Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-22
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT
barnard.

Mrs. Owen McCabe OF North Hartland
has been visiting her parents here.
Gertrude Wilson spent Saturday and
Sunday with Lula Lincoln at Bethel.
Miss Mary Cham berlin is with her sis
ter, Mrs. Chas. Stone, for few days.
The friends OF Mrs. Chas. Noyes are
glad TO see her upon the street once more.
Mrs. Ellis OF Keene, N. H., arrived at
her cottage in Silver Lake park last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest II. Wood OF Ever
EFT, Mass, arrived at II. A. Woods Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Reagan, Jr.,
have returned to their home in Roxoury,
Mass.
The Y. p. c. U. topic is sour Faith In
Poetry and Song" Leader, Mrs. o. O..
Adams.
Little Dannie, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Z. Hathorn, is suffering from erysipelss in
the face.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hunton OF Clare.
mont, n. H., spent last week at the Silver
Lake House.
Mrs. n. p. Chamberlin, Mrs. Emily
NeSton and Michael Reagan have been
on the sick list the past week.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph j. Wilson congratulate them on
the birth OF fine boy June 18th.
A large number from here attended the
graduating exercises OF the Whitcomb
High school at Bethel Friday evening.
Laura Paige has completed a course OF
study AT the Randolph Normal school
and Louisa Paige graduated from the
Whitcomb high school last Friday even
ing.
Those who attended the Green Mount
ain association OF the Universalist church
at Gaysyille last Wednesday and Thurs
day were Mr.. and Mrs. q. 4. Wheelock,
Mrs. L. A. French and Lueian Blackmer.
Frank Fairbanks was quite badly in
jured few days ago by the striking OF a
plough hanole against bis breast bone.
The accident was caused by the plough
running upon a large stone. At first Mr..
Fairbanks suffered intense pain, but
though the bone is broken, IL Is thought
he may rapidly recover.
Overseer w. W. Webb and Selectmen
Adams and Chandler OF Barnard met
ovsrseer n. NJ. Grant OF Stockbridge and
Fred Arnold OF Bethel nj the town clerks
Office the l4th In order to make q settle
ment OF pauper case, Barnard Stock
bridge; both parties thinking IL better
policy to give little than pay court ex.
penses. No conclusion was reached that
day, but 1t is rumored a satisfactory set.
Element has since been effected.
Some OF our horsemen went to South
Royalton last Saturday to see a match
horse race between Ed. McIntyre's black
mare, Maud b, and b. II. Goss' black !
mare, Effie 5, both Bethel horses Maud |
Is won In straight heats with Effie close
up. There was a good attendance and /
much interest manifested. Effie labored |
under disadvantage, having recently |
been turned to pasture. AL. Page officiat-
ed as starter and Silas Howard, T.. Kit /
tredge and F. l. Graves as judges.
We notice some fine horse teams work |
ing on Commissioner Woods permanent |
highway. Among them are Reina Cow
dry's big handsome bays, weig hing 1900 |
pounds. This is probably as good a team |
rs works In the state. Frank Churchill /
has a pair OF Percheron grays weigh /
ing z, 400 lbs, W. +. Davis heavy pair OF I
bays and w. A. Perkins with his ell 4
known large team. Mr.. Wood has two 4
yokes OF heavy oxen that do good work /
on this job. Ok terms are not plenty 4
these days and | expect the time win 4
SOON come when none will be used.
Road Commissioner II. A. Wood Il do.
ing heavy piece OF work at the lower
end OF the village on the Bethel road.
People travelling through Barnard in the
spring will easily remember this clay hill
As being almost impossible for weeks
bile the frost is coming out. MIR. Wood
has made cut thirteen feet wide and two
and half feet deep, removing the cl
rom the cen, er and putting in stone
'luce l-2 feet in diameter made OF very
heavy stones, then the whole 10 feet wide
covered l-2 foot with small stones aud
rounded up with good loan. IL this don't
make permanent road then don't know
y hat the word means. Shall expect
state Commissioner W. b. Wall will app
prove and accept this work. Ii will be ex-
here Is no avoiding 1t in order to draw
he state appropriation.
COME HOME, DAN,
We learn from the Vermont Standard, a
epublican paper printed at Woodstock,
hat ID. w. Chamberlin is on the nigh
DAD TO prosperity, has haystack 10 feet
Ugh and Is still full of courage. Thi OF
curse means our old friend Daniel M.
Who emigrated TO Dakota twelve or thir.
cen years ago, leaving a handsome prop
'erty In Barnard to rot and burn. No
'ody will question Dams courage, for he !
erved under Gen. Grant with the motto
bat he would stick 1t out on that line II :
took all summer. Dan sees the point ,
nd goes the General ten better, with
urther years In bank. No wonder that !
q all these years his stack towers ten feet !,
nd no wonder that his cattle on OF the :
anne disposition as his Barnard ones) eat
rom the top, provided this was the only
lay. We are all thoroughly convinced,
hat Tor indomitable courage and perez
erance ID. N. has no superior, and would
ave discovered the north pole years ago
ad his energies been headed in this d.
ection. Now, Dan, why not visit your
I'd New England home this summer and
e here Aug. 10th at the grand reunion OF
our old comrades, taking them once
lore by the hand before the long roll is o
alledG We could have the brass band
leet you down by Ihayer's mills and do =
sort duty through the streets of Barn
I'd, playing that familiar tune, aWhen
aniel comes marching home" making Z
cad quarters at the carriage shop (if still
andlng) where light beverage would ii
1me handy and using the toast that the
ext decade will see the props hold and the :,
nild1ngs above ground. The line again I,
'rmed, We will march past your meadow
ewing two or more years' crops of grass.
the head aters of silver Lake, where .
Sunny City you will find a new village .
18th many strange faces living in beauti-
u cottages along the shores with no u
srs of western billiards or tornados. 81
ome, Dan, and bring your family. P.s.
ont forget to bring the beverage.
VISITORS AT THE BRADLAUaH STABLES 81