Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-31
Barnard.

Clark, upon the street again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hosmer Of Lebanon,
N. a., spent Friday in town.
A number Of our boys attended the ball
game at Woodstock Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Cleveland recently
visited friends in South Woodstock.
Geo. Deyette OF Benson was in town on
insurance business part OF last week.
Arthur Perry OF South Pomfret spent
last week with his cousin, Guy Cleveland.
Miss Newell OF Gaysvile has been the
guest OF Mrs. c. R. Noyes the past week.
Rev. M. ii. Smith is spending a three
weeks vacation at his home in Landgrove.
Judge Ross will please accept our
sincere thanks for valuable public docu-
ments.
Mrs. X. H. Abbott was called to Bos.
ton last week by the death OF grand
parent.
Rollin Crowell has taken possession OF
his farm recently purchased OF Chas.
Noyes.
Mrs. c. F. Field and Miss Fl, Id return
ed to their home in Roxbury, Mass,
Tuesday.
Lizzie Cope, accom- panied by younger
brother, returned from Hartford, Conn,
Saturday.
Benz. Foster and wife, DR.. Hubbard ana
Chas. Wood took in the moonlight ex- /
cursion last week.
Maud Adams finished her work with 1
Mrs. w. G. Danforth and goes to South I
Royaton high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheelock were called to I
East Bethel last Thursday to attend the +
funeral of Volney Thresher.
Chas. Townsend OF Sheffield, ILL.,, for
merly resident OF this place, has been
visiting among relatives and old friends.
Mrs /. II. Dustin, Enfield, N. H., and
Miss s. Maria Cox, Detroit, Mich, who I
have been visiting at w. g. Danforth's,
returned to their homes last week.
All schools in town begin Sept. 9th and
the clerk requests teachers receiving GER
tifcates this fall to send them to him at
once, together with number OF weeks in
term.
Barnard should have a graded school so
that our young people could stay at home.
1t would be a great attraction for other
towns to send here during summer and
fall terms.
The lawn party to be given by Mrs. 0. /.
e. Smith last Thursday evening was post
poned on account OF rain until Friday /,
evening, Sept. Sth. Remember the date
and all come.
Delegates from this parish to the Uni
versalist state convention at Bethel this !
week are H. A. Wood and W. A. Perkins,
from the Y. P. c. u, Albert Eastman,
Guy Putnam and Chas. Wood.
c. P. Tarbell, Esq, OF South Royalton
is to be congratulated on the success OF
his mare MsytioWer She won a hard !
fought race at Lowell, Mass, and last
week a good one at Newport, VT. IL shows '
what patience, perseverance and good
driving will accomplish. Many a star
performer OF today was so erratic to be-
gin with that owners and drivers lost
confidence, closing a season in debt and
disappointment; yet are now sensational
horses. Maytlower is good race mare q
and bread winner in her class.
We had very pleasant call from Mr.. '
Alexander Briggs, gentleman who was
born in Barnard more than 20 years ago.
He went to Ohio when lad OF eighteen,
built cabin in the then western wilds /
OF the extreme west and after life OF toll
and many hRrdships he accumulated a
handsome property and found himself |
still living in the east He was a son OF {
Benjamin Briggs and Susannah Crowell, |
two strong families united in 1909. What {
seemed queer was that, The Briggs and
Grow ell families being strictly Universa- ]
lists, his father and mother were married {
by Rev. Joel Davis, pastor OF the old
Cong'l church. We believe the Rev. Joel
must have been very popular man as
the records show that he did most OF the
marrying 10 those days. Mr.. Briggs is
temporarily stopping with his daughter,
Mrs. Paul TiDk ham OF Rochester, but his
real home is Norwalk, Ohio. II
One OF the best and most fortunate
things that ever happened to Barnard was /
the permanent location OF Windsor
county veterans reunion at Silver Lake ,
Park. Whoever lives five years will see a
larger gathering on this occasion than
at any other in the state, and 1t will
serve to induce more organizations to
make this beautiful place their annual !
meeting place. Although August 10th
this year was one OF the very rainiest days :
of the whole summer, yet the crowd was
immense and the large grove so filed ,
with teams that it seemed as though there
was no place left to hitch another horse.
Hundreds were not able to get near
enough to the grand stand to hear word
from the speakers. Many thought they :
never saw as large a crowd on any one :
day at Woodstock fair. We can imagine
what would have been, had the day been
bright and clear. 1t is to be hoped the
committee Will think best to hold two
days meet next year and have more and
better facilities for handling such a great
gathering. Much praise will be given {.
ID. Cushing, Esq, for making this park so
attractive. We look for more than I've ,
thousand people on these grounds in 1900.
HICKEY FUTURITY. I,
C. II. Kidder, a very reliable citizen of
the best bred brood mares in Vermont.
She has a record OF 2:19 trottlng and was ,
sired by the great northern king, Nelson,
2:09. This mare has an elegant colt by
Bradlaugh and is considered by Mr.. Kid
der as the best sucker the horse ever sired.
George |. Abbott, merchant of Bethel,
has a brood mare sired by Daniel Lam
bert. She is chestnut in color, with the :
white marks of Daniel himself, and a
PAGER with trial OF 2l6 over Mystic track, 4,
where she got permanently injured so as .
to prevent any further training. But she
can still throw the dust in the face OF
most road drivers. This mare also sports !
a fine FLY by her side by the same horse, !
Bradlaugh. Mr.. Abbott, with years Of
practice selling dry goods, IS not ac-
customed to misrepresent whatever be Is
talking about, as his many customers will I
tear me witness, and he readily taxes is c
sue with Neighbor Kidder in regard to I
the two colts.
Dennis Hickey, a farmer end the only
Dennis OIL Royalton Hill, owns a gray I
brood mare, sired by Ben Franklin, and 3