The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-26
BAD TRAIN WRECK.

BAD TRAIN WRECK.
Men Killed in the Accitlem Mt A Broke,
freight Train the Cause.
=, Inc midnight express from the north dine n
o %,cIhtheher Junction Monday morning at - 4
about 100 rods above the station at M0ntpeile
Junction. The freight had made preparation
| " eoln on siding to allow the express to 20 b,
wrn 'ne train broke into two sections near th'
rear. The air brakes were put on but It wa
some time before the train could be connecte
again. The fog was intense and nothing coul,
t%e seen ~ ieet ahead The express came aroun
freight. The engineer had shut the steam OF
paeparatory to stopping. As soon as the dan
ger anead was seen the engineer turned on tn,
ar ar brakes and jumped for his life The fireman
bankment with the engine. Several men wer,
asleep IN the saloon car. One man was KILLED
dav v anSTh he injured SO badly that he died Mon
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and Leskind of Chicago, boil
cigarmakers The engine ofthe express wen
EYER ba tne bank and the mail car was
to be serious. The caboose and the cars of nc
ire1ghi train were completely wrecked. A
Wssecklng tram from st Albans was OIL hand by
$50 O'Clock and in a short time the tracks were
cleared. 1sIg
Well-knOwn Man Insane.
George Brown, who arrived in Rutland Il few
weeks ago from Connecticut, a well known
man, civil engineer by profession and belong
ing 10 one OF the Oldest families of the place, was
taken into custody Saturday evening, the com
plant against him being insanity. He made a
nuisance of himself driving the past week by
gong 0a from house to house frightening women
ana children by his wild talk. He imagined that
he owned the Pine Hill property, besides being
an heir to an estate worth $50 900, 900 He called
on Field, brother of State Treasurer Field,
Few days ago ancs told him that he had Just
been elected governor of the state and wanted
an Introduction to the president OF the Rutland
railroad company.
Lightning's WOrk-A Church and a
House struck.
During Sundays thunder storm the Free Will
Baptist church at Enosrurgh Falls was struck
by lightning. The bolt first struck the steeple
and after wrecking that separated and part
going straight down demolished two windows
one above the other and the brick work between
The other part followed the roof to the rear
where 1t descended the chimney. Inside the
laths and plastering were distributed pronnis
cuously., large congregation had been dis.
missed but short time before the storm. The
loss is about 81 900. About the same time the
barn of Henry Eldridge in the east part of the
town was struck and damaged about 800.
Beardsley and occupied by John plnnkett was
struck. The house is almost directly across
the street from the Baptist church and as the
exercises there had just closed there was plenty
of assistance. Asa result of these efforts the
damage was confined to the roof
Montpelier Has n Mystery.
j II Moore. supposed wealthy New Orleans
liveryman, registered at the Exchange hotel in
Montpelier, Friday, left his grip and clothes,
and clad in fishing garb, was driven to the
Barre transfer and started fishing down the
heard from him since. He expressed an inten-
ton of remaining in the locality q week with
friends,.who he said were coming later In the
day, spending the time fishing. IL is thought he
may have fallen into the river and been drown
ed 1t has been animated that he employed this
as ruse to elude the consequences of some
criminal act; The authorities are irving to 10.
cate him. The case promised to be interesting
but it turns out that Moore simply ran away
from hotel bills that he left in Barre, Wells
River, Plainfield and Montpelier. He has
been traced TO st Adams.
A Noble Work in Rutland.
Rutland is to have new hospital. 1t is TO be
located in the Charles Sheldon mansion. which is
a spacious building located on hill on the east
side of the city, and overlooks the otter Greek
Valley. There was not sufficient funds on hand
TO pay for the property, including building ana
count of his interest IN seeing hospital at Rut-
land, made il possible for the association to
make the purchase. Thereupon the committee
bought the property and is now engaged IN put
in the mansion for the present
and sufficient land connected herewith should
more room be required, TO build addtional
wards. Different societies have already begun
to furnish rooms, and even private citizens
have taken hand in the matter. hospital
bali. which was "A fashionable AFFAIR, was hclti
"Wednesday evening: me cnurene5 tn oa,moHn
the institution and IL is expected that each VIII
observe what they are pleased to call HOSPITAL
sunday, sometime next month, and IN that way
,I.,,,n tln.,l ,f
servant girl has already presented the hospital
committee sl5 which she has saved out of her
TO be used for hospital purposes.
An Interesting Question.
There is some dispute between the town of
Ryegate and Groton as TO which ought to re-
build the bridge about two miles down the rlV-
er which was washed away in the h!gh water
last fall. The courts committee looked over
the place and vicinity where the bridge user 10
stand last Friday and adioined TO Il week from
next Tuesday. When the road and bridge were
laid out by the seleCtmen IN 1873, there was
quite large settlement there. but the nuMber
Of resiucnts dwindled down ana became less
each year until now practically the only man on
The road is Willis Brown and he resides across
The river in Rvegate. At the last Town meeting
he town of Groton voted TO discontinue the
road, ana consequently no bridge was erected
10 replace the one that had been washed away.
The question arises whether Groton can discon
tinue road when 1t might interfere with the
eXhisting highway OF another town.
GrOuts tffenus JuDlfate'
The neighbors and friends of Mai Grout from
Derby and adjoining towns, on his return
from the convention Wednesday night, demon
strated their joy in his success with cannon,
band torchight procession ami a bonfire. He
thanked them for thls expressing their graft
Jude in having Orleans county recognized in the
distribution of state favors, also for the conf.
ience and congratulations the occasion implied.
The demon stration was enthusiastic and indica-
live of lively work in the campaign to follow.
The Washington County Republicans.
Monday nominated Thomas b stevens of East
NJ optpe lier and Hiram . Ward of Moretown for
sen ators and F Jones of Waitsileld and Mark
Mears of Marshfeld for assistant judges;
for Judge of probate, Herman Carleton of Mont
pelier: states attorney, A Rowland of Mont
peier sheriff, 0 Collins; nigh bailif q II
Fisher of Mortified; county commissioner AL
bert Johonott OF Montpelier.
Lewis Dunn of North Troy, was struck in the
abdomen by block of wood which flew from a
circular saw in Mays bobbin factory one day
last week and was badly hurt.
Carlos 5 sherman, IS years old, retired ban
ker and marble manufacturer dropped dead in
his vife's arms at his home IN Castleton We'd
nesday Mrs Jackman, his sister, who was In
he house al the time also dropped dead from a
shock at the sight of her brothers death few
minutes alter he had expired.
lmop Chase of Stannard. was caught in the
machinery of his mill one day last week and had
wo ribs broken and torn from his backbone. /
The creditors of J l. Mann, the well-known
.lothing dealer at Randolph. have petitioned
him into insolvency.
The Orange County Republicans will hold |
heir county convention at Chelsea, Friday, |
Juiy 3, at II an.
There was case of "bew out the gas" at the |
exchange hotel, Thursday night, saws the st a l.
ans Messenger. sam Coplin, herman peu-
Her mailing from Burlington, came 10 the hotel
'haut 10 O'clock and secured a room. c W Re-
ran. the proprietor of the hotel, went TO Copln's
Dom in the morning. and, faiiing TO arouse him
Ter repeated efforts, he broke in the door.
rhe room was filed with gas which issued from
he wide-opened gas jet near the bed. Mr. Re
an uIled Copiin off the bed and into the hall.
10 90 led for assistance and the German was
aIeri onto the hotel yeranda. Ply sicians were
'.IIo.i md affcr Mofking on the n.dtller two