Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-01
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

Willard Sanborn, aged Sc, fell from
the trestle works OF the new bridge be-
tween Bellows Falls and North Wal
pole Nov. p and.was drowned.
As Paul Bickford of Barton was try
ing to remove the powder from blank
cartridge with the sulphur end OF
match recently while at school, the
middle finger on his left hand was
blown Oft to the second joint.
A number of children who were
skating near Furnace street in Poult-
ney, Nov. %, broke through the ice
into 20 feet OF water, and were
rescued with difficulty by employees
of the foundry Charles Flood, one
OF the party had gone down twice
before assistance arrived.
Charles Yincilette of Swanton, about
eight years old. has lost the thumb and
forefnger Of his right hand as the re-
suit of experimenting with dynamite
cartridge which he found near his
home. Wishing to explode the car
fridge, the boy placed il on the stove.
A heavy explosion followed. Other
portions Of the boys hand were badly
injured
Little Eula Ovitt, younger daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Ovitt OF West
Enosburgh, narrowly escaped drown
ing by falling into the mill pond a few
days ago. As she rose to the surface
she clutched at a timber across the
dam and chung there, screaming. A
little playmate, Raymond SharlOw,
heard her cries and called her father
to the rescue. The child was badly
chilled, but has suffered no bad re-
suits from her cold plunge.
Miss Martha Mason OF Barnet lost
five cows Nov. II from accidental
poisoning Last spring she bought
some material with which to make
phosphate. Some of this was left in
the barn and Nov. II the hired man,
while cleaning up, found some Of It,,
took il TO be salt and gave the cows,
20 or ~ in all, a handful each. The
stuff is deadly poison and before mid
night five of the cows were dead, two
in serious condition and all sick.
Lewis Young OF Rutland, a former
resident of Mendon, has died at his
home after a brief illness of blood
poisoning, caused by sticking a silver
into one thumb about two weeks ago.
The injury which resulted in Mr..
Youngs death was so tritling that no
attention was paid 10 it until about a
week ago, when the wound began 10
pain him considerably. When the
4 true character of the trouble was dis
covered it was impossible TO check it.
Paul d. Kelley and Fred Howes OF
Burlington had narrow escape from
drowning lately. They were in an
open boat on Mallets bay hunting
ducks. The anchor slipped and the
+ boat was overturned. Howes swan
ashore. a distance of 100 yards. in bis
heavy clothing and secured help
Kelley being unable to swim, wen
down twice. He chung 10 the boat
forty-hve minutes and when rescued
was exhausted and nearly dead from
exposure.
While shingling the bottling works
OF the Equinox Spring Co. at Man.
chester Nov. u Charles +. Buck anC
George Reynolds fell about eighteeT
feet, resulting in painful injuries (
both. Buck struck on his feet on 1
marble walk and injured both ankles
splitting the bone in one. Reynolds
struck on his side and was badly
bruised but with apparently no serious
injury. The accident was caused by
/ lag screw drawing out of the staging
bracket which the men had put NJ
themselves only an hour before.
Bert Lavigne OF Burlington had bis
horse instantly killed and the carriage
smashed into kindling wood by q
collision which followed Lavigne''
action in driving in front OF the & 4C
express tram at Lakeside crossing
He was alone and was evidently in
hurry Tor he attempted 10 cross th'
track ahead OF the train, which ht
did not realize was going so fast
He had driven a short distance across
when The train struck the horse, which
was instantly killed, and the carriage
was hurled violently away, crashing
against the side OF the train. Layign'
saw his danger in time TO jump, anC
was saved with only few bruises.
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