Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-08

You. correspondence Solicited. zee larg'
ad.
James Hatch is slowly improving.
II. II. Perkins has returned to his hom'
in Everett, Mass.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Chsmberlin is the guest Of
Mrs. w. F. Davis.
Lena Cassidy is working for Mrs. Clar-
ence Paul OF Woodstock.
Geo. Kelley, Jr., and sister were home
from Quechee over Sunday.
Sam Csdy has gone to Bridgewster
where he has obtained work.
Owing to the severe storm the stage did
not arrive till 1890 a. m. Monday.
Rev. NJ. Fl. Smith preached at Randolph
Center last Sunday ia exchange with Kew
Mr.. Moody.
Angela French is spending the month
OF February with friends in Massachu-
sets and Connecticut.
The Y. p. c. u. topic for next Sunday is
1.-THE Scriptural Basis of the Larger
Hope" Leader, Mrs o. o. Adams.
Another foot OF snow came Sunday
night end road breakers are kept busy
with their plows and shoVels.
The school in the Creek district, taught
by Miss Alice Browneh OF South Royal
ton, closed Feb. 2. Lester and Alice Put
nam, Clarence Bean, Edith Hatch and
James f1hTEtukAbu NHAb bGAAhNA hBnNAA hgA
tardy. Fred Boutwell,, IVers Hackett, Roy
and Nellie Washburn, Lester and Alice
Putnam, Ruth and Eva Bent, Lila Ward,
Pearl Brownell Grace and Frank Town
send, Argsne Renney, Maud Adams,
Ethel Walker and Edith Hatch missed no
words in their spelling during the term.
Prom Another Source.
The auditors viii meet at the select
mems room in town hall Monday, Feb.
~, TO look over the accounts OF town OH
GERS.
AN oLD-TIME HORSE RACE.
1 have lust received letter from DR.. G. |
Z. Ellis, 5omerviile, Mass, in which he |
says that after many years Of diligent /
search he has found an ideal, perfect horse |
and has him home. Il was long the doc
tors am bition to own a horse that was
handsome, gentle, quiet ana with speed
shat can go in front. Now be has II in
young bay PAGER with DO record, but can
any day show rs on the road with ANA
teuI driving. II IL also safe for his wife
TO drive in any part OF Boston. When he
goes sleig hing on the boulevard be has no
fear OF meeting any OF the road brigade.
looked along down the letter expecting
to see that be was sired by Bradlaugh, but
il didn't read that way. II was by a son
OF Jay Gould. However, / answered the
letter by telling the doctor that in ell
probability had 10 my stable four, in.
Guiding 2.year.old colt, that could beat
him any time he would come to Vermont
and try conclusions. Still he may have
grey mare picnic in store that might
wither all my buster.
IL was al ways in years gone by and is {
now a coveted victory to win the 4-year-
old purse at Woodstock fair, and many !
time the prize has come to Barnard, per-
baps more often TO q. Il. French OF the
Silver Lake House than to any OF the rest {
OF Us. Celim was a good driver and a
grand filter, always having young stock,
principally OF the CheOey Lighttoot :
breed. The year am thinking OF he had '
two 4-year-olds that he could hardy tell '
which was the faster, and an effort was
made with the society to have the rule q
changed so one could enter aud start two, I
being awarded the positions earned. All I
summer CelIm drove these colts through o
Dur village at a rate of speed that seemed Il
be had first mortgage on our Transyl. e
gania, and none OF us doubted but what 8
The money would go to the Silver Lake v
stable. r
DR. &. c. Ellis was then our local ply I
.ioian ia Barnard and being quite horse. b
man, fond OF speed and talk (which be !
IT'LL retains), said he owned grey 4.year- II
I'D filly up IN Wiliamstown that showed
lome trot and he believed he would bring
her down to the fair. He said his broth u
was breaking her so that she le
,ould be used in bis practice. None OF us
ook any stock in the doctors vision OF
Exhibiting speed in this 4Year-old race,
,ut the Monday before the fair the mare
vas led down from Williamstown and we n
III gathered around TO see her. She looked
lard and showed some scars, especially In r,
Ter hind legs. My man, o. ID. Myrick,
old me privately that she was a ringer
md he had seen her in races and she was II
ali La aaEI r.. II !
aid he saw her a number OF years before re
l the State fair at Montpelier. She had
0st one eye and was spawned. He saw -
he bad been cured OF these outs and w
bought her teeth had been filed. Sam
lady said he knew the mare. She was VI
even or eight years old and was owned
" MIR. Palmer OF Williamstown who vi
allied her good roadster, but not fast, Fl
nd had raised one colt. The doctor said
he was all right and he would put her in NJ
be race. an
As the time drew near excitement in :
reased and about all Barnard made prep -
rations 10 attend the fair. Tuesday ~
corning as we were getting ready to start ~
here was a great racket over in the doc. -
1r's barn, which adioins ours. On going A,
yer we found the doctor and his brother I'd
rying to harness. They had a twister on ~
er nose and one forward foot up, but v"
18th this handicap the mare chased them
u over the barn, the doctors face whittier ne
ian the mare. After the harness was pc
Iirly fastened on, she made no further N
~istance, was hitched into her sulky and 70
arted for Woodstock. | saw the sulky Lac
as one OF Gilman's at Montpelier and
ade up my mind then and there that be
lis grey mare would bring home the Tn
oney. Nj
When the race was called, CeIim pro- RI
stsd the doctors entry on three points Nj
irst: That she was an old track mare. a
'cond: That she was more than four a {
sars old. Third. That she was not VIC
Sned In the county and never was. The du
dges came down out OF the stand w
ID made an examination. They found
Ie age all right-iour years-no more, no -
~, and Il was In evidence that DR.. Ellis
ought her in June previous aud put her -
TO bis brothers hands To break so that
e could be used on the road. The mare Z
A. allowed TO start and when the first =
ore was made We were all convinced she
ID a picnic. Sue was awarded first
oney al the end OF three heats, but /
mt think the harness was taken OF u
bile she remained in Barnard. The doc 81,
II told his brother TO take that mare ~
ok 10 Nilliamstown and when be got 81,
u roken so as to be harnessed be might m
ing her down to him. This was 3 years
IN he -