Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-09

Last Thursday evening the friends oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall Whltcomb--to the
number OF 105-assemb led at their home
In the Mansion house on Central street, to
assist them in celebrating the thirtieth
anniversary of their marriage. The Rocb
ester club, the Eastern Star and the Cong'l
church, with which organizations Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitcomb are connected, were we'll
represented, AND many elegant gifts were
| presented as mementOs OF the occasion by
Rev. Mr. Hardy, speaking in behalf Of
set OF oak dining chairs from the East
ern Star, also a set OF china of 112 pieces
from the Rochester club and some men,
bers Of the Congl church, while large
number OF useful and handsome articles
we're received from individual friends and
neighbors. Refreshments were served by
the guests, and instrumental aud vocal
music was furnished for entertainment.
Saturday morning, Frank Parker, son
of George Parker, met with sad accident
while at work In the Salisbury mill. The
boys duty was to take stock from ma
chine called the sticker, AS it came through
The man who tends the machine having
stopped feeding for moment, the lad
thought to brush the shavings away as he
had seen the Others do, but the fingers of
the glove he wore tightly buttoned around
the wrist were too long and catching in the
machinery, drew his left hand in until 1t
was SO horribly crushed and mangled that
1t was necessary to amputate 1t at the
wrist. Had the glove been unfastened, the
hand might possibly have been saved. The
surgical operation was performed at the
office OF the Drs. Scott, and the patient is
doing as well as could be expected. Great
sympathy Is felt for the boy, MANNED SO
early in life, but It is certainly fortunate
the accident deprived him of his left, in
stead Of his right, hand; as he stands SO
much better chance in fitting himself for
some useful career.
1t is astonishing what perfect satisfac-
tion it gives some people to discover an
error in ne Tspaper. They will pounce
upon 1t with hendish glee, and with an ex-
asperating smile irradiating their noble
countenances, either rush down to the
office or collar on the street the unfortu
nate individual responsible for the slip
With what an air OF imparting desirable
information such one will invariably
say, ''See here you have madea great mis-
take" and the unfortunate, by d sort OF
voluntary lockjaw, manages to refrain
from saying, "You have made greater
one in telling me OF it," TIE critic then
proceeds to hunt up little miserable two
line item and either triumphantlycalls your
attention to a typographical error, which
he probably wouldn't recognize under
that name, or gives you to understand
that John Smith went up to Jay on some
other day than the one you have men
toned. As he Is not John Smith him
self, or even related to that gentleman by
marriage, you may fail to comprehend the
deep interest which he seems to take in
the matter, but you can hardly fail to no.
tice the genuine pleasure it gives him to
set you right on this Important point,
when 1t is forever too late to make use OF |
his valuable store OF knowledge. Every |
newspaper, in its laudaDle ef- |
tort to keep the community happy and |
with itself and the world In
general, takes pains to have few errors
)f an inoffsnsive kind in every issue, for |
,he especial benefit OF this class OF suo-
,cribers. No effort is ever made to state
anything correctly outside OF those items
which advertise, free OF charge, social en-
OF all descrip. ions, aud time
ind trouble are wasted upon these only
because it is well-known fact that moth
ng is examined quite SO infinitely as the
grinding apparatus OF gift horse.