The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, January 29, 1886 General State News pt. 2 1/29/1886 Lake Champlain was frozen over, Sunday night, five days earlier than usual. (Wonder how that compares with this year? RHB) Jonathan HOLMAN, a prominent Braintree farmer, dropped dead in his barn, Saturday. George W. LELAND of Barton, despondent over the loss of property, committed suicide, Saturday. J. HOGABOOM of Morrisville, freight brakeman on the Boston & Lowell road, fell between the cars at Swanton, Monday night, and was killed. He was the only son of a widow. Harry DARLING, dentist, of Putney, son of Dr, DARLING of Keene, N. H., died at Cook's hotel, Putney, Sunday night, from an overdose of chloroform, self-administered. He had made an earnest effort to reform his habits of late, and it is supposed that discouraged at his inability to keep the pledge he was driven to suicide. He was 30 years old. J. S. MERCHANT of South Ryegate met with a serious accident, last Saturday morning. While loading a stone on a car, one of the hooks broke and the rock came down, breaking both bones of his arm above the wrist and crushing his hand. Amos HINES of Ticonderoga, N. Y., aged 80 years, was cut to pieces by a passenger-train on the D. & H. railroad, last Friday, at Castleton. He was visiting his son-in-law at the latter place. The accident was due to the old man's haste to get across the track in advance of the train. The way-freight train from Canada one day last week ran into a logging team belonging to Charles MORGAN, at Island Pond, and driven by a man named LeCLAIRE, while crossing the track above the mill siding. One horse was killed and Mr. LeCLAIRE was thrown into the air, struck on the front of the engine, and was carried down the track for some distance before the train could be stopped, and then brought down to Island Pond, where it was found he had escaped with some severe bruises but no broken bones or dangerous wounds. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT