Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-27
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

Frank Bump of Salisbury was in
stantly killed and William Branch
seriously injured while driving across
the tracks OF the Rutland railroad at
Leicester Junction about 6 $50 p. m.
Aug. II. The horse was also instant
Is killed and the wagon reduced to
kindling wood.
Ellis Maxon, ten years old, OF Pow
nal. was badly injured Aug. 20 while
sliding down a cham from hay loft.
He was coming down with great force,
when a hook attached TO the end of the
chain caught him in the end of his leg,
terribly decorating it from the ankle TO
the knee, Physicians hope TO save the
leg.
Claude johnson OF Montpelier, a
little boy of ten years, suffered a pain
full accident August Is. He was
endeavoring to get whip lying on
the ground under Thomas Moriarty's
truck team when the horse started up,
one OF the wheels striking against the
boy and breaking his right collar
bone.
Harry Tiffany, son of Ell j. Tiffany,
came near being electrocuted Aug. Is
M Bennington. He was working near
an electric light in the barn, when he
came in contact with live wire. One
hand was burned and a hole burned
through one foot, besides various mi
nor burns. The family in the house
heard him making q disturbance and
going out found him on the floor OF
the barn grasping the wire. The cur
rent was shut of in time TO save him.
Fred Webster's little girl of Barnet
recently came in contact with grind
stone crank, which was being run by
boy using foot power. IL caught
her long hair in the back and, winding
II around, lifted her from the ground
and pulled out the hair from a place
the size of the palm of ones hand
She was in great pain for about an
hour and a half, but after that time she
was not much the worse for the accl-
dent.
Felix Doulerei OF Websterville met
with a serious accident while driving
down a hill on the Elm street ex-
tension Aug Il. He was on a load
~ lumber when the load slipped
forward on the wagon, throwing Mr.:
Doulerei under il. He was dragged
for a considerable distance and when
taken out was in badly battered up
condition. He was carried 10 Dr.
McSweeney's office where 1t was iound
that his right leg was broken below
| the knee.
3 NJ Ramsdell of Castleton was
severely injured while using the New
Fn0land telephone line at the Della
ware and Hudson station August IL.
Mr. Ramsdell took down the receiver,
when he was severely shocked Win
the power transmitted to the teie-
nbone wire by its coming IN contact
with the trolley wire. His assistant
coming in saw something was the
matter ana dragged him away from
Ne instrument. doubtless saving his
Tfe The back of Mr.. Ramsdelrs
hand and wrist was badly burned.
ivan yarvarinec, a young Hun
oarian. 20 wears old, who had oeen al
work Al Proctor for some SIX months
was struck near the railroad station
here last week by the engine OF
car ri train No 90, due in kut-
IIa,d AZ : Is. u. m. and seriously injured
- cuts about the head and lace ana
~ intarnal injuries. How the acct
Amt banpened is hard to learn. lie
SDas AZ he station ready to take the
Main maT n company with some ~ OF
Ne nonntrvmen. and in some manner
was struck either by the engine u
cars. r.,.
Emile pushang died at the Fanny