Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-06-23

self, or else in going over, broke his
neck.
Last Saturday, our usually quiet
little village was aroused to an i'm
mense pitch of excitement by the start
ling intelligence that Mr.. Jessie Mo-
rem, an operative in Robert Chase &
Sons straw-board factory, was lying
in the river, just below the paper mill.
A large croud congregated at once on
the banks of the river on either side,
and two boat loads of men commenced
search for the drowned man. About
half an hour was spent in search be-
fore the body was recovered. 1t
seems that Moren was fishing on the
bank of the river, when he lost his
fish pole, and stepped upon some logs
to recover ii, when he lost his balance
and fell into the river; the current be-
ing very swift, and lie not being much
of swimmer, he sank, never to rise
again alive. His brother Joseph was
fishing near him, but not being able to
swim was unable to render the drown
ing bl other any assistance. The re-
mains of Mr.. Moren were taken to
his home in Canada Saturday night for
burial. He leaves wife and child
but a few weeks old in q sad condi-
ton, and large circle of friends to
mourn his loss.
The following item, under the head
of Guildhall, appeared in one of the
Lancaster papers:
Jesse Moren was drowned in the
Connecticut River at this place on Sat-
urday morning last. He was fishing
and dropped his fish.pole into the
river, and to recover it he had TO make
raft of two logs with a board across
them, and padded out to where his
pole was, and in STOPPING down to get
the pole one of the logs rolled, precip-
itating him into the river, number of
people saw him fall into the water,
and before lie sunk the last time the
banks were lined with people, who
quietly stood by and saw him drown,
rendering no assistance save to give
him some general verbal instructions
in swimming. His body was recov-
cred in 4 short time and taken to Point
Levi, Canada, for intement. Coos
Republican
The above, as appeared in this
weeks Republican at Lancaster, is an
unjust reflection upon this community
and we are Of the opinion that the
Editor was either misinformed in re-
gard to the facts, or else some unprin-
cipled correspondent to that paper in
dulgcd in an extensive exaggeration Of
the facts connected with the sad affair.
The amount of the story was, that nc
one was with Mr.. Moren, with the ex.
ception of his brother Joseph, and he
was distance Of ten or twelve rods
alone, on some rocks and when Mr..
Moren fell into the river, ii is supposed
that he must have hit his head on one
Of the logs, and hurt himself in some
way, as he sank before his brother
reached him, and never rose. AS re.
CARDS to their "being a large croud on
the banks Of the river who quietly
stood by and sec him drown" there
was not a person on the banks except
his brother, until he had sank. Now
Bro. Mahurin, we think you are I'M
Justly accusing this community Of
something you know nothing about
Every possible means were devised
to recover the body, and in very few
minutes, the sad duty was accomplish
ed; and any report to the contrary, i,
false, and without the slightest degree
of foundation.
At the meeting called at the Cour
House last Saturday evening, for tn,
purpose of arranging for . Fourth o
July celebration, u committee of tel
were chosen to meet at 6 % o'c'ocl
P. N. on the following Monday ant
nominate the necessary officers ant
committees for the occasion. Th,
committee met and reported the fol
lowing nominations to the regular ad
journed meeting, which were unani
mousIy ratified President of TIN
dag, Putney II. Folensby. j. r
Hanaford was elected marshal of tin
day, with authority to choose sucl
assistants as may be necessary. Fl
nancial COMMITTEE, Robert Chase, N
A. Burnhan and j. S. Thompson
1t was voted that the Pastor of eac
church ana the Superintendent o
each of the Sabbath Schools, be ap
pointed as committee to take charg
OF the Sabbath Schools, and to pre-
pare such exeI cises for the day US the
NAV deem nrnn1 p. Ii wna nlSn o,.lor