Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-21
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Mrs. Ruth Chadwick spent Sunday with
friends.
George Deyette was in town the first OF
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Eastman were In
town over Sunday.
Miss Nellie Rogers of Bethel spent Sat.
urday with Mrs. o. C. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ordway of Woodstock
visited Mrs. ID. Fl. Newton recently.
Captain and Mrs. F. B. Langston arrived
at their farm on Tuesday Of last week.
Miss Emma Chsmberlin OF Windsor,
Conn.,, is at her fathers for the summer.
The Silver Lake House is now filled
with summer guests, every room being
occupied.
The Y. P. @. U. topic for next time will
be ssThe Greatness OF Jesus" Leader,
John Noonan.
George Guernsey was quite badly hurt
last Friday by the falling Of heavy trunk
which be was handling.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. F. Simmons aud son,
Clarence, OF Woodstock spent few days
at the Silver Lake House last week.
]. Fl. Ward had the misfortune TO
wrench bis back while taking can OF
milk from his wagon one morning.
Rev. w. NJ. Newton, principal OF Mont
pelisr seminary, has been spending a
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. >.
ID. Newton.
DR.. and Mrs. W. z. Lilley took their
youngest child, Ivan, to Hanover. n. H.,
Saturday for the purpose of having his
eyes operated upon.
An Eoworth League has lately been
formed at the NJ. Z. church and the in
stallation OF officers occurred on Monday
evening OF last week.
Joseph Ellison OF Ludlow called on w.
G. Danforth Saturday. MI Ellison drives
pair of fine large grey mares, team
many farmer would covet.
IL is not true that DR.. Lilley is running
the Uncle Tom Perkins sleigh this sum-
mer. There is no snow at all in North
Barnard and 1t must be poor on other
roade.
Mr.. Cook of Claremont Junction, N. H.,
who last week commenced work for John
Jewett, suddenly concluded that farming
wasn't his vocation aud lost no time in
taking the footman's train to Bethel.
An interesting lecture was delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Reeder of Rochester at the NJ. 4.
church on the evening OF the 18th, his
subject being "On to Washington" More
people should have been benefited by IL.
School In No. II closed July LIST. Num-
Der OF pupils, IS. Average attendance,
IA 81. Harley Dewolfe, Albert George,
Eta George, Reuben George, Arthur
Sawyer, Florence Sawyer, Bessie Wheeler
and Flora Cady had no absent marks.
Dora and Beatrice Cady were absent three
days each.
LILLIAN E. BACHELOR, Teacher.
Among the late arrivals at the Silver
Lake House Is an old sea captain, L. w.
Brown OF Newburypor., Mass, who was
one OF the expert witnesses In the Thorn
as NJ. Bran case In Boston. IL Is inter- |
esting as well as amusing to hear Mr.. |
Brown relate his sea adventures, also |
those OF his wife who was with her hus-
band upon the waters nine years.
The prize-speaking contest which oc.
CURED on Friday evening was not so |
largely attended as It should have been,
but those who were present enjoyed O |
rare treat. The speaking was OF high |
order, each contestsnt rendering his or |
her part In q manner creditable to them |
selves and most pleasing to their listen
ers. The prizes were awarded to Miss |
Pauline Read of Bethel and LETTERS Rich
ardson of Woodbridge, but honorary |
should be given each contestant.
z. j. Woodbury. and II. s. Snow from
Montpelier visited the Bradlaugh stables
last week. Mr.. Woodbury. owns cream
cry and in looking ours over said 1t was
first class. he seemed surprised /
that the firm could afford to pay the price
Il has as butter has been very low all sum-
mer. Woodbury. and Snow report the |
largest hay crop in Washington county |
known for many years, and most of 1t was |
gathered In prime order. But the ques-
lion is, where Is the stock coming from to
such quantityf
oLD-TIME BARNARD H0RsEMEN.
The first trainer OF trotting horse that
we have any account of was Zeb Twitchell,
more than 50years ago. The writer can well
recollect the horse, W hich was an awkward
black colt that Mr.. Twitchell bought of
James Walker, who lived in the west part
)f the town. II was when Mr.. Twitchell
Kept the botel now called the Silver Lake
House. he had a cart made that was then
considered light but would now be called
IN ungainly vehicle. His training ground
was then the Danforth road, now called
he Reagan fat-a straight level OF an
Eighth OF a mile. This piece of highway
s part of the north road from Barnard to
Bethel and is the longest level road In the
whole town. Here Zeb went with his
'rotter about every day, followed by a
ew men and some boys, and it did seem
the way that colt took his vide,