Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-25
OBITUARY.


Alfred S. Cox met with an accident last
Saturday afternoon which resulted in his
death. In company with his adopted SON.
Charlie he was riding up the Vernon road
from his home in a light road cart for the
purpose OF exercising horse which he had
recently bought. When at the TOP of the
hill near Frank Reeds house the horse took
fright at the blowing off of steam from a
locomotive in the railroad yard below. The
road in front was blockaded. as the horses
attached to a truck, from which some men
were unloading posts had also started up
Mr.. Cox's horse, thus being prevented from
going forward, whirled quickly about as il
to start back, and running up on the side of
the bank tipped Mr.. Cox and his son out
The boy was uninjured. Mr.. Cox fell be-
tween the wheels, and it is probable that
then he fractured a rib. His foot was
caught between the spokes of the wheel
and he was dragged down the road opposite
David Carey's house, distance Of 10 rods
After Mr.. Cox's foot was released the horse
continued its flight, and, as some boys at
tempted 10 stop it, went across the railroad
tracks and down the bank, where it fell
aud was brought 10 a stop. Several per
sons rushed to Mr.. Cox's assistance, and he
was taken into one of the houses near by
on the meadow south of the cemetery. He
lay in a comatose state until Tuesday fore
noon, when death came, doubtless from
conclusion Of the brain.
Mr.. Cox was born in Barnard. Jan. 3
1923, and was the eldest of the seven chill
dren Of Allen and Catherine Smith Cox
He grew up ON the home farm and attended
the schools in his native town He was an
apt scholar and made good use Of his op-
portunities, and acquired much more than
an ordinary education At the age Of II
he began teaching school, and for 10 win
ters was employed in the same district
During the summers he learned the carpen
ter's trade. In 1850 he came TO Brattleboro
and entered the employ of Morse K Crane
his tirst work being on the Thompson house
on Elliot street now owned by S. l.. Sibley
For several years he worked here during
the summers, returning to Barnard for the
winters. Atone time he carried on carriage
business at Enfield, n. H., and was also
employed in eX Gov Washburne's piano
shop at Irving, Mass. In 1864 he came to
Brattleboro TO. work for Estey q Co. as a
setter-up, staying with them until 1870,
when he gave up his place on account of i'll
health. He then bought, and for five years
held half-interest in the Foster tannery
at keene. After returning from Keene he
entered the employ of the Holyoke. Mass
machine company, but after two or three
years went TO Worcester as head book
keeper for the same concern, which had a
shop in that city About five years ago he
came back to Brattleboro and has since
built house on South Main street, aud was
for two years the superintendent of the Car
penter Organ factory For a year past he
has acted as book keeper for Gleason & Rob.
bins. About 1866 Mr. Cox married Lucy
Wood daughter of Royal G. Wood, who
survives him. No children have been born
to them, but they have an adopted son, as
already mentioned. In 1859 Mr.. Cox built
the house near his father. in-law's place,
and this has been really his home, as he
never acknowledged himself resident
elsewhere
Mr.. Cox, as already ntmated, was a man
of unusually well equipped mental endow
ment-strong, self poised, and evenly bal
anced. Ia early life he was an accomplish
ed musician, and his bent for mathematics
was always retained. He was true friend,
a man Of independent and courageous con.
victions, and with impulses always in the
right direction. All who knew him, both
in Brattleboro and elsewhere will ever
keep in memory his sterling qualities Of
manhood, and will mourn sincerely his
death by an accident so untimey.
Mr. Cox only family relative in this vi
cinity is his brother, A. v Cox, the stove
dealer