The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-07

Frank +. Howe comes from Windham
county stock. His ancestors were among
the early settlers in Dover, Marlboro,
Newfane. and Wardsboro. The great
grandfather of this sketch was I.ieuten-
ant Gardner Howe. who served in the
Revolutionary army for five years At
the close of the war he took his Young
bride and came from ShrewsburvsAI
to what is now Dover, though then known
~ the South District of Warlsboro.
where he became one of the leading eiti-
zeTls of the town and raised family of
eight sons.
Frank y. Howe was born in Heath,
Mass. Oct. 2, 1870 His father and raoth.
er were both natives of Dover and spent
their lives in Vermont except for the
/ four years when they lived in Massachu-
Isetts during which time their only son
was born. Mr.. Howe's father, Edmund
Perry Howe, served in the Civil war. en-
listing IN the first company organized in
Brattleboro.
j In 1872 the family moved to farm in
tBrattleboro, near the Guilford and Marl-
boro town lines, and here the boy grew
ITO manhood, working on the farm and
lattehdlng the district school
His father died when Frank was Ii
iYears old and his further educational adj
yantages We're limited because of heing
leompelled to aid in the support of his
tmother and two sisters BY working the
| rest OF the year he was able to attend
the seminary at West Brattleboro several
fall terms, though, to do ii, he had to
walk four miles each wav every dav and
do the farm chores az horpe night and
morning. AT the age of / Z, he passed the
required examination to get teachers
certificate. with the highest average of
lapT candidate that year and taught
school in the town of Guilford.
At the age of 10. he left the farm and
became q printers apprentice IN the office
of The Brattlebofo Reformer, wher, he
sspent three years learning the trade.
His wages during that period were IS per
week the first year. 81 the second. and s.
the third, At the end of his apprentice
ship, he became reporter on The Re-
former, but left Brattleboro in 1893 Ia
loin the repertorial staff of the Montpel-
Ter Argus
During the next nine years he worked
on the Argus, was for year the editor
of the Montpelier Daily Record worked
two years in Florida as a special GORE.
spondept of the New York Herald anf
other papers, and fer three years was
editor of The Barre Times. During these
years he worked as a newspaper reportc,
at the statehouse while the legislature
was in session and became an enthttsias,
IN efforts for the industrial and eduea
tional advance of Vermont SET
In 1902 with $500 cash capital he left
Rarra and went TO Bennington. where h,
bought The Remington RefoTmer on
credit. A few months. later. he took owe
Tho Bennington Banner ON smiiar terms
In December. 1903, he established Tn
! BENNINGTON Evening Banner, and as edi
/ tor and publisher during the past l5'year
no has made it one Of the well-knowl
paners of Vermont -.
IN 1903. he was elected to Che legisln
I tlre from Bennu0ton. He -was a presii
Dental eIeetpn the same wear and was flf
InesseugerSent- ito carry the Vermont votl
4 to Washington He was re- elected to tn
4 legislature in 1910 and was chosen speak
4 ter In l9l2.-she wase elected lieutenant
4 governor.
III Atstha age of 81 Mr. Howe Joined til
4 Columbian lodge. No. SO f. and A. NJ
Hlof Brattleboro and is now member @
hp Mount anthony lodge of Bennington
Il He isra member of the Benevolent Prote,
1 tive Order of Ellls, the Fraternal Orde
Z of Eagles, the Grange and Sons of Vetel
ans. and was a member of the Knights {
II Pythias until the Bennington lodge W.
= disbanded. For 10 years, he has been