Sperry - Eber
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 20 December 1860
Eber Sperry, youngest son of Mr. Henry Sperry, of Rock River Mills, in the vicinity of this city, was accidentally drowned on Saturday last, at about the hour of 10 o'clock, A. M. He, in company with a number of other small boys, had gone to his father's mill-dam for the purpose of skating, and while thus engaged he accidentally ran into an opening in the ice and was drowned. his comrades, we understand, although quite young, did all in their power to rescue their young friend from a watery grave, but failed. He sank to rise no more, in life. His lifeless remains were rescued within an hour and a half or two hours after the sad event. His age was about eleven years. We trust this melancholy occurrence will be a warning to the young boys of our town, at least for the remainder of the present winter. - thanks so much to Kim H for all her great work for this site