Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
MRS. HARLOW DIES SUDDENLY.
Long Time Brattleboro Teacher Found
Unconscious in Her Room in Crosby
Block-Unusual Record.

Mrs. Abbie NJ. Harlow, G6, was found
yesterday morning about 9.45 in her
rooms in Crosby block in an unconscious
state and died shortly after medical aid
was summoned. She had suffered
cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Harlow had
had position as clerk in the superin-
tendent of the schools office in the
Main street building and when she
failed to arrive at the office ut her
usual time, Miss Florence NJ. Wellman,
superintendent, telephoned to Crosby
block to see if she had left the block. As
her room was locked and nobody re-
sponded to n call at the door, il was
supposed that she had gone out. Word
to that effect was telephoned back to
Miss Wellman, but as she later did not
come to the Office Miss Wellman became
anxious and with Miss Edith NJ. Stolte
of II. f. Taylor q Son s office gained
admittance with the use of pass KEY,
into her room, where they found Mrs.
Harlow lying on the floor in her kitch-
enette. She was barely breathing.
DR.. G. r. Anderson was called Mt once,
but she lived only very short time.
She was partly dressed for school, hay.
ing on q house dress and evidently was
preparing things to cook for dinner
upon her return from school.
Two sisters of, Mrs. Harlow met death
in this way. Her sister, Mrs. Alfred B.
Crouch, was found in the same room
about seven years ago, following u
stroke of apoplexy! ' '.'ft
Mrs. Harlow was born in Centerville,
Mass, Oct. "a, 1852, daughter of 10,
seph c. and Caroline Hincklev. and was
&c 60 Ia, g 81, H.
married Reuben Harlow Of Cotut
Mass, who died several years ago. No
children were born to them. She was
a graduate of the Btidgewater normal
school and had taught ever since she
was IS years of age. She came to Brat
tleboro nearly 80 years ago and had
taught constantly since coming to town
She was for many years principal of the
Canal street school building, teaching
at the time in the seventh grade in that
building. after which for few years
she taught in the fifth grade. Her healtl
became slightly impaired which neces
STATED her giving up teaching, and fo
the past four years she had acted a.
clerk to Miss Wellman.
She leaves n school record which i!
almost unparalleled in Brattleboro, no
only in length of years but in the servic,
which she has rendered to the school
Her clerical work was exceptionally ac
curate and she thoroughly understood
everything pertaining to the school sys
tenn, and thereby was able to rcnde
most efficient work in this position.
: Mrs. Harlow had been member o
the Centre Congregational church sine
1895 and she had lived the life Of
true Christian. She was conscientiou
almost to a fault and she was neve
lacking in doing her full duty, whethe
it was in the school room or in her lif
outside the school.
She leaves one sister, Mrs. Emma {
Joyslin of Centcrville, Mass with whor
y she spent her summers in Centervill(
Mrs. Joyslin coming here to spend tn
r winters with Mrs. Harlow in Crosb
block Mrs. Joyslin went recently t
Leonia, n. j., to visit. There are ais
e four ncphcws, Henry +. Jordan of Bra
$ tlcboro, Alfred c. Lewis Of Taunton
=. Mass, Joseph f. Lewis of Baltimore
/ Nd, and Frank c. Lewis of Leoni'
e \. j., who is president of the Ethics
S School of Culture in New York city.
r The funeral will be held Sunday at
:, ernoon at $50 p. m. in the home of he
q nephew, II. +. Jordan of "a Green stree
Y Rev. Richard II. Clapp, pastor of tn
c Centre Congregational church, will o
ficiate The burial will take place
q Prospect Hill cemetery.