The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
DEATH COMES TO
MRS. REYNOLDS
Associate Editor of Hol-
stein-Friesian Regis
ter II Years
NEWSPAPERWOMAN
OF MUCH ABILITY
Fer Several Years Practically Had Sole
Charge of RefOrmer's Editorial Page
I'll Over Two Months with COncerOus
Trouble.

Mrs. Adelaide ID. Reynolds, 60, for the
past IL years associate editor of the
Holstein- Friesian Register, formerly on
the editorial staff of The Reformer. died
at o clock yesterday morning in her
home at 81 High street after an illness
of more than two months with a can
cerous trouble She had not been well
for Some time and received treatments
in New York at three or four different
times during the past year or more. She
continued her editorial work for the
Register until September IA She had
been confined to her bed since, failing
steadily.
Although she was in a critical condi-
ton and suffered intense pain she main
tanned her usual cheerful disposition to
a remarkable degree and took much
pleasure IN the company of her sisters,
Mrs. Lillian L. Allen OF Paterson, \. j.,
and Mrs. L. \. Brooks of Seattle, Wash,
her brother, Charles j. Davis, also of Se-
attic, who came here to be with her
through her illness, and Mr.. Brooks, who
had been here since early IN October.
traneeIia Adelaide Davis REYNOLDS
was born In St. JohRsbury Dec. q, 1860,
one of four children of Charles Z. Davis
and Fannie ). (Johnson) Davis. She at
tended the schools of Vernon and Pow
ers Institute in BeTnardston, Mass, and
at the age of IL years began teaching
school in her home town.
In 1880 she began work as assistant ed
ltor for The Reformer, then owned by
the late Charles II. Davenport On July
10, 1884, she married Stephen Reynolds
OF Meriden, Conn, anl they lived in Mer
lden, Dover, Del, and Easton, Pa.
Mrs. Reynolds returned to Brattleboro
To take an editorial position on The Re
former IN the summer of 1901, when j.
: u. Ullery bought the paper of Mr.. Da-
yenport, and remained on its staff during
Mr.. Ullery 5 ownership and for several
years after it was purchased by f. III.
Crane in August, 1893. Later she was
| employed fer a time ON the New Eng
land Farmer, and in November, 1910, be-
came associate editor Of the Holstein-
Frlesian Register, position she held up
TO the time of her death.
+ Mrs. Reynolds %as an exceptionally
capable newspaperwoman Her ability
as a writer was supplemented by a wide
knowledge of affairs gained through
years of exchange reading and her iudg-
ment IN handling topics was almost un-
crrlng. For a nomber of years after her
return to this town in 1901 she was
practically in sole charge of The Re
former 5 editorial page and succeeded in
making it one of the most widely copied
IN the state Aside from her ability as
a writer of prose Mrs. REYNOLDS wrote
more than ordinary merit. As an asso-
| ciate she was both helpful and congen-
| ial, never too busy to assist those less
! experienced than herself, never too tired
to carry her share of the burden, always
courteous and obliging and quick to see
/ the humorous side of any incident that
/ had one. BY those who worked with her
/ in the old days, and found pleasure as
/ we'll as profit from the association, as
well rs by her business companions of
/ later years, her death will be sincerely
mOurned.
i She was a charter member of the Brat
tleboro Business and Professional Wom-
en- 5 club.
/ Besides her sisters and brother men
toned above, Mrs Reynolds leaves one
daughter. Miss Yiolette A, Reynolds,
, secretary to DR. Frederick Lynch, edi-
tor and publisher of Christian Work, IN
j New York. Miss Reynolds rs editor of
/ the children 5 page in the magazine and
/ is a contributor to other magazines. She
| had been with her mother the past 10
days. \ son died in 1898 at the age of
six months.
/ The funeral will be held at ! clock
/ Wednesday afternoon at Carl a Mitch
! ell : undertaking parlors, where the
+ body may be seen from , to 8 CLOCK to-
/ morrow afternoon Rev Dr. Herbert j.
/ Woodin pastor of the Centre Congre-
/ gational church viii officiate at the fu
neral .-...s-s