Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-30
oBIT U A r Y.

II becomes my painful duty to write the
fourth obituary FOX members Of my own
family, in less than two years-allt the deaths
being sudden, and these four being all the
deaths that have been in my family. Two
Of the deceased have been my own dear
childyen-the one taken away by drowning,
me other by croup-and two have been ap-
prentices at printing, beloved by all who
knew them-tke one taken by apoplexy, the
other by drowning.
JOHN B. WALKING was drowned: while
bathing, in Otter Creek, one mile from this
village, on the evening of the 23d instant,
between sun down and dark, in the 23d
year Of his age. Some Of the facts and
circumstances, 50 far as can learn them,
were as follow ;-The deceased was not a
swimmer, but had, during the present sea-
son, made some efforts to learn to SWIM
He went to the water at this time in COM
pany with fifteen others, most or all of whom
were swimmers. There is spreading rock,
projecting from the shore into the Greek,
where they went in. Most of the others
were in the water, below the rock. The
deceased was seen to wade into the water,
|. on the rock, part Of his depth, and stand
washing himself. 1t is supposed, from all
the facts that can be obtained, that he ac-
cidentally stepped of from steep place
into deep water. Some small boys standing
on the shore noticed him in the water, and
at FIRST supposed him to be swimming. Al
though he was under water considerable
part Of the time, he was making advance
ment down stream, towards the swimmers,
SO that the boys thought he was swimming
under water. They soon thought, however,
that he was under water too long, aud
gave alarm. But il was too late. He was
out of sight. Search was Immediately made,
by diving and otherwise, and continued nm
ill 10 o'clock at night, without success
The body was found theenext morning
twelve or fifteen rods below the rock. In
telligence of the deeply affective and dis
tressing event was forthwith sent to the
relatives, who live in Charlotte, and the
body, accompanied by myself, followed
thither, in few hours, arriving on Friday,
the 25th, about o'clock, P. NJ, the distance
J being about 40 miles. shall not undertake
to describe the scene on the arrival Of the
body at the home of the deceased. Lei
affectionate brothers and sisters and attached
relatives and friends imagine. The parents
are absent on journey and visit through
New-York and Ohio. The family relatives
at home are three sisters and one BROTHER
Suffice il to say these exhibited as mucf
fortitude as could be expected under thu
circumstances. The corpse was in goot
state Of preservation, and continued so 70
several hours after its arrival, and exhibi
ton to relatives and friends. II was burie,
on Saturday, about noon, and discours
was delivered on the occasion by brothe
w. G. Johnson, of Hinesburgh. Text.-
"Lord, make me to know mine end, and tn
measure Of my days, what it is; that ma,
know how frail am."-Psa. 80: 4. A dis
course applicable to the occasion was ais
delivered by brother c. A. Thomas, in tb
Baptist Meeting house in this village, o.
the Sabbath following. Text:-"For wha
is your life7 II is even vapor, that ar
peareth for a little time, and then vanished
away."-James, 4: IA.
Thus has passed away, in the mornin
Of life, in the commencement of usefulnes:
enc whose character, situated as am, l ca
not allow 20 60 unnoticed, in few word.
in this connection. I feel bound 10 motto
II for The consolation of bereaved relative
and friends, and the benefit Of all. Broths
i Thomas, Baptist minister in this place, cav
AZ leas. = full index TO ell I can say, in
single sentence, while dropping Few word
20 the assemblage collected al my hous'
previously to my departure with the remain
The amount Of il was this:-" The decease
was lovely in his person-retiring in b
habits-chrisiian in his character" Pc
haps might as well stop here. But N
feelings consIrain me to amplify little
And win begin BY saying that the decea
ed was one Of those precious few that, b
a. much as there is Of them, by so muc
the world is the better for them. And thel
was more Of him than would appear o
slight examination or partial acquaintance