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Obituary- Emerson, William 1

(Issue of Friday, Dec. 26, 1879)
LOCAL BREVITIES

Good old Mr. Emerson is dead. His cheerful face will greet us no more from the little store room door, and never again will his pleasant salutations fall upon our ear. His sorrowing widow is alone there now, except for her son and family kindly attend to her wants, and tenderly comfort her in her solitude. We have all noticed the evident decline of the good old man, his face grew pale, his form more bent, and his step more tottering as cold weather came on, and the winter's chill caused him to wrap his shawl close about him and grasp his cane more firmly, yet we failed to realize that his days were numbered, and last Friday morning at six o'clock when Mr. W. Emerson quietly breathed his last, but comparatively few had missed him from his customary daily walk. The news surprised and pained all. It seemed but yesterday that he sat upon the post office steps and watched the building of his little store on Main St., built by his son, and the satisfaction with which the grateful hearted old gentleman and his wife moved in and settled down contented and happy "for life." Then how from the steps of his new home he had with deep interest watched the progress of the new Masonic Hall, and the growth of the town. Quiet, inoffensive, strictly upright, kind hearted -- we know there is not one but will breathe a sigh of sad regret and tender memories over the news of his death. We learn that he was about 68 years of age -- has traveled extensively in his life time and has raised a family of eleven sons, ten of whom are now alive and prospering in different part of the country.

Relative Sande Spicer confirmed first name 2/23/11

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