Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-13
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There was joyous 4th at J. q. Adams.
This time 1t is son.
Mr.. Richards OF Stamford, Conn, lately
visited at q. A. Thayer's.
Mrs. Asa Perry, Jr., has been quite i'll,
but is slowly improving.
The Y. P. C. U. topic is "Reyeren cei
When and Where Shown"
Mrs. Clara Adams and Mrs. Hattie An
CELL called on friends recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lattrell OF Rutland Wis
tied at Frank Lattrell's last week.
Misses Ida and Carrie Aiken of Everett,
Mass, are visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. Finney OF Stamford, Conn, is Wis
iting his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Thayer.
Forrest Crossman OF Worcester, Mass,
arrived at Chas. Aiken's last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Hubbard of Ran
dolph lately visited DR.. ii. V. Hubbard.
Geo. Guernsey of Windsor paid his
uncle, II. o. French, a flying visit last
week.
Chas. Wood received bad burn in the
palm OF his hand while sending rockets
the 4th.
Miss Lora Aikens has returned from
Boston and will remain at home during
the summer.
Miss Mary French of Brighton, Mass,
is among the recent arrivals at the silver
Lake House.
Rollin Abbott and family OF Dorchester
Mass, arrived at Il. r. Abbotts saturday
for the summer.
The Misses Hammond and a friend,
Miss Rowell, OF Webster, Mass, recently
spent day in town.
Albert Thayer, who has been spending
a short vacation with relatives, returned
to New York Monday.
A large number OF people from neigh
boring towns and few from our own
town p.cnicked at Silver Lake park July
4th.
Miss Icons Adams is attending the
national convention OF the Young Peo-
pies Christian Union at Lynn, Mass, this
week
Mr.. Ayers, wife and children OF Bridge
water and Mrs. jasper Perkins OF West
Woodstock were guests at o. q. Smiths
Sunday.
Rev. F. d. Handy OF Woodstock will
preach in the NJ. E. church next Sunday
at the usual hour OF service, after which
the sacrament will be administered.
Large strings OF trout are brought into
town nearly every day by our fishermen.
g. T.. Wheelock has made the best record
thus far, having captured 10 in less than
two hours.
July 4th passed quietly in Barnard,
most of our people attending the celebra-
lions at WoodstocK OF Bethel. The pic
mic at the south end was success, every
feature being enjoyed by all.
News was just received that Benjamin
Markham of Vineland, N. j., died last
Sunday morning from the result OF fan
Mr. Markham was a native OF Pomfret, but
had lived in Barnard village many years.
The loss OF his annual summer visits Will
be much regretted.
The most severe thunder storm OF the
season occurred Sunday morning. For
several minutes rain fell in torrents and
in many places in the vitinity large bail
stones were driven with much force to the
ground. The rain washed the roads bad
ly throughout the town.
As James Leonard and Fred Dean were
enjoying swing at the South Barnard
picnic July 4th, the rope gave way, letting
the boys suddenly to the ground. James
had the good fortune to come out unhurt,
but Fred gave his wrist a bad sprain, so
that he was Immediately taken to DIR.
Hubbard's office.
M.U. Stoddard East Brookfeld; Horace
Monkey and W. ii. Bugbee, Chelsea; w. |
T. King, Tunbridge; u. e. Sherburne, |
North Pomiret; Mark Jsquith and A. W. |
Thomson, Woodstock; o. W. Colby, Tun- |
bridge; j. f. Bryant and g. L. Abbott, |
Bethel, were visitors at the Bradlaugh |
stables last week.
On Friday evening of this week Angela |
French will give a lawn party in behalf Of |
the Y. p. G. U. of the Universalist church |
Amusements will consist OF games OF all |
kinds, music and boating on Silver lake. |
A most cordial invitation is extended to |
all. Will the ladies please bring cake |
Should the weather be unfavorable for |
out. of door sports the social will be post |
poned.
Farmer John p. Jewett makes a special
tv, next to Galloway cattle, of raising |
straw berries, and has many varieties.
But the best Of all is one be calls Garden.
One hill taken up and brought to the /
house from the field showed by actual |
count 30 clusters OF berries and on an
aver ge would number 81 ripe and green
fruit, making a thousand in all. A count
of a quart box OF the same kind made So,
which would make over IL boxes from one
hill. This account seems exaggerated, but
your correspondent assisted In the count,
so he can vouch for the truth OF the story.
MIR. Jewett says this variety when first
brought to Vermont was called the Miner
There seems to be no need OF going West
or South when one can have acres OF
plants that will yield a dollar and a half
TO each hill and one person can pick from
the above variety on an average OF IL
boxes per hour.
We notice that Benz. F. Chamberlin has
newly shingled the main house on the
old Dantorth farm. This house was built
about 100 years ago and its timbers are as
sound today as when first erected by DIR.
Isaac Danforth. When fms he'd it was
called the finest residence in Barnard.
The front was two. story, with a long
story and half l. running east, then turn
south, with woodshed, carriage house,
granary and horse barn, then another
turn west, with hog pen, swll house and
corn barn. The main barns, three in
number, are below the road on the west
side. On this farm was the first lead pipe
ever laid in Barnard and II has brought
bountful supply OF water from a pure
living spring a hundred rods east of the
house. For IS years this water has never
failed at house or barn, summer or
winter. Surely this was and is a grand
old place. Its broad smooth acres OF the
very best land are noticed by all strangers
" BIO travel over this beautiful hill road
from Barnard to Bethel and Royalton.
We congratulate Sturdy War Veteran
Ben F. on being the owner Of such fine
home.
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