Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-08
WEST CORNWALL.
F. S. Haskell is home again.


Rollo Bingham of New York is 4
home for few weeks.
Miss Priscilla Narrabone came Tue
day night for a stay of few weeks wit
her relatives.
Mrs. Loren Richards and Slas DouI
and daughter. Minnie, of New HaveI
were lately guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Me
vim Twitchell.
SO much rain has fallen that watd|
stands on low lands and many meadow
are so wet that moving machine can
not yet be used on them. Howeve}
grass and grain look well.
Mr.. Smith of Brown university. viii
has been supplying the pulpit of til
Baptist church for the past two Sun
days, has gone to Massachusetts for
few days, so there will not be preachln|
next Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Macintosh and son d
Boston. Mass, are guests of II. f. San
ford and wife. Mrs. Macintosh is til
daughter of Rev. Alva Jones, formd
pastor of the Baptist church. His wild
ow, Mrs. Lucy Jones, is visiting amolI
her friends here.
The glorious Fourth has come AM
gone in quiet manner here. Rocket
and tirecrackers sufficed for the enioi
ment of the younger portion, while til
older ones looked on satisfied with til
keen zest with which youth took in I'll
pleasures of the day and evening-
Pie funeral of Miss Jessie, onl
daughter of Alverton and Emma BinI
fham, was held at their former home
I Fthis place last Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. Al
chibald of Middlebury officiating. Ret
Mr.. Barnum and Mr.. Smith, who is sui
plying the Baptist church pulpit wei
present and offered excellent prayer
The peculiar circumstances attending I'll
death, as well as the high esteem AM
sympathy felt for the family, called ol
a great crowd of people. The commod
Gus house. piazzas and yard were filld
with saddened friends. Miss Jessi(
with two other girls, had been to mi
eral spring quite distance from IN
house and on their return were overtal
EN- by one of those swift. sudden rain AM
wind storms. They were walking on|
side track, but to get to the path leadir'
to the house were obliged to cross III
main track here flyer" overlook thej
just as she attempted to cross and threj
her upon the side of the engine, wherI
after a little, she was found leaninI
against the boiler in a dazed conditio9
She was removed to her home and everI
thing possible done for her. A ven
eminent surgeon on board the train Of
fered his skill and and another was wird
from Chicago. Her right leg was brol
en- above the ankle and the left betwed
the thigh and knee. Both were set am
doing well, but the shock was great al
the injury to the spine caused her to SIM
into stupor on the morning of nd
death. from which she never rallied, AM
toward evening death came. The acd
dent occurred on Thursday afternool
Mr.. Bingham and his family moved
their new home at Schererylle, Ind, la|
spring, and had Just got nicely settld
and were doing well, with a bright ou|
look before them, when this sudden aI
terrible bereavement overlook them an
for time seems to paralyze eved
thought and action. Mr.. Hart, who owl
the great farm on which Mr.. Bingha|
was, did everything for their comfo|
and aid which was possible, and thd
are most grateful They have nd
all the sympathy kind hearts could otfe|
but their grief is great and on|
time, that great healer of all wound
will be able to soften the blow WIND
came upon them so suddenly and viii
|, such binding force. Jessie was gil
of lovely character, mild dispositio|
|, modest, unassuming and of very affe|
tionate disposition, loving her kind pa
. ents and dear brother and WI
happiest with them. Her healtI
which had never been good, was mud
better, and with her daily duties whid
she was taking upon herself to RELIEF
her mother, her walks and rides on hi
pony made up happy life for her, II
the young people enjoyed their mel
home very much. The interment was
the new cemetery. The grave an
mound were made beautiful with eve|