The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13
H. LYNCH
DIES Of. INJURIES
Struck by Automobile Driv-
. en- by Sadie (Turner)
HapgOOd
SKULL FRACTURED
AT BASE OF BRAIN

Accident Happened Near Plaza at Foot
of Main Street Hill Late Yesterday -
Mr.. Lynch One of BrattlebOrO's First
Letter Carriers.
Patrick II. Lynch. 40, was struck by
an automobile while crossing Main street
near the plaza about 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and was knocked down and in
juries were inflicted which caused his
death after o'clock in his home on
Green street He was rendered uncon-I
scious when knocked down and did not
regain consciousness. DIR. E. r. Lynch,
who took Mr.. Lynch home in his auto
mobile. says Mr.. Lynch's skull was frac-
tured at the base of the brain.
The car was driven by Mrs. Sadie
(Turnert Hapgood of this place and was
coming down the Canal street hill into
Main street near Milestone bridge. Mr..
Lynch had been occupying a settee on
the plaza and had started to cross the
street. According to Mrs. HapgOOd he
saw the car. stopped and stepped back
and then started forward and was
struck. Mrs. Hapgood says the car was
going slowly and that the brake was on.
At first it was thought that Mr. Lynch
had sustained only a scalp wound.
Several persons saw the accident,
among them Mrs Alice l. Heyer. DIR.
Lyhch's assistant. who notified the doctor,
and by NJ. +. Bennett of Clark street,
who assisted in putting the injured man
into DIR. Lynchs ear. Mrs, Martin Aher
of Clark street was a passenger with Mrs.
Hapgood. The latter is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Turner of 172
Elliot street and lives with them.
The car driven by Mrs. HapgOod was a
Dodge touring car owned by y. NJ. How
lard of Williams street, who is a railroad
man.
Patrick H. Lynch was a native of
County Glare, Ireland, and was born
March Ii, 1851, son of Patrick and
Mary lGrlthnl Lynch. He came to this
country with his parents when he was
three months old, the family landing
in Quebec and going thence to Burling-
ton. After short time they came to
Brattieboro, Mrs. Lynch having Il sis
ter here. They lived in the home of
Sewall Butler, barber, on Canal street.
he house later passing to John Austin
aud then TO II. G.. Clark. After leaving
the Butler house MIR. Lynch built a
house near the entrance to the present
Memorial hospital property. For a time
they lived on Vernon road and later
moved to Green street.
Patrick Lynch attended the Brattle-
| boro schools. finishing high school in
the class OF 1865 For q short time
after leaving school he worked in liv.
| cry stable and then began work for the
| Estey Organ Co. He was one of the
| first four letter carriers i'm Brattlehoro
when the routes were established july
! I. 1887. and was engaged in this work
/ three years. The other carriers who
started at that time were William +
! Barber, Dennis +. Tasker and Spencer
| W. Knight. Mr.. Barber and Mr.. TaskeI
retired recently because of the age limit
rule Mr.. Knight Is still in the service
| Mr. Lynch then returned to the Es
IJey plant. He had been employed there
! the greater part of the time since, but
was obliged to give up work in March,
| 1920, because OF illness with influenza
! This illness was followed by eTysipela,
and then rheumatism, which confined
him to the house until a few days ago
! He leaves three sisters, Margaret
| Catherine and Ellen Lynch. all of whom
! live in the Green street home.
The funeral will be held Mt Q q clock
tomorrow morning in st. Michael's Ro
man Catholic churrh. Rev. James p
! Rand officiating. The burial will take
place in St MichaeIs cemetery.
! Mr. Lynch was one of the best in
formed men in Brattleboro with respect
| to current events, and he possessed {
keen intellect which enabled him to an
alyze the news from day to day. He was
pers and seldom was Outdone in an ar
gument. He was jovial and kindly and
/ had many friends.