The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-13


Monday, was brother of r. r. Merrill Sr.,
OF Montpelier. Edwin s. Merrill was born in
Montpelier seventy-four years ago, in the
house in which Denison Taft now lives.
When young man he was clerk in the post
ONCE, and was appointed postmaster to
succeed George W. Barker in 1910, He
held the office until 1913, when he went to
Winchendon, Mass. Shortly after locating
there he was chosen postmaster, aud has
held the office continuously ever since. He
was chief of the fire department, promi.
nent member OF the Congregational church,
and honored and respected by all Winchen-
don, with whose affairs he was so closely
identified.
CALVIN l.. BULLOCK died last Friday at
his home on Spring street, aged seventy
seven years Born in Montpelier, he moved
to Berlin with his parents when a boy but
some thirty-eight years ago returned to
Montpelier, and learned the trade of shoe
maker with Jacob Dodge. He continued in
the cobbling business until little while
ago, when old age and debility caused him
to give it up. He was attacked by grip
about two weeks ago, and later contracted
pneumonia. Mr.. Bullock leaves a widow
and two chidren-Vernon w. of Denver
Col, and Miss Matte E., who lives with
her mother. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon, Rev. A. j. Hough officiating
The remains were taken to Berlin Corner.
The farmers of Washington county will
remember that meetings Of the Board of
Agriculture are to be held at Calais on Tues
day and Wednesday of next week and at
Waitsheld on Thursday and Friday. Pro-
grammes that should be instructive and
entertaining are arranged for these meet
lngS. An essential of good meeting is a
large and interested attendance, and this
the intelligent farmers of Washington
county will OF course furnish, as they have
always done. The meetings, both at Calais
and at Waitsfeld, may result in much good
TO the farming interests of this county
Turn out, farmers of Washington and hear
what the apostles of agriculture have to
say. If they are promulgating heresy, none
so capable OF applying correction, and none
more able to help them along the straight
and narrow way of agricultural truth
Bring your wives, your sons and daughters
ONE of the oldest residents of Berlin
passed away last Friday in the person of
Mrs. Nabby Reed, widow of the late
Charles Lawrence. She died at the home of
Mrs. Sylvester Cummings, who is her daugh.
ter, and was eighty-three years old. Mrs
Lawrence was born in Orange, but returned
soon afterward to Berlin. She was the
mother of thirteen children, ten of whom
are llvlng-Warren, an employe of the Cen
tral Vermont railroad; Charles and Artemas
Leonard p, and Solon, farmers; Stearns, a
contractor on the Passumpsic division of
the Boston Il Maine railroad; Gustavus L.,
pressman in the Argus office; Thirza and
Abbey, married and residents of Manches-
ter, n. H.; and Sarah, wife of Sylvester
Cummings, with whom Mrs. Lawrence has
lived for the past three years. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. j. Edward
Wright officiating The bearers were her
four sons, Leonard p, Charles, Gustavus
and Warren.
&. DEF. BANCROFT has kindly furnished
the WATCHMAN with the following interest
ing vital statistics for the town and village
for the year 1891; Whole number of deaths,
ia, all but five occurring in the village AS
to sex, 81 were males and 81 were females.
The number of deaths in each month was
as follows: January, 81 February, 8;
March, IS; April, Il; May, II: June, 9; July,
Z; August, -; September, IL; October, s;
November, Z; December, $. Diseases
Diphtheria, 81 Gn 1890, 80; infantile dis
eases, 10; apopiexy, l2; old age, 10; con
SUMPTION 8; pneumonia, s; heart disease,
7; hemhorrhage, 3; cancers, 3; measles 9;
typhoid fever, 2; drowning, / various other
causes and complications of diseases, TO-
Under one year of age, 81; between one and
two 8; between two and five, II between
five and ten, 4 between ten and fifteen,
4; between fifteen and twenty, D; be-
tween twenty and twenty five, 81 between
twenty-five and thirty, / between thirty
and thirty-ive, 2; between thrty-five and
forty, /; between forty and fortv-fve, g.
between forty.five and fifty, 9: between
sixty-tive, 81 between siXty.five and seventy
8; between seventy and seventy-h five, s; be-
tween seventy-tive and eighty, Z between
eighty and eighty-fve, 8; between eighty
five and ninety, D. The average age of all
was 80 years. The average age of the
twenty-seven oldest (all over 10 years of
age) was so years. of this number II were
males. Thirty-one males and twenty four
females were over twenty-one years of age
or these, 20 were husbands and $ were
wives; were widowers and 13 were wild
ows. In 1890 there were 126 deaths in
town, the average age being thirty-five
years. The average age of the twenty-six
oldest (all being over seventy was so years.
The average number of deaths in town dur
ing the ten years previous to 1885, was "a
Total number of deaths in 1885 50 81, 400
In addition TO, and not included in the
above list, Is deaths occurred on the Berlin
side in 1891, and 81 in 1890
A UNIVERSAL shock followed the an
nouncement yesterday afternoon about Ave
o'clock, that Peter Mitchell had been found
dead in his store on Main street. Jesse S.
Viles, a warm personal friend of Mr..
Mitchell CHANGED to be passing the store
shortly after twilight and noticed that the
curtains We're still down, although the other
stores, whose curtains had been drawn
during the funeral of j. w. Ellis, had been
lighted, and business resumed. Mr.. Viles
stepped inside the store, aud jokingly called
Out' w ny uoh you HRnJ up your store,
Peter?' There was no response, and, think
ing that Mr.. Mitchell had stepped out for
few minutes, Mr., Viles took a seat. Ten,
fifteen, twenty minutes passed, and still no
sound in the dark store save the ticking of
the clock. j. w. Brock passed by and Mr..
Viles exchanged a few remarks. Then the
postman dropped in a for few seconds, and
from him Mr.. Viles obtained match and
lighted the gas He walked toward the Of
flee in the rear of the store and then sud.
denly stopped, startled by what he saw
The reflected rays of the gaslight fell upon
a shadowy form stretched on the floor. Mr. |
Viles returned to the door and called to Mr.
Brock, who had not got beyond hailng dis
tance. Then Drs. Chandler and Macomber
were summoned. They assigned heart fail
ure as the cause OF death. 1t was evident
that death had overtaken Mr.. Mitchell
while he was at work pressing his clothes
Three suits, neatly pressed, lay near, and |
tailors goose, still warm, stood by. He had
probably been dead about two hours when
found. When Mr.. Viles discovered his
friend he was lying upon his back, his
hands peacefully by his side and his |
eye glasses firmly on his nose. 1t is
supposed he had been overtaken by
fainting spell, to which he was subject and |
had lain down, as was his wont, to await its |
passing. But this time the heart ceased its |
beating, The funeral ia to ha nj tha homa |