Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
East Randolph.

Mrs. $. R. Waldo is quite ill.,
Mr.. R. Holden is able to be on the street
again.
| A. G. Osgood and wife have daughter,
born March 9Th.
Mr.. Hovey, Mrs. SpilIer and Mrs. John
Rogers are among the sick ones.
Mrs. John Blaisdell has been under DR..
Russlow's care for week or more.
A pleasant sociable was given by Mr.and
Mrs. A. w. Emery. Friday evening.
\ The local Crusade Band OF East RAN
dolph are at West Braintree holding meet
ings.
/ c. L. PearsoDs OF Springfield, Mass,
came Friday, to occupy his hotel here,
which it is understood will soon be opened
to the public.
\ The friends of Rev. Mr.. Farr passed
pleasant afternoon and evening at the par.
sonage Wednesday the occasion being the
annual donation visit.
Charles and Arthur Robinson went to
Northfield last week to attend the funeral
OF brother OF the former, Geo. Robinson,
who died at his home in Faribault, MINI.
Mrs. Howard Smith, aged 50, died last
week Monday, and her funeral occurred
the following Wednesday. She and her
husband, the late w. H. Smith, tho resi-
dents Of Brookfield, were long and favor
ably known here, being connected with
the Baptist church for many years. OF
their five children who lived to adult age,
only one remains, Mrs. Emily Jennes, " no
has devoted many years to the care OF her
parents in their declining years.
The small building known as Fielding's
shop and owned by John Sullivan, was
I'm los NNcdnocdou II Wo ed
by Volney Allard as q shop for shaving |
scythe snath timber, and stood only few |
feet from the Penny shop, which was
saved only by lively work and good for |
tune. This little building once stood near
what is now Camps hall, and has been /
put to a variety OF uses in its day. from an |
editors sanctum to a hen house. 1t was
the home OF the Vermont Lunsinary,pub-
lished by Edward B. Rollins about the
year 1890 and was devoted to anti Mason
nv. 1t has also been used as law Office,
harness shop, cooper's shop, blacksmith |
shop, hennery and scythe snath shop. Its |
history runs back to the 'spalmy days" OF
East Randolph when it was the principal
village in town and the seat OF a variety |
OF industries. The following are recalled,
though doubtless the list is not complete: |
a gristmill, two sawmills,a Hnseed oil mill |
potash factory, two saddleries, two starch /
factories, three general stores, two hotels,
a cabinet shop, carding mill, cooper
shop, tailor, a halter, two shoemakers, a
tannery, fuller, two blacksmith shops,
made In addition to ordinary work, two
wheelwright shops and one or two dis
tilIeries (stills), which probably furnished
a part OF the "motive power" for running
the above. The place was then connected
with Boston," not only by stage line
but by a line OF four-h horse teams, doing |
large freighting business for the territory |
centering here. But the railroad went by
US sson the other side" The Western fever
swept us off, and more alluring FIELDS nave
enticed our young men till we are "6ut
shadow Of our former greatness" a EN-.
grafton to the West during the hities
amounted to an exodus and East Ran
doiph, Wis, and other Western towns
were built up at the loss OF many Of our
best and most enterprising citizens. Ofall
the above named enterprises only one re-
mains. which is carried on by the original
proprietor. Sanford Banister still sits on
his bench and phys his awl and 'waxed-
end" During all these years he has maze
boots and shoes in esgood old -ias hioned
way. Perhaps his work day is Just as
relieble as it was years ago, when ne re-
marked to customer as he handed out
pair OF "cow hides,u "There," said he, lis
the best pair OF boots God ever made"
But let it not be understood that East
Randolph is entirely among the things
that were, New blood and new enterprise
have come in and the place is more than
holding its own. In common with other
pretty Vermont villages it is attracting at
tention as a summer resort Wien It's
naples are in leaf it Is the prettiest street
in town. 1t is situated in one OF the lowell
est and most fertile valleys in the state. "
is safe to say that II Gov. Paine had lived
anywhere except in the Dog River valiey,
way. in which case our big sister over the
hilI might still have been simply Slab
1itv and we might now be wanting the
awhole town. il not the earth.
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