The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
Mackie, Vincent B. King and Freder-
ick g. Burnham Interment was in
the Mills family plot in Evergreen
cemetery.
Charles F. AxteIl.


Funeral services for Charles f.
Axtell, whose death occurred Friday
morning at Stratford, Conn, we're
held from st. peters church on
Monday afternoon. He had been III
for a long time with cancer. Until
year ago Mr. Axtell and his family
resided on Court street, Morristown.
When his health began to fail Mr. Ak
tell gave up his home here and built
a new home in St1Atford He con
tinued his law practice here, spend
ing only the week-ends with his fam
lily.
Charles F. Axtell was born in Nor
ristown, N. J., on the 26th of May,
1S45,, and. received commonschool
educational in the public schools of
his native town and township Mr..
AXtell learned the printers trade in
the office of the "Jerseyman' and
from 1867 to 1869 he was an associate
publisher of the paper, subsequently
serving several years in the govern
ment printing office, at Washington,
whence he went abroad to investigate
the methods employed in German
printing offices, visiting Berlin, Leip-
zig, Frankfort, Mayenee, and other
continental cities
In 1873 he entered the law offices
of Messrs. Pitney and Youngblood and
was admitted to the bar as an attor-
ney-at-law in 1877, and in 1891 as a
counselor-at-laW, and had since fol-
lowed that calling, establishing for
himself an envfable reputation and
meeting with success. In 1868 Mr..
Axtell enlisted his services for the de-
fense of the union, and became
member OF Company 9, First Battal-
ion, New Jersey Emergency men He
was an active member of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, past command
er and past adjutant of A II. A. Tor
bert post, No "a, department. of New
Jersey.
Mr.. Axtell had been the incumbent
Of various minor offices, including
township collector, clerk and coun-
sci. and city clerk and treasurer Of
Morristown. In the years 1879 and
1880 he was elected to the New Jer-
sey legislature and in that body he
served as a member of the committee
on revision of laws and the joint com
mittee on state treasurer's accounts.
Mr.. Axtell was an affiliate of the
Masonic fraternity, in which he ac-
4ulltu d hiSi uCfoiCV Vi pOPdAetiiNJ
and had been honored with official
preferment. He was past master Of
Cincinnati lodge, No. 3, and eminent
commander of Ode de st. Amand
commandery, No. IL, knights Temp
lar, and he was also a member Of
the Mystic Shrine, in Mecca Temple,
New York city.
Mr.. Axtell also held membership in
the Red Men, being member of
Mohuscowungie tribe, was also a
member of the Woodmen and had
served the town as a volunteer fire
fighter with Independent Hose &C IL
pany. HN
Mr. Axtell was married September
26, 1883, to Miss Ella M Patterson, of
Stratford, Conn, and their Chi Gren
We're: Roland p, Rachel e. and Mer-
ritt F.
Peter GuIick.
Peter Gulick, one-time choir leader
in Morristown churches, is dead.
He had been making his home with
his daughter, Mrs. William E. Loper,
in Springfield, n. J. He was eighty
six years old. For many years Mr..
Gulick was farmer on the j. Boyd
Headley place at Watnong and later
held similar position in the employ
of the late Augustus W. Cutler. He
Was also similarly employed on the