Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-30
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

The accident was caused by the break
ing of a staging bracket.
Manlius Sabourin, a blacksmith OF
bakersfield, committed suicide June
81. He was i'll and had been LETT alone
only a few moments by his wife and
daughter, who had gone upstairs 70
dress. Hearing him groan, they came
down and found he bad cut his throat
with a razor, severing hejugular vein.
Oakley James, aged p months.
only son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ploon
OF Sheldon, iell into kettle OF water
used as a watering trough june y
about 3 p. m. and was drowned,
| His parents were at the barn milking
when they returned they found the
child hanging over the edge OF the
| kettle. DR.. ID. NJ Powers was sum
moned at once but could not resuscl-
tate the child.
John Rcderick, a farm hand in
Plainfeld, was killed the 18th by the
head OF large wooden mallet nylng
| from the handle. A. w. Allen was
driving fence posts, and Roderlck
happened to pass by with a crowbar
In his hand when the beetle tiew of.
striking him in the forehead. He
picked himself up and walked to
brook where he washed his forehead,
then went to the house and TO bed.
A little later the family found him
asleep, and when they tried 10 arouse
him were unable. Before a doctor
arrived he was dead.
w. H. Seward of Rutland was badly
bitten by an Infatuated dog June -.
The dog is owned by the Misses ellison
and was found by them apparently
very sick in the road near the Seward
house. The animal is an old shepherd
which has been in the Gibson family
for wears. Mr.. Seward was trying TO
help get the suffering dog home when
the brute turned on him and, snarling
furiously, buried his teeth in Stewards
hands. The backs of both his hands
were badly chewed and there was
long slit made on the inside Of his
right thumb before he could get away
from the angry animal.
John, the ll-year-old son of Patrick
Brown, chief of police OF Barre, was
drowned June n, while bathing in
Robinson's mill dam. He was in
company with three other young
companions, none of whom could
swim. They were doing stunts IN
the water by walking out toward the
middle John went out too Tar and
got beyond his depth. His COM
panions saw him struggling but
thought he was fooling. Soon, how
ever, they realized he was drowning
and FASTENED TO seek aid as they
could not swim themselves, but help
arrived too late 10 save him.
Anna Brown, q Hebrew woman, was
seriously and probably fatally burned
in a small fire which originated in the
oyerturning of an oil stove at the
house OF Harry Bowman in Burling-
ton June 90 Mr.. Bowman was also
seriously burned about the hand in
trying to extinguish the fire. Miss
Brown was trying to light small
two-burner oil stove and in pouring
in more oil her dress became ignited
and before help came she was terribly
burned. The injured woman was laid
on bed, her clothing being practi-
cally burned from her body and the
flesh from her arms falling on the bed
clothing. Her legs, head and back
were also badly burned.
Frank Roberts and Charles LeClair
of Newark were hunting one day last
week and Roberts was seriously hurt
by the accidental discharge of 32x40
rifle. They were about two miles
from home, going through the woods.
LeClair was carrying the rifle and
Roberts was ahead OF him. The
hammer OF the rifle caught on the
twig of a tree, causing ii TO explode.
The ball struck Roberts in the back
just above the hip bone on the lett
side, hit the hip bone, glanced and
came out near the front of hip bone,
making bad flesh wound. He
walked nearly home and fortunately
met DR.. Bolton on his way to West
Burke from Island Pond, who prompt
ly attended to the wound.
A bolt of lightning struck the dwell
ing house OF Rollin Parker in Poultney
the 21st. There are five members OF
the family, and all were severely
shocked. The two daughters, aged
nine and eleven years, were severely
burned about the head and body.
The family were sitting in the kitchen
at the time. The dog, which was
lying back of the stove was instantly
killed. The shoes of Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker and their son were torn from
their feet. The dresses OF the girls
were torn from their bodies, and dis
tributed about the room. The light
ming entered the house through a
window, destroying the lamp and the
dishes on the table, and heaving up
the floor 1t entered the pantry and,
after demolishing things there, es-
capped through a window
A. j. Allard of Montpelier had a
narrow escape from instantaneous
death the 20th. He was driving to
Mortified to deliver his bull dog into
the hands of a trainer. The dog was
tied into the wagon with rope enough
to put his front paws on the dasher.
When three miles from the city, near
Browns mills, the dog. caught hold of