The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
Attempted Suicide ~ Montpelier.

Attempted Suicide AT MONTPELIER.
John johnson OF Montpelier, tcrough jealousy
of his wife, tried Ito end his life by taking II
grains OF strychninc Wednesday morning. Whe
dose was too much, however, and Il simple anti
dotc relieved him.
Arrested for Incehdinrisn.
Wednesday evening by City sheriff Bates
charged with setting fire to his barn and house
in the morning. the barn, two horses, farming
tools, hay, etc, being consumed. The house was
set in two placcs. out the fire was eNtinguished.
Tatro and his wife have had considerable
trouble for some years, and for the past four
days Mira Tatro has lived with neghbOr near
by. On Wednesday morning she is said 10 have
returned and said to Tatro that she would leave
him and wanted her clothes and organ. lie
said hn would giyn them TO her next day;
she went to a neighbours to get assistance In OBJ.
tanning her things and upon retuI ming discov.
cred the barn on fire and the doors locked.
Shortly after the house was discovered to be
on fire. The fire was found to be in the parlor,
where the organ was, and in II closet where
the clothes Of Mrs TatrO were. The fire was
eXtinguished in the house, but the barn and
surancc on the property. lie was lodged IN
jail.
Renslow roster, aged 60, n former railroad
man, committed suicide at Northiield Friday by
cutting his throat in his barn with q pen knife.
The Vermont Graphic of Remington has given
up the ghost after running year.
The railroad station at North Burlington was
burglarized Friday morning some time between
2 and O'Clock. The last train passed that sta
ton about 100 O'Clock. The burglars gained an
entrance by prying up window The safe door
was drilled Into and blown of. The thieves got
about $40 or sl5. The burglars took hand car
been the work of professionals.
| George w Pierce, q veteran of the Nineteenth
| Vermont Regiment, who has had previous at
tacks OF mental arrangement caused by a wound
ON the head from q shell In the battle Of Gettys
| burg, walked TO the river bank near his home ut
Cadys Falls Friday morning and threw himself
into Lalnoillc River. The act was not seen, but
his tracks were followed and his cap found. The
body was found in the afternoon.
Two heavy truck horses belonging to William
| Bradford were instantly killed near Jones
! Brothers shed at Barre Friday morning. The
accident was caused by dirt falling from bank
ON the highway. The driver escaped. Many
! say the city will have to pay the $500 damages
An Essex Junction village meeting has voted
/ 10 put in electric lights.
! sc Voodry, postmaster at Cabot, met with Il
serious accident last Friday night. As he went
TO put out one of the hanging lamps in his store
it fell as he pulled 1t down. the oil going on his
clothes AID hands and catching fire, burning his
hands and face terribly. His wife came 10 his
rescue by wrapping a bed quilt around him,
which smothered the flames and in all probabil.
ity saved his life His mother, AT the same time,
ran into the store and succeeded in getting the
lamp outside, burning her wrists quite badly
while doing II.
Miss Mary Snow. an aged lady, who lived alone
on her farm above Paddock village, near st.
JohnSbnry, was found dead in bed on sunday
morning, April :. A man called at the house 10
shovel snow and finding the back doors locked
went t, the neighbors. The neighbors broke
the lock and sent for physician. who said she
had been dead several hours. She had lived
alone for quite while.
William c. Koran. aged 20, and stone
cutter met with fearful accident sunday night,
about 10 O'Clock. at the house of John Hanev on
Barnes street at West Rutland. Koran left the
house with the intention OF unhitching his horse.
At the side door exit. where Koran went out is 4
stone hHtchway leading 10 the cellar, and he fell
into il and struck on the left side OF his head
which was twisted under him in such way that
death resulted from strangulation. He was en-
gagged TO Miss Bridget lIanlcy and the wedding
was TO have taken place next Tuesday morning,
the 2lst.
liinesburgli, has only one eye which Is placed in
the center of Its forehead.
There was considerable excitement at West
swanton last week when il was rumored that
the fishermen on Moore's Point had got their
seine caught on something which II was thought.
was boat belonging to Hugh Donaldson who
disappeared rather mysierously nearly four
years ago. large crowd gathered, ice was
cut, grapples, chains and ropes were brought
into use and after several hours of hard labor
the boat-for such it proved to be-was brought
to the surface II was heavily loaded with
stones, and had large hole punched through
one side. Two pairs of oars were also in the
boat showing that the deed was not done with a
view TO robbery. There Is indeed some truth in
the ancient provcrb that, Murder will out"
Arrangements have been made with the
Fletcher Granite company of ST Adams whereby
they furnish money enough to complete the
Hardwiek and Woodbury. road to the top of the
mountain. This ensures the operation Of the
road In the shipment of the large amount OF
granite which the Fletcher company are 10 get
out TO I'LL a contract for dam al Holyoke, Mass.
ON Thursday of last week some sugar makers
of Newport found an unknown man wandering
through the sugar woods on the property of
/ed Cleveland, towards Coventry. The man
could give DO account of himself. He was
much overcome with cold and his hands and
body badly bruised and cut by falling on the
crust, and he died next morning. 1t was later
learned that he was Joseph Daragon OF ST He.
lenc. Pc, and was q years of age. lie came
from Danieson, Conn, and was going on a visit |
to his children in Canada. lie was a sober, in |
dustrous man, and it is supposed that being up
travelling a couple of nights he became some |
what insane, ana so wandered away from the
station into the country, where he was suhsc- /
quently found,
MONTPELIER committed suicide FRIDAY morning
in VIII McCarty's barn by cutting his throat
from ear TO ear. His body was found in the
barn early Friday morning with an old duh and
rusty jack knife covered with blood :Iying near
him. Mr. Foster had suffered spells OF insanity
for the past few years, hut was considered per
tectly harmless.
serious accident occurred last week on the
Brush quarry in Woodbury.. About a m, there
was scam blast to be fired and Mills Winters
had the matter in charge. As he was lighting
the fuse in some way some loose powder
was igEited and the whole charge exploded
without Il moments warning. His right arm
was burned to crisp to the elbow and his hand
was badly iaccrated while his face was literally
filled with powder DR. Carter of ilardwick was
called and dressed the injuries, 1t If a mystery
how Winters escaped aliYe.
Work was begun Friday on 4 guard wall
which will surround backgrounds at the House
o! Correction at Rutland. The wall. to be built |
OF stone will be faced with brick and he Ii feet
high.
Rutands issue of $4,000 of 80 year per cent.
gold bonds has been taken by i { Glcnwood \
Go, Boston, at l06,90.
United States Marshal Harris went to Barre
Tuesday and arrested Joseph Lott for selling
intox icating liquor without government Ii. !
cense Lott was brought 10 Montpelier, waived
an examination and gave bail for his appear
ance when wanted
The landlords of the Folsom and johnson
hotels at Essex Junction closed their doors TO
the public last week. This action is taken be
cause of recent raids on these houses. The pro.
prietOrs declare II an impossibility to keep
temperance hotel in Essex junction.
Phillip Royce has been appointed postmaster
at Brownsville.
The Bradford opinion has been sold TO The
Opinion Publishing company, corporation with
n capital of $1,000, $4,000 of which has been
paid in, and Harry + Parker has been elected
manager of the corporation.