The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-16
Death of William w. Morse

William Whitelaw Morse passed
away at his home on Monday evening,
April 7. He suffered a srtoke IF
paralysis on Jan. "a, and since that
time has been gradually failing. He
was the son of Thomas and Cynthia
(Blanchard) Morse and was bern 1T
Peacham, March 81, 1916. He mar
ried Ellen Robbins, Oct. 20, 1875.
Three children we're born, Mary e.,
who died at the age of II year.', Ollie
M. (McFarlane) and Carrie M. Mrs
Leon Snow. Mrs. Morse died June
10, 1917 Besides his two daughters.
Mr.. Morse leaves a sister, Mrs May
Balcomb, SO years of age of Kc-
vance, ILL.,, and a nephew, HazcA
Morse, of Neponset, ILL.,, and three
grandchildren. The Morse farm,
where Mr.. Morse was born, also his
grandfather before him, was SCI I'd
by the Morses at the time the town
was first settled, being the oldest in
town. The old house was just hack
of where the present house now
stands. Mr.. Morse was always iden-
titled with all the business interests
of the town having held various Off
ces as road commissioner, selectman,
overseer of poor, etc. In 1904 he
represented the town in the legisla-
ture at Montpelier. He was men,
Der of the Congregational church in
town for many years where he serv-
ed on the church committee and col
lector. He was a very prosperous
farmer and took great pride in keep
ing his farm and surroundings in the
best of shape. Much sympathy is felt
for the family, especially the daugh-
ter, Ollie, who has tenderly cared for
both father and mother in their last
days, and is now left alone on tn,
old place. The funeral was held ::
his late home on Thursday, April II
at two p. m. Rev. Harold Haywa.'d
preached the funeral sermon, E. r.
Mackay sang two solos. The bearers
were Cldye and Albert Randall, job,
Somers and William Martin. The
burial was at Peacham cemetery III
plain view of the old farm where Mr.
Morse was born and died
Death of Mrs. Orange Taylor
Mrs. Orange Taylor who has been
gradually failing for some weeks with
heart trouble passed away on Satur-
day, April 5. Mary Amanda r.
Blake was the daughter of Joseph and
Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson) Blake,
and was born at Sutton, Oct. IL. 1888.
She was of a family Of four children.
One brother. Arthur, was killed in the
Civil War, the other brother, Angus
tus Blake, died at Sutton last winter.
Her sister, Mrs. Addie Craig, is living
at Hampton, N. H. She also leaves
two half sisters, Emma and Elizabeth
Plake and half brother, Albert
Flake of st. Johnsbury; seven grand
children and four great grand chill
dren. Mrs. Taylor married Orange
Whitcher Taylor Jan. 6, 1859 at
Sutton, where they lived when first
married. Later they lived at Danville
and Peacham. Seven children were
born, and all are living but ono and
NSiS plCoChb az Vic IuIlCIdl, I1elDSII
A., of Bartonsville; Frank l.; Bertha
E. (died in 1905 Fred E.; Addic NJ.
(Mrs. Moses Edmunds of Concord,
N. H.; Henry B., of Concord, N. H.;
and Alice M, (Mrs. E. ]. Hobart).
Twelve years ago, Mrs Taylor suffer-
ed shock of paralysis which left ono
arm useless and two years ago while
visiting her son, Fred, at the old
place, she fell and since that time has
been confined to her bed. Mrs. Tay-
Tor possessed remarkable memory
which faculty she retained to nearly
the last. In her earlier days she was
a very hard working woman, ever
striving to bring up her large FAM
lily the best she could. Mr.. and Mrs
Taylor celebrated their golden we'd
ding in 1909. During those long
years they iourneyed together, their
hOspitable doors were ever open to
strangers and friends alike. Mrs.
Taylor was sincere Christian, hav-
ing been a member of the Methodist
church for so years. During her last