Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-27


George French went down to Bethe
one day last week ana while wneei,nl
onto 4 piece OF ice. The wheel slippee
out from under him, and Mr.. French
came down with crash, wrenching hi
shoulder so badly that he was unable e
wheel home ana was obliged to come pl
train the next morning. He has lately
been visiting friends In Boston and vicln'
ity.
Yesterday .. M, W hen the mail train wa
about due, three small boys, old enough
however, to know better, sailed up tn
track and, with a pile Of stones handy
lay in wait. When the train wen
by. they threw these stones, smashing tn
car windows and exposing the passenger!
to great danger. The conductor happened
to see them as they lay low BY the side O.
the track, and telegraphed back iron
West Braintree that they were Randolph
urchins and he wanted the authorities t.
give them Immediate attention. Station
Agent. Hobart and Officer Flint set out al
once and captured the little rascals, who
may find themselves pursuing their ecu
cation in the Reform school III they arr
not more careful.
Thursday evening twenty-six Of thu
young people, including Misses Carrie and
Mary Tewksbury, Anne Dubois, Anna
Nichols, Minnie Smith, Eunice Flint, Eu'
nice Denison, Marion and Mary Mcintyre
Florence and lisa Lamson, Ella Cushman
and Allace Chase and Messrs. Robert
Mitchell, Loren Mosher, Joseph Raymond
Clarence Hodges, Walter Woodward, Err
nest Abbott, Fred Smith, Harry Mcintyre
John Dubois, Charles Cushman, Harry
Thomas, Sherman Moulton and Arthur
Bean, were entertained at the home OF DR.
and Mrs. Mcintyre. Games occupied the
first OF the evening and refreshments Of
chocolate and sandwiches were served
from prettily decorated table in the din
ing room.
An article is printed elsewhere from the
Burlington Daily Free Press which con-
Germs greatly the good name OF one OF
more persons in our own town. The re-
traction made, while 1t can not undo the
full injury done by the publications Of
two years ago, will 60 far toward that re-
suit BY as full and complete and straight
forward an acknowledgment OF its mis-.
take and presentation Of evidences, against
it's former accusation, as can well be made.
This acknowledgement Of being in the
wrong, alike before the law and in the
conduct OF public opinion, with suitable
amends in both, reflects honor upon the
parties injured and upon the purpose oil
the Free Press management to deal justly
with all men. The many friends OF the
persons referred to in these communica-
tions, and the community at large, will
be glad for this unanswerable vindication
OF character against rumors as groundless
as they were base. A TowNsMAN.
While in Boston last week, Mr.. G. M.
Howard attended the acetylene light ex-
hibition on Milk street and became
straightway an enthusiastic convert to
the merits OF the new illuminant. In the
place where the exhibition was held, was
an electric light OF one hundred candle
power. Twenty feet away from the cleo
trio was white ceiling, while fifteen feet
from 1t, on the opposite side, was an acct
ylene light, the flame of which was about
The size OF a small hen's-egg. 30 strong
was the acetylene light that the bystand-
ers could plainly see the shadow OF the
one hundred candle-pow electric on the
white ceiling beyond. Just wait till RAN
dolph has few OF those hen's-eggs strung
along her streets, and the neig hboring
towns that have gloried in their electric
lights will have to look at US through
smoked glass. Mr.. Howard thought acct
ylene the greatest thing in illuminators
yet invented, and very practical thing
for this place.
The Graded school closed Friday with
special Christmas exercises in nearly all
OF the rooms. The Primary departments
in charge OF Miss Webster and Miss Wall
bridge held joint session and enlivened
their exercises by the distribution OF gifts
from a well-laden tree. Miss Manney's
scholars, also, had pleasant ending to
their few weeks work. The Grammar
school had its usual Friday afternoon de-
bate and short special program. The
two Intermediates kept on the even tenor
OF their way and had no particular exer-
cises. All OF the teachers received many
handsome remembrances from their re-
spective pupils. The High school pre-.
scented Prof. Whitehill with very hand
some Morris chair, upholstered in green
plush. Miss Mary Dubois, the first as
sistant, was the recipient OF several beau
tifully bound books, comprising the works
Of Byron, Bryant, Wordsworth and Low.
ell; while to the second assistant, Miss
Mary Tewksbury, was given very pretty
brass teakettle especially adapted to the
making and dispensing OF afternoon tea.
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