Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-26
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swal.oui Il believed. AT any rate
,sllil,IsiPn, IaFarrar is strictly qnaran-
win n his home over Dalgnauits
nv Iosonb Trudeau of Swanton, who
gVs Fsv 10 Canada short time ago
ian NH arrest for abusing nttie
70 ~ ~ had taken from the Wanderers
Ha IN BOSTON, has returned TO swan
an 10 take his medicine.
Capp, representative from
p,rre town in the recent legislature i
airrnIating a petition drawn up py
egSfate's Attorney r. A. Hoar that
~ hpen signed by a large number oil
basipess men, asking that Fred brown
N, Warsh6eld boy murderer, be made
~ nd the industrial school during
~ remainder OF his minority.
Rspi4min Bacon of Landgrove. who
s,.ssaeared about Christmas time, mas
I'm located in Nebraska, where he is
ristinp relatives. He was engaged IN
n extensive lumber business aud tue
e1pse for his absence is not known
4 secersI stories concerning his disap-
searance have been circulated, one be-
.oy That he was found in snow driit
- an unused road in LanderOye with
HI. head badly battered
H. II Porter, son of Gen. Horace
Porter of New York. present United
states ambassador TO France, and r..
/ p,rmelee Prentiss of Chicago, whose
rIle is a daughter of John d. Rookie
-siler. have negotiated for the occu-
napcy OF the Roberts homestead and
a he Carter Hall place at Bennington
4 Center 10 be occupied as summer res
licences this season. They expect TO
h axe possession about the middle OF
May.
william Bull Of Dandy caught a
hrge lynx Feb II in trap set near
. NJ, home. This is the third Of this
.pecfes OF animal that Bun has cap
. t1red this month. Lynxes are very
y numerous in the town and ii Is be-
Ieyed that they are killing large num-
\ bers of Young deer. A movement Is
In progress among the farmers 70
organize a hunt and kill as many OF
the lynxes as possible before they ex-
terminate the deer.
The $4,000 which is 10 be raised
for a hospital building in Bellows
Fails. a village in the town of Rock
ingham, has been pledged and now
The directors find that their troubles
have but just begun. They do not
feel authorized TO 90 on with the
erection Of hospital with no definite
plans for its support. The only sure
oasis appears TO be for the town Of
Rockingham to pledge itself 10 meet
shy deficiency in current expenses.
Whether the voters of the town will
decide TO do this will be ascertained
81 the next town meeting.
William 5. Spencer, now principal
Of the American College at Pueblo,
Mexico, has been chosen principal Of
Brigham academy 10 succeed G. ii.
Morrill, who resigned recently TO ac-
ept the position OF principal OF the
d Randolph Normal school. Mr.. Spen-
b Ger is a graduate of Boston University
and took a postgraduate course at
A Columbia University. He has taught
10 Montpelier and st. Johnsbury, and
Is an educator OF ability and expert
ence. Mr.Spencer is a son of the Rev.
II A. Spencer. for many years a lead
ing Methodist clergyman of Vermont.
A beyy Of story-telers at Barton got
4 % swapping rat tales the other day,
and the incident that the prize winner
related is substantially as follows. IL
vas told by the eyewitness and thus
authentic. Three wise and expert
enced rats attacked barrel of flour,
and atter making a hole in the barrel,
the largest lay down on his back while
'he others quickly piled as much flour
on TOP Of him as would keep from fall
ing OF, then they gripped hold OF his
'Ail With their teeth and dragged him
across the floor to their lair. This
Process was repeated until half bar
'dot tlour had been spirited away. the
,Wroach Of day putting stop to the
Httli ng act.
i very sad case is that of Willie
Ghase Hoyey, who came to East st.
Johnsbury from a children's home and
vas adopted by Frank Hovey and Mrs.
Emily Chase He was a bright, hand
some boy, OF much promise. Some
lhree years ago he seemed to be suffer
1hg rom nervous trouble and was
sent to Burlington for treatment. He
returned much better, but for several
months past his mind has been unbal-
sheed, and recently he became violent
Insane so that he has had TO be
,aken to Brattleboro. As his parentage
unknown there are no means of as
cerialniug whether his malady is
hereditary, and Il is doubtful whether
ne Will recover his mental faculties.
Addison county has a unique organ
t'llon IN the Bridport and Addison
rejecting society, which was formed
some years ago for the purpose of put
ing an end TO the depredations OF
n.oodlums and thieves who came across
Lake Champlain from New York state
ana raised havoc with farmers crops
ana stock in the lake-iront towns in
tle county. The society has proved
ANonderiul factor in eliminating this
ciass Of criminals from that section,
a every offender captured has been
uedlt with severely. The society is