Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-08
MATTERS IN VERMONT
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

Engine Station Agent at Waterbury Alb
seconds Accidents to Workmen.
Hailstones four inches in circumfer-
ence fell at Underhill during Sunday
terrible storm. Many windows were
broken and crops suffered great dam
age.
The Revolutionary war records have
been taken from the adiutant general 5
office at the state house. Montpelier, to
Billings library at Burlington, ii being
intended to print roster from the re-
cords.
The DIST annual camp meeting of the
Vermont Spiritualst Association was
opened Sunday morning at Queen City
park, Burlington, and will continue
every day, except Monday, until Sun
day, August 81.
1t is now stated that the $1,000 as
sessment which will probably be made
by the government on the Farmers
National bank of Vergennes, on ac-
count of illegalities in reduction of
stock, will fall on the directors in
stead of on the stockholders,
Fridays electrical storm was the
worst ever known in Hardwick and was
regular cloudburst. Many bridges
were washed away and - washouts are
reported on the railroad between Hard
wick and ST Johnsbury. Much dam
age was also done by lightning,
The annual report of the Vermont
Humane society shows that "a large
amount of work has been done by the
society during the past year The num-
Der of horses killed in the state through
/ the society's agents is $50; cattle, 20 !;
smaller animals, 200; horses taken from
work. 400 leases investigated, 300 pros
ecutio' :. 49, children cared for. u.
/ Workmen are at work this week tear
ing down the famous Willard hotel at
Washington. ID. c.. an ancient struc-
ture built by the late Joseph Willard.
soldier in the Union army from Yer
mont during the Civil War, who died
a multi millionaire some years ago and
now owned by his son, Lieut.. Gov. Jo-
seph Willard of Virginia. \ new hotel
takes its place.
4 company under the name Of the
Vermont a Whitehall Railway com
papy. in which Rutland parties are in
terested. has recently been organized
with offices in New York The capital
stock of the company is 100000. The
company will build an electric railroad
from Whitehall to Fair Haven to con
meet with the Rutland Street Railway
Company line.
DR.. ". Seward Webb has assured
Mayor Hawley of Burlington that the
Rutland railroad shops would surely
come to Oak ledge if Burlington would
make good the loss thus occasioned the
stockholders. Not only are the Rut-
land shops and general Offices likely to
90 to Burlington, but all the shops
controlled by the road between Og-
densburg and Bellows Falls.
Two barns of Ernest Cutler near
Houghton's Mill. Orange. were struck
by lightning Thursday night and
burned to the ground with most of the
contents. Eight cows and two horses
were burned to death and several Others
were burned slightly. Farming tools,
grain and some hay also were burned.
The house was saved, although badly
scorched The loss is $1,000.
Ernest Jacobs, fireman, was lost
from his engine, on the Central Yer
mont road, between Middlesex and
Waterbury Sunday night. Nothing
could be found of him and, as the road
runs very near the river, it is believed
that he fell from the tender of the To-
connective and was drowned. Jacobs
home is in Braintree and he has been
on the road only three weeks.
The large quarrving plant of 7. J.
Eagan at Websterville near Barre and
blacksmith shop engine house and
smaller shop, besiue one Barre railroad
car were destroyed by fire Thursday
night. Much valuable machinery was
destroyed including three holsters.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The
less is about 5000. About 20 paving
cutters will be thrown out of work.
Miss Emma Gotta of Mortified com
mitted suicide Sunday night by taking
carbolic acid while temporarily insane.
She had been seriously i'll and was not .
expected to live many days. She sent .
her nurse to summon a physician, and .
asked her mother for the bottle of car
bolic acid which had been used as a
disinfectant during her illness. Her
mother handed it to her and she i'm
swallowed the contents.
Death was practically Instantaneous.
A violent storm. with lightning and
wind. did much damage Friday after
noon. At Cabot. Ora BOWS large
barn was struck by lightning and de
stroyed with all its contents. 40 or 50
tons of hay. horses, cattle and hogs.
wagons and farming tools. Total loss,
-, 800, with 5l,3OO insurance. Two
large and many small bridges were car
ried away and total damage to high
WAYS of 81. 800 was done In West Ad-
olson Edgar COTS large barn. Just
filled with from 10 to 100 tons of hay
was also destroyed, and another be
longing to Peter Stebbins of Char
.otte. Lightning also struck a house !
in Essex Junction which is occupied
by Benjamin Wagner, entering ev- ,
cry room in the house and doing much
lamage. Five persons in the house
we're shocked, Frank Wagner who lay :
IN couch suffering from rheumatism
vas rendered unconscious for time.
\ hole was burned in the pillow on
which his head lay The shock par ,
tally cured the young man of his rheu-
natism. Wallace Nutting's house and
,arn at Danville were struck and de
troyed and train service was suspend
d on the ST. Johnsbury and Lake
Jhamplain road on account of wash
,uts. The residence of David Fraser
# Hinesburg was struck by lightning :
'he stove door was blown open and 1
shes scattered over the room. The
olt followed along a galvanized iron
overing on the ridge of the roof and f
ulled out all the nails with which it +
'as fastened. The family were in a Ii
laughter house near 10y and were un- I