The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-21

suddenly Of organic heart disease yester
day afternoon III his home on Main
street. He was found sitting in chair
! his son. Richard G. Averill, on the lat
ter 5 return at /. clock from Spof
ford lake, Chesterfield, n. IT,, where the
son and family have been occupying their
cottage. lie appeared to be asleep, aud
his son did not speak to him for a few
minutes and then it was discovered that
life was extinct.
The news Of his death occasioned much
surprise in the business section of the vii
lage, as numerous persons had seen Mr..
Averill but short time before. He was
in his garden IN the afternoon, and at
his house Or. W. II. Lane transacted
business with him in connection with the
| Austme Institution. Later he was on
| Main street, and few minutes past
! i o clock he went to the postotfice, across
the street from his home, and returned.
| For several years IT had been known
| that Mr.. Averill was afflicted with a
heart trouble, but when his son left for
| Spotford lake at about l.30 he appeared
to be in his usual health. At the time
of his death the only other person in the
house was the maid, who had not been
into the room and so did not know what
had happened. DR.. Henry Tucker of the
health board saw him about clock
and attributed his death to organic heart
disease.
The funeral will be held at the house
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev
Richard II. Clapp, pastor OF the Centr,
Congregational church, will oficiate ant
Rev. Harry II. Miles of New Haven, Conn.
a former pastor, will participate in th'
service if he can be secured The buria
will take place in Morningside cemetery
Mr.. Avcrill was a native of Thomas
ton, Conn, and was born Oct IS, 1897
son of Rev James and Sglvira (Car
penter) Averiil. His father was q Con
gregati0nal minister who served as chap
lain Of the oath Connecticut regiment o
infantry in the Civil war. An uncle, {
l c. Carpenter, was rear admiral i'll tn
United States navy. Mr.. Avcrill S ma
ternal grandfather, David \. Carpenter
was a prominent resident Of Greenfield
; and actively opposed the candidacy 0
: jefferson Davis in the convention i
Charleston, 5. g., in 1860.
= From the time he was Is years of ag
: Mr.. Averill was connected with financia
Z institutions until he resigned as pres
! dent Of the Vermont National bank 0
! Brattleboro two years ago. First h
was clerk and bookkeeper III the Firs
, National bank in Greenfield, remainin
" there eight years. From there he wen
!, to northampton, Mass, as teller i'll th
! First National bank. He remained wit
:, the Northampton bank until 1850, whe
! he became teller Of the Vermont Nation
}. al bank. The next year, 1886, George
= Dowlcy was promoted from cashier
: president and Mr.. Averill was mad
E cashier. Mr. Dowley died in Novembe
: 1896, and Mr.. Averill was elected pres
= dent the next January. He RENAME
in the presidency over IS years, resrg
ing in May, 1913.
J. In July, 1916, Mr.. Averill bought
- large interest in the Ashuelot Paper CT
. which operates a profitable paper mill
! modern equipment between Hinsdale al
~ Ashuelot He was made treasurer and
h director of the company and had sin
- devoted much Of his time to the bu:
ness, making trips to the plant as MAJ
times during the week as he thought
!, necessary.
~ ~ Besides his duties as a bank ofici;