Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-19

Geo. Waldo, who has been employ ed in
Brooklyn, N. Y, during the past year is
visiting MIR. and Mrs. Waldo, his parents.
A representative of the insurance COM
pany in which the property of Merritt
Brink was insured, was in town on Mon
day and settled the damage by the recent
fire by paying Brink 1888.
Last Saturday afternoon w. B. G. Stick
ney left his wife to hold spirited horse
for a few moments in front of the post
office, When it turned around suddenly,
tipping the sleigh over and throwing Mrs.
Stickney to the ground. She pluckily
b eld to the reins however and prevented
the horse from leaving until help arrived
and thereby prevented a runaway. We
are glad to record the lady was uninjured.
There was an exciting runaway in the
village Tuesday morning. A colt which
Lewis Bates was driving became unman-
ageable and ran down the street at live
| ly clip leaving portions of the sleigh TO
which it WIS attached, strewn along the
route. The frightened animal ran between
| the Sylvester block and the hitching rail
in front, striking the wall at the south
side and running down the street with
Bates clinging to the lines as he was
dragged along at full length on the ground
and through the slush. 1t was great ex-
hibition of ground and lofty tumbling
and it was a wonder to those who Witness
ed it that Bates was not killed as he chung
to the reins until the colt was stopped by
Will Rogers in front of the Ben Hill
house. The sleigh was a total wreck, the
horse considerably cut up and 5led pro-
fusely and Bates face looked as though
he had attended Donnybrook fair.
DIR. j. M. Ryder of w. Randolph re-
Gently met with THRILLING experience at
the railroad crossing two miles sonth of
this village. He was driving up the river
and when verJ near the crossing he heard
the express approaching from the south.
In attempting TO give his horse sharp
pull to prevent its crossing the rails he
pulled only one rein which turned it on
To the track and the frightened animal
started up the track at lively pace ahead
OF the train but the doctor succeeded in
turning it from the path of the iron horse
and the train Numbered past without
striking the team. II was close call and
nearly repetition of what has occurred
at that crossing before.
Now is the time for rubber boots and
shoes Brooks and Washburn keep all
the reliable makes and sell at the lowest
prices.
The masquerade bali given under the
auspices of the Y. p. s. A. at the Basoom
House hall last Friday evening was
marked success and very pleasant gath
ering. About sixty couple INDUCED in
dancing and the spectators were so nu-
merous that the large hall was filed to
overlooking. The larger part of the
dancers were masked and their costumes
were very good, many OF them being
quite elaborate. This was due in a large
measure to the presence OF T.. 5. Park
hurst, as costumer, with a large assort-
ment of handsome costumes for both sex
es. DIR. II. M. Chase acted as floor direc-
tor with A. l.. Cady and Frank Kendall as
aids and the order of dances which con-
tanned twenty numbers was very salts
factory one. Very excellent music was
furnished by Gilson's Orchestra and fine
supper was served by the proprietor of
about SIS.
There was narrow escape from a big
fire in this village last week Tuesday
night. A chimney in the Arnold block
burned out early in the evening and set
fire to the woodwork in a partition in the
tenement occupied by M. l.. Furman in
connection with his billiard rooms. This
was not discovered until Mr.. Furman ex-
amined the premises before retiring for
the night and observed smoke issuing
from the partition. He Immediately
summoned help and on entering the har-
ness shop of t. A. Chadwick on the floor
above it Was discovered by removing a
portion OF the lathing that lively fire
had got started but it was soon extin
guished with a hose attached to the wa
ter pipe. Quite a crowd congregated al
though no alarm was sounde4. The wind
blew almost n gale that night and il the
fire had remained undiscovered a short
time longer there would have been un-
doubleday big iire to chronicle.