Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-22

Mrs. Lyman Drake is very i'll, resulting
, from child birth. Mr. Drake is in poo
health. The family is needy and a pape
is being circulated to help them.
The Informals will meet next Monda,
/, evening with Mrs. A. II. TeWksbury
The program Is almost entirely the STUDY
OF local birds, particularly those now here
The Lecture Course association is re
lQuested TO meet at the HERALD office mex
Tuesday evening az 1880. All VINO are in
terested IN plans for another year are in
vited
James p. Cleveland, sr., celebrated hi,
97th birthday Tuesday Though bed-rid
den, he has not apparently declined from
his condition Of health and mind OF sew.
eral years ago.
Miss Fanny Draper has been engaged
TO teach in the Spaulding High school
/ Barre, to take the place OF a teacher who
| left. Her sister, Miss Carrie Draper, is
also teacher in one of the grades.
Henry Luce has finished work in the
/ Jerd market and has taken a farm in So.
I Randolph to conduct. His place is taken
! by II. f. Matthews OF Alstead, N. II. W.
/ X. Davis will remain with Mr.. Jerd
for another year.
The case OF j. b. Eldredge VS.. George
Adams OF the Center, for obtaining
clothing TO try on which he failed either
TO return or pay for has been settled by
the defendant giving bail binding himself
to pay the amount within four weeks.
AT the quarterly conference of the NJ. f.
church Tuesday evening, resolutions
were passed unanimously regretting the
departure from town OF Presiding Elder
Davenport, who goes soon to Ludlow TO
reside, and also urging the return OF Rev.
+. q. Rainey TO his pastorate here another
year.
Owing othe first day OF April falling on
Sunday, Town Clerk Hatch requests that
those who have dogs to license will at.
tend 10 il early this month and not wait
until the last moment. For all money re-
ceived with statement OF size, age, color,
breed and sex OF dogs before April LIST,
licenses will be promptly made out.
One of the cattle barns at the stock farm
collapsed Monday under the heavy weight
OF snow on the roof. None of the cattle
ing the repairs. g. {. Blodgett's shed
roof also fell in, smashing a sleigh. IL is
a bard time for roofs that have not been
cleared.
The New York Journal has named A.
l.. Newton "the little wonder from Yer.
mont" and he is making many runners
think so. -Four hundred athletes we're
entered Tor the lWenty-third Regiment
SPORTS held last Saturday evening at New
York. The special three mile scratch TALL
start evenl race was the star feature. This
event brought together the best OF the
new long distance cracks. Two weeks
ago, the sports in New York city thought |
Newton would set killing pace, but his |
chances were not fancied, for they |
thought be was a trifie short OF training; |
but IN the New York Journals issue OF 1
the day OF the race, 1t was Thought the /
special three mile race was between A. l.. /
Newton and j. X. Baillie of Pennsyi- |
vHnia." The latter was brought out as 4
the "new wonder tie and four others 1
quit when "Stub" set the pace on the last 1
half'mile, which be ran in POS Newton
ran away from his field and finished in
10 min, IS sec, and won the best prize /
given at the meet, viz, gold watch, he
runs handicap mile-race, starting from
scratch, next FRIDAY evening, In the
games OF the 18th Regiment of New Jersey.