Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-09
CilTI'ENDEN COUNTY
WlNOCSKi.

A shocking accident happened to Miss
Margaret @ Donnell the pretty l6 We
old daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs. James
O'Donnell of West Allen street. in the
weaving department of the wooion miliS
about 10 clock Thursday morning. Miss
O O'Donnell was ut work on her loom ana
stopped To look under a part of the ma
chine, when her hair, which was well down
on the forehead. caught in tn" gearing
on the upper pant and drew hor INTO the
machine, the hair winding around the
gear. Her cries were soon answered 10y
fellow employees. who released nor by
cutting the hair. Or. J. W. SheoIan was
called and dressed the injuries. rhe scalp
was badly torn and laccrated from the
forehead to the crown of the head and
tho hair pulled out in large patches, put
it is believed that the wounds will heal
permanently. Miss O'Donncll was resting
as comfortably as possible last evening,
although suffering much pain. A
second accident happened in the same
room ana mill in less than an hour after
Miss @ Donnell was hurt. George Rich
ards, young weaver, in some unaccount-
able manner caught his left hand in mis-
loom and had one finger badly bruised.
besides acerating the palm and back Of
the hand. DR.. Shoehan dressed the in
iurios While tho excitement following
the accidents at he wooden mill We're at
their height Thursday morning the fire
alarm sounded. The occasion for the alarm
was tho burning out of a chimney al the
Lcuse of James o Donncll of West Alien
street The department responded
promptly and the fire was eXtinguished
without loss
Mrs. John Fireman. died at her home on
West street early saturday morning of
Il complication of diSeas scs after an ILL
ness OF six weeks. during which time she
was 4 patient sufferer. Mrs. Fireman. was
30 years Of age and is survived by a hus-
band ard TWO small children. besides
seven sisters who are Mrs. Joseph Abair
Jr., Mrs. Arthur Desaute,~, Mrs Octave
Bushey, Mrs. Fred LcVee, Mrs, Levi
BusheY, Misses Rcbccca and Rose Dash
nau. the latter being seriously III at the
home of her mother, ana one brother,
William Dashnau. Mrs. fireman. was for
merly Miss Esther Dashnau and was very
popular having n host of friends who
mourn her loss, This is the second death
in the family in period of five months
thoy having buried a four-year-old son
last December. The funeral was held
from St Frances Xavier Church at s
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Following are q few extracts from the
twelfth annual reports of the trustees and
other officers of the Winooski village,
which We're recently issued to the voters:
The sum of s1,lil.O9 was distributed as fol-
lows: Fire department, S9iG3N, police,
81. "a 50: electric lights. Sl,6l5.33: water,
nNdrants anG hose houses, $l.3i3.25; street
department. Sl.456.67 sewers sl32 30: inter
est, s. AZ miscellaneous, 10, The
increase in the amount of ofders drawn
this year over last Is s9,l039i and was OK
pended for police. water tax. 100 feet OF
hose purchased the year previous but not
paid for and the sum Of Sl,3 for new con-
crete sidewalks, curbinG and Gutterins, a
tax of 50 cents on dollar was recon
Inerded. The outstanding orders amount
10 saD,055,45. The village debt is 81 ,s23.@i.
The amount of sewer bonds in Wlno1ski
Savings bank is s2S Geo, +. l.. Lnsenmrir,
chief of the fire department, in his report
makes some important and valua bic rec
ommcndatiors. chief among them being
one for tho addition of hook ana lad icr
truck, and about l,6oD feet of good hose.
Resides recommending the installation Of
an electrical alarm system consisting of
an alarm boil and u boxes distributed in
the different wards and an Indicator in
each station.
The last regular meeting of the board
of village trustees was held Monday even
ing, Superintendent f. l.. Pine of the
postofilce appeared before the board to
call attention to the need Of system
If REMEMBERING residences within the
limits of the mail delivery. to facilitate
| the delivery of mail by carriers. 1t was
| voted to instruct the police to close all
| fruit stores from IL o'clock mid might sat
urday to II O'Clock midnight Sunday. The
| following bills were ordered paid; Il. j.
| Campbell $40; j. G. Flint, s3i Tobey &:
Catlin $40; r. G. Brigham, $3.50; A. \,
Graves. S6G,7l; John Ea-,woOd s.: T.. s.
Adsit, SIS; Consolidated Electric CO..
Sl3i4; Frank Bergeron s5.R; Burlington
| Printing and Book Finding CO., Sc; C.
~, Shipman, 81; Arthur Dcsautcls. 80
| T.. Bcrgeron, So Jos. Hcrbcrt sG2 The
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