Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-10-13
EAr MEMS CONVENTION.
Heavy Weights Have Happy Hours
at Hsie's 7ostelry.


Hale,s Tavern. Wells River, last Sat
urday. The attendance. though few.
was large. Field sports. a business
meeting, reception and TO wind up 9
grand banquet spread made up jolly
day for men naturally inclined that
way.
The club was formed last November,
when jerome f. Hale (252) discovered
that the 10 men sitting round the great
open fire In his cosy hotel each weigh
ed more than 200 pounds. This was
made the minimum OF club weight.
The club now has more than 100 mem
bers.
All sorts of .'grindsr and Jokes were
perpetrated TO raise laugh at each
others expense.
c. X. Manning Gao devised a tin
loving cup, 2 feet high, with three
! handles and an appropriate inscrip-
ton. for presentation TO Landlord Hale
(2o7). Mr. Hale had built OF tin q
mammoth champion cribbage players
belt. with stout copper wire buckle
for Scott Fellows (23s).
A s Bacon (20j) brought a cigar =
feet long for Pres. Wilkie (262), who
Is chiefly famous In connection with
cigars. and Albert G. Manson (20D
presented Mr.. Wilkie with a huge sur
cingle, leather, foot wide, and web
bling outside Of that-in the shape OF a
cartridge belt loaded with his own
brand Of cigars.
At ii the sports were begun on the
green behind the tavern. Few OF the
TAT men had arrived and all had enter
ed for each event they took turns at
being referee.
Mr. Hale (207) won the potato race,
none Of his opponents being able to
see the potatoes when they 90, over
them.
Three men fell in this race. and one,
r y. Dignac (S71), the fat hackman
OF franklin Falls, \. H., was unable 70
get up again before The race was finish
ed
David Wllkie (265) won the 100
yard dash easily lie had only one OPP
p onent and beat him By yards.
G. H. Manning (2i0) won the nut
contest. and b. NJ. Went
worth the high kick. Mr.. Wentworth
stands feet inches and weighs 2i7.
and kicks Mill l-2 in. without TAX
ing his hands from his pockets.
The wheelbarrow race was 4 handi.
cap, weight for age, and j. +. Hale /
(207) won. wheeling c. X. Manning
(2l0). His only opponent spilled his
rider and was distanced.
A tug-ot-war was arranged between I
.eams captained by Wentworth (2I9
and Wilkie (2621 The contest was n +
iraw. the rope breaking under the
pull.
The bulk OF the club came on the
afternoon trains and the record was
begun, every member
in on his arrival. The rec
lrd was -
Nm. Kicker, Woo !sville, n. II. 223
!. II. Ballard, Montpelier, VT, 30
|. q. Rollins, Newbury, IT., pa
!. n. Eastman, Groton, Vt, 21s
Nm. Mclaughlin, st. Johnsbury, Vt, 2ls
!. X. Gignae, Franklin Falls, n. H., 377
!. w. Bailey, ewbury, VI, 25i
!. w. Mclaughlin, st. Johnsbury, Vt, PTS
/. w, Hastings, ST. Johnsbury, Vt, 2l3
!. w. Mitchell. Richford, VT, 2l6
. Il. Harris, East Burke, Vt. 202
!. +. Clifford, Essex Junction. 2t7I
K, Plummer, Brattleboro, 2l5
erome t. Hale, Wells River, VT, 207
}. $. Fulton, Newbury, VT, 2I0
!. b. Watson, Portland, 2l5l
|. +. Parker, Bradford, VT. 2IS
!. NJ. Wentworth, Somersworth, n. II. on
!. ). Bacon, Boston, M /.
avid Wilkie, Boston, 90
/. X. Manning, Worcester, Mass. pa
|. I. Baldwin, Wells River. 2n3 !
. A. Holt, South Ryegate. Vt, 267
. 3. Chase, Lyndon Centre, VT, POI /
+. Shirley, Boston, on
rank b. Sibley, Boston, 20t
|. A. Leslie, Boston, 9gi 3
l.. Hayes, Wells River, 9f9
+. a. Gilman, Franklin Falls, n. H., 20s
". Kicker, Cotton, VT, 30
d. Carpenter, Wells River, Vt. 3oo !,
!. ). Edison, Lebanon, N. H., Of / +
+. Manson, Boston, 20e &
I. Doe, Woodsyi!le. SS5 Z,
sott Fellows, Wells River, 23oI
AZ the business meeting, officers
ere elected, constitution adopted
ld summer meeting Tor next wear -,
greed upon II
The banquet was surfeit of GOOD q
Ilngs, seasoned with tun. Landlord al
ale provided an escalloped table 4,
hose edges were adapted 10 the
'proach OF fat men. Apples of enor-
Gus size ornamented the board ana n
lllng dinner various fat mems net
shes We're served.
President Wilkie acted as toast. r.
aster. Horace w. Bailey told the s.
abs history in a witty way. other e.
sponses were made by DR. :. N