Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-28

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The Blodgetts' auto-stage, driven BY
Jesse BIodgett, burst into flames Saturday
morning Is It climbed the South Main
street hill and created considerable excite
ment in that locality for few minutes
A passerby called Chauffeur Jesse's atten-
tion to the fact that be seemed to be go
ing up, like Elijah OF old, in chariot OF
fire, and be paused suddenly in his spec
tacuIar ascent. A bucket brigade OF citi-
zens was hastily formed and extinguished
the blaze, when it Was found that the
muller had broken and the oil caught
FIRE. Beyond the muffler and a little
scorched woodwork, no damage Was
done.
The Christian Brotherhood met Mon
day night to reorganize for its third sea-
son end effected its purpose by electing
J. B. Adams, president; Homer Bell, vice
president; j. G. Sherburne, secretary; A.
4. Bass, treasurer, and j.. w. Raymond,
auditor. Eighty members sat down to
the banquet and tasted With hearty relish
the viands and the social pleasure OF the
reunion. The total membership Is now
156, these nine new members having been
received Monday night;-Alonzo Emery,
Claude Farr, DR.. Il. H. Hayward. DR.. h.
w. Holden, r. NJ. Wood, z. w. Allen,
Harold Hodges, Clarence Webster and w.
F. Blood.
Mrs. E. N. Rising, w. r. g. depart
ment president, Mrs. Eugene Holman,
department secretary, Mrs. Lucinda
Cleveland, department treasurer, Mrs. +.
Q. Terry, president OF the local corps,
Mrs. Alfred Eaton, Mrs. ]. ID. Laport,
Mrs. H. V. Fletcher, Mrs. James Cass,
Mrs. F. A. Bruce, Mrs. c. ID. Sanborn,
Mrs. S. 5. Whitcomb, Mrs. A. E. Dean,
Mrs. 1. s. Chase. Mrs. .. s. Chamberlain,
Mrs. r. Fl. Ketchum, Mrs. ]. d. Williams
and Mrs. Charlotte Luce attended the dis
trict meeting OF the order In South Roy
alton last Thursday. Mrs. Cleveland in
spected the corps in Tunbridge Friday,
that of Brookfield Saturday, and the
corps of Essex Junction and Burlington
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A stranger who claimed to be Edward
Hall OF Taftsville was wandering around
the village last week in rather an intoxi-
Gated condition that did not, however, at
tract police attention until be applied to
Chief r. II. Ketchum for q nights iodg-
ing. He then expressed an opinion that
the restraint Of jail life for time might
prove beneficial in his case, and Mr..
Ketchum assured him that there would be
no difficulty in his procuring whole
some course OF 80 days II he had ever
been arrested for drunkenness before. The
man said he had aud 80, upon arrest,
pleaded guilty to second offence and
was sentenced to 80 days in Chelsea jail,
10 which he was committed last Thursday
49, ra,ufr QhariN n ID HIVE.
At Keene, N. H., Friday night, Oct. %,
in the aFmory, Young Gotch met kIitz
Hanson of Worcester, the worlds welter-
weight champion, in handicap wrestling
match. On account OF Hanson's weight
OF 1866 pounds he agreed to throw Gotch,
who weighed las, twice In an hour or
forfeit the match, and Gotch was to be
awarded the match II he secured one fall.
Neither got a fall in the hour and the
match went to Gotch, who was on the
offensive almost all the time. The bout
was catch-as-catch-can Gotch chal-
IenQed Hanson for the title OF worlds
champion welterweight at la6 pounds,
the match to take place In Keene IN four
weeks. 1t was also announced that
Gotch challenged any wrestler in the
world at 1888 pounds, cateh-as-catch-can.
c. w. A. Putnam was in Montpelier
last Thursday to attend the funeral OF his
dauR hter-in-Iaw, Mrs. George K. Put
nam, " no died at the Fanny Allen hospi-
tai in Winooski, Oct. 10. A special car
provided BY the Central Vermont Railway
company took the remains and the &C
companying friends from Burlington to
Montpelier, and the service of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church was read at the
late residence of the deceased. The sery-
ice, which was largely attended, was in
charge Of Col. o. ID. Clark and Hon. J. A.
DeBoer of Montpelier, and profusion OF
the most beautiful flowers covered the
white casket and were banked around ii.
Much sympathy is felt In Randolph, his
old home, for Mr.. Putnam and his young
son and daughter, in their great bereaye-
ment. y
A Play That 10 Alive.
Henry B. Harris production of "The
Travelling Salesman" by James Forbes,
will be the Offering at the Chandler
Music hall Tuesday evening, Nov. 2. II
has recently completed q run Of four
months at the Park theatre, Boston, and
six months at the Illinois theatre in Chi
cago after an entire seasons engagement
at the Gaiety theatre iD New York.
For his theme and central figure Mr..
Forbes has taken that great American
type, the commercial traveller, and his
development and characterize
ton Is said to be stamped with an amaz-
ing candor and frankness. Cut and dried
rules for playwriting are said to have
been cast aside and he has proceeded on
the belief that the thoughts Of the aver
age man, bis deeds and emotions form
pretty fair basis for play.
It Is a story that IL alive and walking
m and down the streets Of every Ameri-
can city, and II has been told from the
inside in aThe Travelling Salesman" BY /
the characters most concerned, In fonr
acts of plain American vernacular aud
lines as forcoful as mental sledge ham
mers 10 drive deep the thought and !
story.
James Forbes, who FIRST attracted atten-
ton with bis comedy, "The Chorus