The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
SUDDEN DEATH OF DIR. LANE.
A Leading Physician of Ludlow Dro,
Dead While mt the Post Of Duty.

Leading physician Of Ludlow Drop
DIR. George +. Lane, one of Lud.
lows leading physicians, died sud.
denly late last week Thursday night,
while engaged upon the case of George
L. Dotey, the freight brakeman who
was fatally injured at Healdville.
DR.. Lane was apparently in usual
health and responded promptly when n
call came from the Goddard house TO
attend Dotey. After consultation an
operation was decided upon, and the
doctor started for his office to get his
instruments: but, not feeling right, he
returned and sent his son. His breath
ing became labored and he went out
into the air and sat down on the steps
in front of Browns block. Friends
carried him into Rocks barber shop,
where he expired in few moments.
DIR. Lane was born at Westminster,
February -, 1884. He was graduated
from Middlebury college in 1859: was
principal of Leland and Gray seminary
at Townshend for three years, and
studied medicine at Burlington. He
established himself in practice at Will
Jamestown. where he remained l2
years, and went to Ludlow Is years
ago DR.. Lane was man of excep-
tionally genial disposition and kindly
spirit, much beloved and universally
respected in the community He was
a member of the Baptist church and
married Miss Angela Howard, in
Iownshend, in 1861, who died three |
years ago. He leaves two sons, Rich
ard H., engaged in mission work in |
New York city, and Winfred, senior
1t Black river academy. The funeral
vas held at the house Sunday after
loon at 2 80 O'Clock.
Freight Train Collision.
a serious collision occurred at
Windsor Junction Friday between
pecial freight trains on the Inercolo-
lial railroad and on the Dominion At
ante railroad. Both trains were 60
ng at a good speed when they came
ogether, and both were badly wreck
q. Several trainmen were injured, in
luding conductor and fireman.
Springfield Plans ON Electric Road.
The leading topic of conversation at
is an electric railroad to
N. H., railroad matters
aving taken a more definite turn than
yer before. Last week prominent !
ZEN, representatives of several roads, :
1nfractors and one gentleman from !
le Westinghouse company, discussed
le matter with the business men of |
and although the meeting y
as not wholly made public enough is
1own to assure the road if the s.
'operty holders will vote S25, 600 8
wards the project, the business men
take $50, 600 in bonds, the remain v
r to be taken in bonds by the builders n
bout $4,000. "
Another Needle Story. =
Mrs. G. S. Warner of Windsor broke NJ
about a third of cambria needle
one of her fingers while washing. VI
e day, q years ago. The other n
sht she had "A prickly sensation in III
Q bottom of one of her feet, and
on examination as TO the cause felt of
9 point of the needle with her finger. III
on afterwards the broken needle ia
s drawn from her foot, apparently N
bright as when it started upon its
ange journey SO many years. ago.
While hitching up his cows in the is
'i1f iuSt NNths ~. NUtQ Vi EDOuIn I'd
was tossed uron the horns b;
one of them against the ceiling; pa
re were new cattle in the lot not ne
'ustomed to being tied up. Mr.. of
cd says, thanks to his heavy over pm
t he was saved from being badly a
t. escaping with only a slight f.
Use by the horn and a fine bump
his head where he struck the cell
. Last Saturday the horns of 12 of
M dropped off. :"
wo bents on the new iron bridge at
lite River Junction are at the bot viii
of the Connecticut river. The &C q
ent occurred last week. and was sea
sed by one of the upright slipping Ed
he bottom. 1t is supposed the up que
1t must have been upon a stone at roo
bottom of the river, and when the ser,
in caused by the weight of the ing
was put upon it slipped off. Five r
were at work on the staging and sun
aveler' at time of the collapse, II
were precipitated into the water i fop
l tne IRON ana tlnDefs, but fort plet
tely escaped without serious in. ~
{. 1t is thought the services of who
+ will be necessary to get the iron t ,,e
! the water, which is about Is feet ente
J. state
E. Emery has been appointed o Ol y y
master at Proctorsville, Windsor won
lty, vice W. p. Bowman. removed. Nj
,o.oso No. p.n, undo
'oiSe Doley OF hutland, age ~, had
arried. fell from train between whit
low and He.ldv;lle Tb,rs,Io,, bull.
: w. - ii"isuay til re
! gnu was seriously injured. lie proc
taken to Ludlow and his leg am after
fed NV DIR Gaoroe Il Fame III nal
e., ,,,,11a, do' WHY whit
s' sueiuehiI just aItef. to be
fined