Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-26

o. j. Marcott had his right leg broken
| in two places below the knee about half
past seven Monday morning while he was
al work in the mill yard. he was moving
some logs with cant hook when a very
heavy one slipped from the pile suddenly
and rolled on to him. He was taken
home, and, his courage being so good, the
| fractures were reduced without the ad-
ministering of ether. Mr.. Mareott has
been in the lumber business for thirty
years, and this is the first time he has
been seriously hurt.
The baseball game between the newly
organized Salisbury mill team and the
town nine took place at Mccall park
Saturday afternoon in the presence OF a
large attendance. The ''old hosses" who
take pleasure in relating how they used
to line 'em out years ago lost their courage
as the time approached and, shuddering
at the prospect of resultant lameness that
would require a canthook to roll them
out OF bed, concluded to rest their laurels
on their past, leaving the town team to be
made up mostly of young fellows who
were quite outclassed by the Salisbury
| BOYS. The latter won, 26 to u. Griswold
and w. Goodhart were the Salisbury
battery, and Carpenter and J. Goodhart
otiieiated for the town team.
DR.. E. o. Blanchard and Willard Gay
went to Montpelier Saturday morning az
ter the doctors new automobile in WHICH
they rode back with a chauffeur, +. w.
Williams of Montpelier, who remained
here for a couple OF days to give instrue-
tions in the management OF the machine.
The auto is a handsome two scatter OF the
Rambler make, propelled by seven horse
power engine fed by gasolene. This is
the first automobile TO be owned in town
and 1t is not surprising that there is some
disturbance in equine circles, which Will
proba bly, cease after a short acquaintance
ship. Every precaution will be taken by
the operators not to brighten horses that
show nervousness. IL horses are left
hitehed, instead Of loose, while in town, il
viii be a measure of safety not only as to
the danger from automobiles, but from
any other sources Of sudden fright.
The ladies of the Christian church gave
a very delightful afternoon tea with the
pastors wife, Mrs. Fraser Metzger, at the
parsonage Saturday between the hours OF
3 and s. Apple blossoms adorned the
rooms and tine tables, with the exception
OF the cake table, which had yiolets for
decoration. The guests were met at the
door BY Misses Lena Kilburn and Helen
Blanchard, and greeted by Mrs. Metzger,
who was assisted in receiving by Mrs. y.
o. Blanchard, Mrs. A. +. Dean, Mrs. /. ).
Chase and Mrs. Julia Walsh. The pourers
we're Mrs. w. +. Edison, Mrs CT. Stevens,
Mrs. r. +. Emerson and Mrs. f, S. Tracy,
and the servers Misses Elizabeth Camp
bell, Alice Buck, Katherine Metzger and
Geneive Lamson. The candy table was in
charge Of Mrs. p. p. Lamson, Misses Mary
and Gail Lamson and Miss Annie Walsh,
while the sale of cake was conducted by
Misses Grace Lamson and Louise Hastings.
There large attendance and the en-
tire stock OF cake and candy was converted
into cash, the ladies realizing pront Of
s22.75.
The remains Of William Hutchinson
reached here Saturday afternoon from
Washington, ID. C., accompanied by his
son, William, and his daughter, Miss Alice,
and followed bv a long procession Of rel
atiyes and old friends and acquaintance
in Randolph, the body was borne - its
final resting place in the Hutchinson Gem
etery in the west part OF the town. Rev.
Homer White read the service at the grave,
and the bearers were the two brothers OF
the deceased, James and Lyman Hutehln-
son, and two brothers -in-law, A. b. Fish
and +. A, Hobart. The Washington Times
i'm ITS issue OF the 18th had an extended
notice OF Mr.. Hutchinson and fine cut OF
him. He had been for 43 years govern
ment clerk, and had filed nearly every
clerkship in the bureau. When Washing
ton was threatened by the Confederates in
in the early part OF the war he Joined the
home guard and was present at the bat
ties OF Bull Run, the fighting around
Alexandria and at Fort Stevens. Later,
with +. @. Thompson, he established the
SUNDAY Chronicle He was stricken at his
desk in the Pension office, and walked
home, declining to make the trip in car
rage. and refusing an escort, because, as
he said. il might "shoek the folks at
home, " one OF his daughters being in
delicate health. The funeral service was
held at the family home in Washington
Friday afternoon.