Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-14

Martin, on the shore OF Lake Champlain
at Milton.
Recent arrivals at Forrest Southard' 3
are Mrs. William Burgess, Mrs. +. n.
| Collins, Miss Elizabeth Collins, Mrs. Alice
/ L. Wilson, Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Ruth
/ Wilson, Miss Mary Kiley, all of Lynn,
/ Mass; Miss Maud Martin OF Providence,
| r. l., and Miss Winnifred Munroe OF
Reading, Mass.
| DIR. Blanchard of Randolph drove his
automobile through town last Thursday,
creating considerable havoc among the
unsophisticated equines of this neighbor-
hood. q. III. Upper was driving his ordi-
narily staid beast near the bank when the
machine came upon the scene. In a trice
the horse wblrled around ana in some way
! broke the shafts. The team of z. p
Wynn, in which were two ladies, was
tipped over, but no serious injury DONE
No blame is attached to Or. Blanchard as
he drove with all the care conceivable.
Among the out-of-town people who
attended the funeral OF Mrs. Edison
Emery last Thursday were Deacon Jasper
Lyman OF Nashua, n H., Mrs. Hsttie
Gay Bradbury of Bellows Falls. Mrs.
John Clifford of East Bethel, Mrs. Chas.
Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Waldo, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Clifford of East RAN
dolph, Mr.. and Mrs. John Goodrich OF
Royalton, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Damon
and Charles Briggs of Randolph, Mr..
and Mrs. Austin Emery OF St. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Whitcomb OF
Gaysyille.
Cong'l church: Rev. Z. Grant Houston.
who is to deliver a lecture at the church
Friday evening of this week at 1880. is
from Kansas. He comes well recommend
ed by press and people OF Vermont where
he has lectured. He shows some 20 odd
eurios illustrating his subject, "Pales-
tine The audience will have opportu-
nifty to examine the same after the lecture
Mrs. X. Nj. Chase win render 'sThe Holy
City and 1.-The Light Beyond during the
evening. Next Sunday at the morning
service Mrs. Chase win render the solo.
"Come Unto Me- at the evening service
the solo Will be "Angel Eyes"
G. E. Clatiin, manager of the White
River railroad, has two large tents erected
at the foot OF Merriman mountain, known
as Camp Nipper, in Rochester, where his
family will make headquarters for the
next two months. Prof. II. j. Merriman,
the famous prestidigItator. with his wife
and daughter, Lizzie, and his assistant.
Master Floyd, from Connecticut and
Mrs. T.. S. Wright and daughter, Jennie,
from Natick, Mass, will be his guests
the coming two weeks. Mrs. Merriman
and Mrs. Wright were natives OF Ham
cock, being well known as Addie Claflin
and Zelia Robbins. Mr.. Merriman is
well known as one of the finest vaudeville
entertainers and ii is expected that
Spirits will be present nightly at Camp
Nipper.
The e. B. Ellis Granite company re-
ceived last week five carloads of machinery
for use in its quarry. The list includes
a 300 horsepower Westinghouse compound
engine, 1000-light dynamo, two fnger- |
soil and Sargent air compressors, CAPABLE
of 1900 cubic feet OF air per minute these |
are to run the pneumatic drills), four
steam boilers, two OF which are high pres |
sure and OF 125- and 100 horsepower. re- |
spectiyely, and two of which are low pres |
sure Of 60-horsepower each, three big |
steam pumps and miscellaneous lot OF |
tools and appliances. Mr.. Ellis bought |
the entire outfit OF bankrupt contracting |
firm that had been installing a water sys- |
tenn at Weston, Mass. The outfit is nearly 1
new and Mr.. Ellis obtained it at a small |
fraction OF the original cost. The idea Is /
that the entire plant of the Ellis company |
at Bethel will eventually be run by cleo I
tricity.
South bound freight train, No. 90. met
with a serious mishap in Chase cut |
about noon Saturday. delaying traffic
for about twelve hours. The explanation /
given OF the cause of the accident is that /
the air pipes operating the brakes burst.
letting in air and setting the brakes. |
Only the forward portion of the train
was connected for operating the brakes
and the sudden application OF the brakes
on the forward portion stopped this part
almost Immediately, while the rear por-
tion, carried by its heavy momentum.
crashed into the forward Three cars were
completely ruined. The fourth car. a
Pere and Marquette car, was driven into
the bank and it was thought best to try
to save this car. II no efforts had been
made to save this car, it is probable that
the track would have been cleared in
five hours, but efforts to place it on its
trucks were unsuccessful for some time
and 1t was after midnight when the
track was finally clear. In the meantime
two heavily loaded passenger trains were
waiting at Bethel station, filled with
summer travellers mainly, leaving for an
points north and west. The smashed
cars were loaded v 18th leather and general