Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-20
WIEITINGHAM.
Fatal Accident at Davis Bridge


Another fatal accident occurred on the
job at Davis Bridge Saturday afternoon.
One of the workmcn in the tunnel, n
French Canadian about 10 years old, an
omplovc OF the Rollins Co.. was taking
some tools from the bucket i'm which he
and other workmen had been lowered
into the tunnel whcp 4 LARGE rock fell
and hit him on the head, killing him in
sianlly.
lie leaves n wife and two children.
Tho widow came and took the body TO
Canada Monday. a liberal subscrip-
ion was taken among the men at the
dam for the immediate needs of the
widow and Family.
II a thought that the stone that fell
into the shaft must have been ono that
had been lodged unnotccd somewhere
when some blasting of lodges was being
done recently.
Porter Carrier has been appointed to
I'll vnacncy on the school board.
Clinton Sawyer of Savannah. Ga,
called on his cousin. l.. ii. Sawyer. the
last OF the week.
Cass;us Toby is i'll at the home of his
sister. Mrs Furdctt Allard. DR.. Walsh
IS attending him.
Mrs Archie Morse is Mt Carl Pages
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Carl Page,
ana llNF lnldUl uUUWnltI.
Work on the new tunnel from the dam
TO sherman is wei under way. They
arc in about 30 feet at present.
Irving Phillips and family have moved
from Putnams second cottage. where
they had been sincc March /, to Noun
tain Mills.
Elliot Sawyer was home over the
Weekend from his school in Ashburn-
ham. Mass. where he is taking Il post
graduate course.
Mrs. Sullivan. who boards at Mrs J
=. Dorat's, went to New Haven. Conn.
Saturday TO visit her relatives in that
vty few weeks.
G. W. Kentfeld was home over Sun
day from Newfane court. where he is
serving as iuryman. He returned to
NcwIanc again Monday
Misc Burgess of Massachusetts is
keeping house for c. r. Putnam. and his
aunt Mrs Mahala Dix. who has been
with him the past year, has gone to Bur-
dett Allard's for the winter.
Mr.. and Nrs.>J. II. Gilett and daugh-
ter, Cora took an automobile trip to
Bridgeport. Conn, Friday. returning
Surday. They were accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. c. S. Goodnow of Jacksonville.
Mrs Clara Rossmeisl returned Mon
dav from n 10-dayS' visit with friends
and relatives in Bellows Falls. and Cor
rish. y. II. She went TO Bellows Falls
Oct G by automobile with Miss Ilurlhy.
teacher in Che Gillett school. and re
turned with her Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Taylor have
moved from putnam's cottage, where
they had been since early spring. into
one Of Whitman Wheelers new tene-
meYte which lie built this summer. Mr..
ard Mrs. Provost are occupying the other
tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding and son. Gil
man Spauldng. with his wife and an
other woman, all from Buffalo. \. y,
stopped over night Friday with Mrs.
Standings brother j. L. Dorst. The
party were on their way to Boston to
visit other relatives.
Mrs Fielder and two children. Mrs
Van Orken and Master Stanley Griswold
IRE taking three weeks vacation from
their farm 10 visit friends and relatives
in Now jersey. Albert Allard of Jack
sonville drives TO their farm each day To
care for the stock and pick the apples
which h. has bought
Mrs Riske and Mrs. Taylor. who are
acting rs n committee TO aise the towns
quota for the Vermont Children's Aid
society have planned an entertainment
for Friday evening in Green Mountain
, hall with q progressive whist party and
n box social. Each woman is asked tc
| carry box containing lunch for two
! which viii be auctioned off TO the mel
/ bidders. Everyone is invited to attcnC
and have social evening and help tho
| worthy cause.