Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-02
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

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Tuesday morning, June %. while
Roy Montgomery, butter maker at the
Elgin Spring creamery in Panton, was
/ working at the lubricator on the en-
CINE it blew out and be was badly
scalded about the face and eyes by the
escaping steam and oil. IL is feared
that he will lose the sight OF one eye.
Michael Harry, aged 40, single, COM
mitted suicide at Halls crossing, two
miles south Of Walpole village last
week Wednesday by throwing himself
in front of a northbound freight en-
CINE. His head was badly crushed
and death came instantly Harry,
who was not temperate at all times,
INDUCED in a drunk Tuesday and ere
ated considerable disturbance, with
the result that he mad to pass the night
i'm the lookup. On being released
Wednesday morning he wandered
down the railroad track, and it is re-
ported that the engineer of the freight
train saw Harry rise from the bank
near the track and deliberately throw
himself in front OF the engine.
Miss Lou Northrop, daughter OF
Clark Northrop of Marshfield, COM
mitted suicide at the home of her
father two miles below the village on
Monday evening, June p, by taking
laudanum. She had made a previous
attempt to drown herself in the river
in the afternoon of the same day but
was prevented. Miss Northr0p had
been employed in hotel in Cabot and
had been at home but a few days.
She had for some time been subject to
severe attacks of illness. II is thought
that this may have been the cause OF
her rash deed. She left besides
father. two brothers, her mother hav-
ing died some time ago. Miss Nor
throp was a student at Montpelier
seminary year ago, but did not re-
turn for the year just closed.
William DixsoD and Edward Conk-,
lin of Enosburg Falls were drowned
in Silver lake or Franklin pond June
27. These two men, in company with
b. u. Blake and Richard Holden, went
out on the pond in a boat TO fish.
They were all under the influence OF
liquor and when we'll out from the
shore got into a squabble in the boat
which soon overturned and threw the
whole party in the lake. None of
them were in condition 10 swim TO the
shore and would have all been drown
ed had 1t not been for Robert Ander-
son, who was on the pond in a steam
launch and saw the accident. He
started at once to their rescue and pull
ed Blake and Holden into his boat in a
badly exhausted condition, but the
other two sank before he could reach
them.
Fred Guyette of Malletts Bay was
run over and killed by a northbound
freight on the Central Vermont rail-
way about a mile south OF Montpelier
junction on Monday afternoon, June
%. The engineer of the train saw the
man lying across the track and at
tempted to stop but did not succeed in
doing so until the engine and train of
forty cars had passed over the body.
The body was trighttully mangled.
The head and one arm were entirely
severed, one arm broken almost to q
pulp and a part of one foot was cut OF,
The lower part of the abdomen was all
so terribly lOIut lHo uohultioh VI tho
body would indicate that II was
stretched across the tracks, a foot rest
ing on one rail and the head and one
arm just outside the other Just how
he came TO be on the track at that
place Is a mystery. 1t is generally be-
lieved that he had been drinking but
this is not proven and man, who
was with him not long before, said
that he was not drunk. Suicide was
limited at but there was no proof OF
that. Guyette was married and had
three children, ranging from nine to
fifteen years of age. His wife is
cripple living at Colchester Point, and
the two had not lived together for
some time. it being understood that he
had commenced proceedings for a d.
yOrce He was 43 wears of a0e