Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
will Bean has returned to Boston.

Will Bean has returned to Boston.
Clarence Mann has been in Boston this
week.
Mrs. Will Hebard has been in Barre
few days.
Joseph Battise has gone to Boston to
work on the section.
Miss H. E. Davenport of Boston is
guest at w. E. Lamson's.
DIR. V. G. Goodrich is on two weeks
trip to Buffalo and Syracuse.
j. e. Newcity and daughter, Aida,
spent Sunday in Bristol, Conn.
Mrs. Allen of Brimfield, Mass, is visit
ing her friend, Willis L. Sparhawk.
z. L. Merchant is taking a two weeks
vacation from E. A. Thomas store.
c. S. Carroll OF Stockbridge is to move
to town and work for Marcott q Hayes.
E. ]. Blodgett and wife OF Lyndonville
have been visiting in town the past week.
The boys we're disappointed in getting
ball game with the Bethels here Satur-
day.
Miss Brock of Wells River stopped with
her friend, Mrs. }. Barttro, few days
last week.
Mrs. w. w. Case and daughter of Hol-
yoke, Mass, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
A. A. Priest.
Mrs. Margaret Bradley has gone to st.
Adams to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Paine.
The young ladies gave a dance at Du-
Bots & Gays hall Monday evening, at
tended by about 20 couples.
Eighteen large night-blooming cereus
blossoms were a popular attraction at
Mrs. f. 2. Ash's Sunday evening.
d. f. Cooling and family are at White
d 1 h h Fharsn 1r
Cooling has charge of the Floral hall at
the Interstate fair.
| II. NJ Duiur was in town briefly Tues
day for the first time since his accident.
He still suffers considerable pain, though
his wounds are healing well.
The school committee has issued very
tasty little pamphlet giving the courses
OF study and other information of interest
to prospective students. Copies can be
had on application to the committee.
NJ. d. Rowell, while trying to handle
some cattle at John MaDney's, fell par
TALLY through an open scuttle. A COW
also fell on him and the result was a
serious injury to one leg-the one he had
| injured once before-strained ligaments,
bad bruises, etc,
The Central Vermont railroad advertises
reduced rates to Barre Friday and Satur-
! day, Aug. 9th and 2Sth, to give an oppor-
tunlty FOR all to see the famous "kings OF
4 the turf John r. Gentry, 200 IL ana
Robert j., 2;01 IL try to reduce the half
mile track record. S1.15 is the fare for the
round trip.
The final round of the All Corners
Doubles Tournament was played Satur
day morning. re:-Final round:-
John H. Dubois and Charles n. McCall
beat Sherman r. Moulton and Horace f.
Moulton, 6-1, 3-6, 60, GA The winners
| will play Messrs. Smith and Newton, the
present champions, on August 3lst.
Several OF the members OF the old and
famous Mechanics band who now live
elsewhere, are to visit here during the
next two weeks and reunion is being
held by some twelve or fourteen OF the
original % members. Among the old
bows are Bert and Frank Hastings and
Harry Beedle. The members are holding
frequent practice meetings for their own
amusement and may play outdoors Few
times before disbanding.
The scores OF the invitation tennis
tournament at Elm Cottage, as continued
from last weeks issue, were as follows'-
Second round Continued Wv. Eugene
Kimball beat Frederick Leeds, oil, 90
90: Robert j. Mitchell beat Claud A. Z,
Black burn, l-6, 6-2, 6-i, o.. THIRD
round Arthur l.. Newton beat Fred
erick c. Smith, 6-2, 4-6, go, 6-3; Robert J
| Mltclell Dedt W. EuktHG 0ihibaAA1 - A'i
1853, SO, 6-2. Final round:-Arthui
l.. Newton beat Robert j. Mitchell, 90
1872, 7-5.
Ninety-one tickets were sold from this
station for the Montreal excursion
Nearly all "went early to avoid the rush,
the result being that the O'Clock train
Saturday morning was loaded and long
special was also crowded. About 1,IOC
people went from all points. The weather
trim Rn1ONahlg
Some of the excursionists drifted back on
all trains, the larger portion remaining
however, until Monday night, when
another special was required to handle the
crowd. An excursion from the west SIDE
OF the state took an equal number Mon
day.
DIR. A. B. Gay went to Newport Mon
day, where in company with other veterl.
naries, he will test cattle in Orleans
county. Previous to last January nodt
of the farmers in that county though
that there was much TO the tuberculosis
scare, but since the finding of 1t in sucf
large Numbers in certain herds there
thew have begun to get worried over th'
matter and now the farmers, WlIhou
execution hardly in that county, arr
making application for the state test.
will take about i've weeks longer to com
plete the work there.
Contractor johnson of Newbury ha'
commenced repairing the MIL Gam o
II. p. Sanford & Co. Friday forenoon
there came near being serious accident l
seems that on the side near M. l.. Chad'
wick's property was an embankment, pro
: tected by stone wall and planklng
| which to all appearances was solid an'
the workmen were digging near 1t to un
: cover the planking of the dam when TN
I hank caved in. The workmen started Z
run. but !. g. Dean OF Mclndoes had hi
foot caught so that he was thrown am
! covered up with the debris. Fortunatel!
: the other workmen turned and caught %
blanks, so that they did not strike MI
= Dean with full force. Mr.. Dean wa
q taken to the Red Lion Inn where ~
: Bailey was called to attend him. his lel
a ankle was sprained and he was severei.
4 bruised on the legs and arms. Standinl
: ON the bank were several boys ana MI
3 BOWMAN, who were thrown distance Q
4 some 80 or 40 feet. All escaped wlthou
4 injury excepting Mr.. Bowman, who ma
a stick stuck into his hand. For sewers
II hours afterwards boys were rather scare
about that vicinity.