Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-30

1Hc GeccA OOuHty I1eTdlu says ina
negotiations are pending looking tt
the sale of George H. Fitxgerald'l
wild lands in Lewis. Avcry's Gore
Brighton and Morgan, and the land
and sawmill owned b. the Averill
Lumber company in Ayerill, ii al
about So, 0UU acres.
| John Hughes, aged 70 years, was
drowned III Lake st. Catherine in
Poultney last Monday evening while
trying to step into boat. The water
was about eight feet deep. Help came
immed ately but the body was not re-
covered until the next day. A COM
panion managed to reach shore.
Tie stakes, purses and premiums
offered by the Vermont Association OF
Road and Trotting Horse Breeders
amount in all to $4,000. The meet
ing, which will be held in Rutland
Aug. 1928, promises to be the most
successful ever held. General infor-
nation can be procured from d. G..
Brown, Secretary, Brandon.
There was mysterious death in
Burlington last week Of an unknown
woman. She is supposed to have been
Mary Cozzen Of Middlebury, although
she came with an elderly man, and
they were registered as Il. Q. Smith
and wife, Greenfield, Mass. About
two weeks ago she gave birth to son,
and fever which followed caused
her death. The affair is quite a
mystery to Burlington people.
The Republican state campaign will
be opened with rally in Rutland
August 5. The afternoon exercises,
which will begin on the fair ground
at $3.50 o'clock, viii include speeches
by several prominent politicians and
men whose regulations extend be.
You'd the borders of the state. The
evening will be given up to parade
and torchlight procession, which will
be taken part in by clubs from many
towns. Several bands, cavalcade
and several floats have already been
promised by visiting clubs.
Edna, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lum Aldrich of Island Pond met with
an accident recently. Charles Eel
stead was chopping some sticks on
block, the little girl removing them
when cut, and somehow she got her
hand on the block just as the axe de-
scended, with the result that the third
finger was cut cean off and the second
finger almost severed, the bone being
cut through. Drs. Linehan and Nor
cross were summoned and rendered
the necessary surgical aid and are hop
ing that they may save the second fin
ger and the hand from further mutt
alton.
The bloodhound, "Pollard," which
IS Fept at the house OF correction for
he purpose of running down escaped
has completed his edLca-
ion in his line, and will prove valu-
lble aid to the guard department OF
he house of correction. Pollard is
exercised two or three times week.
IN such occasions a man is sent into
he woods on Pine hill, and rope is
attached to a ring in strap around
oollard's body. He is then turned
Dose. When the dog has found the
cent one Of keepers takes hold Of the
ope and rapidly follows the dog. In
his way the trail is followed until the
nan is found. When Pollard comes
lpon his man he loses all interest and
les down. In no case will he attempt
o bite. He is favorite with the chill
lren, and plays with them by the
lour. The officials are also training
bloodhound pup.
The Bellows Falls correspondent OF
he Brattleboro Reformer is respon-
ible for the following: "a festive
RUNNER and his best girl went 10
rive one evening. Everything was
creme and they billed and cooed and
xchanged sweet nonsense until the
omeward journey began. The horse
7as given his own sweet will, the
RUNNER and his charming compan
on being SO wrapped in their own
lissful ecstacy that they did not no.
ice the route. The animal left the
Dad and followed a pathway through
be woods and the rude awakening
anne to their dream of bliss when the
eam, drummer and all went over
ne bank and down 100 feet or more
) the babbling waters Of Cold river.
he hour of midnight was striking
rom the village clock when Land
,rd Brennan was awakened from his
eep and hurried away to the rescue.
he carriage and harness were
mashed, but the horse, driver and
ne fair Juliet escaped without in
Try. Any one whistling She May
lave Seen Better Days. in the vicin-
y of the hotels since that eventful
light is in danger of arrest or in
ant DEATH"
The highway robbers who waylaid
eople in the vicinity OF Sunderland
.ollow last spring have begun opera
ons in other quarters. Two of them
I'D up two men going to Queen City
ark at 1l:30 o'clock last Thursday
7ening. The two gentlemen were
alking the track between Howard