The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
Skull BADLY Crushed.

While workmen were engaged in painting. ths
chimney ON the w Bailey house on Main
came detached and fell, striking e C Dudley
who was az work on the ground below, on the
head and fracturing his skull In such manner
as to compress 1t upon the brain. The force OF
the blow fclled him to the ground and he was
badly cut on the side Of the face and nine pieces
of the skull were removed from the brain
Grave doubts are entertained for his recovery
Suicide.
Mrs Albert Porter of Middletown Springs shot
herself through the heart Wednesday morning,
had shown symptoms OF insanity, which is he
reditary in the family, but as she was consider
ed harmless she was allowed to stay at home.
or late she had seemed worse and her disease
had become melancholia. The1 weapon she
used was % calibre revolver which she had
kept hidden for some time, aud although the
family knew 1t was In her possession all their
efforts failed TO find it.
Republican County Conventions.
The nominations at the Orleans county repub-
lican convention held AT Barton Tuesday were
as follows: j. f. Holton of West Charleston
and W. +. Curtis of Lowell. for state senator;
S. Annis OF North Troy, states attorney; +.
Toman of Greensboro and II. A. Chamberlain of
Jay, side judges; l.. ID. Miles Of Newport. high
sheriff. The convention was addressed BY Maj.
Josiah Grout and Congressman w. w. Grout
and Henry II. Powers. There vas full attend
ance, and 1t was very interesting meeting.
The Lamoille county republican convention
was held at Hyde Park Tuesday In the morn.
In the afternoon the county ticket was eomplet-
ed as follows; Judge of probate, Edwin C..
White of Hyde Park; sheriff, Jonas T. Stevens
of Hyde Park; first assistant Judge, II. H..
Churchill of Emore; second assistant judge,
Chandler Watts of Stowe; high bailiff, julius w.
Greene of Cambridge county commissioner,
Henry NJ. Cornell of Cambridge.
At the Republican county convention at St
Johnsbury Saturday these officers were nomi-
mated senators, Geo Blair. Barnet, L w Hub,
bard, Lyndon; assistant judges, II Graves,
Kirby, S J Hastings, Waterford; states attorney
W II Taylor. HTdwick: sheriff, / Suloway, =
Johnsbury; nigh baiiif. ID Leslie Wheelock
county commissioner, w II Weeks, Hardwick
The Franklin county republican convention at
Enosburg Falls Wednesday put up this ticket :
senator's, Thomas NJ. Deal, A. +. Durkee ana
Henry NJ. Stone, Uhe latter on the second bal
lot; first assistant Judge, e. a. lIodgkiss; sec.
ond assistant judge, Chapncey Temple; judge of
probate, w. &. Harrington Con the hftn ballot;
states attorney, +. McFeeters; sheriff, ID. +.
Kelley; high bailiff, G. X. Bush OF Sheldon;
county commissioner, A. j. Croft; county COM
miLtec, q. L. Childs, l.. G. Leayens and a. b.
Beenan. Resolutions indorsing the national ana
state platforms OF the republican party were
adopted unanimously.
Rutland labOrers protest against letting out
contracts TO outsiders. petition of many sign
ers, comprising the best men in Rutland, has
been sent to the beard of aldermen protesting
their awarding the laying oftho proposed Moon
brook sewer, the cost of which Is estimated at
$4,000 10 outside contractors. The workingmen,
a large number of whom are out of work, are
afraid, in case outside parties should succeed i'll
getting the contract. that tceir wages would be
reduced from the standard prices Of SLIGO to
$l.25 oriSl.00a day.
Hail & Gray's steam sawmill at Guildhall was
burned early "Wednesday morning. Loss
about $4,000, partially insured. Cause suppos-
ed 10 be incendary.