Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09

Auto Day Great Success
Auto day for the benent Of the sanato-
rum Aid society proved q brilliant. sue
cess Friday. not only in the amsnnt Of
the receipts, which reached the handsome
figure OF s150.30, but in the amount Of
pleasure derived from the rides by some
800 people, a few OF whom had their first
experiences 10 motor travelling on this oc-
casion.
The crowd collected promptly at the
the Gag marked station in front Of the
residences Of Willard Gay and A. E. Bass
at o'clock in the afternoon and from
that hour until nearly 8 o'clock, nine
cars we're kept going constantly in all di-
rections. The day Was simply perfect as
to weather. the roads were in good condi-
tion and not an accident occurred beyond
the violent death Of one chicken that. be-
ing q normal member of the hen family,
could not refrain, OF course, from cross
ing the track OF q gasolene monster. It
paid the penalty of fatal rashness but, to
all appearances, did not thereby become a
lird of paradise.
ALI the cars we're in their best running
mood and only one came to grief; that
was DR.. J. P. Gifiord's, which, with al
most human fra;lty, lost its powers of To-
comotion in West Braintree and spent the
greater part OF the afternoon in the black
smith shop of that place trying to re-
cover.
E. 7. Salisbury hired his own car OF
the Sanatorium Aid for the first two
hours and took out in relays OF four as
many as possible of the employees of Sails
bury Brothers. factory. Then his auto
went into the general service with those
of DR.. E. o. Blanchard, William Skinner
of Royalton, L. B. johnson, P. P. Lam.
son, II. A. Leonard, DR.. q. w. Sect, F.
q. w. Hayward and Clarence Webb Of
East Granville, who made an average Of
eight trips apiece, covering so miles OF
more. Time and gasolene were cheer.
fully contributed to the cause, and the
cordial response of the auto owners to the
request for loan of themselves and theil
machines is thoroughly appreciated By
the Aid society.
The whole affair was admirably man
aged and, though three or four more
autos could have been used to advantage
the cars in commission succeeded in Civ
ing every body ride over the route de
sired, and waiting, as we'll as riding, il
good company had its pleasures. A. e
Bass and Rev. Fraser Metzger filed mos
satisfactorily the difficult positions of ex
cursion managers and car despatchers
while Prin. E. g. Ham attended to thu
ticket Office.
H. A. Leonard hired q big touring ca
to take the place Of his small runabou
and also hired c. s. Booth to operate it
Mrs. NJ. e. Harrington came up from
Bethel in her auto and left the generou
gift of $40 in the cash box of the aut'
station. Grants drug store devoted tn
entire proceeds of its ice cream and sod
water sales during the afternoon to tn
auto fund and turned over to the Aid 30
ciety the sum OF fl7.
Not far from O'Clock six big TOURING
cars, chartered for the purpose by Mrs
} John Abbott and Mrs. Charles g. Du
Bots, conveyed party Of 80 to Sanfor'
farm, q glorious ride to q beautiful spo
on the height of land from which are Wis
ible on clear day so peaks OF clustering
hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. Abbott AM
Mr.. and Mrs H. P. Sanford were out l.
, greet the approaching guests, and for 81
, hour or two q most delightful time wa
,, spent at this picturesque. summer home
The house, q harmonious enlargement G
, the old Sanford farmhouse, preserves tn
original style of architecture and adapt
. II to the broader plans OF present cor
: struction. A hospitsbIe blaze burned i
the deep Fireplace of the big living ROOF
and here were waiting coffee, tea, punch
, toasted biscuits, cakes, candy and cigar
to refresh the travellers, who, after thei
, swift climb OF long hills, could almo'
fancy themselves q crowd of Glide
tourists to Mt. Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Mann an
Mrs. Mann's two sisters, the Miss