Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-21

sunday.
A. W. Ballard commenced work on the
creamery Monday.
Grace Lowell OF Gaysville has been the
guest of Lena Ellis.
Mrs. Clarence Paul OF Woodstock called
on friends in town recently.
Forrest Richmond of Woodstock was in
town on business a day last week.
Mrs. G. E. Wheelock gave sugar party
Wednesday afternoon OF last week.
Miss Lucy Hammond returned from her
visit in Putnam, Conn.,, Wednesday.
Frank Graham OF Derry, N. H., has
been visiting his cousin, John Jewett.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Eastman have gone
TO Hartland where they will make their
home for a time.
Mrs. Asa Adams is suffering from a
partial shock. Her many friends hope for
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Kate Soule spent a part of last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Cowdry, OF Gaysville.
| There will be services at the Universalist
church next Sunday at the usual bour,
2 p. m. Sunday school at p. m.
Nelson Chamberlin, who has been slow
/ ly recovering from his severe illness, has
not been so we'll for the past few days.
Inc llmc nus OuC6 more arrived W06H
| the boys are seen to shoulder their rifles
and resort to the fields for woodchuck
hunting.
/ Among the visitors at the Silver Lake
House this week are Mr.. and Mrs. s. q.
Cady of Bethel, Mr.. Wood and Miss Day
of Woodstock.
Mrs. B. w. Smith, who has been for
| long time under the treatment of DIR. Lii
ley, is very low and is being cared for by
Mrs. George Chadwick.
Mrs. r. T. Dean is in town overseeing
the painting OF her house, which will be
ready for occupancy May LIST. Mrs. Dean
has rented her house to Mrs. U. 8. Burke
of Woodstock.
Geo. E. Wilson OF Barnard village is the
boss fisherman. He captured from Silver
lake this week dead pickerel, weighing
nineteen and a half pounds and measuring
feet inches in length and / foot 8
inches in girth. There are more where
this came from. Nowhere in Vermont is
SO desirable a location for summer cot
tages and fishing ground as on the shores
of this beautiful lake.
In the death OF Lucius Miller last week,
Barnard has lost prominent farmer and
townsman. He was in Woodstock the
day before his death and retired at night
in his usual health. At midnight the
summons came in the form OF paralytic
shock, leaving him unconscious, from
which be never recovered. Twelve hours
told the story and be passed peacefully
away. Funeral services we're held at his
late residence, Rev. q. A. Emery OF the M.
z. church officiating. lnterment was at
East Barnard cemetery. Mr.. Miller
owned and occupied the old Miller home
stead. His father was the late John MIL
Ter, one of Barnard's prominent men and
town officials. The present town super
intendent OF schools, Ebert, is a son Of
Lucius Miller.
The Union Agricultural society, other
wise known as the Worlds fair, which
holds its meetings at Tunbridge, has
fixed the time for the next fair as the last
week In September. Arrangements for
the Windsor Co. fair, held at Woodstock,
had been made for the same days without
thinking OF the clash. The executive
committee of the Worlds fair, after find-
ing out about Woodstock dates, with a
generosity characteristic OF their success,
have changed the time to week later.
They make no pretensions to owning the
earth, or being In opposition to any other
society, but they do hold good fairs and
crowds OF people attend them. They say
to all others, "Go ahead, gentlemen, give
your exhibitions and when you are done
the Worlds fair will have an entertain
ment second to none this side OF the
Green mountains. Come and see us the
first week In October" k h0Hts
NOTABLE CHARACTER.
The Barnard Creamery association has
purchased OF John Dean site for its new
building, the erection OF which has been
commenced and 1t is hoped will be COM
pIeted in two weeks.
II will be where once stood l.. s. Wins
lows large two-story blacksmith and car
rage shop, which was burned number OF
years ago.
This street was in early times called Tin
Pot alley, but after the new buildings it
became thickly settled with different
kinds OF business and then assumed more
modern name-Winslow avenue. Hereaf-
ter Creamery square will be appropriate.
Lcring S. Winslow was one OF the BUSH
est business men OF his time in Barnard.
Commencing early in life as an auctioneer
OF cheap iewelry, he travelled over good
ly portion of Vermont and New YORK, get
ting a taste for active life which never left
him.
He was a good blacksmith and carriage
maker. and a dealer in marble monuments,
hundreds OF which attest his mechanical
skill in their inscriptions. He was a law
yer OF much shrewdness, doctor OF quite |
4 practice. q good dentist for the times,
singing master, and dancing master that
never failed but once, good musician,
playing upon all kinds Of instruments and
being particularly skillful with drum and |
fife. He was justice Of the peace for many |
wears and 1t was said he could unravel any |
knotty problem arising from Vermont |
laws. He was a true Universalist and a
Democrat. Such a man Barnard never |
saw before, nor has it seen one since.
Mr.. Winslow sought wider fields for his
operations and moved to Michigan thirty |
wears ago, settling near Saginaw where he |
gained large practice in medicine.
He was the father of seven children, all
stout, handsome boys who, with their IA
ther, made a musical band worth going
miles to hear.
Many of our old inhabitants will remem-
Der the spot where this new creamery is
located as one where mirth and revelry
ruled.