The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
FAITH WAS
ROM LOCKJAW
3. Burnett Died Early
Monday Morning
uERIDEN HOSPITAL
80, psf. apsa saturday Afternoon
1, D,tea Eaor,s Of Physicians
$500 Undoubtedly Caused by
- Sss a.aed IN Auto Accident.


~ saramed IN Auto Accident.
.r and rniinrly unexpected
malsir accident IA ber
Monday II last week, IA
l. Emsii and Luther III. liaf
U4.r aIn MrTv seriously hurt
l.1a 81 Alr, Barnett IN tbs
t... 1n Monday morning q
lrl saturday neen there had
@al4a that Mr. Burnett
e. ,s.7=7. aud the most eneoarag
,.sr. LIS condition NeIe sent u
80, Ia relatives, but al that iims
.a.ag, DEVELOPED and al
tsar 4hiituKin Nas used freely
g. .1s 4 rapidly save Tor bret
{. Y, al saiHiAy and Sunday alter
aha at fallir,l enough 10 insplrs
-. 5si rfys.rians with hope. The
.i'rsl.u fsli anything Vas wrong
l.f mon saturday when the
fsT.t Il Mir. Burnett noticed
{,gs. rlflaus the lower part Of his
ssb n. hands. Mr., Burnett nmark'
| ,iI a. marglc. u his face ielt siiii
N. lIaa had been feared and guard
.-.1. au examination was made Inn
- srl encouragement at once gave
n ig.Iuss 81 alarm. supplies OF
.5.s vsT obtained IN New Haven
u.gi5pi and Mr.. Burnett was given
~ crIl n administered safely, bn,
II, execution 0i the two periods
1000 be hctame rapidly worse. !.
~, n. White, Of the Wilcox q
- oWfauy Of Mcridcn, visited Mr.,
-, In Sir. Barber SATURDAY morn
|. IA M Wroie TO Mr.. Burnett !
e.. Frank l.. Burnett OF Brattleboro,
4, ~ ab1y,' were doing well. The
H., ~. received IN the afternoon. On
80 morning Frank l.. Burnett and
IN 4. Barber went 10 Meriden'
g. Elrnei 81 the change for the worse
~, Al oncr 10 the hospital, arriv'
/. sty IN the afternoon. Mr.. Burnett
r rltel enough 10 talk a little and he
r. n. p,phrW 20 open and read some
- h hid received from Brattleboro
~. Then he failed again and about
I,hiti be became UNCONSCIOUS; nls
In took place about 4 o'clock Monday
I-ribe Il !, not known in Brattleboro
81 h Ma. failing until William l.. Bar
4, r,Btpei on the lO:ls train Sunday
N, Frank l.. Burnett accompanied
n bsiy 10 liIattlcboro, arriving on the
IA tnIn Monday afternoon. :,
T.snu. /. caused by germ in the soil,
Il II (, believed that infection took place
4 M time OF the accident. When Mt
E-nett was pinned under Mr.. White &
(ysmoble his right leg was broken near
4. ankle and the bone was forced
[msb he flesh several inches and into
\, mound beside the road. MIR. Bur
k,t a.ked that special attention be gwen
h NJ BARBER, who was more seriously
Ia and although the physician who
Iryed on the scene did everything IN ms
[aEsr. some time necessarily elapsed be,
| n NJ Burnett could be given careful
(i,1ilon
| In f. Burnett, 60, was one of seven
[hilnn Of stephen p. and Emily
|FrD,ll Burnett and was born IN West
immersion Aug. 81, lSi7. In 1863,
Ehen he was y years old, he came 70
Bnttleboro and began work for the, Estey
0rap COMPANY, in the tuning depart
rsn, In due time he was advanced "a
M position OF head tuner, where he rem
lspi valuable service, remaining In the
snp0y Of the company 30 years. he
spioyel the confidence OF the members OF
M fm and accompanied the late Gov
Levi X. Fuller, of the Estey company, on
VARIOUS business trips. Since retiring
ipn The employ of the Estey firm Mt
Burnett had bought and sold stocks to
sne extent and had made a number OF
yvT profitable investments. He was a
member Of the Exchequer, a BrattleDoru
financial organization, and of COLUMBIAN
lNp, A, i. 4 A. NJ. He was an, &C,
WmDlshed musician and cornet soloisl
il Bis earlier days and formerly was leader
Of the Brattleboro band. Mr.. burnett
vas a well informed man and possessed
nod business Judgment. He had many
doe friends in Brattleboro and elsewhere
who found in him congenalal compan
ion. He never married. For a number
Of years he spent the winters at ms homt
at 60 Canal street and large part OF
tie summers at his farm in West Dunn
nsnton. He is survived by two brothers:
Martin s. Burnett, who carries on M
West Dummerston farm and George W
Burnett, with whom he had lived II
Bnttleboro, and one sister, Betsey r.
wife Of Ira S. Higgins of IS Canal street
The funeral was held at the house or
Canal street at 2 o'clock Wednesday, Rev
D I. Trout, pastor of the Universallss,,
church officiating Burial was in the Ia La,
cemetery in West Dummerston. me
bearers were Charles H. Pratt, Harry n
lawrence, George a. Eels, John Y. Howe
Charles +. Thomas and Edward q. Frost
An erroneous impression has gained
ground in regard to some of the details
O the unfortunate accident. Mr.. Whlte
chauffeur was not attempting to DRIVE
past another automobile but was driving
straight ahead at a very slow speed, Inc
enbankment beside the street was not !,
ieet high as has been stated. 1t did no no.
exceed three and a half or four feet. Ihe
automobile had entirely stopped at the
top Of the embankment before it tlppet
over These facts are proven by an eye
witness to the accident who stated tha'
ae did not see how it was possible, fol
Tho Acn1np4 ,,lnr thu machine