Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-26
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS

John McGarry, 60 years old, was in
stantly killed Tuesday afternoon. the.
18th, in slate quarry No. 16, near Paw
let. A heavy slab fell from the TOP NJ
the quarry, striking McGarry on the
head and crushing it.
Joseph Badger. employed as
quarryman at the "lightn granite
quarry of Jones Bros. at Websteryille
was fearfully injured Nov. Is by the
premature discharge of a blast. Both
eyes were blown out, both arms
broken and his hands badly lacerated
Badger was blown several feet awav
by the explosion and his clothes were
almost entirely torn from his body.
While Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell
OF West Swanton were away from
home the 10Th, their two sons and
daughter were left in charge OF a Ser.
want girl. While the girl was upstairs
the tive-year-old Everett took some
corn stalks and matches to smoke ~
he had see others do with cigars. In
lighting the matches his clothes took
fire and he ran out doors. The Girl
saw him and caught him. but could
bnlN pun NnN nlS Oul ny huIOMlnV a
pail of water over him, but not until
he was so severely burned that he died
the 18th.
Mrs. David Jackson of Addison died
at her home Sunday, Nov. Is, from the
effects of poison from paris green, ad-
ministered by her own hand. Mrs.
jackson had been in poor health for
some time and 1t is thought her mind
was deranged. A short time after
taking the poison she told her sister,
Mrs. Susan Hamblin, who was STAYING
with her, what she had done and said
she was sorry she had taken the poi
son. Although medical aid was at
once summoned she was beyond help
and sank into Inconsistencies Satur-
day, from which she never rallied
George Sylvester. about 20 years old,
son of Levi Sylvester of Enosburph.
started from his brothers, Eugene
Sylvester's, in the south part Of the
town November IS, taking his gun for
the purpose OF examining the traps he
had set on stream. He did not re-
turn as soon as common, but no
alarm was felt as be had often gone to
another brothers for a call, returning
at night. Not returning. search was
begun during the night and at nine
o'clock the next morning his lifeess
body was found with the face lying In
shallow water by the stream. His gun
stood near not discharged He had
for a year or more had fits and It is
supposed that while in the act Of SET
ting trap he was taken in a iit and
fell with his face in the water and was
drowned.
VIM. p. Bane of Waterbury, p years
old, died Nov. 10. from the effects OF an
internal injury suffered at Roxbury
while he was riding on the bumpers Of
a freight train. Mr.. Kane was out on
bail awaiting trial on charge OF hay-
ing forged the name OF his father-in-
law. Joseph Miner, 10 a note. II is al
legged that be sold one of Miners cows
and with the money made a trip to
Boston. He became stranded there
and in order to reach home was oblig-
ed TO Jump freight trains. II is not
known Just how he was injured, as he
would say little about it, He said he
was very cold and for a moment let 90
his hold on the trucks, when the train
was pulling into Roxbury. fell and
was badly bruised He was kept over
night in that town and the next day
reached Waterbury and had been i'll at
the home OF his father-in-law since.