Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-21

much intoxicated. Later it was found
that he had distributed tobacco and left a
bottle of alcohol with a boy named
Mitchell after treating several inmates of
the school. Complaint was made and aft
er hearing before justice of the peace,
Osgood was bound over for trial at the
June term of county court. Osgood at
first pleaded not guilty, but after talk
nth the sheriff said he would plead gull
ty. On the advice of Atty. Gen. Clarke G.
Fits. Ogsood was arraigned before Hon.
F. c. Dyer, assistant judge, and recog-
nized in the sum OF one dollar for his APP
pearance at the June term, Immediately
after which Osgood was rearrested on
similar charge, to which he pleaded
guilty. The case begun at Vergennes
will be entered and mol pressed when
court convenes.
Miss Faith Powers of Bennington, who
was with Ivan Winslow in a canoe on
Otter creek at Middlebury, Saturday
night, was drowned by the overturning
of the craft, and her companion escaped
death by clinging to branch of a tree
which projected over the river near the
spot where be was capsized. A sudden
gust of wind threw Winslow from his
seat. In some manner the canoe re-
manned on its course with Miss Powers in
her seat and it drifted through 200 feet Of
rapids toward the falls. The river is
crossed by stone bridge on Main street
in the heart of the village and several
persons on the bridge saw Miss Powers
in the canoe, but were unable to help her.
AS the craft approached the falls, it was
overturned and the young woman, still
clinging to the stern, was swept out of
sight. Winslow chung to the branch I'M
4 ha cicta RI he Ha WI
Frustrated by the accident to his COM
panion and could not clearly tell how the
canoe was capsized. Miss Powers, who
was % years of age, was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Powers of Ben
nington, who formerly lived in Middle
bury. She was graduated from Middle
/ bury college in the class of '07. Wins
1 low is senior in Middlebury college and
was captain of last years football team.
Windsor County Athletic Meet.
The first annual Windsor county athlet-
ic meet and basket picnic will be held at
the Woodstock fair grounds Saturday,
June 6, under the auspices of the Wind
sor County Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
All high and grammar schools, X. o.
<. AIS, as well as the Young Mems
are urged to enter the following list
! of events as classified below:-
! For grammar school boys weig hing I'M
der 100 lbs.--50 yards dash, running bread
Jump; boys under lis lbs, 75 yards dash,
running high jump; boys under 120 lbs,
half mile bicycle race, open to high and
grammar schools.
Events open to Y. NJ. C. A. members
100 yards dash, 220 yards dash, Is Id.
shot put, running broad jump, running
high jump, pole vault.
/ Events open TO any amateurs in county
-220 yards dash, putting IS Id. shot,
pole vault, running high jump, running
broad jump.
pionship-U Unlimited weight relay race,
440 yards; boys to enter, to run-110
4 yds. each.
Special high school relay championship
Unlimited weight relay race, $50
yards; 6 to enter, to run.
Special Knights OF King Arthur relay
championships to enter, to run, relay
race, $50 yards.
! Special Y. NJ. C. A. relay championship
30 to enter, to run; relay race, $50
yards.
Tennis tournament-During forenoon.
4 Championship of each organization for
both singles and doubles to be played off.
/ Fish after Fosters Seat.
Frank L. Fish of vergennes, bank ex-
aminer and for years one of the leading
lawyers of Addison county. has an
nounced his candidacy for Congress from
the First district of Vermont. The pres
ent holder of the position is David j. Fos-
ter of Burlington.
1 Mr.. Fish was born at Newfane, Wind
ham county, Sept. II, 1868, and was edu-
Gated at Leland and Gray seminary at
/ Townshend and Vermont academy at Sax
toms River, graduating from the latter
| institution in 1856. He was the first ed
/ itor of Vermont Academy Life, publica-
ton of which he was one OF the founders.
| He studied law in the office of Judge
J. NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro, who was APP
| pointed to the position of supreme court
| Judge during the time Mr.. Fish was a
student il his Office. He also studied in
the Office of Judge l.. NJ. Read of Bellows
Falls, where he remained two years, dur
ing which time Mr.. Fish acted as register
of probate. At the same time he had
charge of the local department CT the
! Bellows Falls Times. He took his exam
| ination for the bar in November, 1889.
| At the suggestion of one of the examin-
ers, the late Charles NJ. Wilds of Middle
| bury, Mr.. Fish located at Vergennes,
commencing the practice of his profess
sion there in January, 1890. The follow
1 ing year he was elected city tax collector;
which office he held for six years, and in
December, 1891, he was appointed by the
| judges of Addison county court, on the
resig milton of William II. Bliss, states
attorney for Addison county, which office
he held by repeated elections until April,
1900, when he resigned, having been APP
pointed national bank examiner. During
! the time he was states attorney, Mr..
Fish was called upon to prosecute many
important cases in behalf of the state.
Since 1900, Mr.. Fish has occupied the
office of national bank examiner for Yer
mont and during most Of that time also
for the counties of Berkshire and Frank
lin in the state OF Massachusetts,. In
connection with his duties as national
bank examiner, Mr.. Fish has acted as re-
ceiver of the Farmers National bank of
Vergennes, of the Packard National bank
of Greenfield, Mass, and of the Peoples