Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-15

w. B. Wall attended the funeral OF j.
/ N. Foss at st. Adams Sunday. Mr.. Foss was
I for many years a prominent Central Yer
mont railroad official.
About 1875 attended the Christian church
sociable at J. n. Lamson's Tuesday even
ing. There were games, singing and in
strumental music and tine time.
The regular meeting OF the w. X. {.
will begin at o'clock sharp instead OF
! 1880 Saturday evening. II is hoped that
every member will be present for work.
DR.. and Mrs. e. o. Blanchard will at
tend the annual meeting OF the Vermont
State Dental society at st. Johnsbury
next week Wednesday, Thursday and
| Friday.
The Good Templars will hold meeting
at Grange hall Thursday evening, Mar. 10,
at 80. Alt member OF the lodge are re-
quested to be present as business OF i'm
| portance is TO be transacted.
A letter from Harry Brown states that
be again rejoined his regiment, but was
unable TO stand the linking" and return
ed to the hospital where he now is, unable
| to raise himself in bed. His wound is
nearly hesled, only tanning him slightly,
but he suffered a severe fall awhile ago
which came near inducing paralysis.
Wallace W. Wetmore died at Minneap-
oils, Mimi, last Saturday OF heart failure,
| Just after stepping from buggy. lie was
/ as wears OF age and leaves a wife three
sons and two daughters. Mr.. Wetmore
| formerly lived in Randolph and was a
/ builder here. He married a sister OF F. b.
Wood. He left Randolph ~ years ago AND
/ followed his business OF contractor and
| builder successfully at Topeka, Kan, and
later at Minneapolis.
| The case OF Henry G. Hyzer vs.. NJ. b.
/ Spooner was heard before Justice w. Ii.
Nichols Tuesday. Mr.. SpOoner, whose
home IS at Springfield, Mass, has lease
! OF the George Nutting farm at the Center.
4 Last summer be engaged Hyzer 10 do
some repairing on the buildings. Hyzer
/ brought suit TO recover his pay. Spooner
| claimed as sn Offset that the work was
| improperly done, causing him injury.
/ Judgment for S35 damages and costs was
rendered in favor OF Hyzer, the defend
l ant taking an appeal. Wilson and Boy
/ den appeared for Hyzer and j. X. Darling
of Chelsea for Spooner.
Arthur L. Newton ran his first race Sat
urday night at the 18th Regimental
games, Brooklyn. He only competed in
the one-mile handicap. At the call OF
time, stub had surprise. He had %
men in front OF him, caused by his good
record at this distance. They had handi-
capped him by from ten 10 100 yards each
The best indoor record at this distance
is 426, made by A. j.. Walsh. He had q
handicap of ten yards and could not get a
place. "Stubn finished third, beaten six
feet for first and two feet for second place
The winners had 40 and IS yds. handicap
respectively. Fight laps to the mile
crowded the track with so many runner:
that stubs" time OF AS is exceptionally
fine. Kraenzlein, the worlds greatest
athlete, witnessed the race and congratu
lated Newton, saying, 81 have never seer
better work and l have seen the best o
them. You are worthy OF the club yot
represent Next Saturday evening h,
will enter in three-mile race as one o
the representatives of his club.
As announced last week, the sociablI
given by the Ways and Means society o
the White church was held on Fridal
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. I
j. Adams, Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Abbot
being the entertainers. On this particu
lar evening their house represented tn
central station OF the W. & NJ. Railwa!
Co., and was soon filled with an expectaD
J throng OF excursionists, old and young
all eager for the promised trip overland
! to the Pacific coast. Many places wer
visited, both on and of the direct route
Apple aud popcorn boys RECALLED the tour
lists at intervals with their wares and tn
witty conductor kept everyb wild