Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-28

. TEN, etc. Mr.. Tracy claims the dog
was vicious one and attacked him.
In self-defeuce he shot it, but not un-
, til his thigh had been chewed.
: Ford c. Bingham, a l9-year-old
: son of WILDER Bingham OF Bristol, met
with an alarming experience in Mid
dlebury last week. A spirited horse
he was driving became frightened and
in his cavorting the holdbacks were
broken, letting the wagon onto the
horse. He ran frantically and collid-
ed with a tree where he left the
wrecked buggy and freeing himself
ran farther until he was secured by
some men at work on the sewer.
Young Bingham was thrown by the
collision with the tree and landed on
| his head and SHOULDER and sustained
an injury to one ankle and foot.
The Vermont insurance commits
sioners have just made report of the
result of their investigation of the
Vermont Life Insurance company,
late of Burlington, the business of
which was in March transferred to
the Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany Of New York. They find that
the company was in bad financial
shape. The management had wiped
out the surplus and had a further de-
felt of $4,000. The directors,
however, are exonerated from all
blame in the matter. The commits
sioners recommend some new state
legislation pertaining to insurance
matters.
The barns of II. II. Forester of
Stratton were struck by lightning re-
Gently and entirely consumed, togeth-
er with 10 tons Of hay, moving ma
chine, farm cart and various other
farming tools. Mr.. Forester had
just put in his team but these were
saved, also a sheep and two lambs.
The fire spread rapidly and it was less
than an hour after the bolt struck be-
fore the roof fell in. Mr.. Forrester's
house was struck at the same time,
the bolt making two holes in the
sOapstone cistern and cutting the
water pipe, but doing no further in
jury. The buildings were insured.
a horse owned by A. r. Grove of
Sheldon, which was being driven by
Mrs. Grove, with her daughter,
Abbie, and the young daughter of
w. A. kittell as occupants of the
carriage, became frightened at a flock
of geese and backed into a ditch and
went down high bank, overturning
the carriage. Mrs. Groves leg was
badly injured; Miss Abbie Grove sus-
tanned a broken shoulder, and may
have internal injuries; Miss kittell es-
capped without broken bones, but was
somewhat bruised. The horse was
valuable animal. His neck was
broken and he died almost instantly. |
DR.. Willis NJ. Bradford Of Jericho, |
who was arrested in Burlington June |
ID after hot dispute with hackman
over a 25-cent fare, and lodged in Jail, |
and whose hearing on the charge of
intoxication was postponed until the
following Wednesday that he might
make trip as arranged to northern
New YorK, met with a very serious
accident at North Bangor, n. Y,
June II. His train slowed up and he
jumped. His heel caught and he was
drawn down on the track. One fin
ger was cut of, one ear torn so that
it hung in shreds, one shoulder dislo-
Gated. his collar bone broken and his
head horribly bruised. He was pick
ed up, medical aid was summoned
and for a time his injuries were
thought to be fatal, but at present he
is considered out Of danger. He is
now at the home of his brother in
Bangor. The hearing of his case in
Burlington has been continued until
July ?.
Wilfred Belanger of st. Johnsbury
was driving a team containing Mrs.
Thomas Belanger, her daughter, AL {
exandrine, and two young nephews !
from Manchester, last week. The {
horses became unmanageable and ran.
Mrs. and Miss Belanger, fearing I
jumped from the carriage {
Mrs. Belanger was quite severely in
iured about the head and internally, {
but returned to her home the same I
day. Miss Belanger in jumping sus- {
tanned fall which caused a fracture :
at the base Of the skull. She was re-
moved to a nearby house and for a
time there seemed TO be but slight :
hope Of her recovery. Next day she (
was moved to the st. Johnsbury hos
pital and at last reports her condition
was somewhat improved. Had Mrs. :
and daughter remained in
the carriage the accident would doubt :
less have been avoided, for the driver :
to keep the horses in the :
road and avoid collisions.
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