Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-17


Barnard OF Hon. Frank Plumley are graf
ified to read in the papers OF the growing
popularity expressed as to his candidacy
Tor mem Der OF the next Congress from
the Second distric.. IL seems to be Yer
mont's opportunity to be represented by
a man who will so ably and feariessly
uphold the states interest and present
reputation.
HORSE NOTES.
We see by the papers that John Shepard
OF Boston. through James Golden, bought
at the Splan q Newgass sale in Chicago
the bay gelding Afro L., paying for the
same 5000 1t is interesting to tho
friends and old neighbors OF George and
Leroy Lille OF Marion, Iowa, that they
raised this valuable horse, selling him for
5000 to party who put him in this sale,
His record is 2:ll 4, but he has a we'll
authenticated public trial in :Oo Ii. Mr.,
Shepard bought him to drive with Senator
l., 200 A. and expects TO capture the
doub Bile team record.
The Little boys were raised on Mount
Hunger " here r. B. Lille, Esq, now lives,
and went to Marion soon after the war,
taking with them a nice stallion called
Mount Hunger Boy. They have been eX-
tensively engaged in farming and breed
ing horses and cattle. George owns the
dam of Afro L. and three OF her colts
younger, for which ne has been offered
great prices. Here is another instance
where the value OF q good brood mare Is
shown, and should not be lost sight Of.
George ana Leroy are rich, bat they Will
keep on breeding just the same.
A singular incident connected with the
Chicago sale is that three horses raised or
owned within six miles OF each other,
namely, Afro L., 2:1l Ia, by Alcantarus,
Aegon Star, 2:11 1-2, by Nutwood, and
Arragon K, by Adrian Wilkes, were sold
at the same time at auction. Much spec
ulation WAS INDUCED in by farmers aud
breeders as to which horse would bring
the most money, resulting as foliows;-
Aegon Star, 5000; Altro l. "a 200; ARA
gon X, 5000. Surely good horses are
bringing remunerative prices.
ROADS AND ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Frank G. Churchill, Barnard road com.
missioner, commenced his work last week.
He puts on for a team four large heavy
horses OF Clyde and Percheron breed max
ing one Of the handsOmest working teams
that any town can show.
Although Barnard Is not partial to the
present system OF road making, yet we
must admit that one OF the best acts OF the
last Legislature was creating the office Of
state road commissioner, and one Of the
very best selections made by Gov. Smith !
was when he nominated VIM. b. Wall to |
MI il. Mr.. Wall, by his untiring zeal and |
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ard getting good roads in Vermont during !
the last year than the law has done in all !
the years since il went into operation-1i7 |
miles OF permanent stone road made last |
season, and IL the office had been created |
when the law was enacted, and Mr.. Wall
or an equally good man placed at the head,
we would now have a thousand miles OF
fine roads, adding large per cent to the
grand list OF Vermont.
The state is under obligations to the
town of Randolph for sending William b.
Wall to the legislature OF 1898, nOtwith-
standing he was once a Democrat. The
Republican party will never regret his
joining the ranks,
IL is very easy for me TO remem Der that
when the party nominated Paul Dilling-
ham, prominent Democrat, for lieuten.
ant governor, and two years after for gov
ernor, many radical Republicans in our
town made a vicious kick, but these same
men never saw the day after that when
they could complain. Mr.. Dillingham;
was a great man, strong in principle, ana
q fine addition to the RepuDlic party.
His son, VIM. p, was made a representa-.
tive to the house by his town, a state SEN
ator by his county and governor by the
state, and IS now a prominent candidate
for the United States Senate. Paul Dill
lingham's Democratic antecedents bore no
bad fruit.
NNIlhbnA ihHubA well hllpIu 10 ulhE1tHNt
with the services OF VIM. b. Wall in the
next Legislature, as good roads will be a
topic discussed with much interest.
REAL ESTATE CHANGES.
There is boom in Mt. Hunger farms.
No better selling land lies in Barnard than
that resting on the gentle slopes OF this
celebrated mountain.
Willis {. Woodland has sold his farm OF
100 acres to Charles HathOrn, who takes
possession at once and will carry 1t on this
year, together with the Gates farm on the
North road. Charles is a great worker
and equal to the job.
Arvln ID. Angel sold his farm at the up
per end OF Hunger valley to win {. Wood.
ward. Here is good farm OF lie acres
that Arvin has owned aud successfully
managed for 40 years-good buildings,
plenty OF fruit and running water, land in
excellent state OF cultivation, well fenced,
no repairs to make, and ia a fine neigh
borhood This good home sold for the
small sum OF 600, with all the sugaring
thrown in. There is a good sug-
ar orchard that will easily pay the pur-
chase price in five years. Don't go any
further West, young man, than Mt.
Hunger.
Mr. Angel will live With his son-in.
law, James Caldwell, on the Hammond
farm, situated on the Creek road Here
Arvin finds shelter, feeling safe near the
remaining walls OF Fort Defiance, built by
the settlers Of Barnard for protection
against Canada and the Indians 100 years
ago, and garrisoned by a full company of
United States enlisted men under the com
mand OF Capt. Benjamin Cox.
A report Is in circulation that another
Mt. Hunger farm Will soon change hands
and in due time this " III be reported.
Russell b. Page of Gaysville sold a strip
Of wood and timber land, lying along Lo-
Gust Creek, near W. +. Davis steam mill,
TO Frank A. Annis. This adioins MIR. An
mis- home farm and will make him quite
an addition.
One OF the best trades in real estate
known for years in Barnard was the SELL
ing OF the Joun Ward place by jerome
Morgan, administrator, lin order to close
the estste) to Charles Boyce, a young
farmer from Woodstock. Here is IS acres
of warm, easily cultivated land, with good
buildings and running water, lying be-
tween the large dairy farm OF Stephen
Hoar, Esq. ana the town farm. II is with
In my recollection that Henry Ward paid
sllOO for this place, and now IN order to |
settle the estate Mr.. Boyce gets it for 800.
Ii Is a bargain and We congratulate the