Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-02
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

| George T. Chaffee of Rutland was
thrown from an automobile near West
moreland. n. H., May 26. The chat
feur ran the machine against an en-
bankment. Mr.. Chatfee was thrown
20 feet, dislocating his shoulder and
sustaining severe bruises.
Mrs. Melvin Sykes OF Holland, while
Respondent over continued i'll health
and probably partially insane, cut her
throat and arms with a razor Monday
morning, May l6. As soon as dis
covered physicians were sent for and
it is now thought the woman may
recover.
Mrs Tony Mylioc. the Italian
woman OF West Rutland who was
badly burned about her body by the
upsetting of a kerosene lamp at her
home in West Rutland, died at the
Proctor hospital Tuesday morning,
May "a, having been delirious and in
great agony most of the time since her
arrival at the hospital.
Harry Z. Corkins of Wilmington,
grain dealer. died MAY "a as the
result of injuries received the Satur-
day before. While riding with his
hired man the carriage was tipped
over and the men were thrown to the
ground. An axe which was in the
bottom of the carriage struck Mr..
Corkins on the head, inflieting fatal
injuries.
George N. Godfrey, a well known
Brandon man, went early Monday
morning, May 20, for a ride on his
bicycle. He was last seen going past
the farm house of Frank Sanderson
at breakfast time. An hour later
man in Mr.. Sanderson's employ found
Mr.. Godfrey dead beside the road.
1t is believed heart failure was the
cause, though death might have been
caused by a fall.
Newall Barber and Roy Darling, left
fielder and short stop respectively of
the Barre Spaulding High school nine,
collided with each other. both being
after a fly ball in the game with the
Montpelier High school team May q.
Their heads struck together with ter
rible force. Both were rendered un-
conscious and BARRIERS jaw was brok-
en- and several teeth were knocked out
He was insensible for several hours,
Mrs. Chadwick p. Cummings of st.
Adams was seriously burned about the
legs and LETT side Friday night, May
~. by the explosion of a kerosene
lamp which she dropped. Mrs. Sarah
Cummings, her mother-in-law, was
also badly burned about the hands and
arms. Mrs. @. r. Cummings went to
a china closet, carrying a lighted
lamp. Her dress catching in the door
she dropped the lamp, which exploded,
throwing the burning oil over her.
Mrs. Sarah Cummings went 10 her
rescue and together the two women
extinguished the flames after a hard
battle
A runaway boat being discovered in
the Moose river at East st. Johnsbury
Monday night, May 20. about 10
O'Clock, viii and Clarence Woods,
Frank Mclaughlin and Albert Goss
set forth in boat to rescue 1t from
going over the dam and being lost.
In some manner their boat was cap
sized and they reached shore with
some assistance and considerable diff
Guilty. This accident not dismaying
Emmett Palmer, he started out alone
in a boat to the rescue of the runaway.
The seething torrent soon bore him
and his craft over the dam and he
came up under the boat. The breath
less witnesses gave him up for lost,
but with rare presence OF mind he
either swan or walked on the bottom
to place few rods down stream,
where he crawled out upon the rocks
and was later found in a somewhat
exhausted condition, but uninjured.