The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-21
RANDOLPH.
Mrs. F. E. Connor Fell Down Stairs
With Lighted Lamp.

! Mrs. i. Il. Connor met with a serious
accident Sunday night, which came near
costing her life. While her husband was
at the barn to care for the horse she
took the lamp and started to go down
cellar, as it is supposed, and fell, break
ing the lamp and setting fire to her
clothing. Mr.. Connor came in and found
her in a nearly unconscious state. He
smothered the fire and got her up out OF
| the cellar and then called" for help. 1t
was found that in Ter fall she hit her
| head against a. stone jar and injured
her head and eyes badly, besides the
burns, which at first seemed fatal. Mrs.
Common was taken TO the sanatorium
and at noon on Monday regained con-
seriousness for short time only; but
| the burns had been found not to be as
serious as was at first thought, and
there was more hope OF her recovery.
Mrs. Conner has four children, the
youngest being only seven months old,
and the case seems a very hard one.
Mrs. Connor's parents arrived here on
Monday afternoon from Worcester.
The death Of D. b. FAT EFT occurred
on Sunday after a long illness with
heart trouble, from which he suffered in
| tensely. Mr. Fassett had been far from
we'll for many years, but for the past few
months had been gradually growing
worse and in the last week his suffering
had been severe. Dean Briggs Fassett
was born in Rochester in lS47, and there
his boyhood was passed. When only a
boy of seventeen he enlisted in the
,r,,,,, fo, +bo Esxr;I xvoY and in this ga :
pacity he made an honorable record.
lie was member of the Rochester post,
G. A. r. Mr.. Fassett was twice married.
his first wife being Mary Flanders OF
Rochester, and to them was born one
daughter, June, now the wife OF Herman
Jones OF Goshen. About 20 years ago
Mrs Fassett died and after time he
again married, this time Gertrude Jones
of Goshen. TO them has been born two
children. Gale, boy of twelve years,
and Gladys, aged about ten years, all
of whom survive the deceased. MIR.
Fassett is also survived by one brother,
C. w. Fassett, who lives in Rochester.
The brief funeral services were held this
morning from his late home on Park
street. and the remains were taken to
Rochester for interment. Mrs. Jones,
the daughter, arrived from Goshen, and
accompanied the funeral party to Ro-
chester.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morton, who have
been here for few days while visiting
Mrs r. G. Morton and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ Hubbard, left on Monday for their
home in Hyde Park, Mass.
Mrs, NJ II. Ryan, wife OF Rev. NJ. H.
Ryan OF Union village, arrived here on
Monday to look over house belonging
to Rev. G. o, Howe, with the idea of
purchasing the same Mr.. Ryan expects
to retire from active service in the
ministry soon and may locate here.
Rev Joseph Hamilton went to Boston
Monday to remain through the week,
and while there will attend meeting
at which the church federation and other
matters viii be considered
Edison Emery has returned from St
Adams, where he went TO visit his
nephew and then continued his journey
to Montreal.
Luke Conner came from Burlington
Sunday, where he had been in the Mary
Fletcher hospital for an operation for
appendicitis. Mr., Common win remain
here with his parents until he is able to
resume his studies at the university of
Vermont.