Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-18

over sideways three nearly empty cars,
in one OF which Miss Whitney was seat
ed. No one Vas hurt, but some men on
a car platform had to leap out of the way.
The excursion train pulled onto a siding
and q flagman was sent ahead to stop the
Limited, " which was tagged and came to
a standstill and then started again ia
pass. The excursion train was long and
the rear cars hung onto the main line
/ tracks and were the cars which were run
/ into and turned over on their sides. Mrs.
Kate Maynard went Is far as St. Albans
on the excursion and stopped there TO see
her son, Frank.
At the Grange meeting Saturday night,
the lecturers program in charge Of Mrs.
/ c. r. Steele and Miss Lura Montgomery
consisted Of 9 vocal solo by Dorothy
\ Buck; charades which were we'll acted by
Mary Priest, Dorothy Buck, P. w. Con-
molly and Mitchell Rye; an interesting
and instructive talk on "How the Sweet
Potato is Grown" by Arthur M.
VauR han, who has a practical knowledge
OF the subject gained when be resided In
Maryland; and excellent selections by the
Grange Male quartet, who made decided
hit when, for an encore, they wheeled
about and sang with their backs to the
audience, wearing false faces on the backs
of their heads and four-in-hand ties ad.
justed to the back OF their collars and
hanging down over their negligee shirts.
A communication was received from
Northfeld grange inviting the members
Of West Randolph grange TO attend pic
mic to be held on the Dog River Valley
fair grounds, Saturday, Aug. 20. The
next meeting OF the Grange will be Aug.
"a, which is to be Children's night.
Stores closed, mills shut down, and
business generally was practically sus'
pended Tuesday that Bennington Battle
day might be properly observed. The
heavens, however, frowned on the out
door celebration planned by the Christian
Brot herhood and ii had to postpone the
grand basket picnic in Mari-Castle park
until the next day. Yesterday obligingly
proved fair and about 200 people packed
their baskets and repaired to the park,
here they lunched sumptuously and
made merry to their hearts content.
Three doughnut races were pulled OF and
were won by Loren Eldredge, Martin
Scott and Lawrence Stockwell, to each OF
whom was awarded q doughnut size or
two smaller than q cartwheel. Hugh
Claain, Harold Church and Robert
Thayer were tied In the 100-yard dash
and cut q melon between them. Hugh
Clafiin won in the high jump ct feet,
AZ inches, and q. r. Lamson in the
broad Jump, 10 which be covered over ~
feet. r. |. Claflin carried of the honors
in the trap shooting, breaking 5 out OF 10
birds, and Loren Eldredge made a record
in the peanut race. A ball game between
teams captained by Cyril Angel and
Hugh Clafiin was won by Captain An
CELLS aggregation with Q score of to 3.
Quoits were pitched also by the actively
disposed while others found pleasure In
watching the sports and listening TO the
music OF the Green Mountain band.
Elm Cottage Tennis Tournament
The Elm Cottage AlI-Comers' Doubles
Lawn Tennis tournament OF 1910 viii
open at 10 80 a. m. on Monday, August
29th. Entries must be made to Arthur
r. Hernandez or Charles n. Mccall at or
before $50 p. m. OF Saturday, August
27th. The entrance fee will be fifty cents
for each couple and both names must ac-
company each entry. There will be
prizes for the SINNERS of the tournament
and for the runners-up. The winners OF
the tournament will have the right to
play the present champions, Frederick II.
Harris and Alexander d. Marks, for the
championship and the possession OF the
championship cups for the ensuing year.
Whatever couple shall win the cups three
times shall have them as absolute proper
ty. The score for the cups is:-Harris
and Marks, 2.
The Elm Cottage All-Comers' Singles
Lawn Tennis tournament OF 1910 will
open on Tuesday, August 30th, il the
doubles tournament be sufficiently ad-
vance. Entries must be made to Arthur
r. Hernandez or Charles n. Mccall at or
before $50 p. m. Monday, August 2sth.
The entrance fee will be twenty-f
cents. There will be prize for the win
ner Of the tournament and one for the
runner-up. The winner OF the tourna-
ment will have the right to play the pres
ent champion. Frederick n. Harris, for
the championship and the possession OF
the championship cup for the ensuing
year. Whoever shall win the cup three
times shall have II as absolute property.
The score for the cup is;-Frederick II.
Harris, 2; Arthur L. Newton, !.
In both tournaments the best three sets
in ive will be played throughout.
The referee for the tournament will be
Charles n. Mccall
Camp Randolph, Hiqhuate Springs.