Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29

James Mccain OF Springfield, Mass,
United States army recruiting officer, com
United suicide at the 81. James hotel
Rutland, Aug. 81 by taking earboiie acid.
lie was found dead in his room the next
morning. He left card asking the
hotel people TO notify his father, ]. A.
Mccain, cashier of the First National
bank of spangleF, Pa. Financial trou-
oles are believed TO have been the cause
OF the act, Mccain was rs years old and
was unmarried.
Al meeting of the directors of the
Citizens Telephone Co. Aug. 90, Elisha
r, seeley Of Boston was elected general
manager and president, in place Of c, w.
Buzzell, who was killed Aug, ~ by com
ing In contact with a live electric wire.
Mrs, Lena Owen, a daughter OF the late
Mr.. Buzzell, has been elected treasurer
and secretary. Mr.. seeley has been a
worker in the independent telephone
movement for years and was close
friend Of Mr.. Buzzell.
The White Mountain express ON the
Boston 4 Maine railroad ran into a Gen.
trail Vermont switching engine at Brat
tleboro Aug. n, wreeking the pilot and
iniuring John Cosser, helper at the
round house who was riding on the
switeher. Cosser was thrown TO the
ground, striking ON his head and suffered
a scalp wound. A freight train hid the
switcher from view OF the express until
too late 10 avoid an accident. The inn
pact wrecked the pilot of the express.
1 my 20 ha Al he
suicide OF Recruiting Officer James Me-
| Claim, U. 5. A., who took carbolic acid at
Rutland recently, has been partly cleared
up, MoClain had violated some army
regulations and was asked for an explana-
tion. He Immediately wrote TO the lieu
tenant and was informed that his ex-
PLANTATION was satisfactory, but MeClain's
letters indicated that he was becoming
discouraged and he wanted to purchase
his discharge. The money for this pur-
pose arrived just "a hours too late.
John LaMountain OF Rutland, about so
years Of age, was discovered Aug. rs lying
/ in q vat OF potash In the Rutland railroad
/ yards. The vat contained about ~
inches OF the liquid and is used by the
railroad for cleaning purposes. As there
\ is no rail around il for protection, il is
thought that the man walked into it.
/ When discovered he was lying on his
back aud as a result was seriously burned
about the body and limbs. His con-
dition is critical. A few years ago a
similar accident occurred in the same vat.
Mpy Holden and Stella Preston OF
Rutland were staggering home when the
former imagined herself insulted by little
I Georgia Ackley. She seized the child by
her hair and maltreated her so that she
tainted three times after being rescued.
A crowd gathered and a man attempted
to hold May until the officer arrived,
but be was bitten and scratched so
severely that he gave up. Later the
two women were taken from the gutter
and sent home, only TO be arrested and
locked up.
Vincent, the 13-year-old son OF Louis
Elkey, OF Rutland was burned about the
face and hands and may lose the sight OF
both eyes as a result of a. peculiar explo-
sion Aug. 90. Young Elkey with two
companions was playing at the city
dump when without warning there came
a loud explosion and piles of refuse were
thrown high in the air. Elkey happened
to be in Just the right spot to get the full
force Of the explosion His companions,
who stood few feet away, were not in
jured. The accident is believed to have
been due to spontaneous combustion.
The state board OF railroad commissions
ers met at Montpelier Aug. %, having de-
voted the week to an inspection OF rail
roads in the northeastern part OF the
state. Nine grade crossings we're ordered
to be abolished, as follows: On the Bos-
ton & Maine, two; on the Maine Central,
two; on the Grand Trunk, three; on the
Montpelier & Wells River, two. The
Barre Railroad Co. asks for exemption
from the enforcement of the grade cross
ing law. Plans for the new passenger
station at Barre are being considered by
the board.
Baroness Rosen will accompany hei
husband, Baron Rosen, the Russian am.
bassador, on the trip to Vermont to at
tend the meeting Of the Vermont Officers
Reunion society to be held in Burning
ton September 5. The baron and baron
ess will be entertained by DR.. and Mrs.
w. Seward Webb at Shelburne farms.
DR.. Webb will return from short tour
ing trip in time to assist in entertaining
the distinguished guests and attend the
meeting OF the society and the banquet Of
THE Vermont Fish and Game league at
Bluff Point, N. Y, on the following day
William Farwell of Sherbrooke, presi
dent OF the Eastern Township bank anc
one of the best known financiers in that
section, is at the Brightlook hospital, st
.Johnsbury, disabled by injuries suffered
in an accident at st. Johnsbury Aug. IL
He and several members OF his family
were in st. Johnsbury with their automo
bile and he had ridden in the machine tt
the garage to have some minor repairs
made. In the dusk he stepped into
hole and broke one leg just above the
ankle. Mr.. Farwell is over 70 years ole
and the accident will detain him at the
hospital several days.
bronze statue of Eben Brewer ha
been presented to Erie, Pa, his forme
home. by postal employees. Mr.. Brewer
went to Cuba during the Spanish war u
establish military postal service
| Learning that there was only handful o
doctors and nurses to care for oo'
wounded soldiers at the front, he hur
ried to siboney, and for four days ant
nights he neither rested nor slept, nu
nlunged through the jungle over ant
over again, carrying wounded American