Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-03

1t will pay everyone to attend the an
nual exhibition of the Green Mountain
Poultry and Pet association at Bethe
town hall Feb. s, and 10. See display
ad. in another column.
Frank Tucker is in Bethel cutting ice
for M. N. Kendall.
Miss Abbie Badger gave a whist party
Saturday evening.
Harrison Perkins has returned to his
home in Everett, Mass.
Mrs. Chas. Hathorn has been confined
to the house by sickness.
Y.P. c. U. topic for Feb. 6th:-Evil
Temper. All are welcome.
Rev. G. A. Emery started for Stowe
Tuesday, and will return Friday.
Chas. Atwood OF Woodstock was in
town last week looking for cattle, n
Frank Switzer of West Woodstock has
been spending the past week with friends
in town.
There will be a social in the school.
house at South Barnard Saturday even
ing. Feb. 18th.
Mrs. Laura Mcbride has gone to Que
chez where she will obtain work in
Dewey's mills.
MIR. and Mrs Gardner ashley of South
Royalton were in town Sunday to attend
the funeral OF Mrs. Wilson.
Rev. g. A. Emery will preach in South
Tunbridge next Sunday, Feb. 9th, in ex-
change with Rev Q. T.. Flint.
Our road commissioner wishes to notify
all persons having bills for WORK on road
TO present them on or before Feb. 10th.
Mrs. r. T. Dean has gone to Woodstock
where she will spend the remainder OF
the winter. Mrs. Dean intends to occupy
her new house in the early spring.
On Thursday evening, Feb. 10th, there
will be a spelling match at the town hall
in which both old and young are invited
TO participate. There will be two contests,
the first being open to all schools ia town,
and the words are to be taken from the
Complete Speler now in use. The second
will be open to the community at
large, when every one will be invited to
spell from the old spelling book used
twenty-five or thirty years ago.
The Hadleys OF Marion, Mass, have
sold their tim her land in the west part of
Barnard to VIM. ii. Edmunds OF Bethel
and S. e. Stafford OF Gaysvi!le. Tnis tim
Der being on the west side of the monn-
tain can be drawn easier to Stock bridge
mills. 1t was a good trade for Edmunds
and Stafford. We hope the sale will make
no difference with the annual visits OF the
Hadleys In summer to Barnard. They
have made many friends in town.
A rumor is floating around that an or
ganization called the South Barnard Lit
erary club wi hold a meeting for the
purpose OF discussing and deciding
whet her he present school system is au
Improvement 1t seems as though that
matter is already decided by the abandon
ed farms, depopulated school districts
and defunct schoolhouses. Where once
4. H..
with growing families, are now deserted
buildings and waving bushes.
The following is a list OF the deaths in
Barnarn in 1897 - yrs.
Jan. rs J. Henry Cobb, pertonitis, AZ
Feb. 20 John Moore, paralysis, n
Mar. p Ida May Reynolds, laryngitis, ]
April 1 Catharine Moore, pneumonia SO
May % Frank Z. Churchill,
tonsiual tuberculosis,
Aug. / John Ward, paralysis, ~
" % Fredie V. Buchanan,
cholera infantum, /
Sep. IA Maria Parker, phthisis, 66
Oct. 10 Loren Thatcher. bronchitis, 20
Oct. 10 Amasa 4. Bowen,
cardiac Utilization, 81
Dec. Athelia ChambeTlIn,
chronic rheumatism, "a
Dec. ,Amory Jewett,
chronic rheumatism, 65
The friends and neighbors gathered at
the residence OF Geo. Il. Wilson last Sun
day afternoon tor the purpose OF paying
[ be last sad respects to the beloved wife
and mother, who died last Thursday even.
ing, Jan. 9th. Rev G. A. Emery offici-
ated and spoke comforting words to the
friends. Dnring the twenty
years that Mrs. Wilson was a resident of
our village she endeaTed herself TO the
hearts OF all who knew her by her pleas
ant and cheerful way, and her Kindness
to every one. She was always ready to
END helping hand whenever she could.
She died of that dread disease, consump-
lion, but through her long illness she was
very patient and accompanying. The
husband ana daughter have the sympathy
81 their many friends in this great sorrow.
Oscar Harlow has leased the Buchanan
farm of ID. W. Fraser for five years at the
cheap rent OF S25 per year. This pace has
'airly good buildings and so acres OF land.
Ii is situated near the Lime pond at the
head of Turkey Hollow, and is as good a
turkey farm as there is in Turkey town."
)ne need have no trouble in raising one
hundred dollars worth of turkeys every
year. with proper care. Why is 1t that
lne man will raise a large flock and his
leighbors none? We think tie secret lies
N the patient care the birds get when
young Many successful breeders of
horses say that in order to raise good
,olt, take the best OF care of him for the
irst year OF his life, for he needs better
eed and warmer stables then than any year
Iiter.
In 177S Barnard voted to have its first
chool at the towns expense. Ten years
Ifter eleven school districts were formed,
over 200 families larger
population than today. A few years after
,thers were made up to the number OF IL,
md thus they remained for one hundred
ears or until the present law took effect.
Zach district was little state OF itself,
its affairs as it pleased. Will
history repeat itself? The first school
ak raised in Barnard was two cents on
he dollar and could be paid in wheat at
I've shillings per bushel; rye at four; corn
1 3; butter at nine pence per pound; fax,
light, and wool at two shiilings. The |
asst school tax raised Was so cents on the