The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-01
BARRE'S OLDEST
PHYSICIAN DEAD
DR.. v. C. Goodrich, Aged 70, Died Of
Pneumonia-He Had Practiced
Medicine Nearly Half
' a Century.

DR. Y. c. Goodrich, aged 70 and the
oldest physician in Barre, passed away
at midnight Saturday night after two
weeks illness with pneumonia, at his
home, 90 Washington street He had
not been in good health for some time,
having had serious illness year ago
during the influenza epidemic when he
was threatened with pneumonia.
Vernon Clayton Goodrich was born in
burlington, Iowa, May 8, 1916, being
the son of Sylvanus and Mary tWilson)
Goodrich, the former of whom was a
native Of Barre and who had gone west
TO engage in educational work, being
then principal of the graded school in
Burlington. Soon after the birth of the
subject of this sketch the family re-
turned to Vermont and located in Plain
field, where Vernon spent the early
years of his life, attending the public
schools, and then entering Barre acad-
emy under Jacob Spaulding.
Determining upon a medical career,
the young man attended the Philadel-
phia Medical college and the medics,
department Of the University of Yer
mont, graduating from the latter insti-
tuition. He first located in Brookfeld
and built up a large practice in that
and adjacent towns. After quarter of
century there he sold his practice and
went to Randolph, where he was locat-
ed for two years. He gave up the prae-
tice of medicine temporarily because of
i'll health and after period Of rest
went TO Syracuse, n Y, where he con.
Quoted drug store.
Deciding to resume the practice of
his chosen profession, he spent year
at the New York Post Graduate School
of Physicians, giving special attention
to diseases of the stomach, after which
he located in Barre. During the past
is years he had practiced medicine in
Barre, building up a large practice and
holding high place in the profession.
He was an indefatigable worker and
although advanced in years and rather
impaired in health he continued to
make his calls right up to the time Of
being taken down with the illness
which terminated his nearly half a
century of service in alleviating the
sufferings of Others.
Since residing in Barre Dr. Goodrich
had not held public office but while To-
Gated in Brookfeld he was postmaster
for four years and was for the same
length of time a member OF the board
of United States pension examiners in
Randolph, He was member of the
Washington County Medical society
He also was a Mason, having joined the
order at Brookfield and he was a mem.
Der Of the Congregational church at
Brookfeld
On Oct. / 1874, Dr. Goodrich married
Miss Adeline Lamson OF Brookfield, who
survives him, together with their two
daughters, Mrs. G. A. Bigelow Of North
boro, Mass, and Mrs. A. w. Winch OF
Sanford, Me- Both the daughters have
been in Barre, assisting in the care OF
their father and also being near their
mother, who is still in the Heaton hos
pital at Montpelier, having recently
submitted TO an operation. DIR. Good
rich also leaves two brothers, Eugene
Goodrich of Los Angeles, Cal, and
Clement Goodrich of Syracuse, n. Y.
The funeral, which viii be private,
will be held at the late residence Tues
day afternoon at 2-o'clock, and inter
ment will be in Hope cemetery