The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-01

her younger years, an experienced miliiner
and worked in Norihfeld Boston and Chi
csgo. She married Mr.. Merrill in 1873. He
died in 1885, and since that time Mrs. Mer- |
rill has resided in Berlin. She leaves one |
sister, Mrs. A =. MOulton of Haverbill, |
Mass. O.. W. Luce OF this city WAS |
nephew OF he deceased. Funeral services |
will be held Wednesday afternoon Al one |
o'clock from her late home on Berlin street, |
Rev. Edward Wright officiating, and the |
body will be taken to Barre for burial be-
side the remains of her mother in Barre
cemetery.
f. Spencer Baldwin, professor OF Eco
Monies in Boston University. former
member OF the WATCHMAN editorial staff,
furnishes delightful essay on "Some AS
poets of Luxury" in the February number
OF the North american ReUieto. Professor
Baldwin declares, among other things, that
the luxuries of the few in one generation
become the common heritage OF the many
in the next, that luxury is main factor in
the onward movement OF the race. 1t
stands for much Of the beauty, grace and
variety which alone make life really worth
living. This article is wri ten in Professor
Baldwin's happiest vein, and will be read
with interest by his Montpelier friends.
Luther Cree died Sunday at his home on
Barre street after an illness of five weeks,
aged seventy eight years. He was born in
New Hampshire and married for his first
wife, Mary Bradley. In 1870 he married
MISS hNlb II. ouOW vi WIS tlby WIN
wives him. He was formerly connected
| with the Fair banks Scale Works Of 81
| Johnsbury but i'll health forced him to give
up all work and for the past twenty years
| has been confined almost entirely to the
| house. Besides his wife he leaves one
daughter Mrs. A. G. Fay OF Barre. Ser
| vices conducted by Rev. j. Edward Wright
were held at his late home at twelve o'clock
Monday and the remains were taken on the
| afternoon train to Wheelock for burial.
/ AZ 4
| led the remains.
| Sheriff Bancroft takes exception to the
statement In local paper that he present.
ed 10 the city council, at its meeting last
| Wednesday night, bill for services for OBJ
tanning vital statistics regarding births and
deaths in the city during the past year.
| Mr.. Bancroft presented no such bill to the
city. He has done this work for several
years, aud had told the city clerk previous
to the meeting of the council, what he
should charge for doing it this year The
action of the city council Wednesday
evening throws this duty upon the attend
ing physician. which will mean no little
extra work for them for small considera.
ton. Rarely is it that child is named tor
week or more after its birth, and unless
the child is named before the professional
visits OF the physician cease, he must make
q sp ,cial visit to obtain the desired infor-
nation. When patient dies, when the
physician is not present, either in the on
lying districts, or in the city proper, the
doctor must again visit that home &c OBJ
tain the neurological record. His compen.
sation for so doing will be fifteen cents
} Edwin r Morse died Thursday evening
at six o'clock at his home on Fuller on
| Avenue, after an illness of less than five
days, with congestion Of the lungs superin-
duced by the grip. Mr.. Morse was born in
Bolton February 8, 1928. He moved &c
Montpelier in 1873, and from that time un
} til 1892 he was road master for the Mont
. pelier and Wells River Railroad, a position
he filed with excellent executive ability
His services for this corporation were
: thoroughly appreciated by the manage
badly injured in the Richmond disaster
in which Janus Crossett George Brown
: were killed. He never fully recovered
r from the effects of that accident and since
r that time he has done no active work. Mr.
Morse was a communicate in Christ chuTcl
t and faithful attendant upon church
4 services. Always interested in masonic
: work, he was advanced to a thirty secOnC
' degree mason, and was member of Noun
q Sinai Temple, Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrin
{ He was married in 1855 to Lucretia Ride.
1 of North Duxbury, who survives him, a.
. though she is now dangerously i'll will
/, pleurisy. just ten weeks ago, George E
Morse, only son OF the deceased, was killeC
. at Barre by getting caught between two
4 freight cars. He leaves Que daughter, Mrs
= Charles II. Heaton Of this city. Prvat
: funeral services were held from his la
z | home Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock
1 Rev. A. Lewis officiating His brothe
= masons attended in body 10 pertorn
i | escort duty, aud conducted the service
5 at the grave in Green Mount cemetery.
The last regular meeting Of the city cou1
Gil for the fiscal year held al Mayo
Senter's Office Wednesday evening. III
). principal business of the evening consiste
o of resding and approving the bills present
: ed for payment. Chief Engineer y.
!, Clark presented his annual report in whicl
he complimented the fire txtlnguishers pur
u chased by the city, very highly. The dc
!, partment has responded TO ten fire alarm
VI in the past year AT which the total sum q
5 damage done is reported at 81 III 80 whic
/ speaks well for the efficiency of our fire dc
a. partment. Nine fires were squelched wit
the extnguishers without calling out I'll
s. fire department and without the use
% water. Chief Engineer Clark advised tn
u establishment of a hose company on Berli
% side as a safeguard for our new sixth ware
4 A motion was made by Alderman Kent thu
T. an auctioneer's license for one day shOul
: be So ana for one year S15 This motto
u was placed on the table to he acted upon
the next meeting. T. r. Gordon was pre-
u ent and stated the ground on which
J. should claim damage from the city for IL
IL land recently taken for the extension
e. North Franklin street. He said that takir
~ this land would destroy one building |,
- but he also stated that the proposed roa
would give access to several lots on h
70 land He said If the city wonld leave hi
o. the dirt for grading purposes that wou
necessarily have TO be moved to build I'll
road, and if they would agree not to de
troy certain spring near the propose
road he would accept 800 for the damag
The mayor said the board would consid
or the proposition and report later. The cou
IN cil voted TO change city ordinances Nos
IN 2, 3 and OF chapter seven to conform Wi
ne the statutes in regard to the registration
ia births, deaths and marriages. The folio,
90 ing were approved and ordered pai'
4. School commissioners, 81 100; Joel FOste
IA superintendent of water works, 1888 0
De Union Gard Company, printing, So As; Ds
te " Record, printing, 80; Corliss Butte
IN fly, trucking $780, w. I. Dewey, speci
to fire police, So; Telephone Company, Tel
ia OF telephone, S28 90; gas bill $40; eli
~ clerk, services, S6665 l.. III, Bixby, spec
IN iTe police, So; M ional Lite IusuTau,
90 Company, interest on bonds, 50 80; Media
Wright estate, rent OF water rub six year
q. S18; e #. Moore, concrete, SIT Az j K
III ward Wright, interest on cemetery fun
he So Charles Def. Bancroft services, 81
Iy A. q. Stone, care Of town clock, $50; o.
"a Clark, chief engineer Of fire departmer
. @1S, Gaorpa Wheeler. OVeIseer of noe