Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-20
Both Hands Cut Off by Saw.
John Marlborough of Saxtons River
Victim of a Terrible Accident at
East Putney.

A horrible accident happened in Will e.
Pierce's steam mill on the George Leach
place between Putney and East Putney
lust before noon last Friday, when John
Marlborough of SaXtons River had both
hands cut off by the big saw. b. G'
Champlin was running the saw and MARI
borough was taking away. Just what
caused the accident is not known. II
was thought at first that MARLBOROUGH
clothing caught on the carriage ana that
he was drawn upon the saw, but 1t APP
pears that while standing near the saw
he reached for a slab and that he slipped
and fell and in order to save himself
put his hands on the log, Whlch was
passing back without having time TO
realize what the result would be- one
hand was cut off at the wrist ana the
other through the fleshy part or the
thumb He walked out of the mill ana
called for other employees to cord his
wrists in order to stop the flow of blood
PREPARATIONS were made at once lot
bringing the wounded man to TINS VII
lage. 1t was learned that Dr. Z. s. PRATT
of Brattleboro arrived on the train whlch
came about the time the accident nap
pened. and he was summoned immediate
w. Marlborough was taken by John
Shultz to Dr. II. b. Esmond's, where Dr:
Pratt performed an operation, taxing OH
at the wrist the hand which was sawed
through the thumb. Marlborough went
Saturday to the home of his parents III
SaXtons River. He is about 70 years
old and has no family. The latest re-
ports from him ape that he is doing as
well as could be expected.
r. L. Willard and family have returned
to Thorndike. Mass.
Ernest Headle went Friday to Boston
to consult a specialist about MS throat.
Rev. and Mrs. j. II. Bennett visited
relatives in Springfield, Mass, this week.
The Baptist ladies' aid society will meet
next Wednesday at 2.30 o'clock with MIS-
Bosworth A full attendance is ue-
sired
G. T. Aplin, trustee of the w. M. ware
estate, will sell the property by auctloh
at the II. p. Farr farm, occupied py
Ware, Feb. 81 at l o'clock.
The first match game of basket ball
by the local team will be played IN the
town hall tonight at s o'clock with the
Bellows Falls High school team.
Rev NJ. Winslow Farman, chaplain
Of the Vermont Senate of 1902, VIII lee
ture in the Congregational church next
Thursday evening. Subject Gen. PhlN-
II. Sheriden."
Milo Whitney went to Boston Wednes-
day to see his daughter Miss Florence
Whitney, who has been having an aru-
fetal leg adjusted. Miss whitney II
able to walk with only one cane,
NJ, B. Swltzer began work for the
American Express company in Brattle-
boro Monday. He has a permanent
position and will move there later MT
Swtzer was employed in f. l.. Pierce
mill Il years.
LAWYER Clarke C. Fits of Brattleboro
is scheduled to give the next address
ln the series of Sunday evening meetings
In the Congregational church next sun
day. The subject will be: 1.-THE Oppor-
lunity for n Life of Service, in Law
1t is hoped that the Baptist Christian
Endeavor society may be well represent
ed at the young peoples institute in the
baptist church in Brattleboro next Mon
DAY afternoon and evening. Dinner