Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
The Randolph Herald of Thurs

complicated with other troubles.
She was born in Braintrec, tn,
daughter of Isaac and Ruby (Whit
ing) Pratt and had reached the age
of 6S years. Besides her husband,
she left two step sons, Arthur l.,
Newton of New York and Lester OF
MedlOrd, Mass, who were sum
moned home by telegraph Saturday,
as the end seemed to be near. Both
remained until yesterday morning,
when Arthur was obliged to return
on account of business matters. Mrs.
Newton is also survived by two
brothers, B. Pratt of this place
and Denison Pratt of Los Gatos,
Cal.
The deceased was a member of
the Baptist church and an active
worker in the w. {. II. u, having
the cause of temperance very much
1t heart.
Frank d. Paul of Bangor, Me-,
postal clerk ON the eastern division
of the Boston and Maine, writing to
his brother, +. j. Paul here, tells of
remarkable instance of nerve and
pluck ON the part of II young girl
which he witnessed from his fast
train, "rho Flying Yankee" as it is
called. He says.
Last Saturday on the way to l'os-
ton our train struck little
g;rl who with an olaer ale
ter about nine years Of age
was crossing the high railroad
bridge over the kcnnebec river,
about mile ont of Waterville The
engineer saw them just before we
struck the bridge and nearly brought
the train to stop before we reached
them. The older one, with the most
remarkable bravery and exhibition
of GOODNESS and nerve ever wit
messed or read about, seized the lit
tie one with one arm and with the
other around part of the steel work,
hung out as far as she could hun
dred feet above the water, but the
steps of the car struck the little one
and tore off part of her face. We
took them in the car and in a minute
or two were in Waterville, where an
ambulance was sent for. We heard
yesterday that she will live. If ever
gold medal was deserved from a
humane society this girl should have
one, and we are going to see II we
can't get one for her"
Same Old Gold Brick.
A Hebrew street salesman enter
tanned IA crowd in the square Tues
day evening, and his bait caught
about twenty-five hard-earned dol
lars. His graft was razors, and after
a spiel that hypnotized some OF his
gullible hearers into the belief that
they were tipped with gold and
studded with diamonds there was
scramble to get 'em at one dollar
each" electrically tempered, con-
cave and convex" He begged the
buyers to step up voluntarily and Of
IQleir own ITec WIN .,-.I,- o.',~r-
contitions-will. I-sell-a-raZor. hereto
night" The hawker announced q
sale of gold watches for the mex
evening, but left town few MN
utes after bidding his patrons good
night.
Memorial Day.
Though the sun was behind TN
clouds for most of the day and SOM
rain tell, the Memorial day pro
gram was carried out in full, begin
ming at half past one. There wer
fifty veterans Of Randall post in lin
behind the Bridgewater band whe
Il c parade left G. A II. hall an
marched to the court house, wher'
flowers were received. The marc
was resumed around the park
River street cemetery and the How
ers placed on the graves OF the so
dier dead.
Impressive exercises followed
Music hail, beginning with salut
to the dead. The address by Charlie
. II. Williams of Bellows Falls Wi
heard attentively by an audience tn
: filled the hall, the speaker dwellir
particularly upon the lessons OF II
day and the importance of its 'eve
], ent observance on the younger gene
alton.
The exercises closed with the sin
:. ing of "America" by the audience
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