The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-01

Elmer Il. Wheeler who attempted
suicide in his home at Wilmington
Thursday was still living notwith
standing the fact that three bullets
are lodged in his body. One shot which
Wheeler fired at himself missed its
mark. Physicians declare there Is q
possibility Of his ultimate recovery
Reports Of his death were sent out
Immediately after the tragedy.
A large Colonial dwelling in the viii
lage OF Cambridgeport owned and oc-
cllpied by Oren / Smith and known as
the Cotton place was destroyed by fire
Friday night. Help was called from
Bellows Falls and Saxtons River The
fire department succeeding in saving
the barns and other exposed buildings.
A part Of the contents was saved. The
loss was between $1,000 and $4,000,
with small insurance The cause Of the
fire which started in an upstairs room
is unknown.
Papers were filed with the Windham
oosInty clerk Saturday appealing to the
county court on account OF the disal-
lowance by the commissioners APP
poited BY the probate court Of q claim
for damages on the estate Of Dir. B. T..
Millington of Londonderry. The plain
tiff is Frank Davis of Londonderry,
who presented claim amounting to,
$1,000, for alleged malpractice and.
negligence on the part OF DR.. Milling
ton. Because Of alleged negligent treat
ment, Davis claims that his condition
of health has been made worse and
that he has been confined in bed four
mouths.
Henry r Richard, aged ~, Of Glens
Falls, N. II, was instantly killed at
Bellows Falls Saturday by falling
down the elevator well near number five
paper machine of the International
Paper company on which machine he
was employed as fourth hand. sNn one
saw the accident and nothing was
kown Of it until he was missed. Indica-
tions were that he was drawing a
truck on which two rolls of paper
weighing 1900 pounds each and
backed into the elevator supposing it |
to be on that floor. One rool went
down with him and crushed him. His
body was taken to Glens Falls for
burial where it is understood he has a
mother and brother living.
If the town of Wilmington will
relieve the New England Power Co.
from the necessity of relocating that |
section Of the Hoosac Tunnel 4 Will
railroad which runs between
Wilmington and the big earth dam be-
ing built by the Power Co, in the town
Of Nottingham the Power Co. win
give the town of Wilmington 100000
in cash and will put on a boat service
between the dam and Wilmington, ON
the pond to be created by the dam, to
handle the freight and passenger traf-
&c. The boat service would have to be
discontinued however, during the four
winter months. This is the substance
Of an offer made by the Power Co.
through its president, Henry i. Har-
riman, in letter to M. +. Barber,
Hartman of committee of 10 repre-
'enting the Wilmington mems club
While thousands of persons mar
rel at the immense engineering project
low going forward in the Deerfeld
River valley wherein dam 200 feet (
Ugh and 1900 feet long is being built j
It Davis bridge in Nottingham which
will impound 45,O00,0 100000 gallons of
water, the people Of Wilmington look
Ipon it not only as tremendous
'lectric enterprise but also as a pos
'ible menace to the future prosperity
II that thriving community and to its
values depending onwhether
I means the ultimate discontinuance |
# railroad connection with the outside
world