Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-03
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DIR A. c. Bailey was called to Painfield
Wednesday.
James Henderson OF Burlington was in
town MONDAY.
John Abbott, Esq, of Boston spent
Sunday in town.
Mrs. 2 L. Merchant is spending the
week in Windsor.
IF. McLqurin OF New York visited
here over Sunday.
Hon. Adna Brown OF Springfield spent
Thursday in town.
Miss Ella swinyer Of Rochester is visit
ing at 5. 5. Whitcombs.
Mrs. James Mccall went to New York
this morning for few days.
Mrs. Susa Bass and Mrs. n. l.. Boyden
are attending the Grand Chapter meeting
at Barton this week as delegates.
Sherman Moulton has been chosen edi
tori chief of the Dartmouth Literary
Monthly, on " hich he served as associate
editor last year.
Mrs. Ann X. Crandall and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Salisbury attended the wedding OF
/ Charles Crandall and Miss Clara Burke at
South Royalton Tuesday.
Charles G. Dubois of Chicago, who is
East on business for the Western Electric
company, by whom he is employed, spent
Saturday and Sunday at home.
The Hose company had another trial
meeting last evening. The old fire engine
was given test. 1t will be repacked and
prepared for any emergency that may
arise.
Rev. G. W. Morrow delivered the Me-
mortal day address at Franklin Falls, n.
H.. Monday. Rev. Mr.. Phillips OF that
place occupied his desk here Sunday in
exchange.
DIR. M. l.. Scott sighted buck deer one
day last week on Granville mountain. He
says il was about the size of a yearling
calf, but is willing to take oath that il
iCdsn't calf.
| DIR. Alb. Gay tested as follows last week
Center, Will Bryant, 2: X. NJ. Damon, j;
| w. r. Baird, 8; E. d. Alvord, s.; No. Ran
dolph, G. S. Hall, 10; j. NJ. Clark, s; ID. d..
Moulton, 1. All O. X.
Dr. L. F. Upham went Monday to at
/ tend the meeting OF the American Medi-
| the delegates from the Vermont Medical
society. Before his return he will visit
his son at Cincinnati.
/ Friday was a bad day at the screen mill.
! Wilbur Masterson lost portion OF his
left thumb on a saw, Ed. Whitney bored
a hole through one finger with the boring
machine and W. H. KeDnev was hurt in
his right hand by piece Of wood flying
from the planer.
Sherman, Horace and Will Moulton,
Charles Mccall and Charles Cushman of
Dartmouth spent the Memorial recess
from Saturday until Tuesday at home
Their chums, Messrs Swift, Foss and Mid
dleton, accompanied them. The college
boys and young friends enjoyed a social
hop at Grange hall Monday evening.
The Elijah Darling pauper case Of Ran
dolph VS.. Roxbury went on trial at Chel-
sea Tuesday. BoydeD and Denison for
plff.; Stanton and Harvey for deft. The
court dismissed the case on the ground of
insufficient notice to the defendant town.
Plaintiff took exceptions. We are in
formed that the cause of action is not dis.
posed OF and that another suit can be
brought by Randolph il the exceptions
are not sustained. The costs fall on Ran
dolph.
The Dartmouth Interscholastic Athletic
association has decided to send A. l..
Newton of our High school, the winner OF
the mile and half mile, and j. NJ. Brown
of Poultney, the winner of the bicycle
event at the meet last week Wednesday,to
the national meet in New York. Already
the boys here have commenced to raise
money to pay Newton's expenses. New
ton will also represent the Randolph
school at the Middlebury college athletic
meet next Friday in the same events as at
Hanover.
On Monday, while some one was moving
the elevator at the screen mill,it was stop
ped by stick projecting from the floor |
The rope continued to unwind from the
SPOOL so that nothing but the stick held |
the platform up. Soon afterward Ed |
Lyons stepped upon it and was precipi- /
tated from the second story to the base |
ment in twinkling. He received a severe /
shock and was badly bruised, but no /
bones were broken. Lyons was seriously /
injured on the same elevator a few years /
ago. On Tuesday a stick few from saw,
piercing the middle finger OF W. o. Nor /
rilPs right hand and cutting several other
fingers.