Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-01
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Alice JENNIE is staying at her fathers for
time.
Schools began Monday with good at
tendance.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Manning last Saturday.
Sadie Hoar, who has been i'll at Wood
stock, Is able to be at home.
viii Green OF Randolph has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Walker.
John Woodbury. OF Springfield visited
the Bradlaugh stables last week.
Rev. Guy Lawton preached in Pittsfeld
Sunday in exchange with Rev. Wilbur
Ford.
Mrs. Minnie Morse and son, Edward,
spent Thanksgiving day at her parents
home.
Misses Laura Paige and Rena Perkins
are home from Randolph for an indefinite
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Marcy OF Wood
stock visited at Henry Putnam's last
week.
Chas. Thayer has moved into his house
near the mill, lately built by Il. l..
Emery.
John Bourdesu of Frazee, Mimi, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.
Bourdeau.
Danforth Davis, who has been attend
for the winter term.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at the
parsonage Wednesday evening, Dec. Z.
All are cordially invited.
Geo. Hicks has moved from Burton
Hathorn's farm to the one owned by
James Hatch on the Bethel line.
Prof. e. M. Bowman, wife and dauph-
ter of Brooklyn, N. Y, dined at the Silver
Lake House Wednesday of last week.
Col. r. g. Ashworth OF Fairfield, N. Y,
spent Thanksgiving day at r. M. Chase's,
returning on Friday accompanied by his
wife and infant son.
There was social at the South Barnard
schoolhouse Saturday evening. The
principal feature was debate, the subject
In question being, "Resolved, That water
does more harm than fire."
Remember the entertainment at the
town hall tomorrow friday evening.
The "Coiored Four Hundred" will surely
be there and give you something to laugh
ut. Cake and coffee will be served.
George Parker of RoyaIton has sold his
BradlaUgh colt, Chieftain, to DIR. x. NJ.
Wilson of Boston for good round price.
Chieftain is a dark chestnut gelding 10
hands high, i've years old and a square
trotter, but with little care he would
pace fast. The best connoisseur would
readily class this fellow as a prime road
horse. DR.. Wilson has placed him in the
hands OF L. ID. Reagan for a little educa-
ton before taking him to the city. Mr..
Reagan has a wonderful faculty for hand
ling green colts. His great patience and
thorough knowledge of their ways and
actions is the secret of his success Leo
has number in his stable, but always
room for few more as they are constant
~ changing. 1t is well understood that a
colt in order to bring a good price In
market must be well broken to harness
and show well, Colt handling seems to
be MIR. Reagan's speciality.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Politicians with pretended sympathy
for the hard worked, honest farmer sue
seeded In getting an act passed to organ
ize this board years ago. The words used
in the act were fiatteriDg, and caught the
ear OF farmers in the legislature, viz
1.-THE board shall collect authentic statis- |
tical information, as full as possible, re-
lating to agriculture and agricultural prod |
ucts, farms and farm property and the |
and mining interests of
she state, hich, under separate head,
shall form part Of its annual report, and /
such information shall be complete as to |
unoccupied farms. ETC." This seemed to /
be step In the right direction for a gen.
srsl advance all along the line Of farming /
interests in Vermont; but after years OF
practical experience, 1t appears to the
common sense OF plain farmers that the /
has resulted in q political L
ring for the politicians own benefit. The /
House OF Representatives for 1898, being /
composed largely OF practical farmers,
wished to abolish the whole business,
since, in all these years, they have failed
10 reap the benefit expected; but the SEN
ate, with the excuse that the House mem
bers were too ignorant to know their
wants, have blocked the scheme.
No wonder that the senators wish to
keep In existence this board, for they,
With the governor, have the power to I'll
e. There are heelers TO reward and here
10 an opening for six, with good pay. The
appoints the mem oefs with the
sdvice aud sanction OF the Senate. 50 In
reality 1t remains with this sturdy board
Of wisdom, this rock upon which the
wishes OF the House must split, to reward
heir friends with q siDecure JOB.
when will the farmers of Vermont learn
hat at the county conventions they
nlnce themselves In the power of political
'fngsters who have lsbored months 70 get
heir positions
VERMONT LEGTsEArURE.
This great collection Of Rrandiloquent
wisdom and delibermtion which assembled
L the capital In 1898 has passed into his
orr. It's mem bers. their children and
rfl have the satisfaction