Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-14
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT


Lena Adams, leader.
George Guernsey is with his uncle, Fl.
o. French, for the summer.
Rollin bbott and family of Dorchester,
Mass. are at e. f. Abbott's.
Remember the soldiers reunion in
Silver Lake park Wednesday, the 10th.
Miss Edith Goodwin of Rutland is the
guest OF her cousin, Miss Rena Perkins.
Bear In mind the prize speaking at the
Universalist church Friday evening, July
10Th.
Miss Lucy Hammo went to Putnam,
Conn.,, Thursday where she will spend the
summer.
Miss Mary Stewart OF Boston, formerly
of this place, is visiting at DER brothers,
AFRO stewards.
The recent arrivals at the Silver Lake
House are Mrs. Maria Merriam OF Ware
and Mrs. Shaw of Palmer, Mass.
Mrs. N. e. Kendall OF North Adams and
Mrs. Babbitt of Fitchburg, Mass, are
visiting their mother, Mrs. Laura Dalton.
A daughter OF P. /. Atwood, who has
for several years lived with her aunt, Mrs.
Parlin, in st. Paul, Mimi, arrived home
last week.
A beautiful bouquet OF roses was lately
brought US from the garden of Mrs. e. X.
n4DIkhut WulCu db Vi Tug uuduy
specimens that can be seen upon the lawns
OF Mrs. o. Z. Smith and Mrs. Mary E.
Chamberlin, the latter having ten va
rieties.
On the evening OF July Sd as VIM. and
Edwin Dean were making the turn in the
Gulf road leading To Cnas. Deans, the
one driving unfortunately made a little
miscaiculation, landing horse, carriage and
occupants over the bank. The carriage
was completely demolished and the boys
came out with cracked bones and bruises
as result.
Mrs. Estella M. Smith, wife OF VIM. B.
Smith, died Saturday morning, July 9Th,
OF a cancerous trouble after n long ana
painful illness. MIR. and Mrs. Smith
came TO Barnard more than year ago
from Claremont, N. H., and bought OF
Austin Howard what Is known as the
Hinchey place in Snanagee where they
lived at the time of her death. The funeral
was held Monday and the burial was az
Taftsville.
The quadrennial appraisal for 1895 is
nnlsheu ana Dut one appeal taken. Many
changes have been made by the listers 10
valuation, few raised but more reduced.
Some back lots, wild lands and abandoned
farms are materially lessened so that the
next grand list OF Barnard will foot up
less than that OF 1898. Perhaps this is as
It should be and will make the taxes near
er equal. At any rate the appraisal must
stand for the next four years.
BARNARD PATRIOTISM FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Somewhere about 1876, when the Yer.
mont Central railroad was in process OF
construction, one warm October evening
about sunset,a horseman came into Barn
ard village at full galiop, horse white with
foam and rider shouting like Paul Revere
ITO arms to arms the country is in
danger ~
Peaceful Barnard was thrown into the
widest excitement and men tumbled over
each other In order to carry the news from
house TO house.
Here was the substance of this startling
Intelligence: A contractor at Sharon had
failed and his property being taken by
large creditors, il had left six hundred
day laborers with their families starving.
These men, being ignorant of the pro-
cess OF law, had surrounded and taken
possession OF this property and were hold
ing the same by brute force against any
removal by proper officers OF the law fight
ing for what they considered their rights
In payment OF honest labor performed.
When the messenger reached Barnard,
and cooled enough to talk, he said the
high sheriff, Gilman Henry, OF Wood
stock and deputy sheriff, Moore, of Sharon
were among the number killed, and in his
opinion, before assistance could reach
Sharon the village would be burned and
bali the people murdered. The valiant
Barnard Rifle company was eagerly want
ed with the greatest haste. The captain,
trst lieutenant and some members lived
in ockbridge, but their places were
promptly filled by volunteers, and at IL
O'Clock that night the company was in
Sharon village, well armed and with guns
loaded, organized with 8. r Streeter, cap.
tain, Paul d. Dean and W. @. Danforth,
lieutenants. We were ordered into quarters
with no noise, giving the enemy no notice
OF endorsements. No houses had been
burned, and as yet no life lost, Sheriff
Henry being still In command with head
bandsged aud one arm in a sling. Sheriff
Moore remained unconscious and was not
expected to live.
Reports came in that 900 rioters were in
camp al the shanties, called "New Mexi.
co" and on tine mountain back OF the
town, all armed and ready for a fight.
MANY horses were secreted in the woods
and 90 were run off to Barnard by John
Commons, who kept a boarding house.
other property was guarded to prevent at
tacnment. Before morning company
arrived from Norwich with the two field
pieces belonging to. Capt. Psrtridge's uni
yersity under command of Gen Lewis. and
a sharp fight was promised as day broke.
AT daylight we were on the move, the Barn
ard Rifle company ordered to the front, |
securing the woods and mountain and to |
take possession OF the shanties We were !
ordered by Henry to drive all the men be. |
fore US, under penalty Of death IL they re- |
sisted The object of this was to select the |
leaders (Which Henry said he could recog. |
nize) and the rest would quietly submit |
to the law. But little resistance was made /
to this determined charge and before noon |
we had collected nearly 500 men, with but |
few that had guns, which they gave up.
Then Sheriff Henry began his search for
The men who had committed the murder
BUS assault, but l think the ringIeaders
had escaped as only few were taken to
all.
We found nearly all the laborers we're
men OF quiet dispositions and law abiding
Is far as they knew, but they and their
antilles were suffering for food, caused by
/ soulless corporation that had failed this
thereby preventing him pay
ng the workmen and causing ali this
rouble.
The Barnard boys were kept Eve days
md during this time all property that had
'cen secreted was given up, rebellion, ri
ting and obstruction of the course OF law
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