Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-25

fes News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Tp.oAar.

AZ inc election OF the Newport ri
hes Friday evening, June 70, called /,
elect second lieutenant to fiji the w
cancy caused by the resignation If W
3. Bullock, First Sergeant II. X. Blai
was unanimously chosen.
| Letters patent have been granted tc
the following: Frank LaFountaine
Enosburg, improved shuttle threader
Joseph z. Leslie, St. Adams, horse
power; Geo. W. Smith & Son, Hart
ford, have taken out trade mark fol
thelrcough drops, tablets or lozenges
Bishop Michaud was at M nclustel
last week as the guest Of Father
DIVER, completing arrangements fol
the erection Of new chapel VI tasteful
design, which will be built at once
The bishop last week attended the
golden jubilee of the Cathedral OF
| Massachusetts, at Springfield.
Early Thursday morning as q four.
horse load of members 9th B.nling-
ton Rifles was returning from full.
dress military wedding Of one Of theil
number, held in Hoosick, the horses
ran away. throwing the driver from
his seat and killing him instantly. The
team was stopped before doing any
more damage.
\ fatal bicycle accident occurred
Saturday night on Atkinson street,
Bellows Falls. The bicycle ridden by
Fred Holden, well-known machine
ist. colided with a team. Mr.. Holden
died sunday, June IA. Ills skull was
fractured. He was 80 years old and
left an invalid wife. lie was promi-
nent Odd Fellow.
The contract for the erection of the
new High school building at Bellows
Falls was closed last week by the COM
mittee with Builder Buchanan of
Crown Point, N. Y, for S4O,SO The
committee chose the plans of Archi-
tect G. w. Buckham of Burlington
and Barney Conner, Jr., of Bellows
Falls will be superintendent of con-
struction. The work begins at once,
to be completed the coming winter.
j. Duncan Frazer, who claims to be
an ex-confederate brigadier and who
has been in Jail at Bennington, charged
with obtaining money undertake. pre-
lenses, for a week, is thought to be
criminal of no little note. Applica-
tions for pictures of Frazer have been
received from several places where it
is thought he is wanted. He takes his
arrest coolly and does not appear to
be afraid Of any conviction.
Officer Sargent arrested Mile Will
son of Mendon last week for larceny.
Mile is female burglar She broke
into several houses recently and stole
a quantity of goods, many articles be-
ing valuable. She was brought before
the court on an information filed b,
States Attorney Jones. She was TAX
en- to the house of correction. She
will undoubtedly be sent to the state
prison at Windsor for term of years.
A meeting of the newly-elected Re-
publican state committee was held at
the Van Ness House, Burlington, i'm
after the close OF thecon-
last week. The committee or
ganized with DIN Merrill of Enos-
burg as chairman and +. e. Burgess
Of Burlington as secretary. The ex-
ecutive committee elected is Olin Mcr-
rill of Enosburg,J G. Foster of Derby,
J. w. Brock of Montpelier, Ira r. Al
en of Fair Haven and f. +. Burgess
Of Burlington.
James w. Bragg and his wife of
Rutland, while on lonely mountain
'oad returning from Leyden after
lark Sunday night, June IA, heard a
Try as OF an infant in distress. They |
stopped their horse, when suddenly |
he sound became piercingly loud, be-
ng recognized at once as that Of a
ynx, whose glaring eyes could be seen
Is he bounded out of the forest. The
horse started on a run. Giving the
'eins and whip to his wife, Mr.. Bragg
lighted lantern from the
'front.' of the wagon which he kept
few feet from the eyes Of
he lynx until it gave up the chase.
The animal was probably made fero-
,ious by hunger.
Mrs. Mary Howe-Lavin of Brattle-
1oro landed in New York June 9th,
having crossed the Atlantic by the
wifi American liner st. Paul. She
vas met on her arrival by her brother,
Lucien Howe, and they reached Brat
.leboro by 1.-THE late train Saturday
Mrs. LAWN, who has sung
in grand opera in Berlin
md other German cities during the
winter and spring, having completed
Ter engagement for the season, comes
ZONE for vacation of two or three
months. She will return in August
II September to resume her work
lnder the three years. contract which
he entered upon last November. She
5 in perfect health and anticipates
With great pleasure summer among
he home scenes after an absence OF
wo years.
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