The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-12-31
VICTOR WRIGHT.

mere announcement. lie was born July
20. 1919, in the north west part Of Cora
wall, VI. upon the farm which he owned
ut the time of his death, but from which
lie moved in April 1861, having purchas'
ell another farm in Weybridgc, where he
was living at the time Of the accident
The object Of this sketch will be TO say
something of Mr.. Wrights religious char
acttr and views. His lie and worth "a
a citizen and public man have already
been spoken Of by his esteemed friend,
Henry Clark, Esq, editor Rutland Her
aid. (Sce Rutland Herald Dec. 9th.)-
AS the circumstances connected with hi
death may not be generally understood, i
may be well to state them in connection
with this notice. Mr. Wright left Iii
home OF half past eight o'clock, on Friday
morning Dec, 9Th, TO 50 to his old farm
in Cornwall IIc first wen to Middiebu-
ry, and as he WAS driving ont Of the vii
l.gc, west across the bridge, n citizen o!
Cornwall met him and said to Mr. Wright
I hat the staple at The end Of tic nccl.yoho
on the oif-silc was coming out. Tbs
Mr.. w. did not bear, lie drove on 10
wards Cornwall, IN the Bridp0rt road
perhaps , mics west from Mil'lebury and
when lie was going down the Hill, jast
past the place where an old barn used
to stand, (Which locality is familiar to the
citizcns Of that yicinity,) lac and his hired
man, Mr.. Goulett, noticed that the cnl
of the neckyole ON the off side was down
and that, the hold-back strap was of. NJ
w. and his Hired man had just been talk.
ing about the ledge, and Mr.. Wrights at
tention the moment previous to this, had
been upon that, and lie was looking a
ii over his left shoulder, with his left hand
over back Of the seat, the team was then
walking. When Mr.. w. observed that the
end of the nec;yoke was down, and tina
the off horse was not holding back, lie
called ont whoa, and held up the reins -
This brought The buggy against the off
horse, and She being young AMI spititcd,
kicked. The horses had at that moment
quite stopped. After the off one kicked
che started up and Mr. W. pulled on tie
lines, and tue buggy came against the oft
horse, Wien size kicked again, and began
to be frightened. The near horse was
older AMI steady, but the right ana kick
ing Of the other, started her to run. Upon
this, and after the team had begun to rua
The hired man Jumped out and forward to
grasp the bit or ad-stail, knowing thai
unless he jumped forward as well as lac
could, to strike at the side of the neal
horse, they would be out Of his reach. II.
seized hold Of the bead stall and checked
the near horse which fetched the buggy
against her, this caused her to spring VIC
l.ntly forward, but she dbl not free her
self from the young mans hold, and the
wagon came against her second time
which made her jump 80 violently. 'lla
she threw him upon the side Of the road,
into the ditch. The team WAS now free
and Mr.. w. WAS unable 10 hold them
They ran down the rest Of the hill, an,
across the fiat known us "oppositc th'
path TO to the spring. About this tim,
Mr.. Wright's lat came "a, and the las
that the young man Mr.. Goulett, saw o
IT. Wright as he went out OF sight over
Ellsworth hill down to Mr.. Charlie
'icts he was braced and hold NJ OF
hes, saving them, and calm.
re hired man picked up tie hat
'"o"' after Mr.. W. Mr.. Charlie
~ N lives 1T the foot Of the hi
Benedict, whC IN ,, :,
where Mr., @ris l......,
noise OF tbs tee -. =, :;
down past his houae,
wife. that a team E.us,
the Il II thing Ii
A.. I,..,. ,.,.,, NJ five or St,
70 |. south Of his house rel,
,totan ha
wagon. iIcqu.rhiy put On In
and went out, AMI was so97 Ell
~ he lookei AZ lin TO the scene " '''' ~
,ident, the buggy turned up On
and the upper hind wheel aiiH '' '"'' ~
ike top" The hired maa came "o"
the hill, ard seeing Mr.. benedict CO. ''"
out Of his door, said to him, "Come l. -
Quick" and went on lunnlns 70 NJ
Wright. few steps ahead Of Nc Rene
diet and As he came 10 where Mr.
Wright was lying. he exclaimed w. he
;s dead" and cowmenced wrlnsng "'-
hands. Mr.. Benedict Aneeled down ny tic
side of MIR. Wright and lifted up his head
turned his face upward to see who 1t wa
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