William Lee, about 43 years of age, died at his home in Ipava on Thursday at 11:30 o’clock a.m., from injuries received Wednesday afternoon when a slab was thrown from the portable saw-mill he was operating, two miles east of Ipava. He did not regain consciousness after the slab struck him a terrific blow on the head, which fractured the skull. Immediately after the accident he was taken to his home and Dr. Stoops was called and dressed the wound and later on Dr. Boynton of Vermont was called in consultation. They give no hopes for his recovery. Mr. Lee was busy cleaning up his sawing contracts so he could put his two threshing machines in shape for the season. At the time of the accident, Jerry Termin was the engineer and Jim Smith was helping about the saw mill, but we understand no one saw the slab hit him but his young son who was standing near him when it occurred, the slab passing over the boy’s head. Mr. Lee was a hard working man. The inquest was held on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Lee had made his home in Ipava for the past 20 years, and he is survived by the wife and eight children.
Mr. Lee’s father was buried at his home in Pennsylvania on Monday and little did he think that he would be called by death within one week after his father’s death. They had not seen each other for sixteen years.
Mr. Lee was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Glen Bader of this city.