Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-18
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

Orlando Warren, a farmer living il
Pomfret, was killed Sept. 9 Will,
chopping in the woods by the falling
OF a tree upon him. He was crushed
into the loose earth so that the use o
shovels was necessary to extricat,
him. He was dead when taken out.
Edward, the fve-year-old son Of
Charles Green OF Woodstock, suffered
serious injury OF his left eve Sept
/ Ii, when fragment OF glass pene-
/ trated the eyeball. The lad was
standing near while a neighbor was
pounding up glass, when the accident
occurred. Doctor Kidder, who re-
moved the piece from the eve, fears
that its vision will be permanently
/ injured
Miss Jessie Humphrey, daughter Ct
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Humphrey OF
Brandon, went to Hopkins drug store
late Saturday night, Sept. 6, and pur-
chased an ounce bottle of carbolic acid.
She took il home and half an hour
later her mother, hearing a scream, ran
to the girls room and found that she
had drunk two thirds of the bottles
contents. DR.. j. w. Estabrook was
summoned and found the girls mouth
and throat horribly burned.
A team driven by Mrs. Darling OF
Waterbury was struck by an electric
car at Montpelier Sept. Z. The horse
was frightened and btcame unmanase-
able, plunging on the track in front of
the Seminary hill car. The motorman
set the brake and reversed but too late
to prevent the smash up. Mrs. Darl-
ing had baby in her lap which the
fender OF the car saved from instant
death. Another woman and little girl
were in the buggy. All were thrown
violently 10 the ground but they es-
capped with few bruises.
Mrs. J. S. Flint OF Burlington made
mistake Sept. 5 while taking medi-
cine, that nearly cost her her life.
She intended to take a dose OF syrup
of figs but instead took medicine from
a bottle filled with iodine. Her
mouth and throat were terribly burned
and Mr. Flint, who was Just leaving
the house, was attracted by the
screams. He Immediately telephoned
for medical assistance and upon being
told what to do relieved Mrs. Flint as
much as possible until the arrival of
the physician. Restoratives were ap-
piled and Mrs. Flint will recover.
Willard +. May. aged 43, Of Win !
n. H., was killed Sept. 10 by
bull on Representative +. l.. Hough- /
toms farm in Putney He had prob /
ably been dead an hour when the body !
was found by another employe of the
farm. There were no marks of horns |
ON the body, but the chest was crushed /
and ribs broken. The body was taken I
from the yard but great difficulty was
in getting the bull back l
into the barn, force of men working I
with ropes and other appliances several |
hours. The animal was a thorough f
bred Holstein, one of the finest speci-
mems OF the breed in the country, I
over ton, and had never
been considered vicious.
Joseph Rose of Burlington was
severely injured and barely escaped
ieath Saturday, Sept. 6. Rose was at
work on the site of the new armory,
being employed to mix mortar, but
Turing the morning he was called
lpon TO assist in moving the pile
lriver. He went to the top of the
structure to work on guy rope, when
he whole frame work suddenly fell to
he north, Rose going with it. On
he way to the ground Rose fell he
leath the frame and his body would
lave been crushed beyond recognition
,ut for the tact that a large timber, u
n Is inches square, happened to be
where the head of the frame work fell,
hus stopping the structure just in
ime TO save Roses life.
Joseph Shortsleeve of Rutland fell
rom plankway at the stone crusher
ecently and received serious injuries.
Ir. Shortsleeve, who Is nearly seventy
ears old, was employed at the pit i
where the rock is excavated for the
rusher. His duty was TO Gil the bar
ows with stone TO be wheeled to the
.rusher, and, contrary to the orders OF
he foreman, G.. b. Mann, he started to
Wheel one of the barrows of stone to
he crusher The stone is wheeled
rom the pit to the crusher on raised {
,lankway which is about two and one
Ialf feet wide. Mr.. Shortsleeve ran
lis barrow off from the side of this pas
ageway and tell with it about eight
Get upon the jagged rock. He struck
IN the left side of his head aud shout j
Ter, his head being terribly out by the
ock. His shoulder was dislocated
nd three ribs broken.