The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-30
DEATH OF t.. M. MORRISON.
Well Known Deputy Sheriff Passed Away
To-day.

A. NJ. Morrison of 33 South MAR
street, for the past five years a Wash
lngton county deputy sheriff and one OF
the best known business men in central
Vermont, passed away at the City hos
pital this morning at o'clock. The end
followed long illness of diabetes. al
though death was due to complications
induced by an attack of the grippe. For
many years Mr.. Morrison had been n
sufferer and frequent operations were
necessary ID bring him relief. Last fall
| he submitted to an operation for the
removal of his lower left limb and had
been out of doors but a short time this
spring when he contracted a severe cold
while directing the construction work
on barn at his farm near Graniteyille.
Following an operation at his home. he
was removed to the hospital Yesterday.
The deceased is survived by his wife.
an adopted daughter, Elizabeth, aged
seven years, and two sisters and a broth
or. They are: Mrs. Elizabeth Weleh of
I.nrimore y. d.. Mrs. Abbie j. Balch OF
St Johnsbury and Joseph Morrison OF
san Francisco Mr.. Morrisons wife was
Miss Ellen Monahan of Monson, Mass.
and they were married in Groton Jan. I.
1887.
Andrew Mcfarland Morrison was born
in Groton March 10. 1862 the Youngest
of II children of William and Hannah
tHosmer Morrison. He attended the
common schools Of his native town and
as young man his parents. who were
among the earliest members Of the Meth
odist church in Groton. sent him to the
historic Newbury seminary. which was
under the patronage OF the Vermont
Methodist conference for many years.
After leaving school he was varionslv
engaged in Vermont and Massachusetts,. !
For some wears he was a quarry fore
and settled in Granite,ille. where he 1
built and conducted a store AMI livery /
stable on the site now occupied by the 1
Gilbert store and livery business.
Extending over a period Of five wears
was his service in the employ Of Jones
Rros in the capacity Of quarry foreman.
II i said Of MIR. Morrison that he was
the first man to hoist a piece of Barre
granite on Milestone hill by steam pow
r. II i related that he put together
he mechanism for the steam hoist ani
turned the lever which brought stone
mt Of the quarry bv stcam instead of
ne more antiouated method. The DO
feased was q man ~ varied business eN-
Derienees. over large ares of terri
orv in this state he was for = long time
.ncaged in distributing horses which b. {
purchased in the Boston and Brighton
markets. he dealt extensively IN real I
state and al one time or another owned
everal ine farms in this vicinity. Five
ears ago he received his dcputy's rom
mission and often proved = valuable aide
y the sheriff. department Of Washing
on county. :
IN the dcath n M Morrison many
re- mourning the loss II warm friend
man who was generous almost to =
anlt and Who possessed IN peculiar !
ueasnre those GENIAL QUALITIES which d
ere 60 him = passport that admitted 3
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