The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1912-03-27

Only few were out at church, but
Rev. E. W. Darrow gave those who
were present a fine sermon on the
right of the Christian to rejoice.
There was no Sunday school, SO those
young people who have not lost a
session of the school for many months
will have no marks to their discredit.
Some of the older ones also share in
this satisfaction.
Uncle John Merrick writes from
Minneapolis: "We have had long,
cold winter, having had zero weather
in five consecutive months and our
thermometer only 6 above this morn
ing. I have been we'll all winter, but
owing to failing sight and hearing
and somewhat dizzy head have kept
mostly within doors, but have been
able to care for the furnace and am
usually the first one up in the morning
and take my meals very regularly. I
enjoy The Press and hearing through
it of my friends.
On Thursday last Gardiner Hall
was apprised by telegram of the death
in Brookline, Mass, of pneumonia,
after an illness of two weeks, OF
Origen Hall Merrick, son of Timothy
Merrick and Justina Hall Merrick,
and grandson of the late Origen Hall
and Salina Preston Hall. The de-
ceased was a native of Wilmington,
having been born March 7th, 1854,
in the house that for long has been
the residence of Adolf Korper. Fol
many years he was a well-known
citizen of Holyoke, prominent in bust
ness, political and, with his wife, of
social circles. He lived for time
in the Forest Park section of Spring
field and five years ago moved to
Brookline. He was elected member
of the Merrick Thread company,
founded by his father, Timothy Mer-
rick, in 1888, and served for a time
after the plant had been taken over by
the American Thread company, but
retired from active business some
time ago. In 1885 he married Miss
Pauline Fitch of Chicago, who sur
wives him. He leaves two sons, Ken
meth and Robert, two brothers,
Charles and Benjamin of Grand
Rapids, Mich. and two sisters, Mrs.
Justina M. Hollister of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and Mrs. Susan M. Haywood
of Arden, N. G. He died on the an
niversary of his fathers death nine
teen years ago in San Francisco. The
Sunday Republican, in lengthy obi
tuary in it's Holyoke letter, adds: He
was laid to rest Saturday afternoon
in the plot at Forestdale cemetery,
where his beloved little son., Pres
ton, who died at the age of three
years, two brothers, a sister and his
father are buried. Besides his widow
and two sons, his sisters, Mrs. Clay
Hollister of Grand Rapids, and Mrs.
George Haywood of Arden, N. @. =,
and her son, and his brothers, Charles
and Benjamin of Grand Rapids, &C
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from Brookline. Rev. DR.. Lyon and
Rev. DR.. Reed conducted the brief
service at the cemetery and Leonard
Merrick, Frank Merrick, Solon Bent
ley, Louis Lamb and Louis Moore
were part of the bearers, the others
being Brookline friends. The family
returned to Brookline on an evening
train. Last September Mr.. Merrick
and his wife made a flying visit to
Miss johnson and Mrs. Bugbee in
Willimantic, on Gardiner Hall and
family and at Maple Corner. He
was man of delightful personality.
He planned to repeat the visit the
coming summer and to look up all the
family landmarks. ST..