Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-01
NEWS TN TOWNS ABOUT


barnard
Gertrude Wilson is expected home
Tuesday.
Miss Ida Jewett returned from Gardner
Mass, Friday.
Franklin wadsworth has been toarding
at o. G. Smiths.
Mrs. Emma Adams OF Pomfret called on
friends Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hinchey are staying
at Daniel Coughlin's.
Miss Nellie Rogers was with her sister
Mrs. Thayer, over Sunday.
Miss Alice JENNIE is at her fathers, d.
n. Jenne's, for short visit.
Geo. z. Wilson spent last week with
friends in Boston and vicinity.
Dennis Newton spent part of last week
with his mother in Springfield.
The village school commenced Monday.
Most OF the others win begin Sept. 5th.
Lucian Blackmer attended the Uniyer-
salist State convention at Stowe August
81
H.. French and F. d. Burke attended
the horse trot at Lebanon, n. H., last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Harding ofysouth
Pomfret called on Eiriends in.stownl re-
Gently.
Miss Jennie Cootey has finished work
at Pomfret and is nov with her mother
Mrs. A. w. Eastman spent last week
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. L. A.
Richmond.
Miss Emma Cham berlin is with her
brother, Andrew Chamberlin, and family
in Windsor.
Arthur Perry OF South Pomfret was the
guest Of his cousin, Guy Cleveland, the
first Of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. Guy Lawton are spending
their vacation with Mrs. Lswton's parents
in Woodport, n. j.
The topic for next Y. P. c. U. meeting
is "Labor Day." Rev. g. z. huntley win
conduct the service.
Ella Richards has finished work at the
Silver Lake House anc Mrs. s. B. Aikens
has taken her place.
Mrs. Harry Rowe OF Brattleboro lately
visited her sister, Mrs. John Royce, at the
Harrington cottage.
Miss Myrtle Adams OF Worcester, Mass,
dang hter OF the late Albert Adams, is VS.
itiDg at w. <. Adams.
Miss Rena Perkins has commenced a
course at the Randolph Normal school,
G. w. Bliss.went 10 Montpelier Satur-
day, where be will spend several weeks
among friends and relatives in that vi
cinity.
Kew. Edward NJ. Barney, pastor of the
First Universalist church at Beverly,
Mass, has been visiting friends In town.
The most severe showers OF the season
occurred last week, out we have heard of
no serious damage being done ir this To-
cality.
Frank Riley has finished his lsbors In
Boston, and after few days visit among
friends IN town, has gone TO work In the
mill at Quechee-
Lewis Spaulding from Bridgew ater,
James Wheeler and Dennis Hickey from
Bethel were visitors at the Brsdlaugh
stables last week.
The many friends OF Edwin Savage were
gTieved to learn OF bis death on Thursday
last. He had been resident OF this place
during the summer. returning to his
home In Bethel only two weeks previous
TO this change.
George z. Wilson has sold his Brad
laugh trotter, Brownie B, TO parties in
Marion, Mass. Brownie was one of the
very best horses in Barnard, pure gated
trotter, and hsd speed that few could
equal. his appearance on our streets will
be missed, but Mr.. Wilson is comforted
with fat pockefbook. There are more
Brownies left and Barnard has q tine field
10 select from. but the colt that comes TO
Brownies stall must trot, for Geo. E.
doesn't seem to take to the pacing gait.
Bradiaugh can furnish either at a reason
able price, considering the goods.
Friday evening, Aug. 26, was the oc-
casion OF much surprise to MIR. and Mrs.
c. w. Cleveland and family, their friends
having arranged for what was to them,
an unexpected call. They came in large
numbers during the evening, making
things lively for the host and hostess
while they stayed. During the evening
Mr.. snd Mrs. Cleveland were presented
with a handsome oak dining table, easy
chair and one dozen silver Knives
token OF esteem from their neighbors and
friends. Cake and coffee were served and
all unanimously vote an enjoyable time.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Probably more timber stands and is
growing In Barnard today than at any
time before for fifty years. 1t Is within
the writer's remembrance that the John
and David Dean places, the Hays, Bran
non, McLane, Estey and Daniel Angel
lands (all in a row along the western
ricgel were cultivated farms. Now they
can hardly be found among the dense Sec
not cleared place OF grass
on either one. And the whole OF school
district No. 2 is fast following suit. This
once populous neighborhoo5 is nearly
a abandoned, Henry Flint being the last
man. Here was the settlement of Gaius
Perkins and his four sons, all hard
ing men, and all had good farms. Altho'
district No. was nearly five miles from |
No. / (the center OF the town. with q
lying between, yet its inhabi- |
iants were loyal to their own, and gener- |
ally attended town meetings and June |
in a body. They kept a fairly |
good road across this mountain and did |
nearly all their business in Barnard, when l
il would have been easier going to Gays |
vile. Now no wagon could be drawn 1
over this road and a man on foot could /
hardly find his way through the timber.
This land will never be cleared again and 4
Iuture generations. finding relics, may
wonder how many hundred years have
passed since this locality was Inhabited 1
ind by whom. Here Elisha Perkins. who
was the father Of Waldo Perkins, the
present road commissioner OF Stock
bridge, built, with his two-story dwelling.
large dance hall, and here were annual