Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-31

Mrs. Chas. Noyes is in poor health.
Lille Chase is expected home this week

lington.
C. D. Cushing of Bethel was in town
Thursday.
Mrs. A. c. Moore is working in Bethel
this week.
Mrs. E. NJ. May is threatened with
pneumonia.
Leona Adams returned to Goddard sem
mary Wednesday.
Mrs. JENNIE returned from Plainfield, N,
H., last Wednesday.
Nelson Chamberlin is slowly recovering
from his severe illness.
DR.. Pebble OF Waitsfeld has been the
guest OF DIR. Lilley for a few days.
Arthur Porter has moved from the o. ID.
Myrick house to the Chas. Noyes farm.
Chas. Green of Rochester was in town
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Mary Stone.
The students OF the Whitcomb High
school are enjoying a two weeks vacation.
Charles Cleveland is moving from the
Woodstock town farm onto his farm in
Barnard.
Lottie Smith is home from Rutland for
IN indefinite stay. Miss Smith is in very
poor health.
Miss Margaret Reagan Is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Reagan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Manning are to oc.
cupy the l. j. Nye place, located in the
west part OF the town.
Rev. f.. A. Reed has been engaged to
preach at the Universalist church during
the coming year, beginning April 10th.
The Y. p. C. U. topic for consideration
next Sunday will be, SELF. Sovereignty, or
Uncrowned Kings" The meeting will be
led by Mrs. l.. A. French.
In haholf ~ tho Tadfapf Mffa aoaiafv
Mrs. fl. A. Eastman will give a sugar
party Wednesday afternoon, April 10.
Ladies are requested to bring a good sup
ply of d%oughnuts and pickles.
As our constable was on his way to at
tend the sociaole at East Barnard Friday
evening, he had the misfortune to get
thrown from his carriage, landing in a
soft bed Of mud. He, being OF good
a~voirdupois, found il a more uifh.
cult matter to get out than to get in.
1t is now a settled fact that we are to
have a creamery. Messrs. Spear and Will
son, OF the Woodstock Maple Sugar farm,
have decided TO build a new building, put
ting in all the necessary machinery for
making rirst class Silver Lake butter. The
name and fame OF this article we expect
will be noted as Vermont's gilt edge. The
advantage OF this to the dairy farmers 10
Barnard can hardly be estimated. We
look for tine mum Der OF COWS to be doubled
in a few months.
John Jewett has the machinery and
skill for making maple syrup that can
hardly be surpassed in Vermont. A sam
pie will prove this statement. How often
have We heard 1t said, and how true the
adage, that he who makes two blades of
grass grow where before there was only
one, is a public benefactor. IL taking a
rough, rocky pasture full OF stones and
bushes and making il the very finest
strawberry field in Barnard, then John
Jewett has richly earned the appeliation.
AS TO GOVERNOR.
fWho shall be Governor ?" now occu-
pics the attention OF the politicians and
ringleaders OF the q. o. p.
Either Gen. Mccullough OF Bennington
or Col. Smith of st. Adams will be the for
tunate man. Both have ability enough,
without doubt, for, as an old Barnard res
once said, "About all a Vermont
has to do is to see that Thanks
and Fast day do not come the same
day." So there is no cause for worry on
score, as both men are competent.
A longtime custom has given the office
from the east side OF the fountain to the I
west alternately, and from west to east
vice versa. Now when IL Is west under
the same rule (Which ought always to be
hODtI 81 ~ ~ oPathf l
80 when il comes east in two years more
our claims will be the same. Last west
side turn 1t went north. Let it go south
this time. In presenting the name OF Gen.
Mccullough his friends offer one OF the
brightest men in the state and one who
IS known as such In many other states.
popularity and business capacity
stand almost unparalleled. In saying this
say nothing derogatory to Col. Smith,
but let next June be Vermont's oppor-
TOO MUCH JOHNSON.
President p. P. Johnson, OF the Nation
al Trotting association, seems to be quite
stirred up about the prospect OF q call for
4 special session of the congress in order
TO reconsider the new rules passed Feb. 8.
There has been SO much opposition to the
changes made and complaints from so
prominent horsemen, that 1t seems
necessary to AXE some action. Secretary
w. H.Gocher has issued a letter addressed
10 the different membership tracks, in
which he says, that the opposition is con-
lned mainly to rule %, in regard to IL
drivers, and the new section to
rule 9,under which hopples will be barred.
He ASKS the impression OF your assocla.
Ion in regard to the changes, adding that
4 they are not Endorsed, it will be well to
nave them remedied at a special congress
prior to the beginning OF the racing sea-
ION. This letter, dated March 10, has
,aused President ohnson to kick in the
races and he has intimated to his friends
hat unless these rules stand as he made
endorsed them, his resignation will
De rendered and that he will withdraw
rom the National association. Such an
lction would be hailed with delight by
many of the $50 tracks, which are now
members, but have too much independ- {
nee to be dictated to by the ring that
'un the last congress. Already the Ma
ional is trembling under the impression
hat the American will refuse to endorse
hese new rules. IL this be SO there will be
general stampede OF the associated MEM
iers from the National to the American.
/ is rumored that this same p. P. b
is to be the Democratic candidate for
.overnor OF Kentucky at the coming cleo
ion. IL what is said of him in regard to
lis action as president of the National
association is true, it seems as