Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-25
ROCHESTER,.

i ROCHESTER.
Messrs. G. c. Maynard and Chas.
Strumm, who are visiting in Rochester
spent Monday and Tuesday in Saratoga
where they went to witness a perfor-
nance of Haverly's Minstrels, Of which
Mr.. Maynard's brother is a prominent
member. IA wild deer was seen on the
premises of c. A. Newton last week -.
Rodney Jones and wife of Bradford are
visiting friends for few weeks Geo.
WEIGH. wife and son of Cleveland. o. are
with Mr.. Pierce for few days....W. J..
Lamb and wife of AIedford. Mass. were
in town last week. 49,. Mr.. johnson and
daughter of Boston were at y. G. Tink-
hams last week. 49,. Rev. Mr.. Fisk and
wife of Waitsfeld were at c. G. Martins
last week. Mrs. Welch of Middlebury
visited friends here last week. -. Carl
Martin, son of o. @. Martin narrowly
escaped serious injury while using the
hay tedder last week. Some part of the
hitch-up became loose, that thepole drop
ped to the ground and the horses became
/ frightened running across the field at
great speed. The good Judgment of the
driver in clinging to the pole until the
horses were cleared from the machine
saved him serious injury. 80. Read both
"Fettered by Fate and "My Lady Ton
gue'' begun in this issue, and if not a
subscriber hand your Zoe for the s page
paper till Oct. LIST to the p. No.. Miss
Hattie Huntington is in Bridgeport, CT,
for a few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. q.
W. Richardson. NV. ID. Huntington.
wife and Henry Huntington returned
from Charlotte this week. Mrs. Jennie
Nichols and Master John Huntington of
Malone, n. Y. will spend fewiweeks
with her father. +. +. Washburn. 80. Mrs.
Smith who has been caring for her hus-
band at o. G.. Martins returned TO her
home last week. Mr.. Smith was able TO
go home also. Mrs. Norman Harvey
of Middlebury was in town visiting
friends last week.
/ have been called upon as a disinter-
ested party, to drop you few lines in
regard to the recent ball game in which
the Bethel and Rochester clubs figured
so OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a local
item which appeared In your paper last
week In reference 10 the decisions of Mr..
Campbell, who OBLIGATED IN the capacity
of umpire. His work as far as could
see was just and impartial and no decis-
ions were altered that were once made
and given BY him. The game was close
" contested thereby making il decidedly
unpleasant for Mr.. Campbell as it would
for any umpire who does not draw a
salary for his work. There was some
wrangling over the calling OF balls and /
strikes and also little dispute over a /
foul-hit play but the excitement reached |
the highest pitch in the latter part of 1
the ninth inning when the score was 10 4
to 10 and the Rochester boys at bat. /
Catcher-of the Rochesters reached I
third and on passed ball made his way /
toward home. The game was in the hands
of the Bethel catcher. who started for
his missed ball and endeavOred to block /
his man out az home, but as he had to
accomplish the PLAY himself, there
being no one to assist him. he made an
attempt 10 touch his man out. Mr.Camp-
bell. as he says, called the runner "all I
right which Of course gave the game 10
the Rochesters. Then aud there accord
ing to the rules that govern the nation
al as played by the League and other base
ball associations of this country
as | understand it there was some
talk of finishing the game, not scoring
the run made by Wicklow, but the Beth
81 boys through their captain, Mr.. kele-
her refused TO continue. The Rochesters
claim the game by the score Of IL TO 10
As they have perfect right to according
10 the umpire's decision. | did not notice
any particular weakness" in either club.
The Bethel boys played a clean, gentle
manly game as also did the home team
and outside of,some unnecessary coaching
md the final dispute il was game fun
)f interes. and exciting. except when the
boys were 'rattled" and played rather
'loose"-but such work is customary TO
al games.-EYE WITNESS.