The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13
A STRING OF ACCIDENTS.
or More or Less Seriousncss--One Where
LOckjnw Was Fearcd-Scvcral Broken
Wristg and Ankles.

Wrists ana Ankles.
TUESDAY morning us the electric
car was coming down North Main
street ut II slow speed, it collided with
Whitman's milk cart which drove di.
rectly in front of IT, tipping ont the
driver, and smashed the shaft and one
wheel. The passengers, motorman and
conductor all say that they were but q
few feet distant when tho boy. Hugh,
son Of MIR. Whitman, driving picked
up the reins and started up
across the track, greatly to their as
tonishment, and with so little time
left that the car could not be stopped
in season to prevent a lcolision. The
car came to 4 standstill just about as
il hit the wagon. II it had been go
ing at full speed driver, team, and all
could not have failed to be knocked
into kingdom come. The boy says he
neither saw nor heard tho car, though
the bell was ringing and the fact that
| he was so bundled up, together with
the cold and perhaps thinking of some
thing else, must be the only cyplana-
| tion.
Monday evening Lisle Carpenter,
brakeman on the mixed train on the
narrow guage, was unloading a barrel
of Kerosene at the depot at Williams
vile when his glove got caught in a
hoop, and in trying to pull it out the
barrel Was tipped over on his right
hand crushing and iamming it very
badly. The third finger was so smash
ed that it had to be unlointed at the
knuckles and taken off, and the other
fingers and thumb and palm so badly
hurt that there has been some fear of
lockjaw, though he is out of danger
now.
Tuesday as {. c. Winchester was
driving in a breaking harness one of
the colts he has under training. the
animal jumped Off the bank in front of
Mrs. Stickney's at Esteyville at Il
point where it is almost perpendicular,
and into the brook some 10 feet below.
II is the point exactly where Mr..
Perry went of two years ago, and there
ought to be railing there. Wonder
fully enough. the colt seemed to be
unhurt except in one eye, though it
was quite job to get him out of the
brook where he seemed disposed to
remain.
Saturday afternoon Miss Sarah E.
Dalrymple, sister Of Mrs. S. II. War
ren, as she was going into DR.. Hol
toms office slipped on the ice b! his
steps and broke the large bone in her
left wrist near the Joint
Mrs, ". G. Horton fell on the ice
on her doorstep at her Brook street
home Saturday and cracked q bone in
in her wrist and one on her shoulder,
but she is now able TO be out.
Miss Sarah Weed while skating on
the ice on the asylum meadow Satur
day, caught her skate in a crack in
the ice and fell. breaking her ankle.
Mrs Patrick Lillis, while on her
way to attend service at the Catholic
church Sunday morning slipped on the
ice in front of the residence of DR..
Conland on Walnut street. striking on
her nip. She WAS conveyed in coupe
to her homo and Drs. HoltOn and Con
land were called. 1t was at first feared
she was seriously injured but exam
ination showed only severe bruises.
She will be laid up for some time.
Mrs. 2, c, Simonds spraincd her
ankle Monday by slipping on some ice
in front of her nome on High street
Miss Grace Elmer stitched 4 finger
quite badly on a machine at the Hook
or. Corser Il Mitchell overall factory
Saturday. DIR. Holton was called and
dressed the wound.
Tommy Conuors. brakeman in the
yard at the depot, got lame foot by q |
jump from a car 10 tho ground the !
other day, and Michael Cayanaugh ia |
at work in his place for the present, !
John Galvin's men, ut work putting |
in roof gutter al tho High schGo |
house Saturday, were -.GpiciOus of .Ae /
extension ladder they "rro using. So !
John proceeded to show them that i'll
was all right, went mp the fall length, !
and on the way down kept Swinging il !
To test it, when the lower irDgth aavc (
way, and John took 4 tumble about /
II feet 10 the ground with ladder |
pieces following and one OF them strik- |
ing on the arm and giving color that |
is anything but Democratic over an
area that is several inches square. be
sides. there was an ugly scratch on
the wrist acquired II a sort of sliding
process.
Tuesday morning c. Il. Simoud's
coupe horses standing at the depot
were frightened by the blowing oil Of
steam from an engine and took ran
up the street as Far rs the American
house. One wheel and door were
damaged.
+. L. Jacobs Of Gniford met with an
accident while driving on Canal street
His horse took fright at the
'lectric ears and threw Mr.. Jacobs and
John Calvin. who was in the team
With him. on, on the frozen ground.
They luckily sustained no injuries
)ut the team was badly demolished. !
There were a couple more Of run
lways from tho depot Monday, bnt q
10Th were caught without harm except
'ome breakage GA one wagon.
+. y. Matthews left the end Of the
ndeX finger of the left hand on the
,u2a planer at Holden & Martins shop
asst wecT. 4
Quito 4 party from mere VIII attend
he dance at the Vernon hotel this '
vening. i
4 large party from here viii attend
he dance ut Hinsdalo this evening. |
The Philharmonic orchestra Will furD !
sh the music.
The Wyon,ba lodge contemplate
laving their Christmas dinner at their I
ottage Ut Chesterfield lake. |,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. Ryder entertain 8
ome 10 of their friends at their South i;
lain street home this evening. p,
Mr.. ana Mrs. II. =. Brooks pleasant I
Y entertained tho Oh 6hist club at &
heir Cana, street residence Friday j
vening. Tho prizes were taken by Ia
lrs. Henr, iioughton and o. ID. Es- il
abrook Light refreshments were c
rrycd. This was tho first card party d
the season. {
HIGHEST of all in Leavenin.y Powt