Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-05
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT
Barnard.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hathorn are visit
ing relatives in town.
Miss Lottie Smith is in Rutland visiting
her cousin, Mrs. c. c. Perry
Chas. Wood is at home from Goddard
seminary sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Arthur Ballard OF Gaysvllle was
guest OF Mrs c. c. Aikens last week.
Mrs. T. A. Trevillian OF Lebanon, n. d.
visited at her sons the past week.
Mrs. II. NJ. Angel and Miss David Dyke
OF Bethel spent Saturday at j. morgan 3
n. A. Wood has sold his horse, Mar
guerite, to parties from Providence, H. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor OF koyalton wers
guests at H. A. Eastman's the nrst OF the
week.
Truman Abbott OF Vineland, n. j., paid
his father flying visit last week, being
here only one day.
Asusual Barnard turned out in fullforc
at the county fair and most patrons can
say they were well paid for going.
The Ladies' AID society will meet with
| Mrs. William Pike Wednesday afternoon
and evening, Oct. IL. All are cordially IN
vited.
Albert Eastman will conduct the Y. 7.
&. L. service Sunday evening, using Tor
a subject, "What can do to advance the
! temperance CAUSE
Postmasters are required to weigh all
mailable matter passing out OF their ONE
through the ensuing month ana report
the total weight at Washington.
James Farrell raised 107 bushels of Rural
/ Blood potatoes on about 40 so. rds. OF lano,
over 400 bushels to the:acre. There is no
better specimen OF potato in Vermont.
A peculiar feature OF the Woodstock fair
was that in all the six races one horse out.
/ classed the rest, resulting ia the order OF
H. ,3 Some fighting for second place
made the interest.
! Rev. FIR. Eugene Drouhin said mass at
| the Town hall Sunday morning at 3.
AfterWard be heard the cateehism OF
children's class that are 10 be confirmed
| Oct IS at the Catholic church in Wood
stock.
One of the best features OF WOodst ock
fair was the impTomptu speech OF Gen. W
| W. Grout. 1t was wholly upon agrleul-
ture and the science OF breeding. The
general, being large farmer and BREEDER
was perfectly at home upon the subject
and delighted the crowd by his plain, mat
ter OF. fact talk. He was greeted oy rous-
| ing cheers, which showed the great en-
thusiaRm OF Windsor county for the con-
gresham.
The old Danforth store, known as the
Postoffice block has undergone veryexten-
sive repairs and now presents fine front
with a double verands. The upper story
is finished for dwelling, the rooms being
arranged in excellent order. Arthur Bal
| lard OF Gaysville superintended the work.
This good property is owned by Miss An
gela r.. French and is occupied by her
mot her, Mrs. l.. A. French, for store.and
postotfice on the lower floor, second story
yet to be rented.
w. &. Danforth's noted stallion, Brad
laugh, with his colts, easily captured first
premium for the eighth time at Windsor
| county fair held in Woodstock last week.
Although he has encountered bitter OPP
position from other stallion owners every
| year, yet for eight times in this society he
! has been crowned victor. This year he
was judged by an expert breeder and own
/ err OF high blooded stock from New Hamp-
shire, ITO never saw the horse or its own
er until the day OF the exhibition. True
merit always comes to the front. No other
stallion in Vermont can boast OF such
record.
Great disappointment was felt at Wind
/ sor county fair because OF the non-appear-
ance OF Chester Cady's thoroughbred Cots
void sheep. There Is rule in the regu-
lations that requires all stock, competing
/ for prem ums, to be on the grounds before
Q z Ds uis lu0 hiSN hhg VI AhN AoiAs hAo ~
the first day was so rainy that Mr.. Cady
/ believed that the exhibition would be
! postponed one day, and not daring to take
4 these long wool sheep out in the storm,
4 he staid at home. At night, hearing that
4 the program OF the first day was carried
\ out, he thought ii too late for the premi-
ums, SO did not go at all. IL was misap-
prehension, as the society would have
! gladly acc pied the exhibition aud award.
. ad him inst the fhnnUh he had
/ been there the first day.
EARLY HISTORY OF BARNARD.
About one mile from the village OF Bar
nard, on the Woodstock road, is a turn to
the left which is a short halt-mile to what
is called the old RoysltoD turnpike. Here
we come to the well-kept farm OF Fred M.
4 Chase, OF about 200 acres. MIR. Chase came
from Elmira, N. ", only few years since
and bought this place OF Capt.H. N.Bruce,
whose wife was a granddaughter of the
original settler, Shiverick Crowell. His
former occupation had kept him indoors
until his health required more air and
sunshine. This for one thing led him to
seek Barnard as a cure for men Of seden-
tary habits. Not being thoroughbred
farmer, his labors filling the soil were
hard at first, but constant application and
desire to succeed told, and he willingly
accepted advice from practical farmers so
That To-Day many might copy from tne eA-
ample of f. M. Chase. For some years he
has been a member OF the school board
and is now the present superintendent.
But it is the early history OF this farm
we are thinking about One hundred and
twenty years ago Joshua Crowell OF Hard
wick, Mass, bought this 200 acres of Lot
Whitcomb, one OF the proprietors of Bar
nard, and soon sold to his son, Shiverick
who settled upon it and built w story
house which became the second tavern in
town.
Seventy-five years ago James Monroe
while president of the United States, wal
making a tour through Vermont anc
stopped at this tavern with his suite ano
patronized the bar. II was a warm day
and the men, all thirsty and jolly, mad,
no complaint OF quantity or quality of the
liquor. Had President Mckinley and cab
met, even II accompanied by Admiral
Dewey, travelled over the same road this
hot and dry summer, worn with dust anC
fatigue, Mr.. Chase would have found then
no rum.
Shiverick Crowell raised large tamil,
upon the products of this farm and profit,
of the bar. His sons, Joshua, Paul anC
Willard, all settled in Barnard and wer,
prominent in town affairs. His daughters
I married into wealthy families and theil
descendants are numerous but scattered
II was a great-grandson that tracked
the monster Barnard nanth her IN hfe Ias,