Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Aud of Bur
hngton received a cablegram June Is
announcing that their son, G.. p. Aud.
a paymaster in the navy on the Ban.
croft, was very i'll at San Juan, Porto
Rico, and that IN operation would
probably be necessary TO save his life.
Inquiry by telegraph was made at the
war department the 10th and it was
learned that the operation was to be
performed that day. In the evening
Mr.. Aud was informed that the opera
ton was finished, had resulted unfa-
vorably and the probability that he
could recover was very slight.
The health officer of Irasburgh has
reported over 40 cases Of small pox
since the first of January. Quite a
number OF families are still q~uarantin-
ed. The disease has made its appear
ance in Albany. The directors closed
all the schools in town and the church
es were not opened in the west part OF
guaranteed to stop the farther spread
of trouble. There is one case of small
pox In Barton Landing. village. This
case has been Guaranteed and all who
have been exposed are also under
quarantine. Every care is being taken.
II is practically settled that Principal
w. X. Davenport will stay at Mont
pelier seminary for the coming year.
The trustees have elected Prof. Howe
as vice-principal, TO whom will be as
signed much OF the detail Of the adj
ministration of the school, giving. Mr..
Davenport more time to work Tor the
endowment fund. The trustees have
also appointed a committee consisting
ofZ. NJ. Mansur of Newport, w. NJ.
Newton of South Royalton, j.. o..
Sherburne of St. Johnsbury, l.. ID.
Martin and X. F. Lowe Of Barre to as
sist Mr.. Davenport in charging the
endowment fund OF the institution.
Mrs. Charles Sumner and son, Clyde,
OF Ludlow made a strange find one day
lately. They were on the mountain
side fighting fire when they saw a lynx
emerge from a hollow log lying on the
ground. On examining these logs
they found three young lynx on the
inside, probably not over a week old.
These were taken to the house and
have since been kept alive with the
assistance OF a cat and bottle. When
being fed from the bottle the little TEL
lows scratch, sQueal and fight in great
shape, and Mrs. Sumner has been
Obliged to protect her hands with
gloves. Hundreds have called at the
Sumner house 70 see the strange pets
and Mrs. sumner has been offered $40
apiece Tor them, but she considers them
worth more.
A good deal of excitement was oc-
casioned In Woodstock last week by a
bear which was seen by Fred Holt and
Frank Switzer. in the early morning,
on the Mack farm. so called, occupied
By Mr.. Holt. The two men Immediate
" got their guns, and between them
fred seven shots at long range, but
Bruin got away up the hill, leaving
blood marks behind. Several other
men Joined the hunt, and kept at 1t
the greater part Of the day. Toward
noon John Mcdonald and others who
were at Eugene Smiths. saw the ami
NAL come down through the open
Biscuit Hill pasture on the opposite
side of the river and pass out of sight
In or neal the road leading from the
Lincoln bridge. They Immediately
took team and went hot on his trail,
but failed 10 come up with him.
A severe thunder shower. accom-
panied by sharp lightning. prevailed
az Bennington for about nalf an hour
June 90. The lightning struck a barn
nc Bennington Center belonging TO NJ.
II. swift and badly damaged it. Sew
eral trees in different localities were
shattered. some of them badly. The
residence of Mrs. Mary Lowry was
also struck, one chimney torn out,
most OF the plastering in n room
torn of and wood work shattered.
No one was injured. The barn OF O.
yelling Thatcher VA struck. Light
ming struck the telephone wire at Cot
terelrs house, burned out two con-
nections, and gave j. j. Remington,
who was standing near, a shock. A
horse standing in a nearby shed was
also Knocked down by the shock. The
storm was also severe In Noodiord
and Pewnal.
The total number of legal schools in
the state. according to the reports
made to State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation w. +. Ranger OF Montpelier for
the year ending March 81, is 2,452.
The legal schools are entitled to share
in the distribution of the school money
after the deduction of SO, 000provided
for in the act passed by the last session
for the equalization OF the school
money among towns raising a school
exceeding so cents. The town OF
Granville raises the highest school tax,
s1.05. and Searsburg the smallest, 10
The law requires a 20 cent
school tax. The number Of schools by
counties is: Addison, 1888; Benning-
ton, ISs; Chittenden. 220; Caledonia,
IS3; Essex, 65 Franklin, POI; Grand
Isle, 25 Lamoille. 106; Orange, l14i
Orleans, 1873; Rutland, 21S; Washing
ton. 252; Windham. 1872 Windsor, 2o2.
Ever since the erection in the town
of Weybridge OF the monument TO the
late Gov. Silas Wright OF New York,
his cousin. LOYAL l.. Wright, Of Corn
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