Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-29

! And its waiting SIX feet high, SIR,
All your shoyeng strength 70 feel
E.A Thomas went Tuesday to visit the
New York markets.
ID. II. Morse, as district deputy, has this
week been organizing oranges in the
western part OF the state.
4 Mrs. w. w. Morton is spending two
weeks in Boston with her mother, Mrs. f..
l.. Brooks, and her sister, Mrs. Dewitt
/ Webb.
Thirteen new members were initiated
into the grange Saturday evening, and at
the next meeting, Feb. 14th, the third and
fourth degrees win be conferred, followed
by banquet.
Miss Vienna Butler, who is just recover
ing from five months illness due to ty-
phOid fever, was bic Monday to leave e.
d. Hoods, where she was taken sick, and,
accompanied by her mother, return to her
home in Duxbury
Mrs. A. +. Kendrick, who is spending
the winter at the Mortified House in
Mortified, was in the village Friday and
Saturday on matters OF business. The
family will not return TO Randolph to re-
open the house on South Main street until
sometime IN March.
/ Part of the officers Of the Rebekah lodge
were installed Friday evening by the dis
trict deputy. Mrs. VIM. ii. kenney, as
sisted by the deputy grand marshal, Mrs.
I +. A. Dunn. Refreshments were served
and the remainder OF the evening devoted
I To a business session.
! In a recent letter to the St. Adams Mes
senger. A. j. Croft, a prominent resident
/ OF Enos burgh Falls, contrasts Vermont
hotels with those OF license states. lie
/ SAYS "a little matter OF business called
me to Palmer, Mass, lately. On the way
/ a stop OF one day and night was made at
Randolph, at the Red Lion Inn. i could
not help but notice the cleanliness OF the
office, the modern equipments and fur
nishings, the clean linen, the sumptuous
/ bill OF fare, the cosy home-like comfort
that pervades even the atmosphere. Upon
arriving in Palmer an entirely different
] condition OF hotel affairs confronted us.
/ Two dingy looking structures hang out
/ the sign OF hotels either OF which Is unin-
yiting in outward appearance, cold and
decidedly repulsive in internal make up.
The office floor bare OF paint, fire nearly
out. seedy looking porter, and big, fat
bartender with a good stih atmosphere
OF poor whiskey, beer and ale-these are
the furnishings OF the hotels in the small
towns and cities under the license sys-
tenn
Governor Mccullough has recognized
the efficiency OF Randolph's road commits
sioner, j. b. Wells, by appointing him as
one OF the delegates from Vermont to the
international conference of American
Road Makers to be held at Detroit Febru-
airy 10 and IA. The other delegates are J !.
o. Sanford OF Stamford, Prof. j. w.
Votey of Burlington, G. b. Roberts OF
Montpelier and r. NJ. Moulton OF YER
gennes. Mr.. Wells is probably the most
experienced road commissioners IN the
state, having served continuously in that
capacity for the last ten years, and the
pleasure OF our city visitors IN the beaut-
ful drives of Randolph is due almost as
much to his excellent work as to the
charming scenery, which they might fail
to appreciate fully in iolting over rough
and uncomfortable highways. During
his long term of Office he has built l4lO
rods of stone road at a cost Of about $500,
gravelled 1850 rods at cost of $500, eX-
pended 500 in filling, cutting and grad
ing, $500 in building sluices and for tile,
and has kept the winter roads open, man
aging withal never to exceed his town and
state appropriations.
Quite an exciting runaway occurred last
Thursday afternoon in the Square through
William Bass leaving his horse unhitched
and standing back to the railroad track
while he went into the Union Clothing
company's store next 10 the bank. Dur
ing his absence the afternoon mail train
rushed in with a shrek and a rumble, and
the horse, without stopping TO give the
matter sober second thought. set on
down the sidewalk at a marvellous gait.
The walk at that time Of the day IS always
more than usually crowded, and at the
sight OF the furious charger advancing
like a whirlwind people began 10 run TO
cover like frightened chickens in thun-
der storm. At the junction OF Main and
Pleasant streets the animal was checked
in ITS mad career by tumble. On reach
ing its feet, il dashed up Pleasant street
but fell again, and when the pursuers IN
full cry after il reached the scene, the
horse was sitting on its launches with its
forefeet firmly planted, and an expression
on which made il seem just as well that
the beast has not the gift OF articulation.
No one was injured, the horse was unhurt
and the sleigh was not much damaged.