Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-27

James Lyons OF hOlyoke, MASS, claim.
ing to be seaman 20 years old; Harry
Adams of Brockton, Mass, protesting C
be % years old and shoemaker by trade,
and Michael Tracy, just plain Iaborer
from Lowell, Mass, we're picked up last
Thursday night in an intoxicated eondi.
tion and Iugged into the cooler. In
police court the next morning they plead
ed guilty TO first onense, and we're SEN
fenced to 20 days each in Orange county
Jail. Deputy Sheriff d. d. Howe gave
them q nice sleigh ride TO that popular
winter resort in Chelsea the same day.
Edward Lee, who has been living In
the Bryant house on Central street, was
taken to the hospital for the insane al
Waterbury Tuesday by A. Fl. Beedle.
Mr.. Lee has been unable to work for
some time and his mental condition has
given his friends increasing anxiety.
just the cause Of his trouble Is not
known but il is possible that a sun stroke
and blow on the head, both occur
rences Of some years ago, may contribute
to his present state. He is 81 years OF
age aud has wife and one small son.
Mrs. Lee, who was formerly Miss Fanny
Raymore, is employed at the Randolph
Inn.
A. NJ. Vaughan attended meeting of
the directors OF the Dog River Valley Fair
association in Mortified Friday, when
the premium list was taken up and several
changes made. One new class, No. 11IS,
was added and refers to pure bred and
Registered horses ith premiums the same
as in Class 20 OF the 1909 list, stations to
compete with and without stock. In
town teams, FIVE pairs oxen, premiums
were raised to $i5 and $3.50 and were
raised u on swine. The directors will
meet again Feb. 2 to revise the premium
list Of the poultry department. The date
OF the next fair has not been definitely
set but ii will probably be the week be-
fore the State fair, which is to open Sept.
20.
When in Beverly, Mass, a year ago, e.
W. Tewksbury told the CongI pastor
there, Rev. e. j. Byington, about the
union OF the COng'l and Christian
churches in Randolph, the Parish house,
Chandler Music ball. the bowling alley,
OF the Brotherhoods, young aud old,
Bethany Girls, the Knights Of King
Arthur and, in TACT, Of all the activities
OF church trying to serve the commun-
ity seven days in the week. At the same
time, he let Beverly understand that to
have all these departments move together
like clockwork, a mainspring like Kew.
Fraser Metzger Was absolutely essential.
Beverly heard and pondered evidently;
for it has Just raised $4,000 TO build and
equip Y. M. G. A. building to do for
Beverly what Bethany church is trying to
do fer Randolph.
As Gilman Gay was turning around on
School street Friday afternoon, boy
threw a SNOWFALL, which bit his horse in
the head. The startled animal jumped.
throw ing out the driver, who had man
aged to right the sleigh and was hanging
onto the horse in the hope OF preventing
runaway, when one rein broke and he
was left sitting in the road. The horse
sped up School street and at the corner OF
Main street collided with a telephone
pole, which freed ii from the sleigh. As
il rounded the corner the horse directed |
its course straight towards Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Wilson, who was passing the Kimball |
Public library but who, by waving her
umbrella, succeeded in aVerting perilous
encounter. The horse then ran to the
Gay livery stable and the only damage
was the broken rein and broken runner.
Frank l. Parsons had his left leg am
putated Sunday little below the knee to
prevent further hardening OF the arteries.
The surgeons were Drs. r. Q. Angel,
Il. w. Hayward and Q. l. Stewart, the
last named having care OF the case. Not
long ago Mr.. Parsons had the big toe of
his left foot removed for the same trou-
BILE, which was not checked, however, by
that operation and amputation OF the
whole foot and part Of the limb was
deemed necessary. The cut was dressed
yesterday and was found in excellent con-
dition. Mr.. Parsons son, Frank, came
from New York Friday, accompanied by
the elder daughter, Mrs. ]. q. Mann,
who bad landed in the city but a few
days before from Monte Cristi, San Do
mingo, and who will stay with her par
snts for the present. The son was
obliged to return to New York yesterday.
There was a good attendauce at the
Grange meeting Saturday evening, and
The program, in charge OF Miss Lettie
Bailey and Miss Alice Buck, proved de-
girls quartet was heard with pleasure in ,
an opening number, and Mrs. George Q.
Flint had a well-written psper, in which ,
iHt lOublutECu ~ 1IAAcI ApI WOE0tu ~ :
eave some Of their work undone rather
han to have no outside interests and to q
larrcw their lives down to the daily rou- 1
Inc of home tasks. There we're talks on
Forestry" by Homer w. Vail and A.
". Vaughan, a solo by Miss Dorothy :
Buck, selected reading BY Mrs. Fay J. :
3uraeli, piano solo by Miss Ala Esta-
,rook and q question box, whose excel
ent questions were very satisfactorily an
wered. Misses Buck and Bailey, as
listed by Mrs. c. r. Steele and Mrs. Ed.
L. Lawrence, served hot chocolate,
aitines and cookies for refreshments.
he program for the next meeting Feb.
2 win be arranged by Mrs c. s. Booth
nd Mrs. George W. Scott
The Grange Dramatic club has decided
o devote the fund il has on hand 10 the
urchnse Of 9 new town clock with illum-
mated face, TO be installed in the tower Of
be railroad station where Il can be read
" consulted from the square, to which
usiness Of some kind calls nearly every
ody ones q daT. The clock 10 Bethany
hurch tower is not % conveniently iocat
2 anu having no Illuminated face, can
Her no satisfactory information iu re-
ard 10 the time Of night beyond con
.ieufinuflV striking the hours The