Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-15


ION Sargent farm, where the ambitious
racer was captured and brought home In
good condition, the wagon, even, being
IN fairly good order, barring broken
shaft and few spokes missing from the
wheels.
The wagon attached to the horse that
stopped at the crossing, was badly smashed.
Mr.. Williams escaped without any broken
bones but received several severe bruises.
The afternoon OF the same day, Mrs. j.
Delaney, while driving across the square,
ran into an advertising team left standing
there and came near making wreck OF
one Of its wheels.
Fire Bugs Caught.
Mr.. Frank Z. Lamb, chief OF the secret
service in the Massachusetts, State Fire
Marshal's office, has lately unearthed the
mystery OF the Arlington, Mass, fires and
captured seven OF the fire bugs, all OF
them mere boys about fourteen years OF
age.
AS Mr.. Lamb was secret worker, his
name does not appear i'll the printed re-
ports OF the case though the discovery oil
the young incendiaries properly belongs
TO him. The boys are John McCaffrey
James Mead, a Simmons boy, a Hobbs
boy, two King brothers and a Kensington
boy. A few incautious words to milk
man from one OF the lads about the burn
ing OF the saw factory in Arlington fur
nished the clew which finally led to the
apprehension OF seven OF the gang For
several months, the town authorities
have been greatly annoyed by the large
number OF incendiary fires which have &C
Cured there.
Despite every effort to apprehend the
perpetrators, the fires were OF frequent oc'
currence, and only lucky combination
of circumstances at different times pre-.
vented the destruction OF lot OF valua'
bic property.
The fires were all set in the night and
several OF them being In the business dis.
trict OF the town, the citizens in that 10.
cality have been greatly alarmed at thu
work OF the unknown miscreants.
On being questioned in regard
to the other fires the boys persisted II
denying all knowledge OF them, but thu
officials at the fire marshaPs office say
that the nature OF the fires and the SINH
larity OF the work savor much OF thu
same origin though they have as yet sue
ceeded in getting no evidence in any o
the other cases.
Mr.. Lamb is Of the opinion that as soor
as every state has fire marshal's office
and every fire in each state Is thoroughly
investigated, there will soon be "biaci
list" OF the names OF suspected persons
and the fire hugs can in time be driver
from the country. The matter is receiving
considerable attention in the different
commonwealth and the work Of the fire
marshal's Office in Massachusetts, the frs
in the country, is being closely watched
Diogenes Awheel.
Friday evening, the square was quite
densely packed with people anxious K
witness the bicycle lantern parade anC
admire Diogenes awheel.
About thirty bicycles only a third Of
what there should have been, were In
line, but the effect was certainly very
beautiful Is they rolled noiselessly
through the streets with their pretty anc
ingenious arrangements OF Japanese Ian
terms and colored lights.
and added to the pleasure Of the occasion
by a few ell-rendered selections; while
the cyclcrs were collecting and forming
for the parade.
Mr.. Charles g. Dubois, MIR. Adolpt
Obrig OF New York, guest at "Monta-
que Place." and Mr.. j. F. Lamson were
the judges chosen to award the prizes tc
the lady and gentleman showing the
greatest skill IN the decoration OF their
wheels. The lady's prize was won by
Miss Lucy Wall, the decorations OF whose
W heel were certainly work OF art, ano
the gentleman's prize by Bradford Mcln.
tyre.
Red and white were the colors used BY
Miss Wall in the trimming OF her wheel
which she decked herself without any
help in either the design or its execution
even the fourteen little lanterns that
formed part OF the scheme being OF hel
own manufacture. Her costume, which
was also OF red and white, was very pretty
and in harmony with the decoration Of
the bicycle. A close second to Miss Vial
for the honor OF the prize was Miss Grace
Lamson, whose design was likewise o.
her own invention and was carried out BY
her entirely unaided. Over her wheel ar
umbrella frame was fixed and wound with
red and to the eight points were attached
four Japanese lanterns and four flags
Lanterns were suspended from the handle
bars and from bar placed back OF the
saddle, and more fanciful effect wal
given to her ordinary costume by the ad.
dition OF butterfly bows.
Bradford Mcintyre, the winner OF the
gentleman's prize, had standard fixed
to his wheel, on the top Of which rested q
balloon shaped arrangement having q
light in the center and lanterns fastened
to the outside. VIM. H. Kenney, too,
showed much taste in the adornment OF
his wheel, and the tandem ridden by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Tewksbury, with its
canopy top and pendant lights, made q
very fine appearance.
Both prizes were handsome bicycle Ian
terms that lock on to the wheel and have a
small search light in front and colored
lights on the sides. They were presented
bv Mr.. Albert EcKert Chandler, and Mr..
VIM. Eugene Kimball, who led the pa
rade.
The fare for the excursion to Platts-
burgh next Wednesday, the 21st, Is only
S1.25. The best yet. Make plans to 60.