Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-25

A union meeting in the Baptist church
Sunday evening, Sept. 4, Will be addressed
| by Rev. j. C.. Jackson, ID. D., of Colum
bus, o., under the auspices of the STATE
Anti-saloon league.
| Last week. horses belonging to FREQ
Smith got tangled in barbed wire and SC
seriously injured that one Of his work
horses had to be killed and his best driver
is laid up indefinitely.
The Christian church Sunday schoo
basket picnic and corn roast will be held
Friday afternoon at 80 p. m. at Mari.
Castle park. IL weather is bad 1t will bt
postponed until Saturday.
There Will be an adjourned meeting Of
the Randolph Book club at Mrs. e. o.
Blanchard's at 80 O'Clock Tuesday, Aug
30. All mem bers are earnestly requested
to be present. 1t is desired that all MEM
bers who wish to continue the club either
be present at the meeting or hand their
names to Mrs. Blanchard.
]. F. Hobart's horse got quite shock
yesterday afternoon while hitched by an
iron chain to the electric light pole at the
depot. The rain moistened the pole, on
which a switch is placed, and made il a
fairly good conductor. The horse OBJ
jected to being electrocuted aud when by
ISLANDERS went to unhitch IL they found
the chain halter very attractive to their
fingers.
The Central Vermont advertises new
excursion and II ought to take. 1t Is from
South Royalton and stations north as far
as Randolph to Waterbury and Stowe,
Aug. 26. The fare Is s1.50, including the
trip on the Stowe Electric. Those who
do not care to stop at Stowe can ascend
Mt. Mansfield by teams at reasonable
rates. Tickets good on morning and
evening local Aug. 18th, and on any train
returning next day for those who stay
over night.
There is one firm in Vermont that be-
lieves in changing its ads. frequently. We
refer to II. j. Lilley 4 Co., the Vermont
wagon manufacturers OF Hyde Park.
This week they present an ad. that Is not
only attractive, but convincing that they
mean what they say when they claim
their wagons are superior to two OF the
average farm and lumber wagons upon
the market. This firm lives by what 1t
says, as their illustrated catalogue, con-
tanning hundreds OF testimonials, affirms.
Look their ad. over and then write to
them for one OF their illustrated cats :
logues. Don't forget to send them at II g
same time three or four names OF neigh
bors in need OF farm or lumber wagon.
The Bethel Electric Light company is
contemplating moving its generating ap.
HuEttuo dl od}oNiiC W tAI SttntA RoNtA
station and replacing it With apparatus
with which power will be furnished the
Bethel shoe factory. The power at Gays.
vile has been found inadequate for keep
ing the lighting system up to standard,
and some change seems necessary. There
is an abundance OF power at the Blue Hill
station. That used for the supply OF Ran :
dolph has made no visible draught on It,.
The Randolph and Bethel machinery and
systems will be kept entirely separate,
and as the Randolph company has the
first right to sufficient power for its needs
no fear nsed be felt that the change, IL
made, will interfere with our system.
The Republican town committee de-
cided not to cali caucus for the nomina-
ton OF candidate for representative this
year. Nothing was to be gained By It as
the party has such an overwhelming lead
in town that the contest is always per-
sonal, rather than political. Omitting the
caucus leaves the choice to be made by the
freemen and tends to draw out a large
vote, on which the towns representation
in future political conventions is based.
The names OF William B. Wall. and Dana
II. Morse, both Republicans, have been
filed with the town clerk and will appear
on the official ballot. As the time for
filing nominations expired yesterday, it is
safe to say that these gentlemen are the
only candidates who stand any show Of
election.