Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-31
GRAFTON.

Mr.. and Mrs Fred Snerwin ON Alstead.
N H were at Warren Sherwin's Sunday.
Mrs. Hill from Pltiufisld is visiting her
dau. hter, Mrs Ha Slap es.
Mr. and Mrs. w. K. L Walker were in
Windham Sunday.
The last singing schoo' of the season war
h Id asst week "Wednesday evening The
School has been a successful one from ali
points OF view
News has been received of the death OF
James Pettenrll of Ciarssvi lie, Va He was
native of, aud Tor a number at years a resi-
dent J., thi, town. He as cousin of j. A
and Peltenpill of this p ace.
Next week Tuesday and Wednesday even.
Jugs the dram tic cub wi present the dra-
M, e,ti led "1he Witch's Secret" at the
t,wn hall An oyster supper will Re served
We'd esday evening. There will be good
music.
Professor Hemenway has invited a number
fram here tn attend his last singing sch III in
Brolkiine Friday evening OF this week.
DEATH OF DIR EMERY MERRIFIELD.
DR. Emery A. M.rriie d, one of Macon's
most worthy and high re-n c'ed citizens,
Diet on Friday, ID, cember 7, at 2 o'c cox
A N IN the Baptist hospital in st Louis, in
the 18th year Ct his age The remains
10 chtd Macon, accoo pauied by Mrs Merri-
field, Shtu udy II cfDOOn. nH mineral seIV-
ices we're he'd Sunday at IL oc OK in the
First B ptist church, of which the dec ased
was Tor MANY Years devout member and
q deacon. Impressive services we're con
Quoted by TIE pastor. Rev T usx In
t-tmert 10 LOWED in Oakwood cemetery
under the su-picss of F Jones Pnst, G A.
r, of which DR. Merritt Id was a charter
me ber These last sad rites were attended
nv large CO, c,urse OF Macon cit zens who
h the DEPARTED in the highest a. TEEN
Dr. Merrifisd was born IN Windham
countr, Vermont, August 20 1926 He was
educ4'ed in Lea' 4 sem" AIRY ard aduat-d
IN the A hsry IN Y medic 'llege in
arred TO NJ M ,rth4 f. M ,csau, in Herk.
rer count, N Y. He p,sc iced medicine
unit the br, asiug out of thu civil war. He
responded 10 his cou tvs and vent te
the front as as,istart ,urgeon OF tn So h l Ii
nnis infantry l 1868 he was promo Ell to
thu rank It fr>t u geOn of the A | i"ois
infantry, servil G until Sep't mber 25, 1865
1t is recorded OF him that he demonstrated
'his great fat hfu ness with the sick and
wounded, of both Sc liers and Ulcers, aud
his enemies. in suff ring were hi friends to
Care for He csme out of the war with his
health badly shat cred al d decided TO give up
his profession and engage in inning. In
1865 he locat on the iarm adj lining the
south city lin il # Macon, whsre for "a years
he made his home. DR. Merpfeld never was
vel man after his armv service, and TOR the
past two years he was il much of the time.
Ten weeks az O he went to S.. L. us for tr. at
ment in the pitt hospital For time he
med m ch improved and was ab q to be
up aud about, and W, ote to Ms M .rrifeld
that he txpt cted to eat bis Thanksgiving din
ner at home. But on Wed-esd4v, November
% he suffered a relapse from which he never
covered. Mrs Mortified left ior st L us
Thursday morning and re, ched his bed
side b. fore his dea h; attic ugh he cou d not
speak he ecognized her He ler his wife,
two sons, Charles H., Of E id, o <la and
Frank E., in New York, and a, adopted
daughter, Glars, four brothers and five sis
teIs, to mourn their loss.