Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-16

S.oA AubStSeb. 6n6 was porn IN PERKINS
vile, Dec. l, 1874, but from the time OF
ner marriage in 1866 her home had been
in Springfield.
1t is rumored that several landowners
around Berlin pond. who object to the
idea that Montpelier eau control the
pond from which the city receives its wa
ter supply, are furnishing the money
Tor Kimball w. Morse OF Barre to defend
himself in the suit brought against him
BY Montpelier for bathing in that pond.
Tue case will go TO the October term of
the supreme court on an agreed statement
OF facts and will be in the nature OF a test
case. The notoriety occasioned by this
particular bath OF Mr.. Morse is not due
to any natural or hydrophobic dread of
water on his part but rather to the lack
OF seclusion in the location Of his tub. It
Is not understood to be Mr.. Morse's first
and last bath, but it is the one that made
him famous.
Julius D. Laport has presented Kim
ball Public library an interesting and
quite rare book, two volumes in one, en-
titled, "a Narrative of the Voyages round
the World Performed by Captain James
Cook with an account of His Life during
the Previous and Intervening Periods, /"
by A. Kippis, d. d., F. r. s. and s. A.
The narrative was written. or at least
completed, in 17ss and dedicated to the
King of England, George III. The
present volume was printed in Boston in
1880, and contains a portrait OF Captain
Cook, who was among the first who
sailed around the world and thus demon
strated it's rntundity. This book is Just
now q timely as well as valuable addition
to the library when another man and ex-
plorer by the name of Cook has lately re-
ported his discovery of the North Pole.
Mrs. w. +. Lamson. Mrs. Theron G.
Brooks and daughter, Hester, Mrs. Julia
Walsh, Mrs. c. B. Hollis and Mrs. +. q.
/ Ham started last Thursday to drive to II.
II. Paige's place Oh the Rochester road to
attend a meeting of Bethany guild. As
they were passing along Pleasant street,
Mrs. LAmson ratified the whip in the
socket and the horse, starting quickly,
b roke one tug. That mishap rightened
/ the animal seriously and it ran, over
turning the carriage and throwing all six
OF the occupants out. The little girl,
Hester, escaped unhurt, but the others
were bruised and shaken and Mrs. Lam
son was struck across the nose and face
/ by the iron OF the carriage top and had
her right shoulder and arm wrenched
while Mrs. Hollis had one elbow so badly
injured as to necessitate baDdaRing. The
horse ran into the yard of the Nen livery
stable and when caught was evidently
suffering from extreme fright.
"RaEdolph, says the st. Adams Mes
senger, "hss brought out novel and in
genious way of raising money for some
/ local charity on the streets on a given day
without resorting to the tag day scheme
with its often Objectionable possibilities.
Randolph owners OF automobiles place
their cars at the service of a committee
I for the day and the cars are then en-
/ ployed in taking parties for rides about
the village and adjoining country at a
4 fixed tariff. The trips are long enough to
be enjoyable and short enough to be
many, the owners of the cars act as their
own chsuffeurs or hire someone to drive
for them, the money goes to the charity,
and many people of small means that
want to give something and have little to
give, find an opportunity to do good with
their widows mite and at the same time
enjoy the luxury OF an automobile ride,
for the first time in their experience"
The new iron bridge spanning Aver
brook on Forest street is in place and in
about three weeks more, when its rein
forced cement concrete flooring shall have
had time to dry thoroughly, it Will be
open to public travel. It has been built
according to Longfellow's advice to build
ers, "strong and sure, on firm and am
pie base" and it is confidently believed
that it will not be washed out again in
this generation. In the memory OF one
citizen it has been carried on by spring
freshets three times certainly and he rath
er thinks four. Great pains has beer
taken with the abutments, which have
been carried five feet into the bank on th'
north side OF the stream and some 40 fee
on the south side. Between the abut
ments there is clear opening of 63 fee
that ought to give a wide enough passage
way for the raging waters Of the brook a
! high food. Piles have been driven dowI
to a depth that should prevent future
trouble from quicksand and altogether al
unquestionably good piece Of bridg'
work has been done at a cost approaching
$4,000.