Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-20


car, and just as it was starting ahead
again train No 2 came up around short
curve, and ran into No. 1, smashing up
the engine, and demolishing three or four
cars but no one was hurt.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Fountain Engine Co. No. 4 of Brat
tleboro, have voted to attend the firemen's
muster at Greenfield, Mass, on Thursday
of next week, Oct. co. ... ...
The bill to annex part of Drummer
ston to Putney has been referred to Sc
lect committee of ive, consisting of Wheat
of Putney, Dutton of Dummerston, Clark
of Jamaica, Kingsley Of Athens and Circuit
of Stratton. te
Rev. d. FL. Ranney, died at his resi-
dence in West Brattleboro, on the 9th
ult., of typhoid pneumonia, aged 30 years.
He was son of the late Lieut.. Governor
Waitsill R. Ranney of Townshend, and
was one of a family Of thirteen children,
the other twelve still living.
Mrs. Dana Mason of Brookline, was
recently stung by wasp, on the hand
between the forefnger and thumb. Her
distress was of so serious a character as to
be almost spasms. Medical aid was re-
CURED for her relief.
The Westminster Agricultural Asso-
citation held their second annual fair on
Thursday of last week. The atten dance,
like the exhibition, was large and much
in excess of last year, being over 1000,
and estimated by some to be near 1000. 1t
was very complete success and highly
creditable.
-Ithama, L. Richardson, of Westmin-
ster, accidentally shot himself through
the head on Saturday the Gath ult. He
had been hunting. and in climbing a fence
lit gave way, and in the fall the back OF
the hammer struck with such force as to
explode the cap. He lived about an hour
in an unconscious state. He was thirty
two years of age, and leaves a wife and
one child to mourn is untimely death.
"A sudden bereavement has fallen on
Charles N. Davenport, Esq, of Brattle-
boro, shrouding his home in gloom, and
casting pail of the deepest afliction
over him. Thursday of last week Mrs.
Davenport drove to Fayetteville for hei
husband, who was there at Court, and
Friday forenoon she rode home with him.
In the evening of the same day, che rode
down into Main street with Mr.. Daven.
port, to do some shopping, apparently az
we'll as ever. Her errand done, she start.
ed home, but ere half way there she lay
dead in the arms of her husband. She
was about al years old, and leaves Mr.
Davenport two children, four having
gone before their mother
| WINDSOR COUNTY.
Charles Walker of Woodstock has
sold his span of bays to gentleman from
Georgia for the snug sum of 81 600
Clothes thieves visited Bridgewater
on the night of the 9th, carrying away
nearly $50 worth of clothing belonging
to different parties.
As Miss Alice Doton was passing the
church in Randolph, Tuesday, the 4th
inst, some of the laborers threw some rub
bish out of a window, frightening her
horse so it ran with her and threw her
from the carriage She was quite severely
- - T.
her recovery.
Quite an excitement has been raging
in the Normal School at Randolph among
the fair sex concerning jute switches.
Some of the parents wrote to the dsugh-
tiers to desist from the use of the danger
Gus ornament, because of the reptiles "
said to originate therein. The advice
spread and the effect upon the size of the
head of the majority was truly star thing,
Only switches bestowed ty nature are
now tolerated.
The Congregational church in Rsr.
dolph is undergoing thorough repairs and
receiving a new coat of paint, much need
ed. The inside is to be reftted and fur
mace put in.
DIR. B. F. Wiley, of Bridgewater, some
years ago received an injury by the cars
running over his leg, from which he has
never fully recovered. A few weeks ago
be bruised this same leg and an abscess
formed, which stopped the arteries sup
plying the foot and NOR tifcstion was the
result. As last resort the limb was am.
putated by DIR. Chandler, who was assisted
in dressing the wound by Drs. Richmond
and Sherwin. The parts for several days
refused to heal, but we learn that some at
tempts at healing are beginning to ap-
pear. ..
An accident occurred on the Central
road near Braintree on Monday night, by
which twelve cars and the engine on No.
10, going south, were thrown from the
track. The accident was caused by cattle
on the track. The cars and engine were
all badly smashed, and the grain with
which the cars were loaded was scattered
over the ground. The fireman, Silas Bell,
was killed, and the engineer and conduc-
tor injured.
PROCTORsvILLE. - Mrs. Barrett, the
venerable mother (82 years of age) of Hon.
JOS H Barrett, late Commissioner of PEN
sions, but now editor Of the Chronicle of
Cincinnati residing here, was at Ludlow
on visit last Friday. While walking a
distance of half mile from the residence
of E L. Wilder to that of Geo. Priest, she
was attacked by a large vicious dog,
thrown down and her hip broken. Doc
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