Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-30

X. A. Smith lost his best mich COW
Thursday.
j. e. Eldredge's home has been wired
for electrics.
son was born Friday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stockweli.
N. w. McColiom and family ere spend
| ing the week in Pittsfeld.
A hot box delayed the mail train here
Monday morning for short time.
L. Richmond and Mrs. George Wal
bridge have reprinted their houses.
Frank Copeland has been unable to work
recently because of sprained wrist.
Misses Clara and Anne Dubois are at
tending commencement exercises at Han
over.
Dan {. Richardson OF Chicago spent
Friday and Saturday at VIM. H. Dubois.
He was a graduate OF Dartmouth in the
class OF '91.
j. w. Gabrielle and wife returned Fri
day from a two weeks absence during
which they visited Burlington, VergenDes,
Ticonderoga and its historic fort, Platts-
burgh, Hotel Champlain, Whitehall, Rut-
lanu and Bellows Falls.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Morrow and Miss
Mae Whitmore went to Greensboro yes
terday for a months camping stay. Rev.
George l.. Story OF Milton will occupy the
Christian desk next Sunday, after which
there will be no services at that church
for two Sundays.
Over $4,000 worth OF the new govern
ment bonds have been subscribed here.
The prospect is that the loan will be sub
scribed several times over and that only
proportional part will be awarded the bid
ders. Preference will be given the small
takers. 1t is in fact as well as name pop
ular loan.
At the county caucus at the Center Sat-
urday these delegates were chosen IN. L.
Boyden, James Hutchinson, r. j. KIM
bail, w. H. Dubois, ID. ID. Morse, j. B.
Adams, d. j. Camp, c. 8. Hall and j. ID.
Denison. The preference OF the caucus
was expressed in favor OF Luke Parish Tor
sherin and w. III. Nichols for judge OF
probate.
Mrs. j. w. Hale, aged 81, died Saturday.
forenoon OF a shock. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon, Rev. Homer White Of
floating. Mrs. Hale's maiden name was
ton and the last surviving member OF her
family. She was MIR. Hale's second wife,
having married him about 55 years ago.
No children were born to them.
Helen NJ. Fish, wife OF VIM. Hutchin-
son OF Washington, ID. c., died Saturday
of catarrh of the liver and shock aged II.
Her remains were brought here Monday,
accompanied by her husband. Rev. Ho-
mer White oficiated at the funeral, held
at James Hutchinson's, brother of Will
liam, Monday afternoon and the burial
was at the cemetery near Peth. Deceased
was native OF Randolph and leaves one
| brother, A. b. Fish, and two sisters, Mrs.
Frank A. Hobart and Mrs. George Greene
of East Randolph.
j. b. Adams has the prize worm story.
In day and half three hands took from
a.
actual weight. The ravages OF this pest
are nearly over for this season. In many
| localities there Is little left for them to
eat. Maple and apple trees are their IA
vorite food, but they often attack every
growing thing, even corn and potatoes. II
is feared they have destroyed many trees
and il they return another season the dew
astation will be complete. Village trees
have not suffered so badly as those out
side.
The electric lights failed to work Sstur-
day evening for the first time. The work.
men showed the greatest energy in trying
to locate the difficulty and 1t was finally
found about a mile this side of Finley
bridge, where tree bad been blown across
the wires, crossing them and burning
off several feet of the main line. The
break was speedily repaired and the lights
were turned on at 10 O'Clock. Patrons
took the trou BILE good naturally, realizing
!
in spite of all precautions. During the
high wind of Sunday, when many trees
were broken and some entirely leveled, the
electric company kept two men patroling
its line to avoid accident.
During her last visit here Mrs. J. w.
Tilson made the acquaintance Oh the for
est caterpillar and took home with her to
| Maiden, Mass, a specimen " h1ch she SUBJ
mitted to the State Board OF Agriculture
hal NOD fhrnn nh
its director, replied as follows:-"Noting
your request for Information from this
| department concerning the ravages OF the
forest tent caterpillar In Vermont, | have
| to say that 1t would not be wise to attempt
to attack these caterpillars now. They
will very soon turn into chrysaiids, or pu-
p@, that are very sure to be attacked by
parasites, which will greatly diminish
| their number. The pup@, or chrysal1ds,
| are TO be found in and about the trees
these caterpillars attack. During the win
| ter boys and men can readily collect from
the twigs of various trees the eggs laid by
the forest tent caterpillar moth. The egg
clusters resemble in color and general APP
pearance the egg clusters of the common
or tent caterpillar, but instead OF being
rounded and tapered OF they have square
ends. BOYS are excellent discoveries OF
these egg clusters, which may be cut on
with a knife or shears and burned
throughout the winter. In the early
spring when the caterpillars are young
and about as soon as the foliage appears
spray can be applied to infested foliage,
as per recipe following:-One pound Paris
green to $50 gallons OF water; or one even
tablespoonful to pail OF water. The lat
ter is approximate. Keep well stirred
while using. Never use stronger than
Above.n Massachusetts,, it seems, has had
little experience with forest worms, though
it knows all about gypsy moths. Gather
in the dead OF winter and it takes careful
observation to find the clusters. Spraying
is the best method, but that cannot save
tie big trees, and to spray whole sugar
orchard would be heavy task. We must
fight the worms the best we can and hope
for late and warm fall which will hatch
out the eggs in season for the frosts to
kill the worms.
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