Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-04
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT


Mrs. II. A. Eastman visited al j. "A. Snt'
del's in Gaysville Sunday.
Mrs. Horace Hatch is on the sick LIST
and attended by Dr.. Lilley.
Mrs. 8. d. Newton has been quite sick
and under the doctors care.
James Trevillian was in West Hartford
recently for couple OF days.
Elton Smith has taken the job OF cut
| ting the grass on the ellison farm.
A large party from Royalton picnicked
at the head OF Silver lake last week.
We are glad to learn that John Hathorn
lis to rebuild. Work will begin soon.
Mrs. Howarth and children OF Detroit,
Mich, are guests at II. B. Parkhurst's.
George Kelley, Jr., spent Sunday with
bis parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. @. II. Kelley.
George Wright is suffering from a par
tial shock brought on Dy the intense heat.
Mrs. e. Waters spent Saturday and sun
/ day with her son, II. l.. Waters, In tiays-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Perry OF South
Pomfret visited at h. A. Eastman's last
Thursday.
MIR. Mitchell and two daughters, accom-
panied by MIR. Leahy, returned TO Boston
on Friday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. e. P. Fisher OF Bethel Wis.
fled at the Cushing cottage on Tuesday OF
last week.
Leon Richardson OF south Royalton
lately spent day with his brother, Jeffers
Richardson.
Mrs. M. S.Goodwin OF Rutland has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. q. Perkins, at
North Barnard.
6. B. Aikens and family have vacated
the Kelley tenement and are now stop
M n IL ot hQrtu for a time.
Henry French and Mrs. l.. G. Kendall OF
South Woodstock have been visiting
friends at the Silver Lake House.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKane and Mrs. Acker-
man of Woodstock we're guests at +. l..
Abbott's on Wednesday, the 9th.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the M. K.
church met with Mrs. I. A. Trevillian on
Wednesday OF last week. There was
large attendance.
The South Royalton Graded school has
recently published some new catalogues.
A copy may be had by addressing the
principal, Frank K. Graves.
The ladies' OF the Universalist church
will hold a basket picnic in Els. Putnam's
cottage at Silver Lake park Thursday al.
ternoon, Aug. 18th. Everyone is invited
to be present.
Warren W. Read, son OF Rev. E. Read,
Ok new IOIhf oRQhS Az thS 0hAfNt ooAtot
pulpit last Sunday afternoon, using for
his text Matt. xviii. 3-"Verily say unto
you, except We be converted and become
as littlelchildrsn We shall not enter. into
the kingdom Of heaven"
T. Calagan of Brookheld was at the
Bradlaugh stables last week. He is well
known in Barnard as cattle buyer. In
company with Mr.Graves he goes through
with droves every fall for markets south.
H. Iax hsrf YnNu
cattle for sale. Mr.. Cslagan owns the dam
OF tine fast pacing mare Florence a., so
we'll known through Orange and Wash
ington counties, who captured the large
purse at South Royalton July 4th.
George f. Chandler OF STAFFORD spent
Sunday at w. G. Danforth's home.
Mr.. Chandler has a fine Hambletonian
mare, own sister to George Davis fast pac-
er, Ina. She has an elegant Bradlaugh
colt eight days old. George is neighbor to
senator Morrill,, who is spending the sum-
mer at his residence and farm in Stanford.
The Senator is not very strong, feels the
loss OF his wife and goes out but little but
still adheres to his opinion that the
United States has no use for the Sandwich
Islands.
Horace Monkey OF Chelsea visited the
Bradlaugh stables last week. MIR. Monkey
reports great crops of all kinds in his vi
cinity. Speaking OF the proposed electric
road from Chelsea to South Royalton, he |
thinks IL very doubtful IL Tunbridge or
Chelsea will vote to bond their towns for |
q bonus to help build this road, and what |
ever is secured must be obtained by SUBJ
scription. He is of the opinion that the
business OF the line when built will pay
for the investment and capitalists will !
soon see it. II Chelsea holds the county |
seat she must make some exertion tow
ard connection with the outside world, is |
the saying OF Orange east and Orange |
west.
BARNARD's OLD TIME HoRsEMEN.
Another OF these was George L. Harpin. |
Mr. Harpin first made his appearance at |
Barnard in the early SOS with a trotting |
horse resem bling the old-time Morgans, |
chestnut in color, with hea " name and /
tai, looking for all the word as though be |
might have been sired by old Clifford Nor
gan; but be was bred and brought from /
Canada and was always called a French
horse. Sill ne might have been a Morgan
for all that as many good horsemen say
that the original Justin Morgan was
Our own Judge Howard, probably as
good judge OF horses as ever lived in
town, and who has been In the business
fifty years, says that in his mind there is
no doubt but the Morgans originated in
Canada. Most of his information came
ifOin MS ldtucfs VINO WIS 0OrScmau In
Justin Morgan's time.
Morgan or not, George Harpin's chest
nut swept the ice in Barnard for two
years against all corners and then was sold
and sent to New York for road driving.
Mr.. Harpin's next show was a chestnut
stallion, called young Pendegrass, brought
from Canada. He was grandson of old
st. Lawrence, a large handsome horse that
could trot in three minutes with two men
u q buQQV.and think record on a track
d 2:40 was claimed for him. In 1857 he
.raded this horse with Rollin Richmond
Tor farm and settled down to sheep rails
ng, sailing down considerable money
Turing the war.
Mr.. Richmond took Pendegrass to st.
Louis and, we understand, sold him we'll.
His stock did not prove as good as expect
ID and, although quite numerous, none
1ad speed and none were as gosdlooking
Is the sire.
Harpin's next trump card was American
Boy, a bay gelding sired by the noted
tallion John Morrill, and for a few years
be fascination OF horse racing, summer
md winter KENT him huav M mo y, oe