Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
HINSDALE, N. H.
Emory J. Christians Body Found
in the Canal Sunday
Started to Walk Home from Joseph Bou
cher's Saturday Evenng-Hands LAGER
ated in Attempt 70 Escape.

CneFS SATURDAY GoSS'-
ated in Attempt 10 Escape.
The body of Emory j. Christian was
found in the canal Sunday forenoon about
II o'clock. Mr.. Christian was at the
home of Joseph Boucher who lives on
the street back of the canal Saturday
evening and left there between 1890 and
II O'Clock, when he was last seen alive.
He had started for home about $50 and
met George Purcell of Ashuelot, who
asked him to ride up to Mr. Boucher's.
as the three were friends all having for
merly lived in Ashuelot, saying he would
bring him home. Both men went into the
house and after time Mr.. Purcell left
for home, as Christian said he would
walk to his home, and accordingly, soon
after he started out, smoking his pipe.
Very soon after he left, Mrs. Boucher
heard an cutlery and called to her hus-
band, who had gone into the shed, wish
ing him to investigate and see If there
was any trouble. Mr.. Boucher went out
of door. looked around and listened, but
as all was quiet went in and to bed.
Sunday forenoon II. w. Weeks and
James Harmon went up the canal to clear
out the floating ice. a jam was found
back of Samuel O'Neils house, and when
Mr. Harmon was pushing the ice along
with spike pole the body was discovered
at the bottom Of the jam, lying face
downwards. Help was summoned the
seectmen were notified and the body was
taken to j. VI. Wetherbees Main street
undertaking rooms.
Just where or how Mr.. Christian got
into the water will never be known, but
it is thought he lost his course. and
walked or fell into the canal He evil
IDENTIFY made a strenuous effort to escape
as the inside of his hands and wrists
were much lacerated, as If he had made
many attempts to get out Of the water
l,V~ 20 In Too NNshf oh
banks in such heights that II would be
well nigh impossible for a man i'm day
light and without the shock Of the fall
and resultant danger to get out alone.
Mr.. Christian was single man, 80
years of age. He lived with his mother
and brother. He was weaver and spin
ner by trade. a quiet man who attended
| closely to his work He Is survived by
| his mother, two brothers, Anthony, OF
this town and Frank Of Pittsfield, Mass,
and three sisters. Mrs. Joseph LaChance,
Mrs Fred Bernard and Mrs Archille Ber-
geron. all OF Hinsdale.
| The news OF Mr. Christians death came
as a great shock to the community. but
| especially to his relatives. No thought
] of disaster had entered the home. al
though the aged mother greatly won
| dered that at - O'Clock at night he had
not returned, then again Sunday morn
| ing when he was not there to go with her
to church, as he invariably did but re-
Numbering that before going out Satur-
day he dressed himself in n new black
| suit, she thought he must have gone
| away some where. and only wondered
that he did not tell her of his intentions
Much sympathy is felt for her i'm hei
sorrow Another son died very suddenly
only a few months ago.
The funeral was held at st. Joseph''
| Roman Catholic church Tuesday fore
noon. The burial was in ST. Joseph
! cemetery.