NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS
OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES, ETC
Kay & Ed Chittenden: Letters from the Mailbag: Kay and Ed Chittenden
dropped me a brief note and family picture. They were very pleased with the
introduction made for them in the 1995 newsletter. “Had no idea you were going
to do that and it was a delightful surprise. Thanks so
much”. It was our pleasure. We hope that you can make 1997 reunion or if
visiting nearby give me a call. Capt. Tom Chittenden wrote that within the
first twenty-four hours in New Orleans he was asked if he knew Alfred
Chittenden. He, of course, looked Alfred up in the ‘book’ and found him to be
the only Chittenden in the New Orleans directory. Capt. Tom phoned Alfred and
learned that he is retired. He was interested in receiving the newsletter and
other information, so I am adding Alfred Chittenden of 6331 Paris Avenue, New
Orleans 70122 to our list. Capt Tom Chittenden later wrote from Seward, Alaska,
and described the natural beauty of Resurrection Bay, “looking at the alpine
mountains all around”. While waiting for the ferry to Kodiac
Island, he reported seeing many bald eagles fishing in the bay. Cecil
Chittenden from Soldatna, Alaska, wrote to join our
Newsletter list and he told us teat he has been in Alaska for many years,
working in an artic oil field. A faithful Chittenden
is Susan in Cleveland, Tennessee. She wrote that she found the 1995 newsletter
most interesting. We are pleased to hear that. She said that she lead written to Ed Chittenden in Maryland, but she could not
make direct connection. Ed was pleased to hear from Susan. Ed was born in
Michigan about 40 or 50 miles from where my grandfather, Myers Chittenden was
born. Later on Susan sent this letter. “When cleaning out my desk drawers, I
ran across this picture of my grandparents. Myers was a ggggggson
of William Chittenden of Guilford, Connecticut. He was born in Branch County,
Michigan and his wife, Bessie Dow, was from Hillsdale County, Michigan. The
baby in the picture is their granddaughter Helen Chittenden born March 1926.
(It is my guess that the enclosed picture is about 70 years
old.sc) As soon as the newsletter is finished the picture must be returned to
Susan because she writes, “We have very few pictures of my grandfather as he
usually took the pictures”. Myers and Bessie Dow Chittenden moved to Tennessee
in 1898. He was a postal worker. “And my dad and his brother followed in Myers
footsteps.” Susan said that the Cleveland post office did not have a parcel
post service until January 1913 and Bessie Chittenden mailed the first package
by parcel post. It was a one-pound package to Hillside, Michigan and it cost
eight cents (Times and prices have certainly changed). Thanks Susan for sharing
this information with us.
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1850 Oct 10th |
George
Chittenden |
b @ Clinton, Middx, CT. |
Par: Hanson
(28) & Nancy (26) Chittenden |
Farmer |
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1912 Jun 4th |
Katie H
Chittenden |
birth @
Livingston, Ky. |
Mother: L.
Mitchell |
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1912 Aug 8th |
Ire Chittenden |
birth @
Livingston, Ky. |
Mother: Vina Quertermouse. |
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1912 Aug 12th |
Julian
Chittenden |
birth @
Livingston, Ky |
Mother: Lena Syner |
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1847 |
Daniel A.
Chittenden |
died, age 27
of consumption |
@ Middx, CT born Mount Pleasant, PA |
Merchant |
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1922 Jan 8th |
James W
Chittenden |
of Nez Perce, ID |
died @
Lewiston |
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1924 May 18th |
Opan Chittenden |
of Nez Perce, ID |
died @
Lewiston |
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1930 Apr 4th |
Rozna E. Chittenden |
of Bingham, ID |
died @
Blackfoot |
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1940 Jan 7th |
Elmer Joshua
Chittenden |
of Canyon, ID |
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died @ Nampa |
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1942 Mar 9th |
William Smith
Chittenden |
of Canyon, ID |
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died @ Nampa |
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1950 Aug 21st |
Eliza B
Chittenden |
of Canyon, ID |
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died @ Nampa |
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2002 Apr 7th |
Jeanne
Chittenden |
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died, age 68 |
@ Harve Mountain, Tucson |
Alumni Records: Ruth Chittenden. Class of 1929. Arnold, NE, High School. Custer County, Rossevelt Co., NE
California. Mariposa Gazette May 20th 1876
On Bear Creek. May 11th 1876. George Chittenden married
Mrs. Alvina C. VanCampen,
by S.W. Carr Esq
California: Monterey County. Watsonville Register - Pajaronian, dated 4th Jun 1957
“Hitch-Hikers Tale Leads to Crash Scene - A dazed and
battered 25 year old hitch hiker who asked to be taken to a hospital Monday
unfolded the story of Monterey County’s 24th traffic fatality since
1st January. James Daffan of Roanoke, Va.,
stumbled to a residence about 50 miles south of Monterey along Highway 1 and
asked to be taken to a hospital at 10 a.m. He was taken to Monterey County
hospital at Salinas. Meanwhile, residents in the area began to look around and
150 feet below a steep cliff along the highway they spotted the wreckage of a
car. The body of Lawrence K Chittenden, 20, of Hollydale
was found inside. Chief Deputy Coroner Chris Hill said he thought the accident
happened sometime Saturday night. Hill said Daffan
was apparently thrown from the car before it landed at the bottom and could
have been unconscious for several hours. Daffan could
remember nothing of the accident, not even the make of car in which he was
riding. Police were puzzled at the lack of skid marks on the road, although Chittenden’s car plunged from a straight stretch of
highway. Chittenden, a naval reservist, had left home alone for San Francisco amd apparently given Daffan a
ride”, (Lawrence K. Chittenden. SS# 545-50-8333, died 1 Jun
1957, Monterey County. Reg# 530. State File 57-61920).
California: Daily Alton, 1858 Jan 7th
The wife of A. Chittenden Jr. a daughter
California: San Francisco Daily Morning Call 1874 Feb 5th
Wife of William Chittenden, a son @ Santa Cruz 23
January
California: The Orange County Register Pacific Rim; Southern California
17th Aug 1991. Dorothy A. Chittenden, 75, a
Tustin homemaker, died Thursday. Graveyard services at 10 a.m. Monday at
Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana. Arrangements by Fairhaven
Mortuary, Santa Ana. Survived by he sons, Daniel, of Santa Ana, and
Michael, of San Clement; and two grandchildren
25th Mar 1993. Juanita LaGrand,
73, a Garden Grove homemaker, died Monday. Services at 10
a.m. today at Pierce Bros - Smiths’ Mortuary, Huntington Beach. Burial in Kentucky. Survived by her sons,
Phillip, of Garden Grove, Gary, of California, Donald, of Costa Mesa, Robert,
of San Luis Obispo, George, of Fortuna, Rodney, of San Diego, and Steven, of
Iowa: daughters Linda Chittenden of Kentucky and Mary Guilmain
of Kentucky; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
21st Oct 1994. Michael Eugene Chittenden,
51, of San Clemente, a service technician for Pacific Bell, died Saturday/
Memorial services at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lesneski, San
Clemente. Graveside services at 3 p.m.
California: Santa Ana. Wednesday at Riverside National Cemetery
Survived by his brother, Daniel, of
Tustin. 1st Aug 1996.
Lawrence L. Swanson, 71, of Santa Ana, a retired Marine master gunnery
sergeant, died July 24th of heart failure. Arrangements
by Fairhaven Memorial Park Mortuary, Santa Ana. Services held at Waverly
Church, Santa Ana. Survivors: wife, Keiko, daughters, Chiaki Haverstick, Laureen Chittenden;
brother Rudy; four grandchildren
Cincinnati Commercial 1858-1899
Heritage Books, Inc: 1996. Page 95
Chittenden A. M. - Notice date: 6th Apr
1882. Death Date: 4th Apr
Colby Free Press and Tribune. 13th December 1928, page 5
Funeral of Leslie Saunders - The high esteem in which
Leslie ‘Shag’ Saunders was held by his chool mates
and the people of Coby in general was very amply
shown by the great crowd of people who attended his funeral held last Thursday
afternoon at the Methodist church. The whole town joined in the sorrow of the
relatives of this exemplary young man, who, in his quiet way, held a place of
high regard among them. The young men of the DeMolay
had charge of the general arrangements for the funeral of their fellow member
and conducted the service at the cemetery. Rev. L. R. Templin conducted the
services at the church and spoke feelingly of what the young man had meant to
the town, to his family and to his schoolmates by his friendliness, his
willingness to help and his appreciation of good fellowship. With personal
sadness we append the obituary that was read at the services. Members of the
high school football team were pall bearers and present and former athlete
coaches, Theodore A. Fleck and David C. Chittenden, were honorary pall bearers.
Mr Chittenden driving 64 miles from Herndon to attend the
funeral of his former pupil and constant friend.
Connecticut: Meriden Daily Journal, Friday Oct. 11th
1889 pg 1, Col 3
“Bust of S.B. Chittenden” F. E. Ewell of Sandwich, the
sculptor, has finished the model of a bust of S. B. Chittenden of New York
City, the giver of a new library building to Yale College. It will be done in
marble at Paris, and will be placed in the Yale library when finished”
llinois. Chicago Tribune 20th Apr 2002
IHarriet
Pierson Berman, age 98, died 14th Apr 2002. Born 22nd Jan
1904 in Chicago, to Warde and Ann, nee Loker, Chittenden, she had lived in the white Lake area for
many years. On 6th Jun 1925 she married Henry S. Pierson who
preceded her in death on 11t Jun 1970. On 30th Jun 1974 she married
Louis J. Berman who preceded her in death 30th Apr 1980. Mrs Berman
had been a homemaker and was preceded in death by a son, Daka
L. W. Pierson on 21st Aug 1987. Survived by sons, Warde C. Pierson of Illinois and H. Duane [Irene S] Pierson
of Whitehall: five grandchildren, Nancy L. Pierson Beauchamp, Jeffrey L. [Beth]
Pierson, Joan D. Pierson [Neil] Manny, Emily M. Pierson and Robert D. [Jeanine]
Pierson: eight great-grandchildren. Memorial Service will be held later in the Spring.
Connecticut Death Index 1988 – 1996. State File No: 06171
Chittenden John. Died 8th
Mar 1990 at Middletown, Middlesex, Conn. Born 8th Oct 1893, Madison,
Conn, age 96. Never married. Merchant.
Memorials to White Lake Community Fund, Box 42,
Whitehall, MI 49461
Notice: Patricia Sue Chittenden, age 40, of Ranger,
WV: died May 2, 2000, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, after a long
illness. Surviving: husband George Chittenden, daughter, Amanda Chittenden, at
home; son George Lee Chittenden, at home; parents, Leonard and Pearl Jean Wiley
of Midkiff; sisters, Sharon Blevins, Kathy Mosley and
Maude Colegrove, all of Midkiff;
brother, Leonard Glen Wiley of Ranger. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at
McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, with the Rev. Clifford Ellis
officiating. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Midkiff.. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Kansas: Radges Topeka City
Directory
1910 p. 171 Chittenden Arthur L r 701 Western Ave.
1916 p. 159 Chittenden Arthur L (Laura) supt of agts Aetna Life Ins Co r 219 Laurel. Chittenden
Cleo maid hotel Throop. Chittenden Henry b Co Farm.
1921 p. 208 Chittenden Arthur L (A Laura) agt Bank
Savings Life Ins Co r 1338 Fillmore. 1924 p. 171
Chittenden Arthur L (A Laura) Agent The Bank Savings Life Ins Co 4th
fl CB&L bldg h 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Leverett,
student r 1338 Fillmore. Polks Topeka City Directory:- 1927-28 p. 139 Chittenden Arthur H sismn
Western Typewriter Co h 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Arthur L (A Laura) Agent The
Bank Savings Life Ins Co. 4th floor
CB&L bldg. H 1338 Fillmore Tel 2-1009. Chittenden Leverett G sismn r 1338 Fillmore.
1929-30 p. 125 Chittenden Arth H agt
Pierce & Co r 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Arthur L
(A Laura) Agent, The Bank Savings Ins Co, 4th floor CB&L bldg, h
1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Leverett
G sismn r 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden
Thos stockman McClellan Stores Co r 1338 Fillmore. 1931
p. 122 Chittenden Arth H sismn
Pierce & Co r 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Arthur L (A Laura) Agent The
Bank Savings & Life Ins Co, 4th fl CB&L bldg h 1338 Fillmore
Tel 2-1009. Chittenden Leverett G
driver White Eagle Oil Corp r 1338 Fillmore. 1933 p. 86 Chittenden Arth H agt Minn
Mut Life Ins Co r 1338
Fillmore. Chittenden Arth L (A Laura) agt Bank Savings Life Ins Co. h
1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Leverett
G r 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Nora Mrs r 431
Roosevelt. Chittenden Thos J student r 1338 Fillmore.
Chittenden Virginia B student r 1338 Fillmore. 1946
p.87 Chittenden Arth H USA r 1338 Fillmore (‘USA’
notation implies military service). Chittenden Arth L
(Anna L) genl ins h 1338
Fillmore. Chittenden Nora B Mrs clk
Fleming Co. r 1719 Western. 1948 p. 93 Chittenden Arth L (Anna L) h 1338 Fillmore. Chittenden
Nora B clk r 1719 Western Ave. Chittenden Norman
student r 1719 Western Ave. 1954 Chittenden Arth L h
1338 Fillmore. Chittenden Nora brmo h 701 E 7th. Topeka & Shawnee County Public
Library obituary index (which is incomplete for some years) Chittenden Clara C
Topeka Capital Journal 1992 May 11 p. 6c b. 1912 Feb 3 d. 1992 May 10: burial
Yankee Hill Cemetery, Lincoln Nebraska: Husband Walter J died 1971. Chittenden
Thomas Judson St. Paul Minnesota (formerly of Topeka) b. 1909 Oct 19 d. 1986
Apr 17: Topeka Capital Journal 1986 Apr 19 p. 29: Wife Mary Jane survives.
Chittenden Virginia Topeka Capital Journal 2000 Apr 11 p. 6b b. 1914 Jun 20 d.
2000 Apr 7 burial Valley Brook Cemetery, Overbrook Kansas.
Kansas: Osage County Chronicle. Rutland
Daily Herald. 5th Dec 1890
A great grandson of Vermont’s first
Governor, living in Danville Indiana who is probably the largest mason in the
world. Weighed 11 pounds at birth
and now weighs 909 pounds, is 6ft 5 in, tall. It takes 41 yards of cloth to
make a suit, 3 pounds of yarn to make a pair of socks and a whole side of
leather to make a pair of boots. His parents were both small,
his father weighing 150 pounds and his mother 115 pounds. His wife who has
recently given birth to a baby girl weighs some 130 pounds
Kansas: Osage County Chronicles: Topeka (KS)
Virginia Belle Chittenden, 86, Topeka, died Thursday,
April 6th 2000, at her home. She was born Jun 20th 1914,
in Topeka, the daughter of Arthur and Anna Laura Gilmore Chittenden. She
attended the Topeka schools, and was graduated from Topeka High School. She
lived in the Topeka area all her life. She was married to Richard Isles. They
were divorced. Her parents and three brothers, Leverett,
Art and Tom have preceded her in her death. She is survived by two nephews, one
niece, and several cousins. Burial will be Valley Brook Cemetery, south of
Overbrook (KS).
Kansas: Topeka Capital Journal - Obituary Index: 1986 Apr 19 page 29
Chittenden Thomas Judson of St. Paul, Minnesota (formerly
of Topeka) born 19 Oct 1909 died 17 Apr 1986 wife Mary Janes survives. 1992 May
11 p. 6c: Chittenden Clara C born 3 Feb 1912 died 10 May 1992 husband Walter J
Chittenden who died 1971. Burial Yankee Hill Cemetery,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Kansas: Topeka Capital Journal 11th Apr 2000 p.6b
Virginia Chittenden, born 20th Jun 1914,
died 7th Apr 2000 buried Valley Brook Cemetery (Overbrook, Kansas)
Kansas: Topeka:
Norman D Chittenden, 70, Topeka, died Thursday 31 Jan 2002 at a Topeka
Hospital. Services and burial will be private. Penwell-Gabel
Mid-Town Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be
made to Midland Hospice House, 200 S. W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66604.
Kansas: Topeka
Pamela S. Young Rusk, 48, Topeka, died Monday 26 Nov 2001, shortly after
arrival at a Topeka hospital after she was stricken at home. She was born 20
Jun 1953, in Topeka, to Oscar C. and Josephine B Stramel
Young. She graduated in 1971 from the Kansas School for the Blind in Kansas
City, where she excelled as a student and cheerleader. She was a vendor in the
Business Enterprise Program for more than 21 years. She worked at the Shawnee
Co., Courthouse until 1998 and had been honoured for outstanding service. She
became store manager of Envision White Canes and More, where she worked since
1998. She had received the career achievement award from Envision. She was a
member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and past treasurer of the Alumni
Association of the School for the Blind. She was a past vice president of the Topeka
Association for the Visually Impaired and was a volunteer for the Ring-a-Day
programme. She was instrumental in establishing the Gofor
Beepball baseball team in Topeka. She married Michael
W Rusk 5 Aug 1972 in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include he mother. Josephine Young, Topeka: two brothers, Cliff
Young, Henderson, Nev and Greg Young. Topeka: and a
sister Peggy Chittenden, Topeka. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at
Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount
Calvary cemetery. Mrs Rusk will lie in state after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home, where a parish rosary at 6.30 p.m. Wednesday will be followed by
visitation until 7.30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Guide Dogs for
the Blind, P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, Cailif.94915.
Kentucky. Paducah. Monday May 7th 2001
Otto Chittenden. Marion, Ky
– Otto Chittenden, 62, of Marion died at 10.40 a.m. Sunday at Crittenden County
Hospital. He was a member of Marion Christian Church. He is survived by his
wife, Jean Chittenden of Marion, a daughter Belinda Dempsey of Marion, a son,
John Sallee of Marion; three brothers, Russell
Chittenden, Kenny Chittenden and Bill Chittenden, all of St. Louis; three
sisters, Dorothy Case of St. Louis, Callie Chadwell
of Paducah, and Carol Stroede of Arizona. He was
preceded in death by three brothers. Memorial services will be held at a later
date. There will be no visitations. Expressions of sympathy may take the form
of contributions to Crittenden County Resque Squad,
214 Weldon St, Marion, Ky. 42064, or Crittenden County Humane Society,
Courthouse Square, Marion, Ky. 42064. Gilbert Funeral Homes of Marion is in
charge of arrangements.
Kentucky. Paducah. Sunday Jul 15th 2001
Slayden – Chittenden. Doug and Joy Slayden
of Lola, announce the engagement of their daughter Alizabeth
Slayden, to Devin Chittenden, son of Barry and Angie
Chittenden of Hampton. Miss Slayden is the
granddaughter of Sis and Patsie Lasher of Hampton,
Vera Stayden of Lola and the late Bob Slayden. She is a 1907 graduate of Livingston Central High
School and a 2001 graduate of Murray State University. She is an alumna of
Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Mr. Chittenden is the grandson of the late Wayne
and Ann Threlkeld Lucian Chittenden of Joy and the
late Melva Dean Chittenden. He is a 1997 graduate of
Livingston Central High School and a student at the University of Louisville.
Wedding vows will be exchanged at 7 p.m. Jul 21st at Lido Beach in
Sarasota, Fla. All friends and relatives are invited to a reception at 4 p.m.
Aug 12th at Hampton United Methodist church.
Kentucky. Paducah. Sunday Sep 2nd 2001
Devin and Alizabeth
Chittenden. Sarasota, Fla. Alizabeth Slayden and Devin
Chittenden were united in marriage Jul 21st on Lido Beach, with the
Re. Mark Benton officiating. Music was provided by Barry Chittenden, father of
the groom, vocalist. Parents of the couple are Doug and Joy Slayden
of Lola, Ky.; and Barrie and Angie Chittenden of Hampton, Ky. The bride chose
her sister, Miss Rebecca Slayden of Lola, as maid of honor,
Bridesmaids were Mrs Robin Hurst of Ledbetter, Ky., and Miss Kim Alexander of
Murray, Ky. The groom chose his brother, Josh Chittenden of Hampton, as best
man. Groomsmen were Scott Hurst of Ledbetter and Matt Hargrove of Burna, Ky. Receptions followed the ceremony at Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel and Aug 17th at
Hampton United Methodist Church. The bride is a 1997 graduate of Livingston
Central High School and a 2001 graduate of Murray State University with a
bachelor’s degree in business finance. She is employed by the U.S. Census
Bureau in Jeffersonville, Ind. The groom, a 1997 graduate of Livingston Central
High School, is a student at the University of Louisville.
Kentucky. The Paducah Sun, Wednesday Sep 4th
2002
Marjorie Chittenden: Burna,
Ky. Services for Marjorie Chittenden, 80, of Burna
will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Boyd Funeral Home in Salem. The Rev. Jim Wring
will officiate. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Hampton. Mrs Chittenden
died at 3 a.m. Tuesday at Livingstone County Hospital. She was a member of Burna Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are her
daughter, Paulette Greer of Burna; one brother, Bobby
Quertermous of Simpson, Ill; two grandsons, Paul Ray
Greer and Jimbob Greer, both of Hampton, two great-granchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Paul Chittenden; one sister, and two
brothers. Her parents were Ludie and Mable Quertermous. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Kentucky: The Paducah Sun, Sunday Oct 5th
2003
Beverly Chittenden, Salem, Ky. Ms Beverly R.
Chittenden of the Joy community in Livingstone County passed away Saturday, Oct
4th 2003, at Salem Springlake Care Center. She was 96 years old. Services will be at the Boyd
Funeral Home, Sunday, Oct. 5th 2003, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Lynn Farlee officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery.
Visitations will be Sunday, Oct 5th from 7 a.m. to the funeral hour.
Ms. Chittenden was a graduate of Western Kentucky State College and taught in
the Livingstone County school system for 15 years before joining the staff of
the Salem Bank. She retired from banking after 35 years. She was Secretary of
the Salem Hospital Board, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and was active
in the Kentucky Women Bankers organization. Ms. Chittenden was preceded in
death by her parents, J.S.D. and Claudia Chittenden, and four sisters, Hazel C.
Vaughn, Audrey M. Chittenden, Ruth B. Chittenden and Mary A. Chittenden. She is
survived by her neice, Linda Munson of Louisville, Ky, her nephew, Roe Vaughn of Birmingham, Ala; two
great-nieces, Heather Vaughn of New York City and Kayla Vaughn of Birmingham,
Ala: and one great-nephew, Brad Munson of Lexington, Kentucky.
Maryland: Baltimore Sun: 28th Jun 2003: On 27th
Jun 2003
Curtis W. Chittenden beloved husband of Catherine R.
[nee Bokman] devoted father of the late Cathy Weatherholtz. Also survived by other
loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to
call at the Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair
Road [Perry Hall] on Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
where funeral services will be held on Monday at 10.30 a.m. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens-
Massachusetts: Boston Weekly Journal 1889 Apr 4th
Charles W Chittenden. Groceries.
Etc., CT., has assigned. Liabilities about $2.000; assets
about $325.
Massachusetts: Boston Globe Newspaper, 31st
Jan 1989. Section: Obituary. Page 23
A memorial service will be held at 2.30 p.m. Sunday in
Melvin Village Community Church, Tuftonboro, N.H.,
for Wilda (Freeman) Jackson Chittenden, a former
registered nurse in Boston who managed the Crestview Nursing Home in Quincy in
the 1960s. Mrs Chittenden died 21st Jan in Maine Medical Center,
Portland, two weeks after undergoing a quadruple coronary
bypass operation. She was 83 and lived in Tuftonboro.
Born in Shakespeare, Ontario, she graduated from Lyndonville Teachers College
in Lyndonville, Vt., and from the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing
in Boston. She worked at Massachusetts General Hospital as a private nurse in
the 1940s. Mrs Chittenden leaves a son, John Jackson of Gorham, Maine, a half
brother Richard Chamberlin in Montreal: three grandchildren: a great-grandson:
and two step-granddaughters.
Boston Globe Newspaper. 3rd Oct 1998 Section: Metro. Page: B7
A 19-year-old Roxbury man ran for his life yesterday,
but was gunned down on Ruggles Street, reportedly by
two youths on bicycles, as high school soccer players ducked for cover on a
nearby field. Michael Chittenden, who lived in Madison Park Village off Melnea Cass Boulevard, was fatally shot just before 3 p.m.
as he ran towards a field where players were gathering for a soccer match. Coashes for the teams - from Brighton and John D. O’Bryant high schools - herded players away as shots were
fired. Chittenden was pronounced dead at 3.15 p.m. at Boston Medical Center, a
hospital spokeswoman said. A city youth worker counseling
children at the scene said he was told that Chittenden was with a 9-year-old
neighbour in front of the housing development when two young people rode up on
bicycles. Words were exchanged and the youths may have issue a warning, he
said, because Chittenden and the 9-year-old suddenly dashed off in opposite
directions. Chittenden, who was pursued, was shot in the street and collapsed
on the sidewalk near the field. Chittenden’s mother,
Deborah Chittenden, said last night that other teenagers had been threatening
to kill her son since February. She said they told him to stay off Lenox Street
and even called him at home, saying “We’re going to shoot you”. Chittenden said
Boston police had tapped her phone at her request and taped the calls. Kevin
Jones, a police spokesman, could not verify if detectives had tapped Chittenden’s phone or that they had investigated the
threats. Chittenden said she believes gang members that hang out on Lenox
Street killed her only child. She said the gang terrorized the neighborhood.. Ironically, the
shooting preceded by just a few hours the kickoff of this year’s Peace League -
a city sponsored program gathering gang members to play basketball. The game
began at 6 p.m. last night in the Madison Park Community Centre,
just across the filed from where Chittenden fell. It was the second fatal
shooting in the neighbourhood recently, alarmed neighbours said. Chittenden’s killing brought the number of homicides
committed in Boston this year to 30, a toll approaching the total of 34 at this
time last year.. No arrests had been made yesterday.
Massachusetts: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 5th
Dec 2002 Section: Deaths. Page: B7. Dateline: Cypress, Texas
Margaret E. (Chittenden) Smith, 75,
of 1111 Grant road, formerly of Fitchburg. Mass., died 26th Nov in Houston Northwest Medical Center,
Houston, after a brief illness. He husband of 37 years, Richard M. Smith, died
in 1992. She leaves three sons, murray S. and
Terrance G. Smith, both of Houston, and Kevin A Smith of Kennewick, Wash,; a
daughter, Margaret Siobham of Richfield, Utah; a
brother, Andrew Chittenden of Davidson, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; nephews and
nieces. She was born in Burlington, Vt., daughter of Harley W, and Margaret
(Nixon) Chittenden, and lived in Munich, Germany, until 1990. Mrs smith loved to travel and read. A memorial service will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday 10th Dec, in Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Funeral Home, 243 Water St., Fitchburg. Burial
will be in St.Bernard’s Cemetery, Fitchburg. There is
no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to AMD
(Age-related Macular Degeneration)
Massachusetts: Springfield Union News: 3rd Jan 2003. Gerald A
Hays Edition ALL. Section: Obits. Page B06. Huntington
Gerald A. Hays, 99, of 1 Hamblin Ct, died Tuesday at
the Noble Hospital in Westfield. Born in Pittsfield, he lived in Huntington for
many years. He was a Production Manager of the Vogue Pattern Publishing Co.,
and later became a farmer. He was a former Tax Collector for the town of
Huntington. His wife Esther (Chittenden) Hays, died in 1998. He is survived by
a son Donald C. Hays of Azuse, CA, two daughters
Nancy C. Huff of Wilmington SC., and Beverly H. Keeney of Huntington. Twelve
Grand Children, Twenty Great Grand Children and One Great Grand Children. A Memorial Service will be held in June. Burial
will be private. The Ahearn Funeral Home in Northampton in charge of
arrangements.
Michigan, Lancing
Marlene Chittenden. Miss: daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Chittenden has
announced the plans for her marriage which will take place on January 8, 1955
at 3 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. H. L. Laws
officiating. She will be married to James C. Dale, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Dale of East Lansing, Mich. Miss Chittenden will be given in marriage by her
father, Mrs. L. A. Murray of Lancing, Mich., will serve as her sister’s matron
of honour, Miss Catherine Dale of East Lansing Mich., sister of the groom will
serve as bridesmaid. The groom’s father will serve as best man and the ushers
will be L. A. Murray, Jr., of Lansing, Mich. Robert Leonard of Mason, Mich., J.
B. Chittenden and James Gilliland of Cleveland. There will be a reception at
the home of the bride’s parents. Those assisting in serving will be M.S David
N. Miller of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mrs. Myres Chittenden,
Mrs. Earl Gilliland, Mrs. J.B. Chittenden and Mary Gilliland.
Michigan, Lancing
Helen M. Murray. Mrs: age 38, of 2305 Harding Ave, died Wednesday, February
17, 1965, at a local hospital after being stricken with pneumonia. She had been
a resident of Lansing since 1953, coming from Cleveland, Tenn:
was a member of First Presbyterian Church. A graduate of Tennessee Teachers
College, she had been a school teacher in Cleveland, Tenn., and at Walnut St,
School here. Surviving are her husband Leo A. Murray Jr.: three sons, Gary L.,
Douglas A., Timothy M.: One daughter Linda Ann: her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Chittenden of Cleveland, Tenn: two brothers
Myers B. Chittenden of Waynesville, NC.: Donald
Chittenden of Cleveland, Tenn, and one sister, Mrs
James C. Dale of Lansing. Funeral services will be held at the Estes-Leadley Colonial Chapel at 2.30 p.m. Monday with burial in
Evergreen Cemetery.
Michigan. Lancing
Frances Marlene Dale: 3515 Macon Ave. Mrs. Dale, age 47, died at a local
hospital April 18, 1977. She had been a resident of Lansing for 22 years. She
was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She graduated from the Tennessee
Technological University and attended M.S.U. She had been a Teacher in the
Waverly School District since 1970. She was a member of the Michigan
Educational Association. Surviving are: husband James C.: 1 son Craig M., both
of Lansing: a daughter Mrs. James (Karen F) Clickner
of Lansing: parents Mr and Mrs. Benjamin Chittenden of Cleveland, Tenn: 2 brothers, Myers B. Chittenden of Georgetown, Tenn.,
and Don A. Chittenden of Cleveland, Tenn. Religious services will be conducted
at 2.30 p.m. Wed. in the Estes Leadley Greater
Lansing Chapel with Rev. Harold R. Heins officiating
with interment in Deepdale Cemetery.
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1865 Jan 31st
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Henry William
Chittenden |
age 47 |
of Guilford |
Connecticut |
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1965 May 10th |
Florence Ethel
Chittenden |
at Holt, born
1 Aug 1873 |
@ Spring Lake |
Michigan. M
Oren Arwood |
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White, 31 Mar 1910
@ Spring Lake, born 20 Oct 1888, died 15 Oct 1973. Jenny White, born 27 Mar
1912, daughter of Oren Arwood White & Florence
Ethel |
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Oren Jack
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born 14 Apr
1914 |
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Nebraska: Lexington Clipper-Herald April 2nd
2003)
Memorial Services for Verla
P. Chittenden, 84, Cozard, will be at 2 p.m.,
Thursday, April 3rd 2003 at the Berryman Funeral Home Chapel with
Dean E. Burton officiating Inurment will be in the
Walnut Grove Cemetery at Cozard. Those wanting to
sign the register book may do so from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Berryman Funeral
Home in Cozard. Verla died
Thursday, March 27th 2003 at Cozard. She
was born Dec 11th 1918 at Finlay, Wash, to David S and Henrietta (Dorris)Morton. She attended school
in Washington, moving to Cozard in 1970. On Feb 14th
1972, she married Dwight Chittenden. She and her husband owned and operated the
Seventh Street Market until 1986 when they retired. They made their home on an
acreage north of Cozard. She had been a resident of Southview Manor Care Center since
1999. She was a member of the Church of God. During her lifetime she enjoyed
softball, sewing and spending time with children. Survivors include her husband
Dwight Chittenden, Cozard: a daughter, Darlene
Ferguson, Houston, Texas, three step-daughters, Lanna
(Ronald) Haflich, Holdrege, Linda Marlar,
Muncie, Ind, Dwilla Boltz, Dunkirk, Ind: seven
step-grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
a son David, a sister, Velma and brothers, Mickey and Earl. A memorial has been
established in her memory. Berryman Funeral Homes of Cozard
is in charge of arrangements.
Nevada: Humboldt Co. Silver State: 1878 Jul 2nd
District Court :- G. E.Chittenden vs J. C. 1881 Feb 12th
L. E. Chittenden “Nevada Mines & Mining, Chinese, Indians. Pollution. Sierra Nevada. Weather. Rivers. Railroads.
Water Supply. Body. The
Silver State her advantages and disadvantages - L. E. Chittenden says it is the
center of the mineral deposits of the world, but
railways must be built to enable the mines to be operated”.
New York: Binghampton Press
& Sun-Bulletin
Virginia Jean LeVines
Chittenden of Oneonta.
Virginia Jean Le Viness Chittenden, 86, of Oneonta, passed
away Tuesday afternoon, July 22, 2003, at the A.O. Fox Memorial Nursing Home.
She was born in Binghamton, N.Y. on Jan 23rd 1917, to Ralph and
Evelyn (Betts) Adams. She was educated in the Binghamton School System. She
married Theodore W. LeViness, of Long Island, on
November 13th 1937 at St James Episcopal Church, Little Delaware, N.Y. He died in 1966, and she remarried in 1968 to Mainard L. Chittenden. Mrs Chittenden had resided on Long
Island for 63 years before moving to Oneonta. Mrs Chittenden had worked for Pan
American Airways Flight Service and in the Long Island Public School system
until retirement in 1871. She was a Past Regent in the Oyster Bay Daughter’s of
The American Revolution, a Pat Matron of the Eastern Star in Hicksville, LI,
and an amateur radio operator since 1975, with extra class privileges. In that
capacity, she accompanied two other amateur radio operators to Mainland China
in 1980 to urge the government to permit their operators to return to worldwide
radio privileges. They had been off the air for 40 years at that time. China
was “on the air 15 months later. Mrs Chittenden wrote profusely and her work
has appeared in many magazines, and she was working on a book about the history
of her family in the early 1880’s in the Delhi area. She also painted in oil
and acrylics, and was an avid photographer. Her work was hung in the Hartwick College and Fenimore
House Galleries. Her sons, Theodore Harry LeViness,
Hicksville, LI and his wife Gloria, Leslie Adams LeViness,
Oneonta and his loving companion, Sue Dana survives her. She is also survived
by three grandchildren, Kimberly (LeViness) Dick,
Rocky Point, LI and Mrs Valerie (Le Vines) Herdman,
Mesa, Ariz, and John-Michael LeViness,
Mt. Vision; two great-grandsons, Austin and Christian Dick, Long Island. She
was predeceased by her second husband, Mainard
Chittenden in 1977 and by her aunt, Velma Betts Hawks in 1995 at the age of 95.
Her mother was killed in 1918 and her grandparents, Fred and Mary E. Betts
adopted her. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 26th,
2003, at 11.00 a.m. in the Bookout Funeral Home, 357
Main Street, Oneonta, N.Y. with the Rev. Judith Thistle, A.O. Fox Hospital
Chaplain, officiating. Burial will follow in the Floral Park Cemetery, in
Johnson City. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6 to
8 p.m. at which time the family will be in attendance. Memorial contributions
may be made to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 542 Main
Street, Oneonta. N.Y. 13820.
Listed on 06/05/03: Jane B.
Chittenden. Funeral services for
Jane Chittenden will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the Vestal United Methodist
Church, 328 Main Street, Vestal. The Rev. Michael K.
Willis will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton.
The family will receive friends at the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home,
Inc., 765 Main St, Vestal, Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of
flowers contributions may be made in her memory to the Vestal United Methodist
Church, 328 Main Street, Vestal, N.Y. or to the Alzheimer’s Association of the
Southern Tier, 1406 Monroe St, Endicott, N.Y. 13760.
Listed on 06/04/03: Jane B.
Chittenden of Vestal. Jane
Chittenden passed away at Lourdes Hospital after a brief illness. Monday evening, June 3, 2003. She was predeceased by her
husband, Joseph H, Chittenden and her sister, Alice Bennett. She is survived by
her devoted family, which includes her daughter, Mary Alice Chittenden, her
sisters, Margaret Landon and Leslie Forse and many
nieces, nephews and other loving family members and friends. A native of
Johnson City, Jane graduated from Syracuse University. She worked at Endicott
Public Library while at College and continued after graduation, working there
until 1950. She was a librarian at Chenango Forks School District for two
years. She then worked at the Vestal Central Junior High Library until her
retirement in 1979. Jane was active in many community activities such as
Friends of the Binghamton University Libraries, the Chinese Arts Association,
the Vestal Historical Society, the Naturalists Club, and her circle group at
the Vestal United Methodist Church. She loved to travel and travelled
extensively around the world, giving slide show presentations to various
groups. She had an enthusiasm for life and found joy in the beauty of nature
and her surroundings. Jane touched many lives and will be greatly missed by
all.
New York: Gouverneur Herald:
1887 22nd Oct
Helen Chittenden of Madrid m Buel
A. Green of Fort Jackson @ The M.E. Parsonage in
Madrid, by the Rev. C. N. Higby
New York: Geneva Gazette. (From 10.000 Vital Records
of Central New York (1813 - 1850) by Fred Q. Bowman
1832 Sep 19th (1715) Chittenden, Martin
Esq. Age 28. Surrogate of Erie Co., died 9/4/32 in Buffalo (cholera) (6-9/19)
New York: Rutland Weekly Herald: 1807 Aug 8th
Noah Chittenden - among a list of
State of officers for Vermont, Republican Nominations. One of 12 for ‘Councillor’
1807 Oct 10th Noah Chittenden - Legislature
at Woodstock, counted votes… one of 12 in the list for ‘Councillers’
1809 Nov 22nd Rev. Bethuel
Chittenden - Died Shelburne, 5 inst., Rev. Bethuel
Chittenden, 70. He rode to a place of public worship where he was to preach,
but died a moment before. He was brother of late Governor.
1813 Oct 10th Solomon Chittenden - List of
letters at Rutland Post Office. Res: Orwell, Vermont.
1818 Oct 6th Miron
Chittenden - Married New Haven, 13th, of Middlebury, Miss Polly
Lawrence otp
1819 Mar 9th Col. Giles Chittenden - Died
Burlington, 26th ult. Age 60
1819 Mar 30th Florilla
Chittenden - Married, 14th inst, Isaac T. Hyde, Esq
New York: Utica Daily Gazette (From 10.000 Vital
Records (1813 - 1850) by Fred Q Bowman
1948 Sep 16th (1713) Chittenden, David of
Utica m 9/12/48 ? Elizabeth Jones of Albany in A; Rev.
Dr. Wyckoff (9-9/16) 1848 Oct 13th
(1714) Chittenden, John Denniston, 1 year, son
of Harlow, died 10/12/48 ? in Utica. Funeral at 68 Main Street. (9-10/13)
New York Times
Miss Blagden Weds Gerald
Chittenden: Daughter of Mrs. Samuel P. Blagden
Marries Educator in Grace Church, Chantry. The
marriage of Miss Margaret Wendell Blagden, a daughter
of Samuel P. Blagden, of 16 East Tenth Street, and
Gerald Chittenden, a son of the late Mr and Mrs Horace H. Chittenden, took
place at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon in the chantry
of Grace Church. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Charles Lewis
Slattery and the Rev. Dr. Samuel S. Drury of St Paul’s School.
New York Times:
10th Mar 1899
Chemist To Inspect Beef. Prof
Chittenden of Yale Selected, Although He favours Borax. New Haven, Conn., Prof.
Russell H. Chittenden of Yale University has received notice of his appointment
by the War Department as one of two chemists who have been asked to analyze specimens of the beef furnished the American troops
in the Cuban campaign. Prof. Chittenden has notified the proper officials of
his acceptance of the appointment and expects soon to receive the specimens. It
is understood that a Georgetown University chemist is the other expert
appointed. Prof. Russell H. Chittenden is Professor of Physiology and Chemistry
in both Yale and Columbia Universities. A few weeks ago he appeared before the
Senate Committee on Agriculture in Albany in opposition to a bill which
prohibited the use of borax in dairy products manufactured and sold in this
State. In a scientific capacity he represented the interests of the Pacific
Coast Borax Company. On that occasion Prof. Chittenden declared that
experiments made personally with borax had convinced him that it could be
safely used a preservative for food products. He had injected borax into a live
dog and the animal being subsequently killed he found that the borax had left
no deleterious effect: It had caused no inflammation and was in no wise injurious.
The physical effect of borax upon a dog, Prof. Chittenden said, was similar to
its effect on the human system. Scientific men say that there is a wide
difference of opinion regarding the use of borax as a preservative for food
products. This selection of Prof. Chittenden – who is committed to use of borax
for this purpose – to represent the Government in an inquiry relative to the
use of chemicals in the preservation of canned beef is therefore regarded with
peculiar and watchful interest by many persons who would like to see an
absolutely impartial investigations conducted.
New York Times:
26th Oct 1900
Bugher – Chittenden. Washington. Oct 25th The marriage of Frederick H. Bugher
to Mrs Henrietta B. Chittenden of Leesburg, Va., took place at 9 a.m. today at
the residence of Mrs Washington McLean, the grandmother of the bridegroom. The
bride, who only reached Washington Wednesday evening, was accompanied by her
father, John G. Bassell of Columbus, Ohio, and during
her short stay was the guest pf Mrs. McLean, with whom she spent the greater
part of last summer at Narragansett Pier. In addition to Mr. Bassell and Mrs McLean, the only witnesses to the marriage
were the stepfather and mother of the bridegroom, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ludlow;
The Admiral of the Navy and Mrs. Dewey, the latter Mr. Bugher’s
aunt; Mr. And Mrs. John R. Mclean and their young son. The Rev. Dr. Wallace
Radcliffe of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church officiated. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.Bugher left for a
wedding trip of indefinite length, traveling in Mr.
McLean’s private car, the Ohio. The bride wore a handsome gown of brown cloth.
The couple will make their home, for the Autumn at
least, at Mr. Bugher’s recently purchased residence,
near Oakdale, L. I. Mr Bugher, who is only
twenty-four years of age, served with distinction in the Spanish-American War,
and is one of the most popular as well as one of the richest of the younger men
of Washington society. He is a member of the Metropolitan, Country and Chevy
Chase Clubs of this city; the Calumet and Press Clubs of New York, and the
Essex of Massachusetts. His bride is some years his senior, and was formerly
the wife of Henry T. Chittenden of Columbus, Ohio, from whom she recently
secured a divorce.
New York Times:
13th Nov 1908
Dr. Chittenden on Vegetarianism. Finds Means of Scientifically
Searching the “Sentimental” Claims of its Advocates. Many
Kinds of Proteins. Reproduces Digestive Functions Chemically – Karl Manns Vegetarian Endurance Record. New Haven, Conn. It is
reported here that Prof. Russell H. Chittenden, Director of the Yale Sheffield
Scientific School, is conducting a series of dietetic experience which he hopes
will determine the real merits of vegetarianism as contrasted with the use of
animal foods. Prof. Chittenden has demonstrated the existence of many kinds of
proteins which are the essential tissue-building material, and are distinct in
the flesh of animals and in vegetables. Most feeding experiments, he says, have
been made with mixtures of these proteins, which on analysis it is “strikingly
manifest” that they are of divergent chemical constituency. Few isolated
proteins have ever been tested dietetically, eith
singly or in selected groups. One protein , the zeir, of cornmeal, which lacks many of the ordinary
chemical properties has in animals been found inadequate to the demands of
digestion and assimilation. In his article on “Some New Viewpoints in Nutritio” printed recently in the Popular Science Monthly,
Dr. Chittenden said: Data along these lines are bound to bring us more definite
information than we at present possess regarding the real merit of vegeterianism as contracted with the use of animal foods.
At present, so-called vegetarianism rests mainly upon sentiment, reinforced by
the belief that the quantitative needs of the body for protein food are more
satisfactorily met by a liberal addition of vegetable matter with its larger
calorific or heat-producing power and smaller nitrogent
content. In view, however, of what has been stated concerning the divergent
chemical structure of individual proteins, it is obvious that a new standard of
comparison is at hand, the suggestion it may offer to be tested by appropriate
feeding experiment on man and animals. Truly, no chapter of nutrition is more deserving
of careful consideration, both from a scientific standpoint and from its
bearing on the welfare of the human race, than that which deals with the
relative capabilities of the various proteins of animal and vegetable origin.
The experiments in organic chemistry will serve largely to influence his final
conclusions Prof. Chittenden hints in this passage: Woehler
was the first to make an organic substance by synthesis. Up to this time
physiologists all believed that organic substances, whether simple or complex,
could be formed only through the agency of a living organism. To-day, however,
there is almost no limit to our power of producing organic substances by purely
chemical synthesis. In the hands of the chemist many of the reactions of living
matter may be duplicated and we are led to see that the living organism makes
use of processes which are merely a counterpart of those we have learned to
control in the laboratory. It is to be believed, therefore, that many of the
new dietetic experiments at Yale will duplicate the chemical action of the
human stomach and intestines in the apparatus and under the eye of the
investigator. In connection with Prof. Chittenden’s
experiments Dr. Thomas B. Osborne of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station has lately published in Science a comparative study of twenty-five
different proteins of vegetable origin used in the nutrition of men and animals
which he says “are characterized by wide differences not only in physical
properties but in the proportion of decomposition products”.
New York Times:
11th Feb 1929
Up-State Broker Ends His Life Here. Walter L.
Chittenden, 51, of Binghamton, Found Dead Of Shot In Hotel Room. Was Under Treatment. Melancholy Over
Wife’s Death Year Age – Wore Watch Charm With “Yale, Class of 1900” on it.
Walter L. Chittenden, 51 years old, of 135 Front Street, Binghamton, N.Y.,
member of the brokerage firm of Chittenden, Phelps & Co. of that city, was
found dead yesterday moring in a room in the Imperial
Hotel, Broadway and Thirty-second Street. The Police reported the case as
suicide. The broker had shot himself through the right eye with a .22.calibre
rifle. About 3 o’clock Saterday afternoon a man asked
the room clerk at the Imperial for a room, registering as “J. B. West of
Buffalo.” At 10 o’clock that night he telephoned to the hotel operator to have
a call for 7 o’clock the next morning. There was no response to the operator’s
ringing at 7. a.m. yesterday, which was repeated at
intervals for several hours. Bellboys were sent to the room but their knocks
were likewise unheeded. When this was reported to B. H. Brobst,
hotel manager, about 10 o’clock, he went to the roof of the hotel annex, from
which he could look into the guest’s room on one of the upper floors. He saw
the body slumped in a chair and the rifle lying near by.
Policemen summoned by Mr. Brobst climbed from the
annex roof into the room, which had been bolted and locked from the inside. Dr.
Baker of New York Hospital and Dr. Henry Weinberg, assistant medical examiner,
said the man had apparently been dead for several hours. The bag which the man
had taken into the room was empty. It was new, as was the rifle, which still
bore a price. Both had been purchased from a New York sporting goods
establishment. There was nothing in the room or among the man’s effects to
indicate his identity, except a slip of paper on which was written the name of
the Park West Hospital. Communication with the Park West Hospital at 170 West Seventy-sixth Street. Mr. Brobst
was told that the dead man was Mr. Chittenden, who had been missing from the
hospital since Saturday afternoon. It was explained that he had been suffering
from melancholia since his wife died about a year ago, and that he had been
under treatment at the hospital since last December. Mr Chittenden had been out
driving early Saturday with his nurse, it was said at the hospital, and shortly
after noon drove off by himself saying he was going to a garage to have minor
repairs made. Efforts were made to find him when he did not return after some
time, but in vain. The hospital notified his son William, who is a student at Yale, that his father was missing. He left at once for New
York and was at the hospital when Mr. Brobst
telephoned. The hotel manager said the report of the gun had not been heard by
any of the guests. The man who had the room adjoining said he had come in late
but had heard nothing. The son went to the hotel yesterday to make arrangements
to have the body sent to Binghamton last night for burial. Mr. Chittenden wore
a watch charm bearing the inscription “Yale, Class of 1900.” Binghamton, N.Y.
Feb 10th – Walter L. Chittenden was a member of one of Binghamton’s
oldest families, a brother of Dr. Arthur S. Chittenden, a surgeon well known in
New York and head of the security investment firm of Chittenden, Phelps &
Co., of this city. The death of his wife over a year ago caused Mr. Chittenden
to be greatly depressed and he has been undergoing treatment. The death of Theron Russell, a close friend, who was killed in an
automobile accident two months ago, further affected his condition, but friends
here believed that he was recovering.