News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-07-21
KENNETH DODGE DROWNED
Popular Morrisville Young Man Goes Down
at Caspian Lake Sunday. Funeral Today.

| Nv @"SroW A]oAS ouuudy.
In the accidental death by drowning of
Kenneth Gilbert Dodge, son of Mr. and
Mrs, Harrison Dodge, of this town,
which occurred at Caspian Lake last
Sunday afternoon, this community is
called upon to give up in the early years
OF his manhood, one of her most popular
and promising young men. One who
had not only won the esteem and love of
his schoolmates and young associates,
straightforward manner and winning
personality gained the esteem of all with
whom he had come in contact. Agradu-
ate OF Peoples Academy in the class of
1914, he was making preparations to
enter the University of Vermont this
Fall and although he had been in poor
health since an attack of pneumonia dur
ing his last term at P. A., he had been
gaining rapidly of late and the future
seemed full Of promise.
Kenneth would have been 20 years of
age on Sept. 2, next. He was born at
the Dodge farm home south of this vii
lage and had always resided in town.
Besides his parents he is survived by one
sister, Mrs. P. r. Davis, and one broth
er, Harold H. Dodge, both of Morrisvlle
To the grief stricken parents and family,
the sympathy of the entire community is
extended.
The funeral was held this afternoon at
2 O'Clock at the Congregational church,
Rev. ". E. Baker, pastor of the churc b,
officiating. The bearers were Alban and
Urban Parker. Edward Stephen, Whit
tier Gates, Horace Powers and Allard |
browne. Walter Jones and Fred Child |
acted as ushers and Misses Helen browne |
and Hazel Fisk had charge of the flowers. |
lnterment was in Pleasant View Gene
terry.
The news of the drowning reached
people about six o'clock Sum
day evening, although the family was
summoned there at about FIVE o'clock,
Mrs. Dodge. Harold and DR.. w. M. John-
stone going there in the Searles automo.
bile. Kenneth started tor Greensboro,
between II and II o'clock
sunday forenoon, accepting an invita-
ion to spend the day at the Parker cot
age. Thc party went up in the A. w.
Waite auto, being made up of Mrs.
Waite, ]. r. Parker and two sons, Alban
md Urban, and Kenneth. After spending
he afternoon in the vicinity of the Park
r cottage, the young men, in company |
With Others, including Leonard D. Smith, i
vent in bathing near the Sutherland
ottage. After remaining in the water 7
nd on a raft about the usual time they r
tarted to swim ashore. Kenneth was I
a advance OF the others, when suddenly
e gave cry for help and disappeared.
lie was in about IA feet of water when
he young men reached him and it was
everal minutes before they were able to 7
ocate him. Urban Parker finally sue
eeded in bringing the BODY to the sur
ice and he was taken in a boat to the
hore DR.. E. H. Bushnell of Quincy,
lass., formerly of Jeffersonville, was
here and heroic efforts at resus citation
yere made, but without avail, although
he doctor thought he detected slight
gns of heart action at first. The young
ian was pronounced dead shortly after
1e arrival of the party from Morrisville. \
4. B. White, who was spending the day /
t Greensboro, took charge of the re- Z
lains and brought them to Morrisville
unday evening.