Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-13

Albert Thayer is home from New fork'
Sarah Reagan is home from Qnechee for
a vacation.
Henry Pike is working ior Meleih
Miller OF Pomfret.
w. F. Davis is doing an extensive
numbering business
We understand F. L. Townsend has tue
finest woodpile in town.
H.H. Perkins from Everett, Mass, is al
his fathers, ID. S. Perkins.
Mrs. E. j. Macie was in Littleton, N. H..
last week caring for sick friend.
IS. ID. Putnam attended Lieut.. Peary'i
lecture at Woodstock Wednesday.
Y.P. G. U. topic for discussion nex'
Sunday, "U ing Our Talents" Matt. 2o'
IA 81.
Geo. B. Emery and wife have gone te
the north part OF the state where they
intend to make their home.
All business seems to be taking new
start especially the doctors. There see n
to be new victims to the prevailing dls'
temper every day.
The snow seems to interfere with our
promised races on the ice. A GOOD
thaw may set us all right, and then per-
haps they will materialiEe.
The NJ. E. society will hold donation
party and supper at the parsonage next
week Wednesday afternoon aud vening,
Jan. 10. All are most cordially invited.
A mistake was made last week in regarc
to the Ladies' Mite society at Mrs. Chas,
Aikens'. IL will be this week Thursday
evening tto-night) instead OF last. All
are most cordially invited.
e. V. Smith OF Clearbrook farm, Wood
stock, was at the Bradlaugh stables one
day this week looking for a speedy colt.
Mr.. Smith is broih to Hon. Elton
Smith owner of the noted Cloudland farm.
3. V. Smith owns a three year old pacing
Bradlaugh which he says il not for sale at
any price and is far the best colt he ever
raised.
Sunday, Dec. 20, was a good day for the
M. r. church at Barnard. Five were
received into full membership in the
church, seven were baptized and seven
were tceived on probation. Also on Jan.
8. at Fest Barnard, a part OF the same
charge, five were baptized and five we're
received into full mem ership from pro-
bation and one was received by letter
The church is in very prosperous con-
dition financially and spiritually.
A great fire in Montreal a short time
since burned the stables of CYrille Laurin,
together with number OF valuable horses.
AhhiuOlt Z ~ IL pdClhEs WAS dulOnR the
lost. He took his record at Old Orchsrd
in 1895 and cost Mr.. Laurin 81 900. In a
stall next to Antidote stood the bay filly,
Susie b. by Bradlaugh, until few days
before the fire when her shoes were taken
off and the colt sent to the farm for let
up. This was fortunate, for she cost her
owner $500 at two years Old Susie b. was
raised by John A. Moore OF this town and
is an own sister to Betty Moore 2:24 IA
and Bradline 2:29 Ia
The Freeman farm, so called, consisting
Of 2l0 acres with good buildings, was
sold oy Ella NJ. Gambell to Chas w.
Cleavland of Woodstock, price 81, 500.
This farm is we'll situated in one of the
best neighDorhoods in town, the land is
smooth and under good state OF cultiva-
ton producing the best kind of hay and
richest pasturing and one OF the finest
sugar orchards in Barnard. 1t is one OF
the Oldest farms, il not the very oldest
farm, in town and historic in is record.
Here few of the first settlers spent their
first winter, coming in March 17s5. On
the 18th OF June as they lay on the ground
drinking at cool spring that still bubbles
up its clear water below the barn, they
distinctly heard the firing at the battle OF
Bunker Hill Mr.. Cleavland takes posses
sion in the spring and we congratulate him
on his excellent purchase.