Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-01
VERMONT PERSONALS.

Col. W. l.. Brown of the New York News.
who is democratic candidate for Congress
t. ill the vacancy in the 18th district. New
York city, is native of Vermont
Hon. Peter B. Watson. who died in Lit
tleton, n. H, January %. from injuries re-
celved Sunday evening by an accidental
fall upon some ice, was born in Corinth,
this State, on July IS. 1925 In 1864 he
removed to Newbury, where he remained
until 1863 when he went to Littleton For
a number of years he was extensively en-
gagged IN the manufacture of leather gloves
In 1888 he was chosen treasurer of Grafton
county. He was prominent in religious
work and was largely instrumental in the
establishment of the Unitarian church at
Littleton He leaves family, one of his
sons being Hon Irving A. Watson. NJ. d..
OF Concord, secretary of the American Pub
lie Health association
Gyles Merrill, at one time prominent
railroad manager who died at his home in
aaverhill, Mass. January % of pneumonia.
after an illness of one week, was born March
Is, 1916, i'll the house in which he died, and
which had been the home of his family for
more than 100 years. He received an edu-
cation somewhat better than that furnished
IN the common schools, and then for five
years spent his winters teaching i'll the dis.
trlct schools of the neighborhood, the rest of
The year working on his fathers farm and
surveying. In 1910 he became bookkeeper
and paymaster for Edward Crane & Co.
contractors, then building the Boston and
Maine railroad In October. 1892. he moved
TO Charlestown, n H., to act as agent. and
after few months as superintendent of the
Sullivan railroad now part of the Central
Nv, =, u.
with the Central Vermont railroad dates
froIn March 3, 1859. when he was chosen
superintendent of the combined Vermont
Central and Vermont and Canada railroads
with headquarters at Mortified The gem
elal Offices of the road were removed in 1860
t. st, Adams, where Mr. Merrill lived until
lS'4 Mr.. Merrill continued as general sill
perintendent until Sept. /, 1878, when i'm
pared health compelled him to relinquish
the arduOus duties OF the position. Mr.
Merrill married Nov. %, 1919, Eliza Watson
NewbTy, native of England who was a
teacher IN tho public schools Of Roxbury
She died in 1890. They had four sons. two
OF whom survive.
Il transpires that Col. William l.. Brown.
the democratic candidate for Congress from
the lith Congressional district Of New York
city, was born on a farm in Sheburne now
owned by DR.. W Seward Webb. His
father was an employee Of Hon f, Ira
Meach.
Frank c. Partridge of Proctor United
States minister to Venezuela, has arrived
home
Mr. Elihu s. Kelley died Of apoplexv at
the home Of his SON Capt Samuel H. Kel-
ley in Salisbury, short time since, aged SO
years Mr., Kelley was born in Montpelier.
Vt, July Il, 1906 and resided during his
lfe in several places in Vermont and Rhode
Island, until he went to live with his son in
Salisbury. He was 40 years resident of
Clarendon, and was well known by the
residents Of Rutland county. He was from
one Of the oldest New England families, of
Quaker parentage, and was honored and
highly esteemed by all who knew him He
was thorough patriot, and sent two sons,
Samuel H. and Edward L., to the war, both
serving with distinction as captains in the
Ninth Vermont regiment, and they have the
sincere sympathy of many friends in THEN
bereavement