Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-07
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT
Barnard.
Mrs. Ann Walker is quite i'll.

HE. Jordan OF Ware, Mass, spent sun
day in town.
The Misses Adams entertained friends
Friday evening.
DR.. Hubbard was in Burlington the early
part of the week.
Mara and Herman Cootey have returned
to Purchase, n. Y.
Mrs. AIdrich of Rochester visited rela-
tives in town last week.
Jennie Cootey has finished work at
North Pomfret and is at home.
A. K. Aikens is visiting relatives and
friends In Boston and vicinity
Laura Paige is teaching in Tunbridge
and Blanche Adams in Royalton.
II. A. Eastman and o. L. Cootey were
In Tunbridge Monday buying cattle.
A. w. and A. c. Eastman recently visit
ed their uncle, DR.. c. q. Perry, OF hutland'
Chas. Thayer went last week to SIAM
ford, Conn, where he will join his fsmily.
DR.. E. NJ. Wilson of Boston is paying
his annual visit to his brother, g. Z. VIII
son.
Charles Wood went Monday to Barre
where he begins a course at Goddard Sem
mary.
Mrs. Chas. Noyes is again at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, for treat
ment.
Rena Perkins has resumed her studies
at Randolph Center and Lillian Adams at
Bethel.
G. c. Aikens' family moved from the
Harrington cottage to their own home
Saturday.
Mrs. c. E. Morse and son, Edward, OF
Quechee were with her parents a part OF
last week.
Y.P.C. U. topic for next Sunday even
ing, "The Mustard Seed" leader, Miss
Blanche Adams.
Miss Alice Adams has returned to Wor-
cester, Mass, having spent two weeks
vacation at home.
Richard and Edward Mscie were in
town the early part OF the week, staying
at G. e. Chadwick's.
Remember the lawn party at o. Z.
Smiths this week Friday evening. All
are invited to bring cake.
Mrs. Knowles, who has been the guest
OF Mrs. G. c. Burke for several weeks, has
returned to her home In Boston.
Those who have been guests at the Silver
Lake house this season have mostly re-
turned to their respective homes.
Mrs. Damon Aikens OF Boston visited |
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Aikens, |
last week, returning home Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Emery and daughter, Gladys, |
OF Woodstock spent part OF last week !
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dean.
Mrs. Hattie Sibley and Miss Sibley re-
turned to Springfield, Mass. last Tuesday |
and Mrs. Irene Sibley to Brooklyn, N. Y, |
Saturday.
There are uucalled for letters remaining |
at the postoffice for Miss Elsie May Green,
Miss Rosa Merriam and Miss Lucinda h. |
Kingsley.
On Saturday afternoon OF this week e. |
S. Putnam viii give the children OF the |
Universalist Sunday school free launch /
ride on Silver lake.
Misses Lucy and Bertha Hammond Wis |
tied Mrs. l.. A. French and daughter the |
early part OF the week but have now re-
turned to their school work. Miss Lucy to /
East Barnard and Miss Bertha again fills 1
a position, as last year, at Lexington,
Mass.
Among the number who attended the |
Universalist State convention at Bethel |
last week were Rev. and Mrs. g. E. Hunt
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Wood, Mrs. II. b. |
Putnam, Misses l.. A. Adams, Gertrude /
Wilson, A. E. French, Messrs. l.. Black.
mer, A. c. Eastman, Guy Putnam and |
Chas. Wood.
Wells Webb OF Bridgewater died Mon
day OF last week and the funeral was held |
Wednesday. Mr.. Webb was 81 years old |
and had lived on the same farm for % |
years. he was married so years ago and |
is survived by his wife and three sons, |
this being the first death in the family. |
He was the father of w. w. Webb, the |
present overseer and justice OF the peace |
In Barnard.
We had pleasant call from Rollin L. |
Rfnhrnnnd ~ Rutland q RarnaFd horn |
boy and youngest son OF Lemuel Z. Rich
mond, Esq, former owner OF the noted |
MAY Richmond farm near Barnard village. |
Rollin is engaged in writing up the gen.
ealogy OF their once numerous and pow
erful family, which in years gone by
mostly managed the affairs OF this town /
and carried large portion Of the grand
list. The matter could not be in better
hands for young Rollin is inbred. His
father was Uemuel c. Richmond, grand
father, May Lemuel Richmond, and great
grandfather, Col. Lemuel Richmond OF
Taunton, Mass. His mothers father was
DIR. Lemuel Richmond OF Derby. Almost,
and perhaps the only one left in town OF
the male descendants is Selectman Lucian
A., who lives In the south part OF Barn
ard. The history OF this family will read
we'll.
BULL FIGHT IN BARNARD.
This usually quiet town was thrown in.
to quite an excitement Tuesday of last
week by the escape of John Z. Jewett's
thoroughbred Galloway bull, George
Stewart, No. Is, 223. Mr.. Jewett has been
in the habit Of leading him out every day
to water at the outlet of the lake and he
has always been very mannerly in deport-
ment until his return trip this time.
Meeting Geo. T.. Wilson he either took
offence or making an attempt at pay
suddenly whirled and carried John down
the road over a pile of wood, forcing his
owner to let go the staff, and the gentle
man was clear d all restraint. Starting
like a runaway, be raced up the road and
around the town house yard. Meeting
no opposition, be took what is called the
finest road leading out of Barnard village
and made for the north end. Fences and
stone walls were no impediments and he
visited Fred Perkins pasture. But find
ing no company and but little feed he
turned and clearing the high wall at a
bound he crossed the road and other
fields, plunging into Michael Reagan's
woods. Meanwhile MIR. Jewett called in
his Workmen, hsrnessed team and start
ed 10 pursuit. Easily following the trail,
he was joined by nearly all the farmers of
the north ana soon came up with him
near Mr.. Reagan's sugar house. Farmer
Jewett, taking the lead stan IN hand, the