one of the strongest il
: ~titutions OF the Kind in New EnglanC
"a III business affairs his advice was 50 higi
oI iy respected that his counsel was cor
o tinually sought and generally FOLLOWED
There was in Charles H. Pratt ger
erous endowment Of those qualities whie
are the true measure Of real citizenship
III All Movements looking toward con
munity hettcrment he took a keen an
al was ever without his assistance NJ
IN Pratt possessed an abiding faith in Il
community which was his lifelong hon
n and a ready sympathy with eyerythn
+ chat pertained 10 its moral and materl
+ advancement
n There vas 4 personal side to NJ
If Pratt'~ nature which was not revealed
- men Who met him in business nor
a casual acquaintances. Although >tror
man intellectually and OF pronounce
convictions which could not be shaken
" possessed a heart that was touched |
y All forms Of distress and suffering
:, heart as warm and tender as that Of
woman. He gave freely OF hi, means
~ help many people, and in their times
~ trouble the sympathy and affection th
- he made known III 4 quiet but appealll
way will never be forgotten These a
tender memories memories of Il dee
sincere. genuine and helpful friendsh
which those who knew him intimate
H., I, .