The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-31
TROUT HOLE GETS
ANOTHER VICTIM
Paul Freeman, IA, Drowned
in Manner Not Yet
Explained
LEFT HOME TO Do
ERRAND FOR MOTHER
Found Fully Dressed in Water by
Searching Party-One Person Found
Who Saw Him with Another Boy.
Several Drowned There.

Paul L. Freeman, IA, son of Mrs.
Bertha Freeman of 50 Pine street, was
drowned. late yesterday afternoon in
the trout hole in Milestone brook, but SO
far as is known there were no witnesses
to The accident and the body was not re-
covered until about 7.45 O'Clock.
Mrs. L. FL. Barber telephoned to Mrs.
Freeman. who is a dressmaker, and asked
that the boy be sent to the Barber music
store for some money which was due
Mrs. Freeman. The boy started for the
store about 3 o'clock, going down Canal
street. As he was especially good about
doing errands and returning home at
once and had not returned at 4.30
O'Clock Mrs. Freeman telephoned to Mrs.
Barber, who said the boy had not been
there.
Mrs Freeman started out in search for
the lad, coming to Main street and in
quiring at all places where she thought
there was any possibility of his having
stopped, but found no trace of him. She
also reported the matter to Chief-of-Pe-
lice George Wilson.
Telephone calls were sent to both hos
pitfalls inquiring whether there had been
any accident and whether the boy had
been brought there.
Upon the arrival of Mrs. Addie Lane,
Mrs. Freeman's mother, who lives with
her and who works in the Hooker, Corser
& Mitchell overall shcp, on the 6 o'clock
car she was told of the circumstances.
Mrs. Freeman then returned to Main
street, while Mrs. Lane started down
Canal street. Mrs. Lane inquired of
everyone she saw, but no one had seen
the boy except Mrs. ". III. Cray, who
was on the veranda at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Luther Miller. Mrs. Cray
said the boy passed there shortly after ;
O'Clock, accompanied by another boy,
whom she did not know.
As the boy had not been found, Ray
mond and Ernest Davis and William I.
| Wentworth, gas maker for the Twin
State Gas & Electric company, started in
search shortly after I o'clock. Although
they had been told that Paul never went
swimming and never went fishing alone,
! thinking some other boy may have en-
ticed him to the brook they went to the
trout hole, where several other persons
have been drowned. 1t was becoming
dark but Raymond Davis was sure he
could see the form of boy in the water
under the edge of ledge. A long stick
was secured and the right arm, bent at
| the elbow, was Strengthened out, but
drew up again as soon as it was released.
| Raymond then ran to the Crystal Springs
| ice house and secured long pole with
| blunt hook at the end, returned to the
brook and placed the hook under the
right shoulder. The body fully dressed
| was released from the ledge and rose to
the surface. 1t was pulled ashore and
| Health Officer Henry Tucker and the
family were notified
Upon examination Health Officer Tuck
er said the only injury he found to the
| body was a scratch on one side, which
doubtless was caused by the body being
swirled against the ledge by the current.
He also said the body had been in the
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