The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-20
DR.. E, G. Cross
The following, taken from the Roch
ester (Minn.) Record of July 6, will
be of interest to MANY readers.

ester (Minn.) Record of July 6, will
be of interest to many readers.
AS DR.. f. c. Cross was driving span O
colts attached to IA carriage, on Main stree
yesterday morning, they became frightened
at the explosion of some fire crackers ant
began to run going south. The doctor helC
to the lines until the bits broke on one OF
the horses. when he was pOwerleSs to stOI
them. They attempted to turn the corner
going west on Second street, but they were
going so fast they could not keep the road
but ran across the sidewalk at the corner
and were stopped by picket fence. The
carriage struck large tree. badly wreck
ing it and throwing the doctor out and
across the sidewalk, under the fence, and
tricate him. 1t is thought he was also
caught in one of the wheels. He died at
6.45 last evening.
Edwin ChidS Cross was born in Brad
ford, Vt, April 18th, 1924 and was little
more than 70 years of age at the time of his
death. He passed the early years of his
life in his native town, attended the pub
lie school and academy, and at the latter
took two years advance collegiate course
in Dartmouth college, where he received
his medical education and took his lrst
course of lectures. Subsequently he at
tended lectures at Ca>tleton and Wood
stock, VT, and the College of Physicians
anu Jul StOuo, L anu
from the Norwich University, Vt, in lS46.
He began the practice of medicine in Ley
den, Mass. at which place he met and mar
ried Miss Fannie E. Marcy.
After four years practice in Leyden,
DIR. Cross moved to Guilford, VT, where he
remained three years, and then went to
Brattleboro, the same state, where he pur-
sued his profession between four and five
years, and while there his first child, Ed
win died, and his second, Frank, was born.
From BrattlebOro he came with his family
to this city, being one of the first physi-
clans in Rochester, DrS. Kelly, Younglove
and Perrine preceding him. Here he con-
tinued in his profession, and soon earned
an envlable reputation as a physician and
surgeon, and as the latter acquired fame
throughout the state. He was pension sur
geon, and president of the examining board
from its foundation, and was high in the
Masonic order.
When DR.. Cross arrived in Rochester he
was not possessed of much of this worlds
goods, but by strict attention to his bust
ness he not only acquired competence, but
enough to put him in the ranks of our
wealthy men.
DR.. Cross was In all respects a strong
man, and one entirely without fear. Intel
lectually the doctor was much more than
an average man. He was constant reader
and deep thinker, and his views were those
founded, not upon impulse, but study and
reflection. His honor and integrity were
above suspicion.
During the past few years he had given
up the greater part of his medicine prac-
tice, but when any of his old patients called
for him he always responded.
DR.. Cross leaves wife and three chill
dren, Miss Anna, Mrs. Myra Van Dusen,
and MT John GrosvenOr Cross, one brother
DIR. f. w. Cross, and three sisters, Mrs. Ed
mund Elliott of this city, Mrs. Henry Ham
ilton of BrattlebOTO, VT, and Mrs. Horace
Kirk of COhens, n. Y, who mourn the
death of loving and tender husband, a
kind and Indulgent parent, and an affec-
tionate brother, and the entire community
Join with them in their sorrow.