Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-11
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT


Mrs. Susan Porter is visiting in GiIsum,
N. II.
Daniel JENNIE was in Plsinfeld, n. H.,
last week.
Miss Sadie Hosr has been at home for
few days.
W. H. Wilcox is at H. B. Parkhurst's
for time.
Mrs. d. N. JENNIE has returned from her
visit in N. II.
Rev. F. d. Handy lately called on
friends in town.
J. E. Stafford and daughter, Lille, were
in town Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Davis and Mrs. w. c. Dam
forth are in poor health.
The Y. p. c. u. topic is "Persons and
Books That Have Helped U.s."
Mrs. 8. z. Cady has been several days
with her sister, Mrs. F. ID. Burke.
DR.. VIM. Jewett and family OF Gardner,
Mass, are guests at j. P. Jewett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lam berton of North
Pomfret called on friends last week.
Mrs. Irene Sibley OF New York is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. II. A. Wood.
Mrs. r. T. Dean was with her sister,
Mrs. l.. A. French, few days last week.
The lawn party given by Miss Jewett
" az Aat guy otbCh0Cd anu GdJOJt1 W aAAs
Mr.. andlMrs. Walter Bourdeau are re-
joicing over the new conner. 1t is boy.
Mrs. H. A. Eastman spent a few days
with her son in Hartland the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Markham OF Vine
land, N. j., are at @. E. Wilson's for the
month.
DIR. G. c. Perry OF West Rutland recent
IN Mt q AoU with HE Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bridgeman OF
Lebanon have been guests at G. A. Lewis
for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. r. Guernsey of Wind.
sor have been visiting relatives at the
Silver Lake House.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Chamberlin have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Stone OF Windsor.
Miss Gertrude Wilson went Tuesday for
two weeks visit among friends in Bos-
ton and Marion, Mass.
Misses May Spaulding and Jessie Chad
wick of Bethel visited at Elwin Savage's
Wednesday OF last week.
dance was given in the pavilion on
the evening OF August 9th with about
twenty couples in attendance.
Mr.. Ackerman has finished work for
the creamery company and Mr.. Spear Is
doing the work here at present.
Rev. and Mrs. @. E. Huntley of South
birmingham, Mass, are at g. n. Put
MANS for their annual vacation visit.
Louis MCMILLAN, SON OF DIR. A. L. Nc
MILAN OF Hanover, Mass, Is spending
several days with his friend, Forrest Rich
mond.
Miss Bertha Hammond, who has Cor
the past year taught In the public schools
at Webster, Mass, is the guest OF Miss A.
K. French.
DIR. Lilley's office has been changed to
one OF the front rooms down stairs and
we understand he will not rent the tene-
ment lately vacated.
Miss Lille Chase will give sociable on
Wednesday evening, Aug. 18th, for the
benefit OF the Y. p. G. U. An enjoyable
time is assured and large attendance is
desired. Ladies OF the church are invited
to bring cake.
Extensive repairs have been made at
No. 2, Church avenue. This place has
been unoccupied for more than a year
and was sadly run down, but under the
skilful hands OF masons, carpenters,
painters and GLACIERS IL Is now one OF the
most desirable residences in Barnard viii
lage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Hathorn desire
to express their heartfelt thanks TO friends
and neighbors for the generous help rem
dered In cutting the hay on the Cox farm.
IL will be remembered that John lest
every lock of his own hay when his house
and barn burned two weeks ago, and as
never come singly, lightning
killed one OF his best cows the week after. |
John has the sympathy and encourage
ment of all the townspeople, who are |
gratified that he has decided to rebuild |
and already commenced work. Much |
praise is due Dennis Hickey, who held the |
contract for the Cox farm hay, but after |
the fire, when John concluded to stay on |
North Avenue, our own Hickey generous. |
~ handed over the chance and so exerted |
himself to get up the bee that by actual |
count 40 men cleared that farm in a day. |
Good for Dennis.
In 1sO0-aImost a hundred years ago.
the scholars in school district No. / |
(which is the village) numbered ". In |
1924 there were 12S between 4 and IS years
Of age; in 1882, 127. Then they were all |
under the management and instruction OF |
one teacher at a salary of 10 or II dollars |
per month. Now we have school board |
OF three directors, superintendent and
10 teachers for about the same number OF
scholars in the whole town, with two
dollars per day for the officers and six
dollars per week OF i've days for the
teachers. Still we are proud of our schools
and proud OF our scholars. Not for one
minute would we admit that any defect in
brain causes this expense OF educating the
but the thought comes that
with the great march of improvement
within the last 20 years we will soon
ind 1t necessary to have tutor for every
scholar.
HIGH LICENSE.
The biennial high license bill will soon
in the legislature at Mont
,elier and as usual have some advocates.
they will principally come from large
places where open saloons are wanted to
ell liquor by the glass and not be Obliged
o do it in hiding. But for a town like /,
barnard l fail to see any argument for |
UGH law, as heretofore has been intro
luced. One great argument used by the ,
riends of high license is that the present
law does not prohibit and IL !
did they would not advocate a change. | !
his seems very inconsistent, inasmuch !
S ut is well understood that in small | !
owns like Barnard the law is effectual !
nd the traffic in intoxicating drinks is i
topped, or nearly so.
No man IL danrfvad NJ the x,rfvfra~o "a