The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20

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an old soldier and lost AN arm in Tn
service. He leaves wife and severl
children.
Tragic Death of Little Frances Clifford
Frances, the little daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Il. \. Clifford of Rutland
was burned to death at the Spence
house. Saratoga, n. y, Sunday after
noon. The little girl took some match
es up stairs unobscrvcd. As soon Il
she struck light her dress and TIN
lace curtains caught ON fire. and sh
was fatally burned before assistanc,
could reach her. Her father ran IN
stairs as soon as he was informed o
! the accident.
a Poisonous School.
The health officers of Rutland hav,
condemned the system of ventilation il
! the Church street school in that city
+ OF late there has been au uncomfortable
+ odor in every room of the building.
Several scholars on Monday were taker
with headaches and nausea. Tuesday
Others were affected. and Wednesday q
teacher was suddenly taken so i'll that
she had to go home. An investigation
was made by City Health Officer and
an alarming state of things found
None of the washbowls or sinks in the
eight closets have traps When the
system was put in single two-inch
pipe known as a soil pipe, was run
through the center of the building
from the basement to the roof The
closets in which the washbowls are To-
Gated were built on either side of this
pipe. Thus all the water from these
bowls upon entering the pipe passes
down it to the sewer, while the foul air,
unimpeded by any traps beneath the
washbowls, passes into the school room.
Besides this. as the main sewer trap,
il there is one, is siphoned off and
does not seal, - the gas from the sew
er passes up the pipe and into the
building. \ new system is 10 be
placed in the building.
Because He Had Benzine In the Build
ing.
\ jury in the case of Fred f. Mascott'
of Castleton, against the Granite State
Fire insurance company, has returned
a verdict for the defendant in the Rut-
land county court Mascot brought
an action against three fire insurance
companies, the Granite State, the First
National and the Fitchburg Mutual,
for losses by the burning of his
undertaking establishment in the
spring of 1894 Some time after the
fire Mr. Mascot was brought before
the justice at Castleton on the charge
OF arson, but was acquitted. Mr.. Mascot
claimed that benzine, which in some
way ignited, was the cause Of the fire.
The attorneys for the Granite State
argued that Mr.. Mascot violated the
terms of the policy by having a supply
of benzine in his establishment Mr..
Mascot admitted that while there is
such clause, yet another clause in
the policy allows the insured to keep
IN hand all kinds OF materials for the
of his business. Judge
Ross ruled that the terms of the policy
were violated because Mr. Mascot
kept hcnzine in an insured building.
There upon the court directed a YER
lict for the defendant The case will
90 to the supreme court ON exception
Thomas Doolcy, Rutland black
smith, was knocked down and robbed
night in South Main street
park. y silver watch and chain, to
tether with purse and - in money
we're taken from him. William Carlo !
If 81 Granger street, the suspected /
is now under arrest and /
thief of Police Elworth, who ran the /
nan down, is in possession of the /
watch and the purse. William Brown, /
Who was with Carlo at the time. is /
nder 500 bonds To appear as a wit /
Tess.
\ young son of W. +. Rider of
Bristol, was badly hurt Friday. be- /
oming entangled in the reins and he. I
ng dragged by horse about 40 rods /
An attempt was made to wreck a
rain in Norton recently. Heavy tim
yer distractions were discovered ON
he track and wedged firmly at a spot /
the wrecking Of the spec
al Knights Templar train due at Is
and Pond at / a. m. Providentially
he scheme was frustrated by the vigi
ance Of the switchman.
One of the cases recently dockelcd at
he Orange county clerks Office and I.
'hich will prove Of good deal Of
interest when tried, is the case of ].
iilman Mann Of Randolph. against the
burlington Free Press. an action Of
bel, in which $1,000 damages are
The libel complained of
as published in the Free Press, Aug.
g. 1898. aud consists Of statements
eative to the death of Aurora s. Flint
Barre.
+. G. Gravel OF Burlington. was
robably fatally injured by falling off
is wagon in fit Of dizziness Satur-
ay morning. The wheels went over
is head and left shoulder producing
NO large punches on his neck and
his ears. DR.. Lund says that
is fall was caused by paralytic
lock. as his left arm and side are
iralyZed. {
\ severe accident happened to Tarrantt
of Newport, recently,
hereby one of his thighs and an arm /
ere broken. He was going over his I
ilk route and was coming down Pros c
,ct street. Thomas Raymond's young 5
" riding on the milk cart with him, I
hen the horse began to run, the hill O
ing quite steep, and before the turn v
uld be made at Mr.. Tracey's the Il
rise had run into the ditch and had
come entangled in the front yard i
nee. Mr.. Cummings and the boy +
ere thrown violently from the cart, the il
rmer striking so severely as to break Q
thigh and arm. while the lad came il
t of the fracas with but few slight {,
uises. k
It is Mrs. Judevine's intention to
act a library building in Hardwick. 9,
tile. comparatively has been done n
ward carving out the project as yet, .,
It plans will be secured and esti- "
ites asked for in the not distant flu T
re. 1t is understood that Mrs. a,
devine will expend SO, 600 on the e,
Hiding and that it will be modern in
ery sense. The material of which