Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-06
East Braintree.

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Mrs. Matte Copeland has been on the
sick list.
v.N. Clafiin went on the excursion to
New York.
Nellie Fullam and children were at her
fathers recently.
Mrs. Jane Blanchard is visiting at Wal
ter Howard's in Randolph.
Mrs. j. G. McIntire is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fannie Emerson, of Bristol.
Mr.and Mrs. Derwood Loomis of Worces-
ter, Mass, visited at A. B. Ferry's last
Saturday.
Bertha Wakefield has finished work for
Mrs. Eugene Mann, also sadie Loomis
for Mrs. Clayton Mann.
Ernest Flint OF the Burlington business
college was at home over Sunday, making
the trip on his wheel.
Mrs. Sarah Winch OF Mortified has
been assisting in the care OF her nephew,
Francis, son OF II. J. Farnsworth.
Mrs. Eusebia Simonds went to Boston
last Monday with DR.. ID. w. Emerson's
family to care for his aged mother the
coming winter.
K. o. Mann, one OF Braintree's up-to-
date farmers, has the foundation ready
for barn 68x34 feet and be will need 1t
for 800 of as fine Southdown and grade
Mr.. Jesse Coburn and his sister, Mrs.
Julia Buxton OF Worcester, Mass, where
Mr.. Coburn is conducting a successful
business, are visiting friends and relatives
here, at present stopping with their cous-
In, M. ID. Laport. Mr.. Coburn was born
In the old homestead on Bear Hill. Speak
ing Of the old familiar scenes, Mr.. coburn
said, 81 would like to stay here the rest of
my life. II seems more like home than
ever before in my life."
The annual reunion OF the Richardson
and Bachelor families, the first settlers of
Roxbury, to the number of about thirty,
including four generations met with Mrs.
Ella Dewey last week. After the social
hour and a bountiful dinner remarks
were made by Leander Ellis and Harrison
Richardson OF Roxbury, poem by Mrs.
Rev Smith OF Brook field. singing by the
Dewey family with Miss Ethel as pianist,
thus passing pleasant and profitable day
which we hope may many times be re-
peated.
Snowsyille House, which has been tor
thirty years and is at present in the pos
session OF Mrs. l.. X. Blanchard, has a
long and honorable history. The house
was built In the carly years of the pres
ent century. Here the stages stopped daily
for the night, there being three each day
from Royalton to Montpelier. The COM
lux Vi tud othkc Win llt iouI nOIttts tu6
driver deity handling the reins and her.
aiding his coming with musical notes
from his bugle, lie remembered By the
older in habitants, who miss the hustle
and activity Of the old days before the adj
vent of the steam car, when Braintree,
with its three lawyers, three stores, two
or three doctors, its mills, schools and
church, was livelier than Randolph.
While stopping at the snowsvills House,
Uf<..k D~< f.xx~ a
representative had the pleasure of meet
Ing Geo. W. Flagg, one OF 8raintree's
strong men, physically and intellectually,
to make whose acquaintance would be q
pleasure to any Vermonter. While sitting
on the portico OF the famous old hostelry,
Mr.. Flsgg consented to relate many In
cidents of the days when he was famous
Of the country. Since he was seventeen
he has wrestled nearly 300 local champions
In Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine,
New York and the West. Until his 4Sth
year he enjoyed these little diversions
from the care of his 350-acre farm, and
the last three months Of his wrestling ca
reer were spent In tour OF Michigan.
There, after defeating the champion of |
one of the numbering towns, he was chal
lenged by an Indian chief, who had never
enjoyed the sensation of defeat. The In !
dian was a great muscular fellow of 260
pounds OF Drawn and sinew, and tried |
The back-hold, q new move for Mr.. Flagg. |
who was, however, undaunted, and $50
pounds OF Indian chief we're soon sprawl
ed on the floor. When a bystander ask
ed the chief what the matter was he re-
Piled" big man kick too quick; next time
look out for t'other foot" Mr.. Flagg is
q veteran of the civil war. He enlisted in !
Co. f, I'd. VT. Vols, in June 81, as pri- /
vate, participating in % battles, from Bull |
Run to Appomattox, and came home a |
tirst lieutenant. His company was the |
irst to enter the gates of Richmond af-
ter the surrender. Fifty-nine summers /
have passed over his head, but he Is act
ually as young as the most OF us at thirty. |
He inherits his stability OF character from l
his mother, a we'll preserved lady OF 50 |
yesrs, who lives with her son. He Is |
looked up to as authority in all local at
fairs and has always been the right man
In the right place. He represented Brain /
tree in the Assembly in 1886.