Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-19

jury to the feelings of Christian people.
The public has no complaint to make
of the general management of the road
or of any of its officers, but they wish
the practice of running Sunday trains
might be done away with.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-Cora Mossman,
aged IL years, daughter of Benjamin
MOssman of this place, was thrown from
a carriage near this village on Saturday
last and so injured that she died this
morning. Cora, in company with sever
al other young people, went up in the
afternoon to attend the closing exercises
of Gertie Baxter's school, in the Geo.
Bickford district. About 4 o'clock,
Cora, with Helen Gaskill and little Eva
Baxter, their team having been hitched
up by Mr.. Bickford, started home, Cora
driving the horse. While they were
coming down the hill at quite brisk
rate, about half mile south of John
Keating's, one of the wagon springs
broke and they we're thrown with great
force, striking on their heads in the
ditch on the lower side of the road.
When Helen Gaskill recovered herself
sufficiently to stand, she found the little
girl with her face streaming with blood,
screaming loudly, but able to walk.
Cora was lying motionless in the ditch.
Helen went to her and saw that she
was terribly hurt; she then sent the
little girl, who was barely able to walk,
back to meet the team which was follow
ing, and lifted Cora from the ground,
placing her bleeding head on her shout
der and sat down to wait the coming of
some one to assist her. Cora's head
struck with great force on the sharp
projection of a rock, her skull near the
right eye and temple being crushed.
The running horse attracted attention
on the road, and John Heating ran back
to the scene of the accident, finding the
wounded girls beside the road. About
the same time the team from behind ar
rived, also Mr. Bickford, who took the
girls in his wagon. Cora was insensible,
never speaking after the accident. The
running horse with the broken wagon
came to the village and ran into the
shed at the chair factory. Mr.. Moss
man and others Immediately started
back to learn what the accident was,
when they met Mr.. Blckford bringing
the PROSTATE girl. She was carried home
and Drs. Perry and Ruggles were at
once called; while DR.. r. B. Skinner,
who was out of the village, was sum-
moned. DR.. Davis of Burke, who hap
pened to be in the village, was also
called. In the evening Drs. Billiard of
st. Johnsbury and Rutherford Of New
port arrived, and on consultation it was
deemed best to make an operation which
should show the nature of the injury in
the place where the skull was fractured.
This was done, and the inner bone,
which was pressing on the brain, was
lifted to its place. The operation afford
ed some relief, but the conclusion of the
brain had been SO great that nothing
which human skill could do could save
the patient. She gradually failed until
Monday morning at o'clock, when she
quietly passed away. The other two
girls, though very badly bruised and jar
red, are not dangerously hurt, it is hoped.
This accident and its sad result has
greatly shocked this whole community.
Cora was young lady greatly esteemed,
and general favorite among the girls
of her acquaintance. Her friends have
the profound sympathy of all. The re-
mains will be taken to Westminster,
Mass, for burial on the evening train
tonight, funeral services being held al
the house at o'clock this afternoon.
CraftSbury.
Prof. Henderson has returned from
his summer vacation.
Wilbur Allen has returned from his
visit to Wolcott, and is very low o.
consumption.
Mrs. Lawrence, an aged lady who is
blind, fell from the doorstep recently
and broke her wrist.
Royal Lyon has improved the looks o.
his house and barn, by new coat O
paint, put on by W. R. Washburn.
Horace Graham of New York city
and Jacob Douglas of the Common arr
building boat for fishing purposes.
By the census reports, Jonathan
Mills is the Oldest person in town. He
is SO years of age; Mrs. Orcutt is also
SO years old.
Mrs. James Whitney and Miss Belle
Graham recently visited Wolcott springs
and returned we'll supplied with tha
noted spring water.
Mrs. Laura Chamberlin of this town
beside doing large amount of house
work and dairying, does all the horse
raking on the farm, raking all that is
mown by the moving machine. Hay
help is scarce, but when the women take