Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-24

Geo. Guernsey RETURNED 10 Wlnusoi
Sunday.
Chas. Noyes was in Cavendish part Of
last week.
There was dance at the town hall
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Il. Waters visited her son In Gays
Vile the first OF the wesk.
Hattie Durkee spsnt Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. B. q. Hathorn.
Mrs. Daniel JENNIE has returned from
her visit to New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnham OF Tunbridge
visited relatives In town recently.
Elisha Flowers has lately sold a nice
pair of oxen for good round sum.
Farmers we're busy last week dressing
poultry for the Thanksgiving market.
e. F. Abbott has gone to Boston where
he will remain through the winter with
his son.
Miss Putnam has finished work at W.
Q. Danforth's and Is now with her sister,
Mrs. w. A. Perkins.
VIM. Penn Atwood of Malone, N. Y,
made flying trip through the town re-
Gently. Mr.. Atwood is son Of Geo. FL.
Atwood, an old-time resident.
Rev. Wilbur Ford OF Pittsield will
preach and administer sacrament at the
M. Z. church next Sunday morning and
will also preach in the evening. A cordial
welcome will be extended to all.
The sociable which was announced in
last weeks issue to be held at the hall
Thanksgiving eve IS postponed until FRI
day evening, Dec. 2 1t IS expected that
the "Colored Four Hundred" will furnish
entertainment OF high order. After the
entertainment a social time will be in
order. We hope to meet yon there.
LAYING UP HEATS IN HORSE RACING.
During the last trotting and pacing sea
son much complaint was made all over
the country that horses were allowed to
lay mp beats IN spite of the amended
rules of the National association, and dis
satisfaction has been manifested by race
going people because judges failed to
remedy the evil.
Take, for instance, the free-for all race
At the Worlds fair in Tunbridge last fail.
While Robert B. and Kendall were killing
each other in winning two heats each,
Belle HeDdee was taking it easy, going a
long way behind (there being no distance
hag) and then coming to the front in the
NTH heat and winning the next three in
slower time, to the disgust OF many spec
tators. This is only one OF many hun
dreds OF cases that happened throughout
the racing meetings.
Many plans have been suggested and
efforts made by the trotting congress to
enact rules to correct this cowardly prac-
tice, but so far jockeys seem to have the
best end.
saw in one OF the horse papers novel
plan that struck me as an effsctual reme-
dy, and would like to see it tried at our
country fairs. Here Is the plan divide
all purses offered into three equal parts
and have all races decided in three heats,
making each beat race, and each of these
equal parts divided into 90, %. 10 and 10
per cent at the close of every heat.
To make 1t palmer, suppose at the
Worlds fair the association offers $500 for
a -for-all. ODe hundred dollars
would be on every heat, or $50 to the
horse finishing first, s25 to the second, SIS
to the third and $40 to the fourth. Fol-
low up the second and third heats after
the same plan. Have the distance flag
according to rule and then II horse laid
MP be would be out of the hunt.
beiieve this plan would be satisfying
to the people and allow the horses to COM
pete Ia two classes every week. There
would be no staying behind waiting for
Others to tire out, but all up to the front
as near as they possibly could get.
ECONOMY OF VERMONT.
The investigations Of Vermont's execu-
tive excursions to Washington and the
National exposition at Nashville have
aroused a certain class OF pessimistic
economists TO fever heat, and some news
papers that are forever espousing the
cause Of what they term over-burdened
taxpayers Of Vermont are catering to this
class. The fact of our governor and STAFF
making an exhibition OF themselves and
travelling at the expense of the state Is
Ito them) crime and each item OF ex-
pense is looked upon as costing twice or
three times the amount for which IL might
have been obtained.
No doubt the governor, by CORES pond
ing with different parties, might have OBJ
tanned board at some cheap hotel at low
rafe. No doubt but q hall might have
been leased for reception room for one
quarter what they paid for that parlor.
Street car tickets might have been bought
nix for quarter and, BY walking part Of
the way, the governor and stan could have
visited different parts OF the city and saved
that enormous bill for hacks. Some might
think IL should have been the study Of
the ouartermaster-general to run these
excursions on the most economical scale
but where would have been the honor.
dignity and standing OF the state had
these picayune streaks been observed.
How would our world-known senator's
Morrill, and Proctor, and our represents,
tires, Powers and Grout, felt introducing
Fermont's executive and stat unless thew
had been Ia the very best OF quarters
They were the Green Mountain delera-
ton and were representing Vermont and