Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-08

been selected for weeks past, but whai
was fair for the west side was fair for the
east side.
After O'Clock the men began to come
nome and, say, you ought to have seer
some OF them who had not walked off five
miles In fve years come limping in aftei
ten or twelve miles tramp over the
mountains. but all said they had had q
nne time and would not have missed il
for heaps. Some had fair luck and some
experienced hunters did not have thing
10 show, but quite a bunch OF game was
lined up on each side when the clock in
the steeple struck eight and a careful
count showed that Capt. Magoon's east
side, had won by few points the great
contest of the day and were, therefore
entitled to the supper, and Capt. Davis
decided 1t should be as good a one as was
ever furnished in town. The whole
company were in excellent spirits, whether
they belonged to the victorious or van
qulshed side OF the program.
The banquet was set for Friday evening
al the Orange County hotel and Mine
Host Dickinson laid himself liable to give
the boys supper that would go on record
as the best ever given In Orange county,
and he did IL.
The menu, which was arranged by Mr..
| Davis who is an expert In this line,
was as follows:-Oyster soup, celery
game pie, hunters style; potted pigeon,
with dumplings; Petit Pois; roast-coon,
stuffed; sweet potatoes; broiled partridge
en- Canape aux Cresson, red currsnt jelly
coffee Jelly with whipped cream, vanilla
Ice cream, sponge and layer cake, Edam,
Rotedam and u. b. Dam cheese and
crackers; Cafe Noir; fruits in season I;
cigars.
Col. c. s. Emery was POSTMASTER and
made an enyiable record for himself In the
manner in which he conducted the affair.
Covers were laid for 81 and all present
were participants in the first annual hunt
Wednesday or were represented IN that
hunt by substitute. They were as
follows:- West side, captain, w. +. Davis,
4. A. Corwin, w. s. Goss, W. p. Town
send, V. +. Sargent, K. ID. McAllister,
VI. o. Bixby, b. II. Adams Jr., F. A..
Robbins, Z. 5. Emery, Ii. N. Mattison,
W. h. Hill, T.. ID. Barnes, T. A. Densmore,
Z. T.. Bixby, f. A. Ordway, A. v. Goss.
East side, captain, h. A. Magoon,
w. II. Dearborn, e. d. Abbott, L. d..
Smith, r. E. Goodwin, c. b. Beck
with, W. II. LOngmore, Oreutt Bixby,
o. ID. Tracy, Z. NJ. Hunt, +. T. Beckwith,
w. NJ. Flanders, j. o. Perkins, A. H..
Morey, +. L. Beckwith, B. w. Flanders,
w. c. Holmes.
The dining room was decorated with
everP reen trees aud across one end there
was draped a large United States Gag held
In the center by a fine deer's head. The
tables we're in the form Of T. Mr.. Davis
and Mr.. Magoon sat at each end of the
head table and Mr.. Emery In the center.
Everything was thoroughly up to date
even to the dainty buttonhole bouquets
which were waiting with the tasty menu
beside each plate, and the young lady
walters dressed in white, who were Misses
Inez McAllister, Lyle Tracy, Nellie Bixby
and Ina Hackett.
After cigars were lighted, Col. Emery
was in charge and made a neat little
speech IN his happy style and the bail
was set rolling. Nearly everyone present
had some personal experience TO relate or
explanation to make regarding that days
hunt. When w. s, Goss was called upon,
he said that he was not much on making
a speech, but would sing a song which
would be OF interest to all present. He
was accompanied on the piano by II. n.
Msttison. This song quite fully gave the
details OF the hunt, some secrets, too, on
both sides, that were not expected to be
known, and was received with much
applause by everyone.
Ii was / O'Clock when the company
broke up, and a vote OF thanks was
unanimously extended to Capt. Davis for
the magnificent supper and other. details
which he had so carefully arranged.
All agreed that Mr.. Dickinson made
record for himself and Orange County
hotel in the banquet he laid before them.
There seemed to be unanimous consent on
both sides that an annual hunt and
banquet was an established feature In
Chelsea.