Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28

will hold a competitive examination
February y, at nine o'clock. at the
L. ). court house in Rutland, of appli-
cants for appointment to the NavaI
academy at Annapolis. Candidates
must be bona fde residents OF the
state, between 16 and 20 years OF age
at the time of admission to the acade-
my, physically sound, and well quail
fed in grammar school subjects, in
Guiding algebra, geometry and worlds
history. Those who intend to take
the examination should notify Senator
Proctor, United States Senate, Wash
ington, ID. c.
BY the aid of a Hull, Mass, news
paper man, Norman Blossom. % years
old and Mrs. Emma J.. Holden. 40,
who disappeared together from Sher-
burne about two months ago, were
found last week in Hull by Mrs. Hol-
denis father, Edward Gransbury. The
two, as man and wife, had been living
there several weeks. Blossom is a
single man, but Mrs. Holden has a
husband in Shcrburne. The father
had an interview with his daughter
and induced her to promise to return
to Sherburne with him. The couple
lived in Hull very quietly and attract
ed no attention to themselves.
Jesse Bently of Sunderland, perhaps
the hest trapper in Vermont, recently
brought to the clerks Office in that
town two large lynx and received the
bounty of 50 each. One of them
measured four feet ten inches in
length. This is believed to be the
largest lynx ever captured in Vermont.
Bently makes daily trips on s~nowshoes,
the snow being from tour to five feet
deep. in the woods OF Equinox noun
tain. He has this season taken four
lynx. several foxes, sable. mink,
skunks, bears, otter and several other
animals. His receipts amount to
about 81, 100 thus far.
John Getty and Alvin Smith of
Northtield had an experience which
they would not care TO repeat while
going from the village to their home
on West Hill Jan. 20. When part way
there. they were confronted by
lean and hungry wildcat or lynx
nui1u cuOANA HAAVhA 6iHho VI hShN.
The men had no weapon OF defense
excepting the sled stakes, which they
used to such good advantage that they
killed the beast which was then
loaded on the sled and brought to the
village. The cat was large, measur
ing 4 feet from tip to tip, and very
thin, and it is thought that hunger
have been the cause of the at
tack on the men. A bounty was Sc
cured on the petit.
Diphtheria seems to have broken out
anew in Brattleboro, eight cases hav-
ing appeared. the largest number in
any one week thus far. The local
health authorities are making more
strenuous efforts than ever to quell the
epidemic, and steps are also being TAX
en- to ascertain the purity of Brattle-
boro's water supply. Every child in
the public schools is given a thorough
inspection every other day, and If
there are any diphtheretic symptoms
the pupil is placed under temporary
quarantine until cultures can be sent
10 Burlington aud examined. These
are taken because a number
Of parents have allowed their children
10 be in school when they ought to be
in quarantine on account of having the
disease in a very mild form. Since last
fall over 100 cases of the disease have
been reported to the health office.
City Attorney John w. Gordon has
surprised the Barre board of aldermen
telling them that the city health
officer to whom they have delegated
he task of inspecting the public build
ngs of the city. regarding the iacili-
les for the safety of the public in cases
If fire. has no jurisdiction in the mat
er, whatever. The city attorney goes
urtner and SAYS that the state board