Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-23
West Randolph Concluded

The Bradford Bass house on School street
is being reprinted.
Miss Sadie Lamb is enjoying an outing
at Queen City Park.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Chandler are spend
ing few days in Lyndonville.
Miss Ann Howe Of Tunbridgeis to teach
| in the South Neighborhood this fall.
Mrs. John Steele OF San Diego, Cal, Who
had been staying in this vicinity, left
| Tuesday for Wells River.
Monday afternoon, threatened dog
fight in the square called together
larger congregation OF men than was
seen in all the churches the previous day.
Now the query is, Why do so many men
attend dog fight?
AT o'clock Saturday morning, the
whistles and church bells sounded the
alarm for fire in the house occupied by
f Porter on Park street. Only small
blaze, which was soon subdued, was dis
covered about the chimney, and the rip
pie of excitement passed away.
B. c. Day, superintendent OF schools in
Easthampton, Mass, spent Sunday with
his aunt, Mrs. Margaret Smith. Monday,
he went, in company with State Superin-
tendent Stone and Others, to the Maine
woods on a fishing trip. He came here
from Chester, where he had been an in
structor in the summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d Denison, Mrs. Hat
tie Chase Of this village and Mrs. Clara
Sawyer and daughter OF the Center went
Tuesday to Bethel TO attend the funeral OF
the late Rev. Moses p. Stickney, who, at
the time OF his DEATH was the Oldest cler.
gyman in the diocese of Vermont. Five
OF his brother clergy were present at
the service-Revs. Howard F. Hill of Con-
cord, y. H., Treve.t of Bethel, White OF
West Randolph and Goddard OF Windsor.
Miss Jessie Church entertained party
of thirty-nine at her home on South
Pleasant street Monday night. The hours
were happily whiled away with games
and music, Misses Bertha Hayward Grace |
Cooling and Gertrude Trerise favoring the |
guests with piano solos,, Miss Ger
trude King secured the prize in the OBJ /
ject naming contest. Refreshments of 1
ice cream and cake were served, and the /
evening was voted, by those participating |
in its pleasures, decided success.
On Weston fiat. the following events /
have taken place. Perley Drake OF Sp ring
field Mass, visited at Marshal ORA ke's
and other places last week. j. A. Smith
has added two piazzas to his house, the
work being done by A. Richardson. Mrs.
w. Scott is convaleseent, Levi
Needh ham and wife are away on vaca-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Spooner of
Bethel Gilead visited their son, Dana
Spooner, recently. Willie Jackman OF
Concord, y. H., was the guest of his I'M
Gle, Loren Bruce, recently.
Besides those previously mentioned
other recent soiourners are Ira n Smith
OF Scranton, Pa; Prof A. w. Edison of
Mass; l.. E. Prichard of Brad
ford. who conducted teachers eXamina-
ton at the Center last week and sounded
the int ellectual depths of i've applicants;
Miss Mary Aldrich Of Boston, Mrs. Z. A.
Booth OF Gear Falls, Ia, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank A. Smith, from Cedar |
Charlie Davey OF Belvidere, I'll, Miss Jen-
ME Cole and Mr.. johnson Of East Somer- /
vile, Mass, visiting at Eugene HOlman's;
Mrs. {. +. Culver of East Barnard, with
Mrs. George Crocker; Mrs. Frank Brooks
and son Of Meriden, Conn, staying at E.
o. Hibbard'si Mrs. Norman Anderson
and granddaughter from Boston, over
Sunday at Rev. Homer White's Mrs. Cy-
rus Dickey OF Calais, friend OF Mrs. AID.
Olmstead; Miss Clara Hunter OF Windsor,
her uncle, E. A. Shattuck; MI.
and Mrs. NJ. e. Hooker, l.. 5. Emery, of
Washington, d. c., and {. L. Brewster OF ,
Medford, Mass. :
The match between Pratt and Wild was
the most interesting of tie All-Comers' !
When Wild took the first !
set SO, most OF the on-lookers were sur
pItNttis uul as IIdll MhH AlN 0NNOhh anu
third sets rs and 6-3, they looked upon
Wild's defeat as practically assured. The
fourth set was a genuine surprise; for
Wild won 81, playing most brilliant
game. The fifth set was a fierce struggle
from the first, Wild generally taking the
lead. only to have Pratt tie the score.
Wild three times lost the point when he
had the advantage game and the advan-
tage point, but Pratt finally won that game,
making the score III. Wild then lost his
serve, allowing his adversary to get lead
Of 90 Is on the following game. At this
point, Wild made rally and brought the
score to deuce, but Pratt finally pulled
but the game and set. Pratt played less
fatiguing game than Wild and was less
exhausted at the end. The championship
match on Monday was one-sided affair,
seeming unable to show his ,
usual good form. His defeat gives Pratt
The championship cup, which he will be
called upon to defend against the winner
II the All Corners tournament in 1895.
to Mr.. John I. Pratt.
interest was aroused by the
tournament and many in West Randolph !
md from the surrounding towns wit
messed the more interesting sets.