Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS,
The 18th BLACK Friday Indeeu ior
Bellows Falls and Nicinity---Acco"h'
of the Days Accidents and Deaths
A Day of Casualties.

The 18th a s.Black Friday" Indeed Tor
bellows Falls and Vicinity---Account
OFT the Days Accidents and Deaths
Never was the scriptural expression,
"Tbou knowest not what a day may bring
forth" more fully verified in this place
than last Friday. After such a record even
the least superstitious person can but think
that there is something especially omlnous
in the coincidence of the thirteenth OF the
month and Friday.
Even before Friday, Thursday evening,
word was received that Miss Mary Rice, an
old lady residing in Alstead, had met her
death in the furious onslaughts OF PET
cosset. The circumstances were these'
Miss Rice and her sister, also an eluerly
woman, live together. The latter hau
come over to the Falls, leaving her sister
alone i'm the house on returning she was
Mortified to find her sister motionless on
the grass in a battered and bruised condi-
ton. She was unconscious and remained
so until her death Friday morning. All
appearances point to the cosset as the per
petrator of the deed. .,
Early in the afternoon of this tatetul
day, the report spread abroad that Key, a.
b. Dascomb had taken his life at w est
minister. The deepest sympathy was every
where EXPRESSED, as Mr. DascOmb had al
WAYS had warm place in the hearts OF
Bellows Falls people, especially those VINO
had the pleasure of associatlng with MN
during his twelve years pastorate here III
the Congregational church.
But an hour or so later, Hermon, the
7-year-old son of Edgar Phelps, was drown
ed in the rapids Just above the FltchDurs
railroad bridge. With his brother and a
number of other boys he was bathing ana
playing on the logs just below the Boston
Il Maine railroad bridge. The one to
which Hermon was clingng, tioated out
into the current, and before he could re-
cover from his fright, he was carried into
the rapids The body has not yet been re-
covered and it is doubtful if it will be unit
all the logs have passed.
The next occurrence was a very serious
though not fatal. accident, in which Mat
Young lost the flesh of one leg, from tn,
ankle to the knee. He was atthe time
working in the saw mill of the Fall Noun
tain Paper company, and slipped, getting
his leg caught on the revolving dogs which
carry the logs to the saw.
A few other accidents less serious com
pleted the list of casualties.
Two deaths occurred.
Especially pathetic was the death
Mrs. Hattie Kingston. She leaves nus
band and baby six days old. Her he'll
will be much felt in the Epworth league o
the Methodist church, as she was yer
active member in it.
While returning from Boston, where h
had gone to have an operation performed
John O'Neil, an aged resident, SUDDEN
died on the train, on the evening OF thu
day. -,
from hydrophobia but this is entirely fals'
Her affection is spasms and she is still lily
ing.
A Hungarian living in North Walpol
attempted to kill his wife with shotgun
He made two attempts, but happily neitht
shot effected anything.
The funerals of Rev. A. b. Dascoml
Mrs. Kingston, and Mr.. O'Neil occurre
Monday.