Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-28
LUCY BROOKS AxTELI.

sister Mariah, married Otis Newton Of
Westboro, and lived to the age of rs.
Mrs. AXtell came to Grafton when II
years of age, and in Nov. 1882, was
united in marriage to Seth ]. Axtell by
Otis Converse, at that time pastor of the
Grafton Baptist Church. Five children
resulted from the union. The oldest,
Joseph K, died in December, 1894, from
Affections contracted while serving in
the 51st Massachusetts regiment. Seth
j., now professor of Greek in Kalama-
zoo College, Michigan, also served in the
51st regiment. Cyrus R., now pros
porous Grafton farmer, and for the past
10 years superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday school, also served in the army
of the republic, entering at later date
than his brothers. OF the two daugh-
ters, Jane E. married S. H. Hosmer,
formerly of Grafton, now of Summer
vile, and Miss Sarah w. lives at home.
Mrs, Axtell's husband died in 1880, but
she now looks on the fourth generation,
there being IL grandchildren and eight
great-grand children.
In 1898 she became a member of the
First Baptist Church, and seldom miss
es a Sunday evening prayer meeting, at
which she is a frequent and interesting
participator, speaking in quick, un-
hesitating manner, having retained all
her faculties, with the exception of
sight to a remarkable degree.
When asked if she would relate some
little incident of her life which would be
of especial interest, she replied with an
alertness most surprising for one of her
years: mo, my life has not been an un-
usual one, but I have always lived in
peace and had my own way by letting
every one else have theirs" And may
she enjoy many repetitions of the an
niversary" is the wish of her many
acquaintances.
NO-LICENSE CRUSADE BEGUN.
Rev. George L. Hibbard of the First
Baptist Church was the first Of Graf
toms clergymen to tackle the license
question, which he did today, and hand
led the matter without gloves. He said,
in part: I'm a certain no-license town not
long ago, it was petitioned that the town
grant a certain number of licenses for
one year in order to raise money suffi-
cient to build an engine house and bet
ter EQUIP the fire department. Would 1t
not be better to let an occasional mouse
burn rather than burn out the life and
manhood of the rising generation2 All
sin must be punished, whether personal
or municipal, and we cannot escape the
penalty of allowing this town to grant
a license for the selling of rum year
after wear, and when we get no-l-
cense' town, we as citizens will be held
accountable if the law is not strictly en-
forced.
"While slavery lasted there was a con-
stant curse in the land, but we all know
that that was not the end, and when II
was declared that slavery should be no
more and that the nation should sufer
for it's past sin, we know that many
mothers in New England gave their
oldest sons as a sacrifice: and on the
day Of Gods judgment there must be
some adjustment for our sin in regard
TO the liquor traffic. l know not how 1t
NAV come: you know not how it may
come: but there is no doubt as to our
present duty Oh, for the prophet who
could so arouse us, and for the time be
ing arouse the people to see that the
better things are necessary and that
they are possible. No conqueror ever
offered more for minute of life than
Queen Elizabeth, but the time mad come
when no human power or wealth could
spare her life, and so it is with the
voters of Grafton. We must down this
sin of granting license, for at the
close of March Z it will be too late"
The sermon was one of great force,
and the speaker beseeched his hearers
to strain their influence to the utmost
that Grafton might be in the no-license
list the ensuing year
A. A. Simmons will deliver his ad-
dress on Money and banking, in
Grange Hall, Tuesday evening at 7.45
O'clock.