The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-12
A SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT.

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zens been so shocked as they were
last Monday morning by terrible
accident occurring within the village
limits. About 6 80 in the morning
A. f. Livermore was coming down
Melendy hill with horse and wagon
and having with him his son Frank,
wife and child, who had been visiting
with him and were going to take the
train that morning for their home in
Brattleboro. When just below Henry
Darling's sugar house the holdback
strap pulled through or over its
fastenings letting the wagon against
the horse, a stout animal with an ug-
" disposition, that Immediately be-
gan plunging and kicking. Frank,
who was sitting in the hind end of the
wagon, jumped out and ran to catch
the horse, but before he could do
this, either by reason of the kicking
or by turning into the ditch, the king
bolt came out and the whole party
was thrown violently to the ground in
rough rocky place and all were so
hurt and stunned for a time as to be
unable to realize their situation.
Frank picked up the child and carried
it into Mr.. Rabbits house, and re-
turned to look after the others. A
number of persons saw the horse COM
ing down the hill with the forward
wheels of the wagon, and ran to see
what was the matter. A physician
was sent for and was on the ground
in few moments, first giving his at
tention to the child that was found
terribly injured about the head and
probably internally. 1t only lived
about 20 minutes. In the mean
time number had collected at the
scene of the disaster. Mr.. Liver
more the elder) had partially recover
ed, but Franks wife was unable to
move. She was placed upon buff
falo and was carried into the house
of the Melendy Brothers it was then
found that her injuries, though bad,
were not necessarily dangerous. She
was severely bruised about the left
hip, with less injuries on different
parts of the body. She is yet unable
to walk, but is improving and will
doubtless be able before many days
to get about.
A. f. Livermore was found with
two bad cuts upon his left leg, be-
lieved to have been the result of kicks
by the horse. He is now doing as
we'll as could be-expected. The dead
child was a bright, lovely, little girl,
aged about 81 months. Funeral SER
vices were held yesterday at II M,
at the residence of the Melendy
Brothers, Rev. w. S. Smithers of
Brattleboro officiating, and the body
taken to Brattleboro for interment.
Frank S. Livermore, the bereaved
father, is native of this town, and
universally liked and respected.
About 9 years ago he went to Brat
tleboro and entered the d. Leonard
printing office. After serving an APP
premiership there he went to Bellows
Falls and opened Job office in COM
pany with his brother John. John,
disliking the business, soon gave it up
and Mr.. TruaX was taken in.
About this time Frank married a
New Hampshire lady, and about 6
months ago he sold out his interest
to Truax, and lately has been at
work at the old Brattleboro office now
owned by Hildreth & Fales, and was
on his way to resume his work, after
a weeks vacation, when the terrible
accident occurred. The feeling in
Brattleboro, where the parties were
so well known, was deep and sympa-
thetic. E. l.. Hildreth and wife and
A. E. Atwood and wife, of the Hill
dreth & Fales Printing Office and
Mrs. Leonard, the wife of the lately
deceased proprietor of the office,
came up and attended the funeral SER
vices and accompanied the body of
the child to Brattleboro and to its
final resting place.
Our citizens universally sympathiz-
ed with the afflicted family and glad
ly rendered all the assistance posi-
BILE. The house of the Melendy
Brothers was freely thrown open both
for the dead and injured and given
up for the funeral services; the rail-
road company held their train for an
hour for the accommodation of the
funeral party. For all these favors
Mr.. & Mrs. Frank Livermore au-
thorizes us to express to these parties
their deepest gratitude, and also to