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HE IS A MODEST YOUNG HEROFORREST L. JRPfiOW.If ever a young roan deserved cross of the Legion of Honor for that man is Forrest L. Jejv hod of Mr and Mrs George H. of this village who, though ! only 10 years of age, has saved no less than four lives at the risk of his owh.Y'oung Jepaon is a vigorous specimen of healthy young manhood, fond of-out door life and athletic sports, and of just the stuff to make heroes. His record as a life saver is as follows:A week ago Saturday Will Hollis-er, while skating on Benton’s pond, liroke through the ice and went under and would'have drowned had not Jep-»on dove in and pulled the lad out.Last Spring, during the high water, F.liner Spencer, a small boy, fell into ihe racewav of the Valentine mill where It was some 12 feet deep. The suction carried him dawn and held him and he jould not possibly have gotten out had not Master Jepson plunged in and,ufter a hard battle with the current* brought him out.Two years ago a boy named Hackett got into deep water ne»r the Ice houso and the swift current carried him un-dei the ice from where he was rescued by young Jepson.The fourth instance of his valor ami quick wit was during a camping trip. He and a companion were taking a long swim and the other boy becamO exhausted and gave Jepson a bard struggle to gel him ashore.Forrest Jepson it president of hi* class, that of ’06 in the Bennington high school, and wa? captain of the high school football team last full. Ho Is a clean manl) youth of great promise. He always makes light of bis own prowess and modestly refuses to accept the plaudits due him for b!*-courage.This sketch and picture were obtained without the young man’s koowl-, edge.
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Bennington Banner And Reformer
Bennington, Vermont, US
Thu, Jan 01, 1903
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Tim W.
PA, USA 18 Dec 2016
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