Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-31

hospital Saturday suffering from a
broken back. An operation was per-
formed as the only hope of saving the
young mans life. The accident which
nearly cost the mans life happened Sat
urday morning on the Boston and Maine
railroad near Newport where Roberts is
employed as section hand He fell
from handcar and the car passed over
him, breaking his babk.
Ormond Cole of Burlington remembers
that 20 years ago October 80. 1913, there
was a snow fall of about II inches. The
winter which followed was a severe one
and the snow lay on the ground until
the following spring.
George E. Leclair, a barber of 1854
Battery street, Burlington, CO mmitted
suicide bv carbolic acid Saturday morn
ing In his room over the shop Mr..
Leclair had been in failing health for
long time with sugar diabetes and his
physical condition it is believed impaired
his mind.
Ernest Poulin, driver on the Standard
Oil Co wagon in Brandon was nearly
asphyxiated Friday morning while at
work at the tanks in the railr al ward.
The gasoline tank was empty and he
was on the ladder looking into it, to.
gether with another man, when over
come by fumes. He would have fallen
into the tank but for one of his feet
catching in the rope of the ladder. His
companion called for assistance to get
him down and DR.. Cray was sum moned
to attend him.
Mrs. G. W. Mohuron of Ira and Mrs.
Willard Parker of Clarendon Springs
are in the Rutland hospital suffering
from injuries received Sunday when a
wagon in which they were riding was
struck by freight train at the crossing
at North Clarendon. Both cases are
considered critical by the hospital staff.
although from what examination was
possible it seemed that Mrs. Mohuron's
chances OF recovery were not so good as
her companions. Neither of the two
had external hurts, but both were suf
ferlng from shock, and it is feared from
internal injuries.
Alexis Snow of Ludlow died early Sat.
urday morning. He had been in failing
health for some time. His wife died about
eight months ago. He is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Thirza Haubennestel
of Poughkeepsie, n. Y, one son, George
OF Ludlow, and by two grandsons. He
was SO years old. Mr. Snow was vet.
eran of the Civil war and enlisted from
Chester. December 10, 1863. in Company
g. LIST Vermont Cavalry. He was taken
prisoner March ., 1864, in Gen. Kill
patrick's ride around Richmond, and
was paroled November IS, 1864 He was
transferred to Company E June 81,
1868, and mustered out August 8, 1865.
The artesian well being bored for
the Essex Junction Water department.
opposite the grain elevator of w. b
Johnson & Son, Friday evening reached
depth of 425 feet. AT a depth of 400
feet test was made to ascertain the
yield, which wa, found to be so gallons
per minute. The water board believe
the flow insufficient to supply the de.
mand and work will continue for a time
or until at least the we'll supplies double
the quantity of its present capacity.
Rock OF a limestone nature was reached
at depth of 80 feet. This fact gives the
contractors hope that the Well will prove
all that they expect.
Jasper Tousley, who drives the mail
wagon between the post office and the
railroad station at Burlington, saw some.
thing attached To the end of the baggage
car when the Rutland express from the
south pulled in late Wednesday night. AT
first he thought it was a newspaper that
had caught there, but upon examination
found the object was bird, thought to |
be gull. Its neck was looped once
around the handle, and it had evidently |
struck the train with great force, to be |
caught in that manner. The bird was a |
handsome specimen, measuring two feet
and two inches from beak to tip of tail, |
and five feet across the wings from tip
to tip.
The Drury Brick & Tile company of
Essex Junction has closed its brick max