The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Suicide at Worthwhile.


George II Goodrch, u well. known rroceryma,
u, Morrisvllle, committed suicide by cutting hi
olroat from ear to ear with a razor about
osiTck TUESDAY morning. lie kept liver,
care for the horses. When his son went TO TN
G Gtrn snort time later he found him dead. NJ
Goodrich had been In very poor health and
great sufferer for several months, and IL 4
thought That his mind was affected He wa
.hmnt on years of age and leaves u wife an'
The Rutland Hospital.
There was special meeting of the Rutlan,
hospital association at the Rutland County Ma
, i"n ABA bank rooms Monday evening to conside
York for the Sheldon property on Nichoi
street. Geo Il Chafec read letter from Charlie
II shcldon in which lie offered to the hospital dl
neo ,he property on Nichols street for sl3,
wy anu the interest accrued to May on a mort
gs Sag amounting to SlG0 and taxes for 1895 ant
iW: The Marble Savings bank has u mortgag,
on oas ,nc Pi1perty Of $1,000 and II Dyera mort
sheiuon property and deed II to the hospital as
soclatlon ana carry the mortgage on any bal
ance no. now In the treasury until the amount
to accept this offer.
Mound has purchased the belmont prop
erty on the west side of Lake Bomoseen at Cas-
llcton. lie will erect q new hotel there the
hree p e,nr OF Which Will be % by 70 feet and
sized ell part. Work will be started at once
ana 1t is expected that the hotel will be ready
Tor occupation by July l.
James McGlnn has been commissioned post
master at 81 Adams Bay, vice Peter Little, re
| moved.
The Middlebury graded schools have been
closed Tor two weeks on account of the epidemic
OF measles. Between 90 and IS houses have
Deeh Guaranteed, but no fatal cases have DC.
| cured.
| c I. Sherwood arrested recently for bigamy
ut Rutland, was convicted in the Rutland
county court Wednesday. He undertook TO
prove that the complainant, wife No !, from
newport, IL had husband living or had co.
iiaOited with him as man and wife, but this evi.
uence was excluded and his co unset took eNccp.
ton.
During recent thunder storm lightning
struck the house occupied by a 4 Clark OF
Middletown Springs. Coming down the chin
ney 1t entered every room in the house but two,
and making its exit in four or FIVE places, tear
Ing IT clapboards, corner boards and shingles.
An alarm of fire was given and the bucket bri-
gade was soon on hand The fire was in n
chamber packed full of wool, of which two
heeces were on fire, and was quickly put out
Mrs clark was in one of the chambers The
nghtnins passed all around her, but she was UNI
Injured.
Mrs Renaut of St Johnsbury, an old lady
about IS years, met witha fatal accidcn, Tues
day afternoon. At O'Clock she started to go
into the wood she'd after some wood and in
some way fell down the steps, receiving inter.
mai injuries and dying about an hour after.
wards.
About $3.50 O'Clock Friday morning fire started
at Brandon in John + Estabrook's Kitchen from
the boiling over of wash boiler full of kero-
sene emulsion, which was beng prepared for
fruit trees. The llames soon spread 10 the
woodwork and almost instantly the room was
filled with smoke and flames. An alarm was
sounded and the Dunmore hose company was
soon on the spot. The fire was cNtlnguished be-
fore they arrived.
The citizens of Rutland held a mass meeting
Friday evening to decide whether the tax rates
should he increased or bonds be issued 10 con.
time the ctty's permanent improvements. Both
of these propositions were voted down