Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-22
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

Richard II. Rich OF Pittsford Mills
was severely injured Dec. 10 by the
| falling OF a limb from a tree under
which be was working. He was
struck on the shoulder. his collar bone
being broken and his head badly
I bruised.
While returning from school the 18th
Ray Pippin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Pippin OF Rutland, was run over by a
coal wagon ON Center street. The
heavy wheels passed over the boys
chest and caused the blood to gush
| from his mouth.
Mrs. John Bernasconl of Mortified
committed suicide Dec. - by taking
carbolic acid. II is thought that she
had been little deranged over the
death of her only child, which oc-
cured last spring, and continual
mourning had caused her to commit
the rash deed. Her husband is the
only near relative living in this coun-
try.
Ruby Seaver, little daughter of E.
X. Seaver of Morrisville. burned one
arm badly in a peculiar manner re-
Gently. Suffering from pain in the
arm, she placed an electric bulb
against the member under the bed
clothing. So much neat generated
from the lamp that her clothing caught
fire and her arm was scorched con-
siderably.
Maxine Bellmore of West Rutland
an engineer employed at the True
Dl,o A4arbla ~ = mill uyac StruaE nv
a Delaware Il Hudson switch engine
at that place December Is, receiving
injuries from which he died. 1t is I'M
derstood that the man stepped onto
the track Just in front of the moving
engine. He received fracture al the
base of the skull, which resulted in his
dea.h.
The members of S. ID. Teachout's
household of Essex Junction, consist
ing of Mr. and Mrs. Teachout and
their daughter and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred w. Whitcomb, had a
narrow escape from asphyxlation by
gas escaping from the furnace Sunday
night, Dec. H. The clean out door in
the back part of the furnace had in
some manner got open and allowed
the gas to ill the house.
Walter Porter, youngest son OF Les
lie Porter of Newport, met with q
serious accident Dec. 10. His brother,
Harry. who was examining a rifle, not
knowing IL was loaded, turned the
barrel toward Walter. who was sit
ting near table reading. The rifle
was discharged and the bullet struck
the boys left leg, passing through the
small bones of the ankle, inflicting a
serious wound and SCATTERING the bone.
The frozen body of Nancy McAllis-
ter. % years of age, and generally
known as Aunt Nancy, was found
last week outside the home OF A. b.
Wait of Londonderry village. with
whom she resided. 1t is believed that
she Jumped from the window of her
chamber on the second story during a
fiji of mental alteration and was in
stantly killed. She had been i'll for
some time and was missed by the fam
ilv when they gathered for breakfast. |
Upon investigating. the frozen body OF
the woman was found in the snow be
low the window of her room.
BY the falling Of a tree, which was
lodged in the top OF the one which he /
was telling. George Sanderson of West /
Townshend was injured Dec. L.. lie
was working on a lumber job on the
mountain about three miles from Rnt-
land in company with another man. 4
when the accident occurred. lis
companion had to leave the uncon-
scions man lying on the snow while he
ran to the nearest house, about a mile
distant. for aid. SandersOn suffered a
depressed fracture of the skull just
above the right ear and vas otherwise
bruised.