Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-22
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT



Silver Lake, Barnard.
WA. Perkins goes to the town farm a
esretRker the coming year, and Charle
Hathorn has rented MIR. Perkins farm TO
the same length OF time-chsnges mao
this week.
George Evans is still confined to tb,
house and most OF the time TO his bed
and is attended by DR.. IL. V. Hubbard
IL comes hard TO George being SICK and
not auIe to work. There is no man II
town more willing when his health vii
permit.
The new board OF selectmen were in th'
village Saturday taking bonds from toWT
officers for the faithful discharge of theii
official duties. They lets for home at an
early hour as it requires a level head e
safely travel our roads in their present
condition.
Charles s. Stafford is seriously sick and
under the care Of DIR. Hubbard at the
house of A. X. Aikens. Mr.. Stafford Is
well known not only in Barnard, but In
towns adjoining as a millTright and a
first. class mechanic. He is brother OF }.
Y. Stafford, Esq, Gaysyille. We hope
warm weather will bring him back TO his
usual health.
Mr.. Webb, our overseer OF the poor, has
been resolving bids for man and his vile
10 manage and care for the town farm and
its family. This part OF his duty requires
judgement and the saving OF few col
lars in salary may prove loss IN the emo
The last caretaker, MIR. Trudo, gave excel
lent satisfaction and he nearly made the
farm support itself, but he seems TO pre-
fer to run place OF his own, which be Is
capable of doing successfully. be goes to
Brdgewater this week.
Some visionary prophets predict thaw
and are watching the signs, but most OF
the people have settled down IN solid con-
tentment, Micawber ike, gazing at the
long line OF snow banks which cover the
fences very few restless persons are
thinking about sugaring and are probably
looking among the limbs to see where TO
tap. An interesting magazine now occu
pies some attention called the southern
Field, giving accounts Of the delightful /
climate and advantages OF southern states |
that pay no money for breaking roads in /
winter. This OF course attracts more /
nov than II would In our coming beauti-
tpl summer.
JOHN b. CORLGss.
The following appears WITH great head
lines in the Detroit Journal
HCorliss may win out on his Pacific
Cable Majority OF the commit
tee have been won over 10 bis way OF
thinking American work will be used
Michigan CongTessman's long fight in
committee and his threat to carry the
issue on the floor OF the House aided
materially to silence obiectors.
"Washington, March 10. There is much
more than appears upon the surface 10 the
minority report OF the interstate and {
foreign commerce com mtttee as flied by
Congressman Corliss this morning. IL is
the winning OF a fight in which he en-
tered single handed four years ago, and
a aHt-
ton to one in his favor. The minority /
views thus become the ajority and Cor /
llss will be able to swing 10 OF the II mem {
bers OF the committee. II has been ages
since anv condition like this has appeared
in the House and j. W. COrliss has filed /
the ablest state paper OF his congressional {
career. II the measure goes through this q
Congress. as now seems likely, the name I
of the member from the First District OF /
Michigan will be inseparably connected '
with the Pacific Cable" c
without taking too much space, | will I
briefly state that his Cable measure is a /
bill introduced into Congress four years
ago by John b. Corliss OF Nj ichgan to lay Y
an ocean cable from San Francisco via [
Sandwich Islands TO Manila, and thereby y
insure an extension to Japan and China
for the development OF our trade with
those countries. The cost OF this enter
prise is estimated at ten millions, and at
I he present commercial rate OF tolls, which
Is S2.3s per word, It would earn an income $
OF nearly one million a year operated one
hour in day. When the matter of using 1
American materials, American ships and
sailors on the cable came up Corliss had /
his forces on hand and was able to force a
{ hat upon the bill, altho' bitterly opposed [
by cable monopolists
John b. Corllss is Vermonter, born in b
Richford, educated in Montpelier and {
Montreal, is a son -in-law OF W. Z. Dan c
forth OF Barnard, and well rememb ered Y
by many residents OF our village; is a Re- 4
publican, firm supporter OF the present l
administration, and the senior partner OF :
the Law firm OF Corliss, Andrus 4 Leet,
Detroit, Mich.