The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-08
THE REFoRMER: eRArrLEeoRo W. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1895
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.

VANIUUD vEAMUNI MAIIENSs
A Lad Dies of LOcIyjaw.
Emmett. the ll.year.old son Of William Me,
Of lockiaw Several days ago the lad got silver
in his hand and but little was thought of 1t at
the time. Lockjaw set in Thursday.
Scalded to Death.
The three year old son of VIM Flynn was
fatally scaded at Winooski last week 'Wednes-
were both working In the mill when the acct
dent occurred. Emma Yandow, girl about y
years old, was boiling some potatoes for their
dinner. She took the kettle. off the ttovc and
set 1t on the floor while she went into the shed
to get some wood to replensh the fire. During
her absence the child, who was sitting on the
placed both feet in the water. The water was
so hot thatit literally cooked the poor child's
feet.
West Pawlets Holocaust.
The fire at West Pawet Friday morning
briefly noted in a despatch to the Reformer
last week. was the most destructive the town
ever had. the business portion of the village be.
ing destroyed with loss of some $4,000, three
people burned to death ana several more in
jurcd. The village had no fire apparatus, so
the sweep of the flames was well nigh resistlcss.
The first started about 80 O'Clock in the base-
ment of l. o JOhnsOn's block, on the west side
store. A tenement In the upper story was &C.
cupied by the Knowles family, father, mother,
two sons and three daughters. 1t was n wooden
building and before an alarm had been given
and the family awakened the flames were un.
der full Roadway. A part of the family made
heroic effort and escaped, though the crowd
that began to collect could offer but little as.
sistance. Mrs Knowles dropped through
floor, while one of her sons had hold of her, into
the burning basement, In full view of the people
outside. The two daughters attempted to save
The three bodies burned beyond recognition,
were found at O'Clock this morning. The fire
spread rapidly, soon jumping across the rail
landmark which was destroyed, then extend.
ing south en- Main street and taking almost
every building In Its path. Among the buildings
block, in which were the postonlce, CR Pralts
jewelry store, n restaurant and a tenement;
Rising & Nelson's block, occupied by Rising 4
Nelson as state office, also by Copeland n
Nelson as a general store; B = Smiths barber
shop and two tenements; q W Beecher 4 Bros
hardware store and tnshop, ID Johnsons
dwelling house, a tenement house on the east
side OF Main street, belonging to johnson Bros,
the Indian River Valley hotel building, owned
by r J Roberts and occupied by four servants
and il w Owens, confectioner, and Mrs Rey;;
nolds miliner. In all, 10 families were burned
out, losing all their household effects, on which
there was no Insurance.
Because of Trouble with School Girl.
Leon Marvin, of Morrisville, 10 years old, the
son of widow, had some unpleasantness Tues
day with a school girl with whom he had kept
Il note that evening, he went to neighbours and
borrowed a 32-calibre revolver. He then went
home and up stairs to his room and, calling out
"Good-bye" TO his mother. shot himself. He
did not regain consciousness and died at II
O'Clock. ~.
George Bliss of Center Rutland, broke his leg
below the knee, while PLAYING foot bah with the
institute team The accident happened while
tackllng runner.
large collection of Indian relics, arrow
heads, axes and spears was found ON Sunday by
Eugene Goron on the lake shore at st Adams
between YOunger's store and the Point farm
before. and for this reason the relics have re
manned hidden. Mr. Goron took out over 100
articles on Sunday. The relies are all very
rudely fashioned, showing great age.
William NATION of vershrc was at work on u
new paint shop belonging to II Hatch In Straf
ford one day last week when he received news
of the death of his mother who was 40 years of
age. While on his way home his horse became
frightened and jumped n stone wall, dragging
him some distance and breaking several ribs.
John Martin. who claims to be q publisher
at Rutland, was discharged from a cell in the
Town hall, Flushing, l. |, saturday, on his
promise TO leave Flushing and never return.
He was arrested Friday, charged with drunk
enness, on the complaint of his wife. When ar
raigned before Justice Smith he was sentenced
to pay fine of 20 or spend ten days in the
county jail lie Immediately rendered the
Judge promissory note for $1,000 in payment.
lie asked for another hearing, and, falling on
his knees before the justice, exhibited round
trip pass between Rutland and Flushing which
would expire in about -FOUR days. and pleaded
with the judge to revoke the sentence that he
might be able to return home before the time
expired on his pass, having, as he said, no
and permitted him TO go on his pledge never to
return. Behind all this is a story of courtship
and proposal by mail, followed by stormy
experience, according TO he New
York World. a year ago Martin became ac-
luainteG with Miss Rose Clark through CORES
pondcscs by mail. He married her and the
couple went TO Flushing to live. They quar-.
relied, and his wife frequently left him, going
10 live with friends lie came on a few days |
ago from Rutland and insisted on his wife re
irnng with him. She refused. He got drunk
and assaulted John Getting, after which he sur.
rendered to the police.
Thieves entered John A Hufmre's house on
Granger street, Rutland, Wednesday afternoon,
and stole $50 in money, q diamond ring and sew;
eral other articles. Entrance was gained
through the hatchway TO the cellar, and thence
to tue upper floors. At the time of the theft !
Mrs lluffmire was in the kitchen and her daugh |
ter was up stairs. No clue mas yet been found |
George w King and his brother, Clayton, two |
East Middlebury young men, were arraigned he.
fore Justice McLeon in the town hall Friday on
a charge of impeding and assaultng w G. lis !
dale. second constable OF the town, while that
officer was performing official duty in arresting
George. Both men were held for the grand jury
in December, each in 800 bail.
The Burlington aldermen Monday evening
granted permit to the Winooski N Burlington
electric railroad Co, TO extend its lines in the
city and also To the linesburg road TO enter the
city. This is expected 10 end the railroad war
which has SO long ragged in the city.
Alfred Boucher was walking about looking
at J o Dronin's building at Paddock village !
near st Johnsbury, one:day last week where he
had the misfortune to step on plank which |
tilted causing him TO fall some Is or 20 feet to
the bottom OF the wheel PIT where he struck on
the stones, cutting his head badly, breaking two
ribs and his collar bone, besides severely bruis-
ing other parts of his body.
Elmer Rockwell, OF Hardwick, fell from a
tree the other day, and had his collar bone bro
ken, besides sustaining other severe pruises.
The lid of one eye was torn off, but the doctors
hope to save the eye, and his face will be per
manently Scared by the cuts he received.