Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-11-10
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

fHOM OOH ENCf1RNOc0.
Many Fatal Quarry and Mill Accidents
During the week-Attempts at Suicide
Also Epidemic-ItaIian RasIroad Labor
ers in Riot.
A man by the name of Wozeil, French,
about 40 years old, quarryman. was kill
ed at the Albertson quarry at West Rut
land. lie was at work wedging up a
large block of marble, preparing to ele-
vate it from the quarry, when he stepped
back moment to rest, releasing the bar.
The block was not secured and fell back
on him, crushing his hips, legs and trunk
of his body. The man was taken from
the quarry, put on the train and taken to
his home In West Butland, still con-
scious, but died a few moments after he
reached the house. lie leaves wife and
children.
Henry Moore, a Brattleboro soap
manufacturer, mentally unbalanced after
a long illness, made three unsuccessful
attempts to commit suicide Friday. He
plunged some shears several inches into
his abdomen and opened the arteries on
his left wrist, and then told his sister
what he had done. After she had sum-
moned help, while two persons were in
the room with him and others in the
adjoining room, he suddenly plunged
head first through the glass in two
story window. His condition is serious,
but probably not fatal.
The extensive alterations and con-
struction of an annex to Shelburne
House, the palatial home of DR.. w. S.
Webb, which have been in progress dur
ing the summer, are now practically
completed. In elegance and costly in
terror decorative art the rooms surpass
any in Vermont. The dining room has
a floor of marble tile and a beautifully
paneled ceiling. The silver closet is of
iron and brick and a finely appointed
billiard room is also included in the ad-
dition.
The number of criminal cases now on
the docket was never before equaled in
Washington county, If it ever has been in
the state. The criminal calendar con-
tains III cases. Eighty of the cases set
for trial are for alleged violations of the
liquor law. Included in the list of crimes
and felOnies are murder, assault with in
tent to kill, forgery, horse stealing, bri-
berry, robbery, perjury, conspiracy, burg
larry, breaking jail, defaming court of
justice, extOrtiOn. bigamy, larceny and
criminal assault.
While gang of men were at work in
what is known as the Mccormack slate
quarry at East Poultney Tuesday morn
ing, ledge of rock that had become
loosened suddenly fell, and struck three
men who were working underneath the
ledge. John Goodwin and Jeremiah
Jones were instantly killed and another
man whose name was not reported was
fatally injured. Both Goodwin and Jones
were married and Goodwin has a large
family.
The store of S. L. Smith & Sons at
North Pownal, in which the postoffice is
located, was entered by BURGERS Satur-
dav night. The postoflice safe was blown
open and two record books, neither of
which are of value, were taken. The safe
was wrecked. Nothing else was taken.
The officers have no trace of the burg
lars, although suspicious looking persons
were seen about the place Saturday even
ing.
The 120 Italians employed on the
White River Electric road at Bethel
became riotous because they got the
idea that their boss was cheating them.
Armed to the teeth they met Rev. VIII
mOnd Warner, pastor of the Congrega.
tional church, whom they mistook for
their boss and came near attacking him.
Before they had done much damage
some of them were arrested.
Matthew Allen, employed in the mill
of w. II. Chalmer at West Topsham, was
caught in the shafting near the water
wheel Tuesday and twisted about the re-
volving pole in a frightful manner. His
coat, which caught on the shaft, broke
, and saved his life. The shaft was revol-
wing at the rate of 300 a minute. Allen
was badly bruised about the face and
head. lie will recover.
bly, the largest shipment of live
stock ever made from northern Vermont
was that of 10 cars made by b. III. Combs
of Berkshire. He loaded cars for the
following destinations: Five for Dakota,
three for White River, eleven for New
York and Boston, and was obliged for
lack of transportation to hold one carload
over until the next week.
, The engineers.and firemen of the Cen
; tral Vermont railroad held a conference
= with General Manager Fitzhugh Monday
t to discuss the grievances of the men
1 The concessions which have been granted
the conductors and trainmen give tn,
other employees hope that they will re
ceive satisfaction from the road
q The house of Willard Brantree, abou
n two miles from Randolph, was burned
Monday morning. 1t was one of tn
old landmarks of the place. The con
tents were all burned, with the exception
J. of some clothing. Burnett Martin. VIII