News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-08
DEATH CONES SUDDENLY
Eli B Gle. Lifelong Resident of Morris
town Passes Away on Fair Grounds.

The enjoyment of the events of Labor
Day was marred for Morrisville people
by the announcement in the early alter
noon of the sudden death of Eli B. Gle,
one OF the most highly esteemed citizens
of Morrsville and life long resident OF
town, who died suddenly at lis o'clock
at the Fl. A. Smalley & Co. barn, wheI e
he was taken from The Fair Grounds.
after being stricken with an attack of
acute diitation of the heart Mr.. Gle
marched in the. parade with the Morris
vile Band, playing the saxophone, the
trip making about a two miles walk
After reaching the grounds Mr. Gle
complained OF not feeling well and did
not eat dinner with the other members.
His condition grew rapidly worse after
the dinner hour and DR.. Johnstone was
called and Mr.. Gle was assisted into the
hack OF c. L. Cole and taken to the Small
ley place, where he expired Mr.. Gle had
been enjoying excellent health of late and
was supposed to have been feeling as
well as usual Monday forenoon. 1t is
thought the long walk and the heat
were too much for his advanced age,
bringing about conditions that caused
his DEATH
The funeral service will be held at the
home on Jersey Heights Thursday at
1:30, Rev. r. D. Cranmer of the Univer.
salist church officiating. Interment will
be in the family lot in Mountain View
Cemetery at Morristown Corners.
AS told in this paper in the issue of
May 5, Mr.. Gle is believed to have been
the oldest band musician in New Eng.
land, having been identified with or
chestras and bands inMorrisville for over
so years. He was a charter member and
only survivor of the Morrisville Silver
Cornet Band, which was the first band
ever organized here and had played with
every band organized here since that
time. Thus it seems fitting and right
that his last service was along the lines
he had so much enjoyed during his life
time and for the promotion of which he
had given so much of his time. Mr..
Gle was a member of the old-time H yde
Park band organized before the War,
which had for it's leader, Col. 3. B. Saw
yer, who is now the last survivor of that
organization. He was a veteran of the
Civil War, being a member of Co. E.
18th Vermont.
Eli B. Gle was one Of nine children,
five sons and four daughters, of Stephen
and Lydia Straw Gile, who came to the
west part of Morristown in the early
part of the last century from New Hamp-
shire. He was born on Dec. IL, 1871,
and always lived in the west part of
town, with the exception of four years
spent in the west, after his marriage.
On the 29th day of April. 1865, he was
united in marriage to Miss Celeste Gates,
daughter of Irvine and Hancy Pike Gates.
also of this town, who survives him. He
is also survived by the following nieces
EHCu w
Mrs. B. F. browne, MIS-. Carlos Shaw,
Morrisville; Mrs. Cleora Carver, Troy,
\. Y, Mrs. Oscar Sherwin, Mrs. Angus
ia Douglas, Cady's Falls; Viii! Cross of
New York state; Mrs. Eta Thorp, who |
ives in the West; Mrs. Clara Peck of
Stowe; Don Thomas, c. A. Gle, Levi |
5ile, Morillo and Ami Wood of Morris.
ville.
In the death of Mr.. Gle Morristown !
oses sturdy citizen, one whose genuine
honesty and integrity were proverbial.
1e was an intensely interesting man,
ind to those who knew him best was re-
realed side of his character that his
natural reserve did not show to those
outside his circle of intimate friends. He
vas great reader and well-posted upon
urrent and historical events. The hos.
'itality of "Uucle Eli" was well-known,
he Gle home being always open to Wis
tors. He will be greatly missed by old
md young and the sincere sympathy of
ii is extended to the bereaved family.