Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-08-08

/ A. NJ. Burnham, architect and
builder of Montpelier. who is superin-
tending the building Of the new Unita-
rian Church in Lisbon, y. H., was
seriously injured by a falling rafter,
] Friday. lie cannot recover.
Last Thursday evening a. Mr.. and
Mrs. ;. NJ. Stowe of Middlebury were.
riding, n wheel came off. throwing
them out. Dir. Stowe landed on his
Z feet all right, hut his wife struck on her
side, injured her spine and fractured
the bone of her ankle. Her condition
is dangerous.
Thursday afternoon a. Mr.. n. w.
Foote of Brooksville was driving hay
wagon down hill with one horse, the
horse suddenly turned and threw the
wagon over. The rack fell on Mr..
Foote. His right ear was taken clean
Off, his right shoulder and arm and
wrist were badly bruised, and internal
injuries are feared.
Leroy Ryder of Chester was killed
Thursday morning at the Cheshire
Railroad woodshed across the river.
while engaged in moving the station
ary.engine used for saving wood. The
mem lost control of the engine, which
rolled down n high bank into the high
way Mr.. Ryder was between the
engine and the top of the bank at the
time the engine started. and was car
ried with it to the bottom. lie lived
about three-quarters of an hour after
the accident. Age about 30 years.
a Vergennes man. while fishing on
Lake Champlain a day or two ago.
hauled up the body of man about 80
years old, and resembling that of Mr..
Better, who has been missing since
last fall, when he left Essex, N. Y. in
his skiif to cross TO his home. Unfort-
unately the body slipped from the
fisherman's hook before it could be
secured. and parties are now dragging
for it.
Cornelius McGroth. aged So was
found drowned last Tuesday under
Vandike & MerriIls mill at McIndoes
Falls. Ills death is supposed to have
seven children.
AT Stowe, the other evening, Miss
Brown was reading in bed, holding
the light in her hand, when she fell
asleep anu dropped the lamp on the
bed, setting the clothes on fire. She
screamed for help, which arrived in
time to save her life, butshe was badly
burned, her back being badly blistered
nearly the entire length.
The Universalists of Vernon, who
have for some years chad preaching"
latterly by Rev. Mr.. Harris of Brattle-
! boro,' have just organized Il church
with 20 members, INCLUDING some who
have long professed a lively interest in
the UniWersalist faith. and others who
are laterin the harness. Among the
members are Mrs. Lydia Clark, well
nigh 80 years old, and The oldest man
in town, Major Eli Lee, aged so, who
is able to be about, and walks off quite
nimbly eighty rods every Sunday to
church. The first communion was
held July 81, and on Tuesday evening
following a business meeting was held,
and Lewis Gould and Elijah Stebbins
H were chosen decons, and Conductor
FJosiah Morrill, of the Connecticut River
road, Clerk and Treasurer. The latter
is Superintendent of the Sunday
school. The veteran Major Lee il
father of Rev. DR.. John s. Lee of St
Lawrence University, Canton, n. Y.
Professor Norman Wood and wife OF
Woodstock, are also among the mem
bers. A few of the members had been
previously baptized !; the Others were
baptized ''by sprinkling," Rev. Mr.
Harris officiating. He is to preach Il
| few Sundays more and then goes to
Worcester. The Methodists, who are
under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr.
Miller of the Brattleboro' church, have
also beeni receiving additions of late
and the Baptists record small in
| gathering.