St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-25

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DR.. w. B. Fitch, who was called,
arrived soon after the bodies had been
removed from under the car. Miss
Wetherbee was taken to her home in
Lyndon in his automobile where she
was found to have slight concus-
sion of the brain. Miss Lee and Miss
Bancroft we're taken to Lyndon in
George Morrilrs car.
The party was returning from Ca
lais, VT, where they had been spend
ing the day with Mrs. Morse's niece
and Miss Bancroft's brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Bancroft. "Mr. Morse
was driving" said Miss Lee in an in
terview, land as we came over the
crossing we turned out for an
bile which was approaching. The
car swung too near the bank which
seemed to give under the weight. Mr..
Morse evidently felt the car going for
he tried to pull back into the road;
the next instant we were bottom side
up. Mr.. and Mrs. Morse were pinned
down by the back of the front seat,
and she was struggling to get out
How l got out l don't know"
The bank at that spot in the road
drops away for about 15 feet, but the
car did not go to the bottom but turn
ed once, landing bottom up.
1t is probable that the edge of the
bank slid as the car turned out al
most to the fence at the roadside.
The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Morse
will be held from the Methodist Epis-
copal church at Lyndon at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Fred
Wilcock, pastor of the church, will
oficiate and will be assisted by Rev.
Ralph F. Lowe of st. Johnsbury. The
Odd Fellows, Woodmen and. Mechan.
ic lodges of which Mr.. Morse was a
member and the Rebekahs, Daughters
of Liberty and Enterprise Grange to
which Mrs. Morse belonged will at
tend in a body and will assist in the
service at the cemetery at Lyndon
Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse were both
prominent in the social life of the
town. and were members of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Lyn-
don, of which they were among its
most liberal supporters, and worked
in all the interests of the church.
They took an active part in all the
societies and organizations of which
they were members, and will be
greatly missed from the community
They leave one son, Leslie, aged is
years. ,
Mr.. Morse is also survived
by one sister and three brothers.:
Mrs. Robinson of Burlington; William
Morse of Lyndon; George of Boston
and Alfred of Cabot. Two sisters and
an aunt survive Mrs. Morse, as fol-
lows: Mrs. E. E. Hartshorn of New
port; Mrs. Fred Pond of LyndonviIIe,
and Mrs. Burlam of Lyndon.
Edmund Curtis Morse was born in
Cabot SO years ago. He passed the
early years of life in that place and
attended the public schools of the
town and the Peoples Academy a.
Morrisville.
He was a graduate of the University
of Vermont, class of 1893, where he
took degree in the civil engineer
department. after graduation Mr.
Morse was employed in engineering
work in the construction of the Wood.
bury and Hardwick railroad and
other places in the state.
Nineteen years ago he married May
1. Burlam of Concord, VT. After
living a short time in abot and
Island Pond they came to Lyndon 16
years ago, where Mr.. Morse opened a
general merchandise store. He serv-
ed as postmaster of Lyndon for 10
years during the last administrations.
He was a member of the Odd Eel
lows and NJ. w. A of Lyndonviue
and the Junior Order Mechanics of
Lyndon. He leaves five brothers ano
two sisters. as follows: Alfred Morse
of Passumpsic, George w, Newport.
N. H, William Of Lyndon, WaverIy
E., Burlington, Henry L., Hyannis,
Mass, Mrs. Alice Robinson, Burling.
ton, and Mrs. Fannie Keith of
Charleston, N. H.
May I. Burlam (Morse) was born
in Concord Al years ago. As her
mother died when she was four years
of age she lived with her aunt. Mrs.
Sophronia Burlam during her early
life, which was spent in Concord.
After her marriage with Mr. Morse