Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-06-27

Wv PtsAV uShalc contest OF Montpelier
seminary the 18th inst, aud also carried
on the second prize for boys offered To
The entire school for best work. He Was
graduated from the modern course after
only years study and took for his ora
ton well-carried discussion OF Cuba's
destiny. lie advanced the view that Gu
"a Is not ready for self government.
America must retain her control until
there comes new generation when pub
lie protection and public liberty can be
lntelligently controlled by the Cubans OF
broader and more comprehensive scope
OF mind. Until then, we are bound by
public oath TO set high standard for our
weaker nelghbors.
The staging has Just been removed
from the interior of Chandler Music hall,
which Is now In the hands OF the decora-
tors. The walls are wainscotted in red
birch finished TO satin smoothness and
above comes tremendously blending
tone OF yellow with a slight greenish
cast. Then to quite a height glows
warm rich crimson banded by stripe of
gold an inch In width, and succeeded by
delicate shades OF green that carry the
color scheme 10 a tasteful border which
meets the metal ceiling. The seats are al
ready here and are comfortable affairs OF
I finished maple having a hat-hold under
the folding bottom and footrests at the
back. The stage furnishings are being
looked after in New York, and by the
I first Of August the hall will undoubtedly
be ready for its dedication. In Bethany
Parish house, the work is also progress
ing, and in the dining room, twelve nice
hardwood tables await the first church
supper.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. Clark of Somer-
vile, Mass, Mrs. Clark's mother, Mrs.
/ w. A. Rhodes OF Everett, Mass, Mrs. NJ.
Jennie Evans and Roland Reynolds, a
musician staying at present in Bethel,
hired a team at the Gay livery stable
Tuesday, the 18th inst, 10 drive to Lake
Dunmore. They had surrey and the
span OF black horses lately bought by
Mr.. Gay of the W. II. Dubois estate.
Mr.. Reynolds handled the reins aud
showed the quality Of his horsemanship
by driving twenty miles over Rochester
mountain in thrse hours on one OF the
hottest days in the annals Of the summer.
At West Rochester, one OF the horses
gladly lay down and died, and the other
was in condition that made life hardly
worth living. A telephone message Civ
ing Mr.. Gay information regarding the
remnants of his team started him to
i Rochester the next morning and the up
shot of the matter was that the pleasure
party had the pleasure of paying good live
prices for the dead horse and its exhaust
ed mate, which was brought back to the
stable to recuperate if possible from the
trip.
Behold how great a m after little fire
kindleth has been forcibly illustrated
lately in a snake story worthy of bad at
tack of delirium tremens. Sexton X. A.
Smith, while digging in Southview GENE
terry, unearthed snake about two feet
long, which he Immediately dispatched,
but he didn't by any means dispatch the
story that in the mouths of several imagi-
native individuals grew into truly hair.
raising narrative. The circumstance and
the snake were both stretched until tie
latter became serpent OF almost incred.
ible dimensions that, coiled up asleep in
the cemetery, was mistaken by Mr.. Smith
for bushel basket. As he drew near To
investigate, the basket, according to re-
port, began to uneoil in rolls foot OF
more lin circumference and forkeo
tongue commenced to hiss unpleasant re
marks. Mr.. Smith, with more disore
ton than Eve, paused not, so goes The
tale, to parley about the apple crop, but
thought he heard somebody calling hin
i'm another direction and hastened away
This vivid yarn, founded on little two
foot snake, put out of its wriggling exis
tence a month ago, has been believed b!
good many people and kept them from
the cemetery, which is no more infested
with rattlers than Main street is.