The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-13

his S2nd year. Yesterday forenoon
Colonel Abbott made his customary
daily visit at the office OF II. b.
Hutchins on Main street. He did not
appear to be in his usual health ad-
mitted that he did not feel well and
shortly before noon was taken home.
A physician was Immediately sum
moned but his condition did not res.
pond to treatment and became rapidly
worse unit he passed away.
Lyman Frederick Abbott was born
at Holden. Worcester County, Mass.
January l3. 1899, the youngest and
last surviving of the eight children Of
Asa Abbott and Sally Morse. The fam.
lily moved to Bennington when Mr.
Abbott was eight years old He was
educated in the local schools and in
Troy and when boy Of II went to
work in the II. f. Bradford under
wear mill as a belt fixer. He advanced
from one position to another until 1863
when he became a member of the firm
Fol owing the death Of Mr.. Bradford,
he was associated in the firm with w.
II. and F. w. Bradford and for years
preceding the incorporation was the
senior member. II is probable that
Col. Abbott had been Unidentified with
the knit goods industry in Bennington
for a longer period of years than any
other person now living. The remark
able growth of the business from com
paratiyely small beg innings has taken
place during the active years of his
life
Col Abbott represented the town of
Bennington in the legislature OF 1880
and ten years later was elected one
ot the state senators from Benning-
ton county He was a member OF the
stan OF Gov c. s. Page, now junior
senator from Vermont at Washington.
He was a director and vice president
of the First National bank of Benning-
ton senior warden OF st. Peters
Church and a member Of the standing
committee OF the Vermont diocese of
the Episcopal church. He was a mem.
ber of the Bennington club and of
DtUluktbll tbubt VI i4lhNs
In January, 1913, following the gift
of the Bennington water system to the
village by the late Henry w. Putnam.
the board of water commissioners or
ganized with Mr. Abbott as chairman
a position which he continued to hold
to the day of his death He took a
keen interest in the management of
the system, was a constant attendant
at meetings of the board and made al.
most daily visits to the office of the
clerk for the purpose of keeping in
clio c personal touch with its needs,
It was his intention to accompany
Clerk Hogan on an annual fall visit of
inspection to the sources of supply to.
day
In 1869 Colonel Abbott married
Laura Trzah Hancock OF Bennington
who died in this village in 1911. The
immediate surviving relatives are two
daughters, Mrs. William J. Meagher OF
Old Bennington and Mrs. Joseph M.
Ayres of this village.
In the death of Colonel Abbott this
NuHlhuhlt9 mas oulltIru an hltpdldo
loss, He was lovable, kindly man
whose very presence created an atmo-
sphere of good fellowship, whose con
sideration for others on all occasions
was remarkable and whose numerous
acts of generosity gave him lasting
place in hte memories of hundreds of
people During his long connection
with one of the largest industries in
Bennington he had occasion to dis
charge but one employe. and the fact
that this act caused him much anxiety
and regret Is strongly indicative of the
character of the man. Notwithstand.
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