Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER

Scrgoant-at-Arms r. G.. phnney has
decided not to build the vaults at the
State House for the State treasurer and
auditor and which was authorized by the
last Legislature, until early summer as
the irtcrmittcnt freezing and thdving at
this season of the year would raise havoc
with the masonry work if the vaults were
constructed now.
O. X. Luce. a deaf laborer, who lived in
M,.rshtield, was struck by snow pillow
while walking on the tracks Of the Mont
yelicr and Wells River road Thursday
afternoon. The accident occurred some
two miles west of Lanesboro ami the man
died before he could be taken aboard the
train. Every effort was made by the
tranmcn to warn the man of mis- danger
but as he could not hear the bell or whis-
TIE Of the engine he was unaware of his
peril. The remains were taken 10 Marsh
field
Edwin r. Morse. after an illness of a
few days. died Thursday evening AZ his
home on Fullerton avenue from cOnges-
ton of the lungs. He was II years Of age
and is survived by widow. who is Tow
critically i'll, and daughter. Mrs. Chas.
H. llcaton. Private funeral services were
held at > o'clo, vi, Saturday afternoon, Rev.
a. n. Lewis officiating and ntcTmeut was
III Green Mountain cemetery. lie
was a ed degree Mason and Il member of
the Mystic Shrine and the Masons attend
cd he funeral in body and con-
Quoted tho services at the grave. lie was
tho father of George r. Morse, who was
killed by the cars in Barre ten weeks ago,
The granite firm of c. II. More Of this
city have shipped 10 Key West. Ela., {.
beautiful monument 70 be cfectod in the
cemetery there to the honor of the heroes
of the torpedo boat, "Wnslow, vino were
killed while in action last May off Car
denas, Cuba. The following are the
names of the heroes insCuned on ;he
monument: John Varveres. olier: John
Dneele. fireman, fist class; G. y. Meek,
fireman, first class, and Isaiah Meek,
cook. and underneath the names is in
scribed erected by their comrades of the
torpedo boat hotila to the enlisted men
killed in action at Cardenas. CuDa May H.
1895, when the casualties in killed and in
validated were b" per cent of the Wins
lows total personnel"
, c. II. More & Co. of this city have just
, completed tho spire Of the monument
= which the company Is building for Johr
D. Rockefeller and which is to be erected
= on the family lot in the cemetery in Cleve
: land. o., where it viii stand near the
James A. Garfield monument. This spire
; which was 80 feet In height and FIVE fee
square at the base, is the largest eVel
. ouarried in this country, and consumed
: the summer and fall months TO cut it
e 1t was shipped Friday night over thu
Y Central Vermont road on two cars bull
X, especially for the purpose, each having
e capacity for carrying 10000 pounds
= There We're no scales In this city or Barr
. on which the spire could be weighed St
h the exact weight viii be ascertained a
: St. Adams. The first base Is IA feet squar
q by three feet thick and the second base
: which is being beautifully decorated will
heavy carved work, will be ready for ship
ment next month
The funeral of tho late Hon Homer w
Heaton was held at his home Monda