Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-10-15
General Vermont News.

in few weeks. lige has been taught 10
box. When bu: small pup Tige exhib-
tied a singular desire to do more with his
forefeet than his jaws. This was such an un-
common trait for "a dog that his owner came TO
the conclusion he had prodigy, and doubled
his allowance Of hamburg steak accordingly.
Some Of the best teachers in boxing were en-
gagged to train the young pups mind in the
way it seemed bound to go. and Iige devel-
oped rare ability with the gloves in
months work. This big four-fOoted pugilist
trains in much the same manner as the two
legged animal. He runs, wrestles and boxes
with his keeper. \ favOrite blow with Ttge
is one that might be termed a round-arm
uppercut. He draws back his right paw
and swings il with similar motion to that
used 10y a cricket bowler in delivering the
ball. Tigr. it is asserted. is the largest dog
in the world He is feet inches long,
80 inches high and has girth Of 4S inches.
1t believed that the mysterious burglaries
at EnOsburg and in that vicinity last month
are now explained and that local amateurs
are the guilty parties. The man most sus-
pected is Wilbur sheldon, who has already
served two years Imprisonment for break
ing and entering the store Of G. l.. Mason.
His term expired last spring and when lie
returned it was as "A member Of the Saliva
tion Army He held meetings there several
times. He recently attempted to kill him
self with strychnine when rejected
by young woman, but took too
large dose aud failed to d g. He has
had no employment for some time and has
been suspected of the burgaries ard Of
attempts of highway robberies. Sheldon
recently offered to turn states evidence in
these cases for $40 and named Parker Loux
and son Of Addison, his relatives. as the
guilty parties. : They were arrested and
given hearing, but as Sheldon, when con-
fronted with them, failed to produce any
eliminating evidence. they were discharged.
sheldon was held and there is said to be
little doubt that he is guilty.
Ex-Postmaster J. d. Hanrahan, OF Rutland
has paid to Postmaster John \. Sheldon. So
700. this being the balance of the deficit OF
$500 discovered in DR.. Haurahan's 5 accounts
as postmaster some three months after he
retired from office. On Aug. 2s he paid
$1,000 Of this deficit. DR.. Hanrahan said to
reporter, in answer TO questions: Il have
now paid the whole $500 shortage in my
accounts at the postotiice. When | was
notified blythe postotftce department on July
29 that there was a deficit Of $1,000 in my
accounts as postmaster was astOunded. Pin
Gus X. Peck turned over his home on Madison
street. on which there was a mortgage. and
he also gave me a check for 500 toward
meeting this deficit. H assigned to me, in
addition, his life insurance policy of $4,000.
The Madison street house has been sold.
The 1900 was raised yesterday through the
assistance of friends. Ny bOndsmen have
not been notified by the postotfice authori-
ties OF the deficit. | believe that in due
time Nr Peck will make good the entire
$500.
u. Dullaru. SS.a gallant bacfelor NeIlS,sot
recently gave TWO relnarRaole dlnners-one'
10 MS gentlemen friends VINO We're 81 years
o1 age or over ana one to his lady acqualnt-
ahces VINO were 20 years OF age or over.
At the stag party the combined age
OF the ahrlents was I3V5 years 1t
was !ony OLD crowd and many gray
halfeu Jokes were resurrected lor the oc-
casloh' ana enjoyed as theE were more than
yrsset ,~5an th ~ a,,a, %sI iae a4
arnnJ hin, Thair Ii',,,I a,, Zoo
"r an ar.rooa iIst I,Har sH 80. ""S 10'-'
WilIiap, WnHI,rora a ,,+,,,l,. ,o f No
chester whiIe an Fasf Mountain in mat tnwn
ranarti, rnn onrS., iioI I,n. ~, .ha. ~
Saws yGpI6 wai,,b IA ,m"nIs H., tnoi boI o
arms win him and after pp"l aach ha5 T',a InaLaI
NJ ~. th ,,'t ~; .I l',U 80
in 0nnosita directions Dear trorsa-e n'irar
frannantI, sam il, +bn+ i,.,,it,' Nd "i0 q"'t0
=, - '-"' ~, any .-
hecenuE t4e engineer ot lreight tram on
'ue - '. H. h.' Wueh near North Hartlana
early IN the evening saw horse and buggy
on the trestIe. The train hands found the
horse lying on the ties with one leg broken.
The buggy was detached and run back. In
enueaVorlng 10 eNtrlcate the horse, the
animal lurched over one side and fell on the
1,"rk M ihio i the @ rT'trt iorty ieet oelow.
~ iI;i IN, ntH no' MI MI iio'"htlS ouI he Was
So int,nstiot ~ Gnu Ms . ruF-
- Ie 80 ~ IHI 9I1 ~ '-'' ~ .no Aotoo
t, anu ouSSH uelohseu 70 ,I. f.. H. ouhes, VINO
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=. +" p"'n'et ti 1stehsiolS - 'ahe uttVe
V,. 3T. %nG NC tne io'' n0 IeaLu VI
5r, '' Ia IL W. ~ az hn Wy.
iI - ~ - supp9seu tha| 'le norse gov
""as III ii IoIis anu StaiseE W c2ule hoihe
N Vii ~ oau tiacA anu Oh lIpPeo peL"eeh
Tba +rioI - +,,a .n.o - pS.,,oa IT..
NJ, ,,n, ho,I a"1tl - po'It
m%S n'T M III tltu nu'ianu
Th ~. 10 oho
sintrs Ratb ~, 'iii9 ii "r' 80 h.b
va 5n,1?ars n nn,+nnSnS Geu an %Lu i tuen po'n
thirI WIZ; iol 'nT nHno VI
tains that tho +birj sitt,. o,g,a,,aa ,tI'in ~
morrv hin, ava 49, II ~ W
alienated her Norsa bron,bt Sn;t
aerainst tba ,o,,t mi'9 3r. Tsrho sHls tn
breach of contract. He failed to recover
money. Then he sued Morse for alternating
the affections of his intended. The frsf
! trial went against him. He appealed and
| new trial was ordered There have been
| from first to last four trials or contests on
motion over this matter. and several promi-
nent lawyers have been connected with the
| litigation in one way or another
The first meeting of tbe ysrmon+ Trrivar-
in The cbana The nrinoinoI %" toni, of di:y
| nnssion wds tbe 9noppoiaI ponS;t;n VI - az
cmb and S5oo was raised bv smhsnrintinn r tn'
Sneecbas wera mada by .pr,fesSor uowas IPo,Un
and Professor Turner on haboif Of +ba atI
Ietic committee apd Dr Fsrrar ~ tI th. "ni ~
varsity of pannsvivania tba a"aoh Goulnn
have been arranged with the Rutland nsti-
tute on October l6, Montpelier on October
| %. and Dartmouth at Burlington on Novem-
Der 6. ....