The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-24
RANDOLPH.

The funeral OF w. W. Moitoh w"
held from his late home on Prospect
avenue this afternoon at o'clock ana
interment was in Southview cemetery
in the family lot, Willis Walker Nor
ton was born in Randolph September
20. ls4l, the son of John and Caroline
fSanford) Morton. He enlisted In the
Civil war on September Z, 1861, ana IL
days later was mustered into the army
as a private, in Company X, 4th regl-
ment. Vermont Volunteers Infantry. In
December he was promoted to the rank
Of corporal in Company G, and the next
year TO that OF sergeant and then 70
first sergeant. On Oct. 20 he was mace
second lieutenant Of Company II, when
he held till he was mustered out at
Brattleboro Sept. 80. 1864. He was twice
wounded during his service, first on May
4, 1863, at Salem Heights, and second
Mt the battle of the Wilderness, May
5. 1864. In his three years OF service
he was in the following battles: Lees
Mills. Williamsburg, Goldings Farm,
Savage Station, Mary's Heights, ope-
guam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Rap
pahannock Station, the Wilderness,
Charlestown, Funkston and Winchester
He was also in the hospital at Annap-
oils. Nd, for few weeks. FOLLOW
ing the war Mr.. Morton came back to
Randolph and engaged in the grocery
business with the late j. q. A. Bass,
whose daughter, Alice, he finally mar
ried. He continued business in this place
and was also once partner IN the
orist mill business of the II. 7. SAN
ford company. For several years he
owned the store formerly conducted by
Fred Bass, but upon the failing health
OF his wife, sold his interest and went
south with her, but the change OF ell.
mate made no marked Improvement ana
she soon died Following her death he
again entered the grocery business
which he continued till his health com
poled him to sell the business to his
clerk, Il. A. Morse, who has since con
Quoted the same. Mr.. Morton was IN
politics a Democrat. and an earnest adj
voeate of the principles OF the party
July IL, 1891, Mr.. Morton married Min
ME A. Brooks, who now survives MN,
and who has been congenlal compan-
ion and faithful wife during all these
months OF suffering, hardly leaving HIM,
but ever ready to minister to ms com
fort and happiness as Tar as posslpie.
Robert Morton, the son by the hrst
wife, now residing at Montciair, \. j.,
was unable to come when summoned on
account of Illness from threatened at
tack OF pneumonia, but his wife ar
rived here on Thursday night. to be
present at the funeral.
Mrs +. II. Mason gave a party, to
which thirty of the friends OF Miss Alice
| MCINTYRE were invited on Wednesday
! night in honor of the latter's approach
ing marriage to j. G. Sherburne OF TINS
place. The affair was complete sur
Prise and upon her being blindfolded
/ and finally released, she found bas-
| ket which had been brought in By her
| friends, filled with choice gifts OF linen,
silver. decorated china and other gifts.
| Mrs Ernest Sargent of Woodsvlle, n.
I H.. who is Miss Melntyre's sister, was
also present.
The Young Mems Christian brother
hood held banquet in the parish house
on Tuesday night, when fourteen new
members were received. a report OF
the convention at Saxtons River was CIV
en- by Roy johnson, Cyril Angel and
Albert Salisbury, who attended the
same.
News has been received OF the death
of w. S. Brown. who was Killed on
the railroad at Battle Greek, Mich,
where he went last September Since
going there he had been driving an ex-
press team. His father, David Brown,
/ lives in Bethel and he has sister, Mrs.
Albert Fielders in South Royalton.
Mrs. Guy Lamson aud her son, Robert,
who have been in New York for sew
eral DAYS with her father, j. NJ. Fer
guson, have returned home.
Mrs. Irving Flint and her daughter
from Hatfield, Mass, came last week
to see her mother. Mrs. NJ u. Jones,
who has been quite i'll with threatened
pneumonia
Mrs. j. f. Tewksbury was in Mont
pelier and Barre this week and while
| in the latter city was the guest of Mrs.
Douglas Barclay.
| Rev. J. W. Chesbro has decided to ac-
eept the call of the Baptist church at
Bellows Falls and will begin his pastor
ate there the first Sunday in March.
The Randolph Progressive club met IN
! II. NJ. Wilson's office on Wednesday ana
decided to hold banquet next mouth
and elected the following committees
to serve: On banquet, II. W. Vail, Guy
Osha. j. B. Adams, Lyman Hutchinson,
/ II. NJ. Totman; on invitation, 4. r.
Briggs. J. l.. Hutchinson, A. NJ
Vaughan; on advertising. NJ. NJ. Will
son, II. B. Bell, l.. A. Russlow. Charles
II. Thompson, the Vermont member OF
the national council, was present at the
meeting. 1t is expected that the ban
quet win be held in the parish house,
to be followed by an address in the
music hall from some note speaker,
probably Clifford Pinchot.