Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-05
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

ton, his brother-in-law, of Marshfield
were hunting deer a few days ago,
Wyman accidentally shot Norten
through the leg above the knee.
In excavating for the roadway at the
Hinsdale end OF the new bridge across
the Connecticut river at Brattleboro
lately large tree was undermined.
In falling, the tree struck another tree,
breaking off large limb. which hit
Albert Woodward of Brattleboro in
the head, fracturing his skull at the
base OF the brain.
Frank Faulkner, stonecutter, fifty
three years Of age, was found last
Thursday morning lying on the bed at
his boarding place in Montpelier dead.
A two-ounce laudanum bottle was
found in the bureau empty. Faulkner
had been in low spirits the day before
because he expected to be out Of work
in few days and could not find an
other job.
The ten-year-old son of T. w. Cur
rier. residing in West Berlin, suffered
painful accident Oct. % while play
/ ing in front OF the schoolhouse with
some other boys. Fred Bailey OF Cal
ais was driving by the sehoolhouse
and in some way or other struck the
boy and ran over him. A cash was
cut on his neck and one under one of
his eyes but it is thought that no seri-
Gus injury will result.
George Fitzgerald of Bellows Falls,
freight brakeman on the Rutland
road, had a narrow escape from in
slant death near Ludlow the night Of
Oct. ~. While the train was running
at full speed on a down grade he fell
from the top of his train. Those who
saw him fall expected to find him dead
and the train, under control, was
backed up. His only injury was found
to be a dislocated shoulder.
Mildred. the 15-months-old daugh-
ter of l.. z. Spooner, who is employed
at Wells, Lamson 4 Co.'S shed in Bar
re, swallowed some strychnine tablets,
fed TO her by her brother, who is only
four years old, Oct. q and died within
an hour. The amount OF strychnine
the child swallowed was one-sixtieth
of grain. The little boy swallowed
a very small amount himself, but not
enough to make him seriously i'll.
The dead body OF a male child was
found recently in the cellar OF the resi-
dence OF Miles Foley, a slate teamster,
who lives about two miles north of
Poultney. Mrs. Foley, while going
down cellar, stepped on something,
and upon examining it and finding
what il was she was so overcome that
she tainted. The Foleys own a large
dog that 1t is supposed found the
body and brought it in. The child
was nude and its skull was crushed in.
Jennie, the ten-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Ellis Roberts of Fair
Haven. died October q of commissions,
resulting from an accident. The little
girl, who was unusually heavy, fell |
two or three steps while going down |
cellar at her home Saturday evening, |
striking on her head and shoulder
Nothing serious appeared 10 have re-
suited until Monday afternoon, when
she was taken with commissions and
died about o'clock Tuesday after
noon.
A sad accident occurred at the
Brandon railroad station Oct. 80 at
a. M, when Frank Wyatt of North
Ferrisburgh. brakeman on the south
bound freight, lost leg. The train
was being made up and was about to
make the Brandon Italian siding. Mr..
Myatt was hanging to the caboose
ready TO do the coupling, when in
some manner his foot slipped and he
fell under the train, which passed over
his leg above the knee, MASKING il TO
a Jelly.
A report from Professor Fernand OF
Amherst college shows that Mrs. Har-
riet A. Gibson OF Brattieboro. who was
bitten by a venomous bug three weeks
ago, was the victim of the affections OF
a kissing bug, otherwise known as a
bug or masked bedbug hunt
er. The kissing bug originated in
Europe. where it enters houses to
hunt for bedbugs. Professor Fernald
says the presence OF the bug in Mrs.
Gibson's clothing was purely accident
al. as it rarely enters houses in this
country.
John j. Smith, aged Sc, carpenter,
fell from the third story OF the new
corporation building at Bellows Falls
Oct. 20 and was instantly killed. Mr..
Smith was engaged in laying wooden
strips for laths around a window and.
losing his footing, fell some 40 feet to
The pavement. He struck upon his
head. fracturinc his skull and was
aiken up unconscious. George Fiield,
at the Robertson Paper Co.'S
mills. was caught in the calendar rolls
No eap,a 1ax His loft arm was
irawn in and was badly mangled.
William Harris of Pownal had an
unusual experience a few nights ago
when returning from North Adams,
Mass, where he had disposed OF load
IF wood. At late hour he started on
his return and when some distance
rom that city the team turned into a
inld 70 take q drink frnn q snrinr