Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19

Inc I naQWleK mouse quilting uhs nj
rived at its destination on the Bass lot
after protracted removal struggle.
Frank Hobart and daughter, Alice
drove TO Lyme, N. a., the last OF the week
to spend few days with relatives.
Miss Flora Smith of Tunbridge returned
home yesterday after a visit TO her old
sehoolmate, Miss Eta Cham
Alfred Eaton has been granted an in
crease OF pension to $50 a month. Geo.
Hoyt's pension has been increased to s24.
B. F. Kicker is entertaining a brother,
Ira Kicker, wife and child also sister and
his wife's sister, all OF Groton, this week.
W. B. Wall and wife, Miss Lucie and
Eunice Flint leave today for a ten days
trip to Dorset and other points in western
Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hussey OF Spencer,
Mass, who had been guests at DR.. 5. n.
Gould's the past month, left for Roches-
ter Friday.
Clyde Blanchard, who has been spend
ing two weeks vacation at Lake Dun
more and in Burlington and Essex, came
home today.
News was received here this week OF the
safe arrival OF DR.. and Mrs. E. o. Blanch-
ard at southampton, England, last Sun
day morning.
The Misses Atkins of Cabot spent Sun.
day al Rev. A. L. Cooper's. Miss Flora
Atkins has returned home and her sister
has gone to Boston.
William Robertson OF St. Adams, col
lege roommate OF Fred Bass, has been his
guest for several days lately. Fred ac-
eompsnied him home Tuesday.
The Bossy cigar received a unique adj
vertisement here yesterday, travelling
man bringing with him a neat black heif-
er, highly decorated with signs.
Mrs. John McLain and son, Gladstone,
of Downer's Grove, ILL.,, came Tuesday TO
visit F. E. Dubois and wife. Mrs. Me-
Lain and Mrs. Dubois were schoolmates.
Drs. Foster OF Putney and Ferrin OF
Essex Junction OF the State Board OF
OF the Insane, are in town on
their annual inspection at d. H. Morse's
today.
Prof and Mrs. Sawyer OF Washington,
d. C., arrived Friday and are guests at 81
w. Tew ksbury's. Prot. Sawyer is an in
structor in bibliology and ethical
sciences.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge and Miss Nora
Connolly expect TO attend the sum
ner school for teachers which opens a
.wo weeks session at Hyde Park next /
Monday.
Robert Putnam Of Hanover, n. H., ar /
lived Monday to spend few days with /
lis father, J. B. Putnam. For the past /
week he bad been camping in New Hamp- /
hire. Yesterday he accompanied his |
ather to visit at Alonzo Emery's in
Bethel.
Yesterday morning Sewell Whitcomb
rove up to the station with the Tewks-
ury delivery team to unload a trunk. The
orse suddenly started and he was thrown
ut, but sustained no injury other than a
adly sprsined wrist The horse ran across
be street and collided with the wagon OF
leorge Lane, overturning ii and empty
ng four cans OF milk into the street. The
orse driven by Wbitcomb circled round
nd round the other animal, which was
brown down and buried beneath both
ragons. When finally extricated, ii had
ASHAMED a fractured rib. Whitcomb's
agon was damaged somew hat and Lanes
onsidere bly,. TeWksbury adjusted the
'ss by trading horses with Lane.
A. L. Newton was one Of the American
ssm in the British four mile champion
alp race last week and while be did not
in it be gave good account Of himself,
eng the only American to finish, the
,rackajacksh all succumbing to the
fluence OF the British climate, which ]
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Eposition games the first OF the week,
stub" went rs an emergency man in the s
eepe chase, distance Of about one and
lree-iourtns miles, over fences, hurdles I
I'd water jump. He came in third only {
yards behind first man. Both his lead. I
c fell across the line exhausted. All three /
en- bettered the previous worlds record.
ewton will run his Marathon race today.
Last Monday A. J. Curtis received a Wis
from two gentlemen who represent I
me Of the largest wholesale oyster hous-
in the United States-Mr. Arthur Won c
yvenheim, who is book keeper for the
oriolk Oyster company Of Boston, large u
alers snd planters OF Providence River
ID Norfolk oysters, and MIR. Alfred Won
gvenheim, manager at w. j. Crosby & G
}. 8 OF Norfolk, Va, with branches at
ampton, Va, aud Savannah, Ga. At Nor il
TX, Va, this firm employs more thsn $50
gro oyster openers, who open about $50 l,
ousand gallons Of oysters each season, !,
incipally for the consumers in the west
\ states. Both gentlemen were very
ghly pleased with their visit to Vermont :
d were full OF praise OF the scenery and ?
mate and OF the people they have met
ring their stay here. 2
Friday there was bearing before Jus. Y
e Wtlliam II. Nichols OF two cases for
e nonpayment Of dog licenses. Nelson
own ana John Delaney were the de- r
ldants. Each paid a fine ~ SIS, the L
lount fixed by statute for such offences,
d costs, which amounted to s105s for
fancy and 1913 for Brown. Joseph \. '
own took the same medicine on Mon q
y. AL the parties claimed that they /
d disposed Of their dogs, but Ii being
er the first day OF April that claim did =.
I aid them. The law Is that II person :,
rbors ar unlicensed dog after the first :,
Y OF April, be is liable TO the fine. An
her thing that 1t would be well for
ople to understand is that when a pup y
becomes eight weeks old il is a dog, Il
d should be licensed or killed. There q
obablY are, and will be, a good many 81
hit weeks.old dogs that are unlicensed
the owners or keepers will be liable t.
| he slb fine for such, ana Il makes no ii
ference when the dog becomes of age. Ia
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