The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-05
CAMBRIDGE.

Alexander Fullington, Of North
Cambridge, broke one of his legs for
the third time recently.
II. J. Stowelfs barn was struck BY
lightning on Wednesday afternoon,
and burned, with thirty tons of hay
and 200 bushels of grain. There was
a small insurance on barn and con-
tents.
State Superintendent COnant, of
Randolph, gave very sensible talk
on education on Wednesday evening.
August 29th. Many people were kept
away from the lecture by the unfavor-
able weather.
As the train over the Burlington
and Lamoille Railroad was moving
towards Cambridge Junction, Wednes-
day, it struck large tree which had
been blown across the track, this side
of North Underhill. The cowcatcher
of the locomotive was broken, and the
train narrowly escaped being thrown
from the track.
The western part Of Lamoille coun-
ty together with many people from adj
joining sections to the number of a
thousand or more made an excursion
last Thursday to Burlington and "did"
the city. An exceedingly pleasant
time was enjoyed. People along the
route were surprised to learn that
Cambridge supported so large Sab
bath school. If people would only be
as eager to join the Sabbath school on
its way to heaven as they were on its
trip to Burlington, the heart of many
an anxious parent or teacher would be
cheered.
That evils never come singly is il
Illustrated at Jacksonville. Mrs.
Heath has been sick for several weeks.
A week or more ago, her son, Hon.
NJ. o. Heath, Of Johnson, in attempt
ing to lift her from the lounge to the
bed, was taken with a severe crick in
the back, and has not been able to
stand erect since. His trouble is now
taking the form of sciatica. On Fri
day evening last the nurse that was
attending Mrs. Heath was suddenly
and severely attacked with meningitis.
1t is with difficulty that they find house
hold help, and are indeed an affiictec
family. They have the sympathies, o
their many friends. Mrs. Heath ha.
begun to improve and hopes ere nov
entertained of her recovery,
A sad accident occurred near her,
last Friday. Katie Lee, daughter o
Loren Lee, who lives, near the line be
tween Cambridge and Fletcher, haC
been suffering Severely with toothache
and taking as she supposed, the cam
phor bottle she took a quantity int,
her mouth to elevate the pain. l
proved to be corrosive sublimate. Sh
Immediately discovered her mistake
and was so startled that she swallowed
a small quantity. She was alone il
the house at the time and it was fou
hours before medical aid was secured
Her condition was exceedingly critica
at last reports. In conversation abou
this case Mr.. Bijah Buck of Johnsol
related a poisoning accident which oc
cursed to him last year. Itmay hav
been chronicled at the time, but if 81
it will do no harm to relate it again a
, it contains a word Of warning. II
purchased roll of Hoods fly pape
for the store, and before putting it Of
the shelf he thought he would mari
the price on a few sheets. His penci
did not mark very well and he put i
to his mouth. He did this only tire
times, when he began to feel the effect
Of the poison. His mouth becam
parched and he felt the effects through
out his whole system. He realize,
the cause and carefully avoided swal
lowing. Filling his mouth with fin
cut tobacco, he chewed it vigorousl,
and spit freely, and in a short time re
covered. The poison nearly overcam
him, and, had he swallowed, it woul'
doubtless have proved fatal. To tn
saving of the life of many a poor fl.
that roll of death was immediatel
converted into kindlings. People can
not be too careful in handling poison