The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-16
Windsor County.
Bethel.

ABOUT five o'clock Friday afternoon there
occurred at the railroad wood-shed near
Finley's bridge collision between a freight
and wood train which, but for almost mir
aCle would have been one of the most fatal
railroad accidents in this vicinity for some
time. wood train employing many men
has been at work here for several days haul
ing wood. On Friday it was at the sheds
mentioned loading, when a heavily-loaded
freight train came from the north loaded
with cattle, which were to have been de-
livered in Boston that day, to be shipped to
Europe upon steamer to sail Saturday
morning Being some late, the train was
running at high rate of speed The en-
gneer was unable to stop the train in time,
and for some reason the men upon the wood
train did not hear the freight train coming
in season to get out of its way. The engines
came together with fearful crash and are
very badly broken, to say the least 1--WE
should think past recovery. Several of the
cars were reduced to kindling-wood. Very
fortunately the hands all got out of the way,
with the exception of one man and boy
(who was the water-boy upon the wood
train), both of whom were badly injured
the boy so much so that he died the same
evening. - Bently Fisher of the west
part of the town drove up to Stearns' stable
on Thursday of last week and had got out
of the wagon to talk with Mr.. Stearns, hold
ing his horse by the reins, when for some
reason the horse started down toward the
street. When part way down Mr.. Fisher
fell to the ground and was dragged from
there to the street, where the horse began
kicking, with Mr.. Fisher still flat on the
ground, holding on to the reins-sometimes
under the wagon and sometimes not; but he
held to the reins until others reached the
horse and held him by the head Mr. Fisher
had a narrow escape from instant death, for
all who saw it felt that he would certainly
be killed. As it was, he escaped with few
cuts upon his head. - Thirty-five couples
attended the dance at the Arnold barn on
Thursday evening of last week. -
Our town sends out to other towns several
teachers this season, distributed as follows:
Mary James in Brookfield; Nellie Rogers in
South Barnard Jennie Rogers on Mount
Hunger, Barnard Florence Soper in the
Tolles district, Royalton; Jennie Wilson in
the Dutton district, Royalton; Katie Wal
lace in the Clapp district, Royalton; Mamie
O'Connell in the Robinson district, Royal
ton. - Old Mr.. Sanspree is the lucky
trout fisherman this time, he having caught
one last week which weighed one pound in
the same place where the other large ones
were caught few days before. - John
Garland, one of our former village boys,
now employed by the Old Colony railroad
as baggage-master and running between
South birmingham and Fitchburgh, Mass,
and his twin sister, Ellen, visited their par
ents in this place last week. - Jennie
anu 4Ntlllt hOPtIS anu Il lOTtuCt DOptT Vi IIllS
town attended the county examination of
teachers at South Royalton week before last,
and all received certificates good for five
years in any town or school in Windsor
county. G. j. Wallace and c. II. Kid
der bought the Jesse Kinney farm in Barnard
on Saturday last for 81 900. - EX-Gov-
ernor S. +. Pingree of Hartford was in town
on Saturday to look after the accident of
Friday. - Mrs. DR.. Charles Dewey of
Lebanon, n. H., was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence bearing in this place last
week. - Photographer Winsow took
very fine view of the railroad wreck a short
time after the accident. - Mrs. Hudson
sold her farm on Royalton hill to Austin
Adams of South Royalton last week.
East Bethel.
SIMON BROCKwAY died Friday morning
from paralysis. The funeral was attended
from his late home, Rev. S. A. Parker offici-
ating. a son and four daughters survive
him. - Nathan Hunt is i'll with heart
disease. - f. X. Burnham, Esq, of New
ark, \. Y, who came to attend the division
of the Burnham farm, returned home Fri
day. His niece, Ella Burnham, accom-
panied him.
Gaysville.
Mrs. PETER GREGORY has gone to the
Mary Fletcher Hospital for medical treat
ment. - Rev. Mr.. Conry's family went
to their new home in Essex last Thursday
- Jesse Wright has moved into part
of Lindal Lambs house.