The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-17
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.

4 WILD RIDE.

perIenCt on RUNAWAY ifoih
Engineer b q Sawyer Of st J & l. c road, ant
his assistants on the special through freight
east had a wild ride down the mountain run
ming from Danvile to st Johnsbury, on y run
away freight train. .
.Iohnsbury and sustainedla broken arm and, II
IL feared, internal injuries. J. u story, the
brennan. too frightened to jump, remained on
the engine and escaped injury, though the en-
zine left the track III the yaI Il ana got back oil
again leaving all the cal off the track.
The train OF Is loaded cars hauled by the en-
CINE AS left SWanton Tuesday evening, Five
ears next to the engine were supplied with an
brakes but the rest of the train was dependent
upon the brakeman in the van IN the rear. Next
to the rear car was Il load of machinery over
or BY which the brakeman could not pass
when sawyer called for help.
From DanyIie to st Johnsbury about II
miles there Is a down grade OF lGO feet to the
mile Thc'train got entirely beyond control al
Pumpkin hill and for five miles 1t went at ter
rible rate
1t was one chance in u thousand that every
man on the train was not killed.
Several years ago james Dee, engineer, had
II similar experience with runaway train and
he smashed clear through the yard at - Johns.
bury but strangely enough escaped injury.
savers home Is at Swantun.
Vermont Jersey Cattle Club.
The Vermont Jersey Breeders association
held their annual meeting at Rutland Thursday.
After a lengthy hut harmonious discussion the
association was recognized under the title Of
the vermont Jersey Cattle cub" This action
was taken through the suggestion l,t the Amer
lean Jersey Cattlr club and the new Vermont
Cattle club will now be IN utilization with the ma.
tionai club stringent measures were adopted
regarding membership and registration and 1t
IL tue design of the club TO 80 protect its mem
bers that Vermont bred Jerseys may stand
without question. The club elected all the old
officers, TO wit: II W Vail, president: Il q
Bronson secretary and 7 Boyden, treasurer.
The new organization starts out with a large
thnrE ia an rnn nj
Fraud.
a man ,&iming to be an agent of the govern.
ment went to the houses OF veterans in Waing-
ford Thursday and said that the depart ment
was about TO give orders for several hundred
thousand blouse army shirts. Wishing TO give
the wives of the veterans n chance to make a lit.
tie money the government had decided to give
The shirts out to soldiers families TO make up.
When he received an order for the shirts the
agent" would look over the sewing machine
N the house, and finding that the stitch was not
lust right he would offer to change it for 81. the
money to be given back when the material for
he shirts was delivered by an assistant" The
people in Wailingiord are now looking for the
assistant" The man went IRON Wallingford
o East Wailingtord from there 10 Mount Holly,
ind is now suppo-edto he IN Ludlow.
Frozen Death.
Joseph Burlington Of Lyndon was found
ro2en To death SUNDAY morning of last week in
virus Deos' field in South Mheclock 10 OF Il
DDS from Elias Aldrchs house. He was on
lis way from his home IN Lyndon to Elias Al
irich's house with axe and valtsr, to chop some
edar posts for Mr. Nlirich and stopped at G G.
Moneys to take dinner, leaving there about >
o'clock in the afternoon saturday, and that was
he last ever seen of him alive. II was supposed
hat he was In his usual health when he left Mr.
Moneys house.
Killed BY a Train.
The body OF James Morris, a coal ,hoyeler
bout - wears old, was found the railroad I
rack half a mile north of ESSEX Junction sta /
ion AT O'Clock sunday morning. His head was /
rushed and both legs were badly manglcd. /
twenty dollars, time bil FOR S43 and n railroad /
lcket from Milton to s. Adams were found in /
lis pockets. Morris hOmc was at White River I
JUNCTION. He has worked for two years in the (
nai yards there and was considered a temper.
tie and industrious man. lie was employed for &
vo years 10y + swift X Co, of Boston
The circumstances ct his death are a mystery,
he theory of suicide is advanced but no, cred.
ted
II was at first the general belief that Morris
cath was accidental, but there has been
larked change in public opinion While some
mink that Morris committed suicide, there are
lore who believe that he was 1nully dealt with
% strengthen the belief comes the statement of
Ohm Mears, who, on saturday, took to Milton
tation n man answering Morris description.
Tho had a large sum of money in his possession.
fears this morning identified the body Mears
the pooimaster at Milton and he saws that the
nan whom he took to the station came TO his
ouse and asked shelter, saying that he was
'illing to pay for II.
Tn, theory advanced and IN which the author.
les take most stock is that the man was muir
cred for his money and that a small part OF his
loney was left on his person as q blind. ON
lc body was sheet OF note paper upon which
c had written a few words which seemed to in
icHtu that his death was not wholly accidental
n his pockctbook was $50 bill and some
mango.
In the meantime Morris relatives, if he had
NY have not yet been located. The story thar ;
le man had u sister living In Roston seems to
ave been untrue, and Morris fellow workmen
Dw say that they have heard OF a sister at
ulvoke. .
Morris body, when first discovered by the /
lgineer of a stock train, was lying beside the I
ack, facc downward, and il was very appar.
Ut that IL had been moved since death. In eN. =
mining the clothing no roll of bills was found.
will be rememi cred that Mr. Mears OF Milton i
Id that Morris displayed large roll OF bills in :
is presence. In one of the upper vest pockets ;
le examiners found $50 bill. Among othe.
lpers in the pockets was note which had
e. written at Mear's house and which read as I,
blows:
Il have but few words TO say. The first
me that partook of the sacremcnt did So un. | '
Uthiy. This Is the cause of my downfall :
Fl others be warned by me- i
These two facts point to a suicide, and If that
rs the method of death, as Morris had appar. :
lily had no opportunity for disclosing of his
II of bills, 1t seems clear thai the body must .
we been robbed and left beside the track !
here il was found.