The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-30
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
Rent ON Suicide.

| When Mrs. Daniel McGovern OF
MONTPELIER attempted suicide Friday
by walking in front of an approaching
| train from Barre, coming in at pretty
good rate, Engineer II. M. Whelan
whistled to her and applied the air
brakes, but it being a wet morning the
rails were slippery and the train could
not be stopped before it reached her.
1t was the heroic ana timely efforts OF
one Michael O.Grady, coal heaVer.
who jumped from Il coal car and pulled
her off the track that saved her life.
She then remarked that she wanted
to be killed. After being. thus folled III
| her first attempt, she ran down the
track and was Just about to Jump into
the river when Engineer {. {. Page
saw and arrested her, and she was taken
home. Mrs. McGovern has a family of
six children and is said to be highly
respected lady in her neighborhood.
II is also said that it was the abuse
she received from her husband that so
unnerved her that she could stand II no
longer and was driven to this act of
desperation.
Attacked with n Pitchf0rk,
Two strangers named Mayne and
Shay at work haying for John Reed on
r. H. Halls farm at Pownai Saturday
got into an alteration and Mayne
threatened Shay, who at once made an
attack on Mayne with a pitchfork, the
tines striking him in the arms and
breast Constable Merchant arrested
Shay about > O'Clock ana he was com
mitted to Bennington Jail to await a
hearing on Monday at II O'Clock IA. NJ,
- l,aT, Inc Irn
Norwood. Shay remarked if he had
known he was going TO be arrested he
would have killed himself.
Assaulted ut HealdviIie.
John Workman of HealdyilIe was
brought before Judge Merrill 1T the
house of correction AT Rutland Tues
day. morning, charged with assault
with intent To kill William b. lioskln.
SON. one of the most prominent men OF
that town. He waived examination,
was held in -. 600 bail and committed
TO Jail. Saturday Mr.. Hoskinson had
some words with Mrs. Workman at the
/, cheese factory over an order Tor mix
and referred her to his brother, who
had charge of that part of the cheese
business, in which they were interest
ed, and told her that he would adjust
the matter. She insisted and banded
epithets and he called her whole family
; shysters. Workman afterwards appear.
ed. AS Hosk inson was going home. II
he had called his wife "shyster.
Mr.. Hoskinson replied that he had.
That was the last he knew for some
time. He was found by his son shortly
after. lying in the road where he had
been struck down. He was covered
, with bruises. He was taken to his
home. where he regained his senses
later in the day Directly after the
assault Workman endeavored TO make
, his escape. His first move was to 60
to the railroad, where he took tram
for Bellows Falls. He was located at
Bellows Falls shortly after he had
arrived there, and was placed under
arrest by sheriff l.. G.. Howe of Wind
sor county. He was held in Bellows
Falls over Sunday, and Monday was
/, brought to Rutland.
, Fatal Accident.
: Joseph Miller was fatally injured at
, Verpennes Tuesday afternoon while at
work with a gang of men with Il der.
e rick buildirg a wall at the horse nail
/ factory. He was struck upon the head
! hv a large pulley swinging around,
; caused by the giving away of guy
rope. which let the derrick fall. HIS
= skull was crushed in, and he died at
$ 6 O'Clock Tuesday evening. A widow
c and six adult children survive nm.
II. S. Sumner of Bristol had horse
A stolen last Friday night. being taken
= from the stable. \ stranger : horse was
4 found SATURDAY morning near the
s creamery. The inference is that the
0 thief changed horses.
Burglars entered the gentlemen
furnishing store of Columbus Hullng
on Main street, North Bennington,
, Saturday night and carried away
! goods amounting in value to about
I 5000 Several suits of clothes, II or
$ II pairs Of shoes. watches and JeWe5!ry
, were taken. No clue has yet been dis
i covered.
The September term Of Washington
county court will convene Tuesday
e September 10 at Montpelier. The
r docket contains in all $40 cases. OF
p which 15T are civil and y criminal
S cases. The chancery docket also con
- tains .}S eases. Sixty seven are sci
p down for trial by jury at this term and
t % nv corrt. There are "a divorce
cases ana ~ hSSuulllSll. -Aill'hS 'H'
q criminal cases there are II for selling,
: 9 for keeping, 6 for keeping a nuisance
u and one for murder.
X As Police Officer Dunn Of Benning
> ton was on his way home Wednesda!
morning he discovered fre IN tht
coal sheds of Alanson Wilcox, near the
a freight depot. He put il out and went
: home without giving the alarm. Two
l. hours later general fire alarm brought
y ont the entire fire department. 1t was
e found that the sheds were again on
q fire. and this time they were burned.
IS Two freight cars that were standing OF
Il a side track near by were burned Sc
d much that they will have to be rebuilt
:. About month ago the same sheds
were set on fire. but the night operator
discovered it in time to eXtinguish thu
flames without giving an alarm.
i Triplets have been born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Trifiey Vigneaux of West Rut
land.
- \. ID. Willard. manager of the Yer
e pennes creamery. was dangerously IN
- iured FRIDAY. While removing DO,
ie from wagon at the depot the hors
:, started up and Mr.. Willard was caugh
~ in a wheel and dragged several rod
=. before falling away from the runawa.
! team, He was severely cut about tn
, face and otherwise hurt.
IN James Hewitt of East Middlebur.
ID was arrested Monday by Deputy Sheriff
: Niddlebrook and Cobb, charged Will