Goff - Roy C. - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Quite a tragedy occurred last Friday in the Elmdale neighborhood, several miles north of the city. The four year old son of Stillman Goff was playing in the barn yard of his grandfather, Edward Goff, at milking time. Two or three of the women of the place were there also and finally several of the men came up with the horses from the clover field. One of the horses ran across the lot to the stable and in so doing frightened a large cow, which lunged forward and ran directly over the child. She stepped on his body and her great weight crushed the life out of him in an instant. When the little one was picked up he was quite dead. - kz

A very sad accident occurred at the home of Stillman Goff last Friday evening. Mr. Goff sent his four year old son, Roy, after the cow and as he was returning the horses came out of the barn lot and frightened the cow, which whirled around and ran over the boy and knocked him down. Roy got up and walked about twenty feet and fell. His father carried him into the house and hastily summoned Dr. Olin, but the little fellow died before he arrived.  The funeral occurred at the church Sunday at 11 o’clock, conducted by Elder Miller, of Waynetown. Interment was at Oak Hill. Roy was a bright boy and loved by all who knew him. His parents have the sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement - s