Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-05
CUT IN PIECES BY TRAINS
HORRIBLE DEATH OF SHERIDAN
MORRILL, AT vER0ENNES.

Probable Murder at Bennington =
$4,000 Fire at Swanton - Water
bury Asylum Investigation to b.
Resumed.
The ghastly fragments OF n mans
body We're found scattered along tn
railroad for a. hundred feet north o
the Rutland railroad station at Yer
gennes Tuesday, May 2, soon aftel
daylight. Little of the body was left fo
identification, but II was finally rec
ognized as that of Sheridan Morrill,
a young man "a years old, who h:c
been working on farm near Ner'
gennes. Morrill, had recently Sc
cured work at Dresden, n. Y, ano
had signified his intention of jump
ing a freight train, which he had done
on numerous occasions He left ms
boarding place early Monday evening
and is said 10 have been drinking
though not intoxicated. II is sup
posed that he attempted TO board
an extra freight train which went
through Nergennes about 1880 O'Clock
Tuesday morning and missing his
footing, was drawn under the wheels
II is also thought that the northern
bound sleeper. due AT 81 Al o'clock
ran over the body, as the engineer
wired back from Burlington that his
train had evidently struck something
in the Vergennes yard. Being run
over by two trains would account for
the horribly mangled condition of the
body.
Morrill, was a heavily built man,
about feet, 6 inches in height. He
was born in Starksboro and is sur
vived by his mother, who lives In
Warren. He was divorced from his
Wife several years ago.
Jeremy Pearl, aged 81 years, is
dead at Lyndonville. He had held
several town offices, being overseer
of the poor until he was nearly so
years of age.
A. ]. Thomas of Jeffersonville at
tempted suicide Saturday, April 80,
| by cutting his throat with razor
He was discovered in the act and
prevented from taking his life, though
dangerously injured.
Dr. S. n. Goss, a welknown Or
ange county physician, died in Chel-
sea last week of locomotor ataxia. he
was assistant surgeon in the 9TH YER
mont for two years and later became
surgeon of the United States army.
Alexander S. Newton, aged 50
years is dead at his home in Forest
dale. Mr.. Newton was senior member
of the Newton & Thompson Manufac-
turing company of Forestdale and had
represented the town in the state
legislature.
The plumbers of Burlington and
Barre struck Monday, May l, for an
increase of wages. The Barre men
want s2.75 per day instead of 500
and the Burlington men ask for 1925
The master plumbers say they are
unable to grant the demands of the
men.
P. H. Lalor of Rutland, representing
Cook & Burkheimer New York liquor
house. attached for debts the fixtures
and stock of the Putnam house bar,
Bennington, and the business was
shut down Saturday, April 29. The
bar has reopened under new man
agement.
James Burns of st. Adams. ~, a
lineman. fell from a 30-foot electric
light pole at Burlington Saturday,
April 30, and was severely injured.
The pole was rotten and broke off at
the base, carrying the lineman with
1t. He struck on the back of his
head and was unconscious when
picked up.
Monday, May l, was observed as
Founders day at the University OF
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tended exercises were held in the COL
Iege chapel. The orator of the day |
wa Judge Edmund C. Mower of the |
city court. class of 1892, who gave |
an eloquent address on The College |
Man in Civic Life.
The great demand for dwelling |
houses in Mortified has started the |
building of tenement houses on a
arge scale There are now in the
hands of different contractors plans
'or Is houses which will be COM
oleted before fall. Seven of these will
De built on the lots recently pur-
chased by New York parties
Oscar Roscoe, about So years old, I
ried to commit suicide with a jack
Knife Sunday, April 80, at the home
If his son. Wallace Roscoe, of East I
Monkton. The old man cut his throat
,adly, but did not succeed in cutting
he jugular vein. His recovery is con-
idered doubtful. Roscoe attempted
o commit suicide 20 years ago. while
living in Starksboro. The old man is
believed to be mentally unbalanced.
Attorney General c. c. Fits has
that the investigation of
he state hospital for the insane at
which was adjourned
ary in March on account of the
PRESSURE of other business which re-
uired the attorney generals atten- Z
ion, would be resumed during the
week of May s. Mr. Fits hopes that {
he investigation may be taken up on
ositively !
The house and barns occupied by A. |
:. Hall in Windsor were burned to a
he ground Saturday, April 20. Four !;
orses, two hogs, and fifteen cows =
erished. The loss is $4,000. The Q
ause is unknown. The timely dis
overy of fire in Putnam's bakery !
reverted loss. The fires are believed );
, have been incendiary. The Backus - :,
aw mill in Hartland was burned the : :,
ime morning. The loss is $4,000. "
he cause of the fire is unknown.
An injunction has been issued by
ldge John H. Watson, restraining
e city of Burlington from building IL
lblic wharf at the foot of Maple B
eet The petition for the iniunc- in
On was brought by the Rutland la
abroad company and was based on de
e claim that the company had bl
,sted right to the approaches to al