The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-13
Killed by Il Tram

Patrick Spillanc of Burlington, formerly OF
Winooski and an employee of the woolcn mills
was killed Friday morning on the railroad
| bridge near Athletic Park willie going 10 ms
work. Spillane was about half way over the
bridge when The train whistled He had just
! turned to speak TO his friend, Charles Rivers.
/ who nsuallylwalEs over with him in the morn,
/ ing Rivers told him to hurry up the train
was coming and he himself turned around and
| stepped of the bridge.
Rivers says Spihane started To run and Just
/ reached the end of the bridge and was stepping
! OF the track when the engine struck him IN the
! back and carried him along for few feet when
his head struck a tie smashing the back of the
skull. He was dragged for five or six rods be
fore the train stopped, one Of his feet was torn
of AMI his cntrais were protrudng Que of his
shoulders were dislOcatcd and the body In zen
cral was badly crushed. He WAS - years old
and lad been always hyci In Wnooski until a
year ago, when he moved Ia Burlington and was
living on Archibald street. lie was always
quiet Industrious man, well liked by all who
knew him II good husband, and he leaves a
widow with a seven car.old daughter.
Ills a miracle that more accidents have not
happened near this spot OF late years FOR the
railroad has almost become public highway,
because il Is short cut for the workmen who
i've on what are called the "flats" 10 the lun.
Der yards, where most OF them work.
Meeting Of Armenian Sympathizers
\ mass meeting to protest against the Armc.
MAN Outrages was held in Music hal 81 Johns
bury saturday, under the auspices OF the board
of trade. Addresses were made by + r Brown,
h u.
Accidental Shooting,
Harold, the II year old son of Frank Brown
Of 81 bloomsbury, was accidentally shol Wednes-
day by Playmate. The ball entered his jaw
landing in his mouth. The two boysiwere play.
ing in garnet and the playmate drew his re.
volver just for fun. The boy lis getting along
all right, with possibly broken jaw.
John Bertrand. the steward ut ahc officers
club house AZ Fort Ethan Allen was arrested
"Wednesday ON charge OF feionions!y assault
IN I n Rail goa nlA f,fr VI fran
Essex Junction who Is a servant at the fort.
The village of Winooski ia cogitatng an cleo.
trio light project.
There is project for an electric road from
Bethel to Rochester.
While Mr. and Mrs Mike Moran were at ST
Adams Friday their home NJ East Fairfield WAS
burned to the ground. The fire caught from
the burning out of the kitchen chimney. No one
WAS there AT the time and the house was locked.
The fire WIS discovered by neighbors. The
house was broken into and the household goods
all saved
\ lodge OF the Brotherhood of Trainmen has
been organized NJ 81 Johnsbury undert the super
vision of Third Vice Grand Master Fitzpatrick |
of Columbus, O. There was a full charter of 20
members.
The Lyndon town library was opened to the
public Saturday.
The salary of the mayor OF Ru,land is only |
s 1000 and Il private subscription l. in circulation
10 pay Thomas II. Browne, the Democratic .
Il salary OF SEJO. MIR. Browne |
now holds the position of government Chinese
inspecto' along the Canadian boundary at a sal |
airy OF $1,000 and expenses And under the |
Presidents order of last year he must give this
up II he takes any state or local Office.
Two horses owned by Fred Messcr OF Fairlcc
were drowned NJ North Thettord during the
high water last week. They were attached TO
a creamery wagon and we've carried away 10y
The current. Fred kihbcy, the driver, was
rescued with II raft
Irving II. Frost, lifelong resident of st.
lohnsbury. died last sunday OF blood poisoning
lttcr an illness ui one Wcck Jig WAS superin-
endent Of the 81. Juhnsbury electric Light
Company and for over thirty years was EN-
ployed in the Fairbanks scale works.
Arson Clark. of Castleton, fen from the plat
form at the creamery last Wednesday morning
and broke Two ribs.
d l. Webster OF Newport, who had his
right arm mangled at the bobhin factory two
months ago, was working On the same machine
again last week Tuesday when u set screw
caught his mitten and manglcd one hand 50 that
The tlpsh hung in strips.