Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-16
The Barre Bicycle club viii hold its

The Barre Bicycle club viii hold il
annual midsummer races on the trot
ting park Saturday afternoon, Jul
Is. There will be four races: A mil
: novice, half-mile open, mile-open an,
five mile open.
: w. j. LAWN landed at New Yorl
$ Saturday, the 4th, and has joined hi
wife, Mary Howe LAWN, who arrived
: in Brattleboro about month ago. MI
J LAWN remained behind to fulfil SOM
professional engagements.
d. l.. Moody has issued call t,
the fourteenth annual conference TO
the study Of the Bible at East North
field, Mass, from July 80 to Angus
l6. Rev. f. B. Meyers of London il
to be among the noted preachers pres
ent. The music will be in charge o.
|. d. Sankey and George G. Stebbins
| Lightning struck barn in Burling
ton lately. The tiremen soon had the
flames under control. The barn was
owned by VIM. Morris. One Of the
seven horses which were in the barn
at the time OF the fire was SO much
burned and otherwise injured that he
had to be killed.
1t is said that a change in the course
at the medical department of the Uni
versity of Vermont is contemplated,
by which those entering in 1913 and
later will be required to take course
of four years. duration. If this is
done, those entering this fall will be
the last to complete the course in three
years.
John Reagan, who lived in West
Castleton, was killed by the cars in
Whitehall, N. Y, Sunday morning,
July 5th. While waiting for his train
he sat on a car which was in the yard,
and the engine which was doing
switching struck this car. Reagan
was thrown under it. Both legs were
cut of. He lived about two hours az
ter the accident.
A small Hoffman boy Of Burlington
was the victim of large boy, Moses
Hall, on the national birthday. Hall
placed giant tirecracker ON the small
boys hat, and its explosion knocked
the little fellow senseless and burned
hole through the hat. In the city court
next day, Hall was discharged as the
oflense appeared to have been a mis-
hap.
Sylvanus Angel was found dead in
his bed at his home in East Montpe-
lier Center last week Monday morn
ing. He was living alone and, not
appearing at his usual time in the
morning, neighbors entered the room
and found him dead. Heart disease
was undoubtedly the cause OF his death.
lie was in Montpelier the evening be-
fore, apparently in good health.
James Conlin was arrested last week
Saturday morning in Montpelier by
Special Officer Whittier on a warrant
charging him with disturbing the
peace in Bacon block, where his d.
vorced wife lives. He was convicted |
Of the charge before Judge Lucia and
sentenced to six months in the House
of Correction. lie took an appeal and
in default of $500 bail, now langnishes
in the county Jail.
July % and 20 prominent horsemen
have decided will be the date OF inter-
esting horse and bicycle races at Nor
risville. There will be three races a
day beside The bicycle races. Twelve
hundred dollars in purses will be Of
fered and with favorable weather there
will not be much question about the
attendance. The horsemen Of Nor
'isville are taking hold to push the
scheme to successful issue.
J. J. Eagan of Montpelier, state
thief ranger of the Catholic order of
Forrcsters, addressed meeting in
Moretown lately in the interest of that
order. Twelve names were secured.
Mr.. Eagan addressed the Catholic
,oung men of Waterbury last Sun
lay, after which court was organ
zed. The twelve young men from =
Moretown will join the Waterbury
court, and from the two parishes it is
thata fourishing society can
,e organized.
A. l.. Robinson Of New York city,
It the head Of one Of the largest hay
concerns in the United States, arrived
n Burlington Friday with the direc-
ors of the Kern Wood club Of Nal
len, Mass. The party were guests of
he Boston Il Maine and Central Ver-
mont railroads and the Champlain
transportation company while on the
Dad, ell route to South Hero, where
hey remained over Sunday at the old
farm. Mr.. Robinson has
made his own way in life.
The next annual meeting Of the
Vermont State Medical society will be
leld in st. Johnsbury October 10 and
g. The executive committee, con-
listing OF DR.. d. c. Hawley of Bur-
ington and A. b. Bisbee Of Montpel-
er, has appointed as local committee
II arrangements Drs. j. M. Allen, w. !.
J. Aldrich and E. Ross of St. Johns
Jury. A large number Of interesting
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