Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-18
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

Lightning struck the wire rope o
the sand carrier OF the Vernon
Marble company during the storm
June 10. AS a result six men and I
horse were affected by it in the sane
pit. at the east end. in the town o.
Rutland; none of whom, sustained
any permanent injury.
Miles Godfrey, aged twenty-three
while at work on the new dam at 5. I
Wheeler's mill at Colbyville last week
was hit by pulley and fell from the
top OF derrick, a distance of forty
feet. striking on his head and shout.
ders. The accident occurred at II
O'Clock. Godfrey received bad scalT
wound ond his shoulders are severely
injured. He was unconscious for some
time but is recovering.
Alfred Perkins, the six-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Perkins OF
Weybridge, while playing in the FL
| dredge barn in Middlebury with other
children, was run over by hay wag-
on and his right arm broken Just above
the elbow June s. Mr.. Larrow. who
was drawing hay from the barn, had
requested the children to 90 home so
that they would not get hurt. He did
not know that the child was in the way
and supposed that they had all lett the
premises when he heard the boys cry.
Tuesday afternoon William Carter,
well-known business man of Vergen-
mes, fell from tree, the fall resulting
in sprained wrist and conclusion OF
the brain. The young man was as
cending the tree to examine a crows
nest, when he lost his hold and fell to
the ground. Otis Ball, a companion,
FASTENED to the home of Frank Bur
roughs, where he secured assistance,
and Carter was removed 10 the house.
Drs. Phelps and Corsley were immedi-
ately summoned and worked over the
young man nearly all night before he
was restored to consciousness.
Mrs. Benjamin Raine of Georgia
committed suicide June by taking a
quantity OF arsenic. She died before
medical aid could reach her. No def
mite reason can be assigned for the act,
other than that her mind was affected.
She had been troubled with violent
headaches for some time and 1t Is
thought that she was temporarily in
sane. Mrs. Raine, who lived with her
family. consisting of her husband, a
married daughter and two sons on the
James farm, arose that morning and
went about her work as usual. She
did the family washing. prepared dim
ner and after she sat down to it picked
up a cracker from the table, went into
another room, took the poison, enough
to kill a dozen men, and then came
back TO the table and told her husband
what she had done and expired in a
very few minutes.
Harry NJ. Still, lineman for the
Consolidated Electric Co., Burlington,
was electrocuted Wednesday after
noon, June 10, about $3.50 o'clock,
while changing wires on Colchester
avenue near Green Mount cemetery.
The gang OF which Mr.. Still was
foreman had completed the moving
of an arc light near the cemetery.
Still mounted the pole opposite to
make the connections with the main
wire and in some manner, one foot
came in contact with live wire, send
ing the current through his body.
Several OF the men rushed to Winooski
10 communicate with the gorge to
have the current turned off. before
they could effect rescue. Lineman
Edward Foos secured a strong rope
and mounting the pole while the
circuit was still on, fastened the rope
around his companions body and
when the power was turned of,
lowered him TO the ground. The
work of resuscitation was begun but
after repeated attempts, all hope was
abandoned. 1t is thought he died
instantly.
Frank Cutler. son of Alfred Cutler
OF Orange, committed suicide by shoot
ing at II L. Laird's farm in that town
on Monday evening, June s. Cutler
was twenty-five years old and worked
for Mr.. Laird. He was away from the
house nearly all day on Monday but
returned Just before 6 o'clock and as
sisted for a short time at the milking.
He returned to the house, strained the
milk and remarked to some one that
he guessed he would take himself out
of peoples way He then went be-
hind the barn and shortly two shots
were heard. Cutler was found with a
bullet hole in his head. the other shot
not taking effect. A S2-calibre revolt
yer was used, the bullet entering about
an inch above the ear and lodging in
the base of the brain. The deed was
at 6 80 o'clock and Cutler
remained in an unconscious state until
10 o'clock when death came. IL is a
curious fact that two of Mr.. Cutters
brothers have committed suicide, one
by drowning and one by taking paris
green. He had been very Respondent
at times because he could not break
away from the liquor habit and had
remarked that unless he could do so he
would end his life.
The identification of the body of
McCarty, the young man
killed at White River Junction by a
Boston & Maine train Monday night,
June s, was brought about in a
curious way. There was nothing on
the body in the nature of memoranda
or letters except small patent medi-
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