Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11
WASHINGTON COUNTY
MONTPELIER.

sylvester ManOney. a lIelCnB resident
Of Montpelier, died Friday afternoon
at Heaton hospital after a three weeks
illness. at the age of IS years. The de-
ceased leaves no relatives, his mother
having died a year ago. The body was
taken to the home of his guardian, James
$. Haley. of 80 Court street. He was
a railroad man, having been employed as
yardmaster in the Chicago yards and also
by the Central Vermont railroad. The
funeral was held Saturday morning at
nine o'clock.
The death of MRS. r. A. (OGrady) Nc
Kenna of Franklin street occurred Thurs
day evening. death being due to acute
dilatation of the heart following a long
illness. The deceased WAS born in
Lachiane. =. O., October e, 1913. and had
resided in Montpelier for over 10 years.
For many years She was employed at
the Pavilion. Three years ago she was
married to Mr.. McKenna. Besides her
husband. one brother. Michael O'Grady
OF this city, survives. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at st. Angus
tines Church.
The following divorce cases have been
entered on the Washington county court
docket: Grettie F.. Evans vs.. Earl w.
~ ~. craven VS.. isaac
Craven: Fred Howieson VS.. Viney
HOwieson: George Lambert VS.. Clara
Lambert; Hattie j. Edwards vs.. Charles
8. Edwards; Emma n. Buswell VS..
George w. Buswell: Rosa r. Brusa va.
Charles r. Brusa; Leslie W Dow vs..
Avis Dow.
Frederick W. Morse. one of Montpel-
ler's most prominent citizens. died Sun
I day ponrntnp artar n yvoak'c iIlnoe, 81
though he had been In Ill health for near
ly two years. having had an operation q
year and a half ago. The deceased was
born September IL. 1874, in Duxbury, the
son of Samuel and Caroline Randall
Morse. He attended the Waterbury
schools and Barre Academy and after
returning from the War of the Rebellion
took a course in the Bryant G. Stratton
Business College at Burlington. He went
to Chicago in 1866, where he was en-
ployed as a clerk and travelling salesman
until 1871. In 1874 he entered the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad Office as a
clerk. in 1877 was made general passenger
agent, and in 1881 general freight agent.
After "a years OF continuous service he
severed his connections with the railroad
April l. 1905. and entered the coal bust
ness. which he carried on until the time
of his death. He was at one time a dtrec-
tor of the Consolidated Lighting company
and under President Cleveland's admins
tration served as postmaster from 1883
until 1899. He ma FRIED September 10, 1871
Alkaline Sparks of Bowdenham, Me-. who
died May %. 1894. His second wife, who
survives, was Helen Burnham Kemptou
of East Cambridge. Mass. whom he mar
ried February 3. 1896. To them one son,
Randall Kempton Morse, was born. who
also survives Two brothers, Orrin NJ
Morse OF Washington. y. C.. and Ber-
irand N. Morse Of Chicago. also survive.
Mr.. Morse was a member of Aurora
Lodge, No. %, Masons; King Solomon
Chapter; Mt. Zion Commandery, knight
Templars. He was a 3Srd degree Masor.
lie also belonged to Mt. Sinai T'empls,
Mystic Shrine. At one time he was a
member Of the Odd Fellows. He attend
ed the Unitarian Church, The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock in the Episcopal Church.. under
Masonic auspices. with the Rev. Home.
\ Flint officiating. Burial was in
Green Mount cemetery,
TWO divorce cases were hied in the
county clerks office Monday: Orr
Amelia G. lnsraham VS., Mark G. In
graham. In the first case an order for
temporary alimony has been filed.
Charles Lowe, r minor of Barre, was
before Judge Frank Martin in juvenile
court Monday, charged with taking
money from the f. d. Ladd store OF
Barre. The boy has been employed ir
the Ladd store and sums nave been ap-
propriated from the cashiers drawer a,
various times during the past month
amounting in all to about sSO. A watche,
ia said to have detected the Lowe youtt
in the ect Of stealing Saturday night
The court continued tho case until
u,os n,oc.a IN tho hands ne prohat ,or
Oe,oar cr,ith
Me- EI,or Charlotte Duke dauebte,
AZ, ora Nc 7. n NH. ,,d George
n 1v.u,..on 90 uon.ro., woe urrod
.,..us..o sd, 80 Chr,s. Ch,uo. T.
~. nrasonco -, ua,at,yos ,ho Do, TT :,
ym.. aa.a.... 49, i,r,,,
bride wore a travelling suit of blue. The
) groom Is the son or Peter Wallstron
or Barre ana Is now employed by th'
Goodwin company IN Montreal The!
VIII reside in that CITY
CITY Engineer n j, Johnson has re
|, signed, the resignation to take eTec
: April % when MS contract with I'M
CITY expires Mr. Johnson states as MI
reason that business interests IN North