Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-08

WALLINGFoRD.-Our village just now
presents quite lively and bustling ap-
pearance, for the large number of strang-
ers that are here from abroad in attend
ance upon the ''Vermont and SALISBURY
Association Sunday School Convention"
Many prominent ministers of that de-
nomination, and many earnest workers in
that church are present, as well as quite
number of clergymen and laymen of other
churches. The proceedings will be read
in another column.
"A deep gloom was cast over our viii
lage this morning by telegram to the
Hon. Harvey Button, from Middlebury,
announcing the death of his son, William
Harvey Button, Esq, of Saginaw, Mich,
who died in Middlebury this morning at
six o'clock. The sad intelligence, though
not entirely unexpected, has cast the
family in the deepest grief Young But
ton was reared in this village and always
lived here until about three years ago he
made his home and entered the practice
of law in Saginaw. He was an exceed
ingly promising young man, and gave
abundant prospects of brilliant success in
the profession of his choice. He was uni
versally beloved by both old and young of
our village, and it was with great regret
that we saw him leave for his Western
home, aud his annual visits each GUNNER
to his childhood homo have been hailed
with delight by our people. He arrived
here few days ago with his wife and
child, but left, to be in Middlebury, the
home of his wife, during commencement
week, where he was taken sick. He was
graduate of Middlebury College in the
class of 81, and graduating, he delayed
his professional studies to serve bis
country with the nine months men. After
| his return he was admitted to the bar,
and soon after locating in his new home
be married Miss Emma Foot of Middle
bury, daughter of Monfred Foot, Esq, OF
that town, and during his short career in
that promising Western town, he had al
ready made his mark there, and host of
friends in Saginaw will deeply mourn his
early death. His age was only twenty
eight, yet thus early his work is done.
His grief stricken father telegraphs to
Wellingford tonight Wednesday that
the funeral arrangements are not yet
made, and it is not known whether it will
be in Wallinford or Middlebury. He
| leavs wife and little son to mourn the
loss of a beloved husband and kind father.
Thomas Mitchell Of South Walling-
ford, at work IN Kelly's marble mills,
on Tuesday, got caught between d large
slab of marble and beam, and was bad
ly bruised. He, with others, was chang
ing the block of one gang of saws, when
one slab got the advantage and fell upon
Mitchell, crushing him against, and roll
/ ling him around a beam. Though the
flesh of his arms, shoulders and hip was
lacerated and bruised, yet no bones were
| broken.
"A young man named Jameson, in at
tempting to jump from a wagon loaded
with marble, that was crossing the
Jameson fiat, north of Factory Point, on
Tuesday afternoon, got his foot caught
and fell under the wheels. One wheel
passed over his arm. The wagon was
drawn by four horses. and had on a block
of marble weighing eight tons. The
wheel crushed the flesh and tore it badly,
but did not break the bones. He was at
tended by DR.. S. S. Clemons of Factory
Point.