The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-01

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i Tragedy In Postoflicc.
George Chelsea Cook, Is years old, employed
BY Hon Frank Deming Wells River, was acci
dently shot IN the side by the discharge of n
shotgun III the postonice at Wells River Frida,
afternoon. and lived only 80 minutes. III
Teachers Meeting.
The next meeting OF the Vermont Teach
ers association will be held at st. Johnsbury
November 2lst to 23d. At this meeting Prcsi
4 ma,,, andrews VS. Of Brown university and Prof
dresses. Professor Tucker of Dartmouth will
also be present and viii participate in the dis
clssion. large attendance and an excellent
meeting is expected. Special opportunity will
be given the teachers to inspect the Atheneum
ana other points of interest at st Johnsbury.
| A Fatal Accident.
Last Sunday evening, Frank, the adopted son
OF Daniel Bean Of Williamstown, started out Of
the house to so hunting for skunks. He had
reason, the loaded gun in his hand went off, EN-.
tying the. charge into his head, just back OF the
ear, and killing him instantly lie was some is
years of age.
polishing Mill GONE.
The main shed and polishing mill of the YER
mont Granite Company, u leading granite man.
ufacturing firm at Barre, was totally destroyed
Dy fire Tuesday night. An inch of wet snow had
fallen 1lst previous TO the breaking out Of the
lire, and to this fact is due the escape of ad.
joining property, for the buildings were entire
ly Of wood and burned like finder. The firm
carried an insurance, which fully covers the
loss.
Suicide At Rutland.
Douglass Patten, blacksmith on Willow
street. took half an ounce Of oil OF winter.
green Tuesday afternoon from the effects OF
which he died Wednesday afternoon. This is
within three.weeks and the third within five
years. Patten was about 30 years old and
leaves widow and two children
Accident Record.
Ed Dragon, of Ripton, was hit by board
which flew from saw in II Hodges mill last
week Tuesday, sustaining a fracture of his col.
lar bone and severe cut on the head.
} 4 Beade fell from staging while working
on his farm house nc Newpor, Center the other
day, striking on his head and shoulders and was
badly hurt
George Bliss, of Center Rutland, had his left
leg broken below the knee by tackling a runner
in game of foot bail last Monday.
A Mansfield, of Bristol, fell from a load of
potatoes last Friday, and was so severely injured
that he Is not expected to recover.
Mrs Nathan Parson, of Castleton, fell down
the cellar stairs last Wednesday and broke one
wrist
Archie, a seyen-year.ods son of Thomas Hg- |
gins, of West Rutland. was run over by a loaded /!
team Monday, the wheels passing over his
being taken home, and is not expected to re
cover.
Mrs Addison Pierce, of North Shrewsbury,
had her head badly cut the other day by fall |
ing piece of stove Dipe.
Frank King, of Irasburgh, had one hand in.
ured In threshing machine last week Tuesday
80 badly that amputation ut the wrist was nee
,ssary.
Mrs Edwin Burdett of Shrewsbury was blown
III her bicycle by heavy gust of wind one day
asst week and had one shoulder disocated.
Mrs Maynard and her cousin, Miss Bolac of
met with an accident while riding
asst Tuesday. The horse ran away throwing
hem from the carriage. Mrs Maynard fell on a
ock, fracturing two ribs. Miss Bolac was
ruised but otherwise uniniured.
A Mansfield of Bristol, fell off u wagon
striking on the side of his head in
uch way as to injure one OF his eyes, and 1t is
bought that he will lose the sight of the same
lie lost the sight CT the other some years ago,
eng hit by piece of steel,
New Fish Hatchery.
An auxiliary fish hatchery has been estab-
shed at Caspian lake, Greensboro by John
Iitcomb, superintendent of the government
barge Of i Reeves, OF Washington. b G. j an .
mployc of the United States fish commission, I,
Tho has pitched tent near the lake. Trout
re captured in sleeves, their spawn Is taken
elieycd that 100000 trout eggs can thus be sc
ured; The eggs are to be Matched at the St
hatchery, and supply of the young
Chas Mvatt and Fred Donahue, of Rutland. I,
gcd somewhere between I2 and 10 years, and .
boy named Bristol, somewhat Younger start. 4
j out last Wednesday on an ndiankilling cx. |
edition and in search OF the glores they had a
cad of In dime novels. They slept that night !,
! Dyer's woods. near the city, and had cooled .
II by morning so that they quietly made their I
ay home through the back streets.
} W Noble and W Durfur Of Morrlsvile. |
ent hunting. on Saturday. Dnfur shot at {
atNEa Chpf main fratt
0ble in the ear.
Warren Holbrook was arrested by Deputy C
herif siearns Tuesday morning, charged with a
urglarizng the depot in Clarendon last Sun.
ly and stealing 81 In money, a bunch of depot
sys and several other articles. lie acknowl.
lged that he had broken into the depot, but
lid that he had taken only IS and the keys. lie
as committed to jail in default of $500 ball.
Some parties in Greensboro are finding their
title dead In their pastures. 1t is supposed
at the cause Is eating poison intended for foN-
An injunction was served against the city of y
utland, Friday night IL was granted by J.
hlef Justice Jonathan Ross of the supreme Y
'nrt, on application of 4 Davis, restraining :,
c city from emptying any more sewerage OF I
@ Forest street system into Moon Brook. 4 [
W weeks ago, the county grand jury unami.
Gully condemned this sewerage as dangerous, !,
1t the city officers have kept to WORK building =
hence the injunction. Z
The Montpeer Seminary has closed because /
The Burlington board of aldermen has re -
seq to pass over the mayors veto the reso- -
ton authorizing the construction of q complet II
& line of electric railway. O
A fire in Edward McHugh's house ON Brown T;
rect in Rutland saturday was caused by Miss h
ugh, who attempted to cover pan of live u
ais with an apron. When she discovered that q
C apron was on fire she threw il into a clothes C
sket. "a
The dwelling house of A 4 Taylor, near Lyn. ~
nyille was burned Monday afternoon during, "
nigh wind the fire originating from CHIN n
". The cellar contained GOO bushels of pota- Il
es. A tool house near by containing tools p
luod at $500 was also destroyed. Loss, prob.
ly $500; insurance, $500. ID
The following changes in the fourth class "
stmasters for Vermont were announced ID
)nday: a Mcclellan at Monkton Ridge, n,
idison county; vice, Charles Mof, resigned; n
omas Henley at, Richmond, Chttenden coun- "
vice, + Ellis resigned. 4
VERMONT PEOPLE.
Gov Woodbury. who is now in the west, made