Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-24


Mr.. and Mrs. c. :. Aikens are visiting
friends in Hanover and Lebanon, N. IL.
Miss May Pratt Of Prosper was the
guest of Mrs. James Caldwell last week.
H.A. Wood has IN his keeping family
driving horse belonging to Viii French
OF Woodstock.
Mrs. L. u. Adams and Miss Laveru Put
nam entertained party OF friends during
the snoSstorm OF last week.
Owing TO Sundays blizzard there were
DO services at either church, making ae
second occurrence of tae Sind this year.
Il. A. Tucker has recently lost bis valu-
BILE Scotch collie dog, Jack, which has
saved him many jannt over the rugged
hills OF his farm.
Rev. Mr.. Rec of Bethel will hold SER
vices at the Uniyersalist church next Sun
day al 2:30 d. m. The Y. p G. u. services
4 wiil lie neld as usual at IL a. m.
/ well atten ded parlcr cance near East
Barnard was commenced Tuescay with
every prospect of finishing that night but
| il was Friday before the party from the
/ Centre come in. ALI enjoyed tie trip,
and the memory of it will last for year. .
| Mr. Geo L. Harpin OF Newport. n. H.,
visited among his friends IN Birnard
/ last week. Mr.. Harpin once owned the
| farm of Byron q Hsthorn and was engag
I Gu III ThihlfB HORSES huu SuCtp. All Oh
our country race tracks well remem Der
George as he used to score up smiling for
the word. We 'ngratulate him on be-
! ing so well fixed at Newport.
| Wednesday of last week one of the large
chimpeys at the hotel caught fire, causing
considera bic excitement among the peo-
Pile OF the village For nearly an hour
+ flames could be seen pouring from the top,
only to be tossed about by the wild vino,
which was raging oil the while. The pa
per ia one room caught fire bat was dis
covered in time to prevent further dam
age.
Barnard is now one large smooth prai-
rie-~no rocks. no weeds or bushes, not even
fences to break the monotony of ul-
broken plains. However, birds eye
view would disclose four canals running
north, east, south and west through
which passes the traffic OF the town.
Were ali going one way it would be pleas
ant driving, but meeting teams makes ex-
element. All agree that this depth OF
snow is no detriment 10 the success OF
next years crops. It is called the poor
mans manure; but too much of good
thing tri,s mans patience.
In 1854 Barnard chose in town meeting
Elias Reyes, afterwards Judge Reyes, to
make the best of the continental money
then in the hands OF Deacon Foster, be-
longing to the town. Ii appears that be-
fore Judge KEY es got hold OF the money
the deacon traded it probably with
pedier) for piece OF silk. Nothing more
was said about the matter for nine years,
until 1898, when the deacon was ordered
by vote OF the town to place in the town
tr, AZ ury the piece OF silk that he got for
continental money and let the selectInen
do the best they could With 1t. This
shows how closely town affairs were look
ed altar than hundred
ago. Then every town officer was re.
quired to account for all property in his
lands belonging to the town, even after
wait o, nine years.
Our genial meat market man, whose
headquarters are in tBethei, says he has
put up 500 tons of ice for his own use.
This brings TO mind that the owners OF
the cottages at Silver Lake have cut no
ice. Probably they think 1t is SO thick
that 1t will last all summer, but the old
residents would tell them that frequently
in August none is to be seen. Some say
ii sinks, but others VINO have given the
question some study discredit any such
theory. AT any rate we hope 1t will 20
this season, for there is iumor that the
lake Will be newly stocked with fish from
the state hatchery. Ten thousand perch
have been ordered at ten cents each. A
contribution will be taken up to meet the
expense. The price is as low rs the state
can afford to sell them. No protection
will be asked because there are too many
waiting tor their summer supply the
trout in the streams having been reduced |
to the length of three inches.
In the year 1900 Barnard had some poor
people that we're not able or willing to |
support themselves and called on the |
town for help. AT that time in annual
town meeting it was voted to choose a |
vendue master and sell the keeping of the |
poor to the lowest bidder. Caleb Keith |
was the auctioneer, and open town meet |
ing The place OF sale. Thomas Chamber
lin and wife were sold 10 Benjamin |
afterwards judge Clapp for the sum OF
one dollar and fifty cents per week, so
MIR. and Mrs. Cham berlin landed ia one /
OF the best families in town. The next
year they went to John Gamhell's, an \
equally good place, for about the same
price, aud the next to Asa Bingham's fol |
the same. These were prominent people
and, we conclude, did not think it a very |
humane way to support the poor ano
therefore in their generosity bid them
down so low that poor man could not |
affold to compete. All honor Is due those
men and they should always be remem DER
ed by the people OF Barnard. No doubt
with such men in the field for bid
ders, it became quite an object for poor
family to be thus provided for aid The
town soon voted to leave it discretonarl
with the overseer, abandoning the auction
business altogether. So it went on unit
the year 1S41, when the town, believing II
to be still more humane, bought one o.
the largest and nest productive farms IL
Barnard, making a home for the poor
From that time until the present The plan
has been kept up, and altho' some years
the expense mas been large, yet it gives
satisfaction to know that poor and IN
fortunate people have good home with
plenty to eat, warm rooms and gooo
At one time there were tweaty.
seven paupe On the old farm. supported
by he town. Then the expense wa
large and there was some grumbline |
among The taxpayers. Today the num-
ter is reduced TO six or seven, leaving tia
poor bill comparatively snail
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