Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Angel OF Roches-
ter were here the first of fbe weeK.
Mrs. Austin HsZen goes to Montpelier
today 10 remain with her cousin, Mrs.
Thurber, until she has recovered fully
from the result OF her recent fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il. Totmsn are occupy
ing a tenement in the Watson house on
| Weston street. Mrs. Totman is employed
at the Bell store again, until after the
holidays.
The auction sale OF Frank Wright's
household goods Monday was well pat
ronized and satisfactory prices realized.
Mr.. Wright goes this week back to Bos-
ton where be Is employed on the electrics.
/ A handsome white heron gull, lately
shot by George Ryder, has been mounted
| by Tsxidermist Charles White and Is
shown in Joslyn's iewelry store. A
hawk shot by F.. B. Thomas is also mount
ed there and Is unlike any OF the sixteen
species 10 Mr.. Whites possession, nor
has he ever seen one like IL.
Sometimes Typographical errors are
amusing and sometimes they are very far
from 1t. The editor didn't laugh hilari-
ously when the last Press and Printer
changed mis- reference TO ssthe irrepressi-
Bile" l. P. Thayer, making it read 'irre-
sponsible." Brother Thayer being
kindly gentleman, the editor lives to
make this explanation.-Boston Press
dnd Printer.
A new road was laid out Tresdsv by the
selectmen on petition from the main
Bethel road just below the Moulton stock
farm buildings, connecting with the Fish
bill road at the Fassett place. Moulton
Bros. gave the land without damage. The
new road will shorten the distance to
Fish hill a mile and a half. The road will
be about two miles long and will take
most OF the travel that has heretofore
passed over the private way leading past
George Moulton's.
The State board NJ railroad commission
ers held a meeting Saturday at Burling-
ton A complaint from the drovers of
Randolph, Bethel and Royslton was pre-
scented showing that the Central Vermont
railway makes a charge OF 50 for the first
time, q for the second time and 81 for
each subsequent time a stock car Is opened
TO receive additional stock. Toe drovers
claim that the charge is exorbitant. A
hearing on this and other matters Will be
held In the near future.
A total OF 375 tickets we're sold from
this station Dewey day and some went
before by cars and others iourneyed by
teams and bicycles. A special train OF
ten cars conveyed them, taking on pas
sengers nov here else. Returning, the
train arrived about u 80 p. M, being de-
layed on the way. There was big jam
at the Dewey terminal gate when the
train left. Quite party went to North |
field Friday also aud nobody who went to
either place has regretted IL. Randolph /
was represented in the parade by the q /
A. X. post, 5 ms OF Veterans, also In the /
Orange county band, the Odd Fellows
and Masonic divisions.
By the thoughtfulness OF Col. RI. Kim. |
ball and w. IL. Dubois, our people were
-
he passed through Friday from North 4
field to Boston. These gentlemen arrang-
ed TO have the train stop two minutes.
but on accou ut OF its being so late IL did 1
not stop, but slowed down, almost to /
halt, passing through very slowly indeed
Notice had been given and crowd OF
500 or so gathered near the depot. All the /
mill whistles were blown and a firing /
squad gave musketry salute. The adj
miral appeared on the car platform alone /
and bowed and smiled graciously, while i
the people cheerqd, clapped their hands
and waved kerchiefs. Randolph was the I
only point on the route as far as West
Lebanon, \. H., that was so favored.
The different bands and organizations In
the parade yesterday made fine appear
ance. The Orange county band especially
attracted the attention OF Admiral Dewey
as II marched past the reviewing stand
and be asked Gov. Smith what band IL
was "Whv,n returned Gov. Smith,
eathatis Bill Wallis Dand.n The fact is
that Mr.. Visll, wishing TO have Orange
county represented by a band which
would be ..corker," put up" the Deces-
sary funds for expenses, equipment, etc.
Evening Argus.
The Brockton drum major caught
Dewey's eye and he inquired where he
came from, to which Mr.. Wall responded,
"He's my next-door neighbour" and
everyone roared.