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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31
Randolph Continued.

Chas. Burridge, Jr., is a vistim OF pneu-
monis.
A. B. Fish is now able to ride out. His
nurse has LIFT.
{. Z. Stevens Of Brattleboro was in
town yesterday
X. W, Morse OF the City hotel, Barre.
was down Friday.
K. y. Harvey, Esq, Of Montpelier was
In town Tuesday.
DR.. W. ;. Curtis Of Montpelier was
down over Sunday.
Col. Kimball has been detained in
Brooklyn by Illness.
J. NJ. Atwood went to Pompsnoosuc
Monday on business.
Mrs. Tamar Angel is visiting hsr
daughter tn st. Johnsbury.
Elmer Moses and wife Of New Britain.
Conn, are guests at Alex Tatro's.
Mrs. NJ. r. Warrington and Miss Fanny
Colt Of Mortified we're here Thursday.
Misses Helen and Muriel Hove OF
/ Northfeld rode here on wheels YESTERDAY.
SIR. and Mrs. Henry A. Pope suent
Sunday In Moretown with Mrs. A. Clark
G.. Mann has deafening new sign.
with rcd letters that can be read q mile
away.
~ aAeAaA wv AA4GAhN1 tue A0AltTal
| OF Mrs. NJ. ;. Adams a. So. Royaltou
I Tuesday.
Erwin Ross Of Randolph and Eta Ben
nett Of Waterbury were married a. Stowe
I yesterday.
X. W. Mcintyre was in Pomfret and
sharon Saturday and Monday repairing
I the Union telephone line.
Miss Ella SWinyer finished work in the
Bell millinery store Tuesday and returned
I 10 her home in Rochester.
b. w. McCrillis Is taking orders here Tor
the Stoddard Leciures. a WORK % merit
which Il entitled to favorable attention.
A nine pound daughter was born 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred q. Winch in Boston
last week. Mr.. Winch was formerly 9
photographer here.
Mrs. Z. 7. salisbury went 70 Hanover.
y. H., this morning, accompanied bv Dr.
A. {. Bailey, 20 receive treatment 81 the
Mary Hitchcock hospital.
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Death Of Harry l.. Beedle.

The death of Harry L. Beedle occurred
Saturday morning at the home OF his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Beedle. The "a.
tai malady was diabetes which manifested
itself about New Years last. Harry came
home from keene. n. H., in February and
steadily improved until about March Isl
when he felt able 10 return to Keene, but
the exertioD was too much for him and az
ter two weeks absence be came home
sgain and steadily declined, in spite Of All
that could be done for him.
Mr.. Beedle was born here March p, 1S7O
and passed bis first % years in Randolph
attending our public schools meanwhile
he early manifested great musical talent
His uncle, Charles Z. Beedle. wss then liv-
ing here and under his direction the Bee
die quintette was organized, consisting OF
Messrs. Charles c. Beedle, his sons, Claude
and Karl, and Mr.. A. II. Beedle's sons.
Harry l. and Fred p. Besdle. Harry
played the double bass viol and became
very proficient upon that instrument. be.
ing accounted by good judges among the
rest non professionals in New England
On Charles Beedle's removal TO Keene ten
years ago, the ouintette was transferred
rr-C-fs,....-.a - - -.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31
Memorial Observance.

The ceremonies connected with the an
nual tribute to departed soldiers began in
Randolph with services conducted by
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy at the Cong'l church
Sunday afternoon. The church body con-
tanned flags, bunting and flowers. A
large audience was present, including y.
S. Grant post, the Moman's Relief corps
and the Sons OF Veterans. The service
differed from the usual memorial sermon.
Its purpose was to carry the veterans back,
by music and a reminiscent talk, to the
old scenes of war times. Familiar war
songs were rendered by audience, choir
and a quartette consisting OF w. Nj. Keltv,
ID. G. Woodward, Misses NJ. Blanche
Sparhawk and L. Kate Howard Mr..
Kelly and Miss Sparhawk sang q nice
duet and three little girls gave "rhe Red,
White and Blue ia dialogue. MIR.
Hardy spoke OF the early COS, his particu-
lar theme being the bright side OF the
soldiers life-whRt the soldier enjoyed
and learned and had to be thankful for.
The service was full OF interest to all.
On Tuesday afternoon, the presentation
| by the Post to the Graded school OF the
! fine tiagpole and flag in the school yard
was made the occasion for a short cere-
mony. Dea. WILDER f. Howard, for the
! Post, made the presentation speech, dur
ing which new flag, 10X0 feet large,
was hoisted, being greeted with cheers.
! DIR. A. 4. Bailey responded for the trus-
tees and school. Afterward, there were
exercises BETTING the occasion, which
were visited by Populations OF veterans,
who spoke to the pupils.
The exercises Wednesday were at the
Center. The parade formed at the Nor
NAL yard at IL a. m. and consisted OF the
! band Post, Relief Corps, Sons of Veter-
ans, independent military company and
citizens, about $50 in all. IL marched to
the cemetery, where the impressive ser
vices OF the g. A. X. were conducted, W.
/ w. Tyler, commander, in charge. The
graves were decorated by veterans, ladies
OF the w. X. Q. and by ID young ladies
representing states.
/ The parade returned to the Maplewood
| yard, where tables were spread aud a bas-
/ ket picnic enjoyed, coffee being furnished
/ to all
| The afternoons exercises took place at
/ the church, which had been artistieally
decorated by Mrs. Holden and Miss Fer
rim. The church was crowded. Rev. T..
A. Howard delivered a strong address,
clarifying the volunteer soldier OF the re-
bellion and sketching the career of Gems.
Grant, Logan and others VINO rose from
/ humble to high rank. A beautiful flag
drill was executed by II Normal girls.
Pupils from the training school gave a
| flag dialogue and also sang. A quintette
comprising Messrs. Mead, Bingham,
/ Wood, Mrs. Z. s. Paine and Mrs. Luke
| Parish also sang.
! Capt. j. Z. Eldredge was marshal and
NJ. b. Rumrill, assistant. The exercises
passed of very pleasantly. The military
company marched up from here, drilled
nicely and made good appearance.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31
Republican Caucus.

The Republican voters OF the town OF
Randolph. are hereby notified to meet in
Dubois q Gays hall, Saturday, June 9th,
at o'clock p. M, for the purpose OF elect
ing delegates and alternates to attend the
state, district and county conventions TO
be held at Montpelier, White River juno
ton and Chelses, respectively. The state
convention is TO be held June 9th, to
which Randolph is entitled to seven dele
gates; the district convention is 10 be held
June 2sth, to which Randolph is also en-
titled to seven delegates; the county con-
vention is to be held at Chelsea, June 30th,
to which Randolph is entitled to nine
delegates.
PER ORDER Town COMMITTEE, l.. RICH
MoND, Chairman, May 81, 1900.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31
Public Auction.

The following personal property be-
longing TO the estate of Mrs VIM. Blan-
chard will be sold at auction in SHOWS.
vile on Saturday, June $1,000, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, consisting OF all OF the household
furniture in the Snowsville House, beds
bedding, table cutlery, dishes, i sleigh and
other articles too numerous;to mention
Undertaker's business with stock OF
goods. Bids will be received on the hotel
Terms cash. b. A, FLINT, Admr,
J. p. CLEVELAND, Auctioneer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

We wish to express our most sincere
thanks to Lees School teacher, 5. 5.
superintendent, $. S. teacher, the friends
and neighbors in the towns OF Randolph,
Bethel and Chelsea, and to the pastors OF
those places, Rev. DR.. Hardy, Rev. Mr..
Warner and Rev. Mr.. Eastman, tor their
services and kindness, and for the sym.
patty expressed, both written and spoken.
during our recent great bereavement. Also
for the beautiful floral contributions.
Mr.. AND MRS. f. $. BLOSSOM.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. j. FOSTER.
Mr.. AND MRS. ]. NJ. THOMPSON.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

The small pox scare at Hardwick is at
an end, DIR. Hamilton of the State Board
OF Health having decided that il was
chicken-pox instead. The victim was A.
y. Thomas, a lawyer, who returned from
Arizona recently and was thought to have
contracted the disease there. Mr.. Thomas
formerly lived in Randolph. Hundreds
OF people left Hardwick during the scare
L. S. Grant post, G. A. r., OF Randolph
will present to the department encamp-
ment, the name of Geo. w. Flagg for the
office of Senior Vice commander. Mr.
Flagg's army record, enlisted in May. 1851
as private in Co. F, I'd Vermont; dis
charged June, 1866, as LIST Lieut.. OF same
company. He was in all the battles in
which the 9th corps took Q part. he is Q
charter member of Us. Grant Post, and
has served as its commander three terms
The Graded and High school closes its
year next week. The program: Sermon
before the graduating class by Rev. F. G.
Rsiney at $50 next Sunday evening AT
I the Congl church. subject, "Reason and
I Faith; examinations on Monday, Tues.
/ day and Wednesday; no school Thursday
on account OF the circus; Thursday
evening, class day exercises at Dubois 4
/ GAYS hall; Friday evening, graduation
address by Prof. Wilbur c. Abbott OF
/ Dartmouth college; presentation OF di.
Y plomas; alumni reception at DR.. Blan-
chsrc's dental psrlors; biennial alumni
banquet az Edson's hall. The graduating
Z class Is as follows. Leon n. sault, Gus
I z. Woodward, Leon W. Webster, W
I Leo Smith, Fred L. Drew. Miss Bessie E
I Lewis and Miss Emma J. Bailey.
/ DR.. Y. c. Goodrich is here from svrs.
cuse 20 attend hearing In the matter Of
certain notes which be holds against the
estste Of Mrs. Mary Smith Brazzille
They were given by Mrs. Smith in pay.
Z mept for the drug store al Syracuse which
Y her son, Fred, bought OF Or. Goodrich
I These notes were allowed BY the commits.
I sioners, no objection being then made
bot since then parties interested in the
estate have asked that they be again con-
sidered, alleging that the price paid lor
I the Goodrich store was excessive and the
7 result OF misrepresentation. Accordingly
the estate has been reopen ned for this par
I pose. The hearing has not yet been held
and negotiations are pending which msy
result IN en- amieable settlement. Dr.
Goodrich claims that be acted squarel liz
and offers TO take he store back and sur.
render the notes, providing be can be
\ secured for about $500 worth OF paper
which be signed with Fred ana is holden
for, cue weight heing given 20 the present
invoice q the store.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

Geo. W. Wing of Montpelier was il
4 town yesterday.
Rev. Willis Sparhswk Of Putney ha
/ been IN town this week.
/ Mr.and Mrs. Elijah Huntington OF New
port are guests OF Clarence Cole and wife
| On Wednesday VIM. n. Dubois anC
l Lyman Hutchinson made their annua
| fishing trip and caught lO6 trout
weighing eighteen pounds.
Alfred Wells is off duty because of a fall
from the new railroad bridge at Bethel on
which he was working. He had a narrow
escape from a severe injury.
Most Of the business places were closed
yesterday afternoon. The Green Noun
tain band divided, half going to Bethel
and half assisting here. Several outside
players helped.
The census enumerators, A. II. Beedle
for this village, and Charles /. Boyden for
the town outside, begin their duties to-
morrow. Answer their queries quickly
and give them as much aid as possible.
Some "good 'uns" are being taken in
the branch Just below the village. Joe
Brown got one ''most two pounds big
the other day, besides several other heavy
ones, and other fishermen have had good
luck latelys
DR.. L. B. Aliens horse got away from
its anchorage at the Center Tuesday and
was badly cut up while passing through
two barbed wire fences, so that the doctor
had nice bit of hemstitching TO DO on
the animal.
B. f. Kicker OF Groton has purchased IS
hogs, Is cattle and 25 calves here for ship
ment to Boston market the past two
weeks. MIR. Kicker intends to locate here
he. AVasN MA
and viii ship regularly.
Sickness has been rife in the family OF
Frank +. SAUL OF late. Mrs Sault ana
Miss Mamie have been afflicted with
sores in the ear, while Miss Josie and
Master Emmons are recovering from
pneumonia. DR.. II. II. Mcintyre attend
ed.
The death OF Mrs. G. l.. Lewis at Wau-
psca, Wis, April 25th, was quickly follow
ed by that OF her sister. Mrs. Caroline
Stearns Wheeler, which occurred at Wau-
paca, May goth. Both were daughters of
Judge jacob K. Parish and sisters OF Luke
Parish OF the Centre.
Replies to the invitations to the alumni
banquet have been hume rous and the
prospect for an unusually large attend
ance is good. II will be favor TO the COM
mittee ii sill who have not sent in their
cards will do so as early as possible.
Rev. W. t. Sparhawk OF Putney will act
as POSTMASTER,
There was a good attendance and
pleasing program at the Grange meeting
Saturday evening. At the next meeting
large class will be instructed in the first
and second degrees. Tomorrow evening
there will be a rehearsal OF a new harvest
march under the direction of DR.. Kelly.
An exciting ball game was played here
Memorial day between the Mortified
High school and Randolph High school
baseball teams. Following is the score by
innings
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
Whence Came Thev7

The writer was recently invited to
address an audience made up of five
hundred farmers and their families
living in one of the best agricultural
districts in the northwest. These men
were the owners of as fine and pro-
ductive farms as could be found in
any country; they lived in well-ap-
pointed farm homes and their stock
was cared for in big red barns; they
came to the meeting in nice car
riages, and were well dressed and
wanted for nothing. Who were these
people? The older ones-the parent
stock-might have been seen thirty
five years ago leaving the deck of
some emigrant ship from Sweden,
Denmark or Germany. 1t was little
enough that they brought with them,
save industrious habits and good cour-
age, for they were the very poor of
overcrowded communities, denied the
power to save dollar or acquire a
home of their own. Locating in a
rich country where land was the
cheapest of all commodities they
were quick to see their opportunities
and by applying the industry and
thrift acquired in the fatherland have
in generation evolved from a pauper
peasantry into a wealthy land-owning
class. Today these people make up
the best citizenship of the west and
have conferred an inestimable legacy
of sound physical health and example
of thrift and patriotism upon the
country of their adoption.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
Feed and Breed.

The principal reason why many men
will not invest in improved breeds OF
cattle is because they cling to the old
and exploded theory that it is feed
alone that makes the breed. While
these men will concede that we'll
bred Poland China hog is more profit
able for them to keep than prairie
rooter, and so raise only improv-
ed breeds of hogs, they still maintain
that the scrub steer and the scrub
COW is just as good as any and so
keep right along raising scrubs.
Feed and breed must 60 together.
The finer bred the cattle are the bet
ter the care they require, and given
such care they easily enlarge the
profits of the man who keeps them.
A given number of bushels of corn
will put as much weight onto a scrub
steer as on well-bred Angus or
Shorthorn, but in the case of the
scrub it goes on in the shape of kid
while with the well-bred beef animal
it is converted into sirloin and porter
house steak and rib roasts. Make q
note of the fact that top prices are
never received at the stock yards for
any save well-bred cattle. The scrub
animal has a place. it is true, with
the man who can do no better than
let his cattle rustic for their living,
the scrub being harder and better
fitted for getting living this way
than the better bred animal, but on
high priced land and given proper
care, he cannot compete with his bet
ter-born brother.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
The termination Of Seeds.

We are asked why it is that weed
seeds ripened in July will, many Of
them, fail to terminate under the
moisture and heat of August and
September, but will remain dormant
and only terminate in the following
season. There is good deal of
mystery about the termination of
seeds and the development of plant
life. If all weed seeds would readily
terminate as soon as ripe, il will be
seen at once that it would result in
the determination of many species of
plants, for the reason that such new
growth could not in the brief grow
ing season left, mature another crop
of seed. We have known clover
seed to lay dormant in field for
three years and then when conditions,
which are not understood, were favor
able. to terminate and make most
excellent stand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
The Woman and the Dairy.

A writer in diary paper advises
the turning over of the dairy bust
ness on the farm to the women, as
they make better mixers and are bet
ter fitted to care for the cow than
are men. This writer would have
a nice time putting his theories into
practice in the average American
farming community. Right or wrong.
for we will not debate that phase of
the question, it remains certain
truth, that custom, education and
social code and public opinion agree
on this thing-that the American
woman has enough burdens on her
shoulders in bearing children, caring
for the home and the family and
meeting social demands without
ing to care for and milk dairy
of cows. Women can do things in
Scandinavia and Holland which they
can't do here, or, it may be better
stated by saying that they do things
there which they won't do here. A
class of buXom slillful dairymaids
willing to do this sort of work would
be a great boon to the dairy interests
of the country, but they will never
materialiZe in America. We know
that poets and sentimentalists have
idealized the cow and the dairymaid
the weet-breathed old bossy, the
full udder. the luscious pasture, the
tinkling bell, the fair maiden milk
ing, the frothy pail, the milk-house
by the cool spring, the rich cream
and the golden butter and all that
sort, but the average American wo-
man much prefers to have someone
else do the milking, and let the milk
go to the creamery and there get her
butter while she thus gets time to
read and take care of her family.
And from our point of view she takes
a sensible view of the matter. As
society is now constituted woman
can add nothing to her graces of man
ner or character by being in daily
communion with the. cows and the
COW barn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
An Optical Delusion.

While riding on the cars not long
since we saw i'm the distance field
of forty acres or more which, from
the distant point of view, seemed to
be covered with piles of manure
lately hauled out, and we felt like
complimenting the man who had gone
into the fertilizing business on such
an extensive scale, but closer view
of the field disclosed the miserable
fact that what we thought were piles
vi manure were nothing but shocks
Of oats which heavy and persistent
August rains had converted into
worthless heaps of half rotted straw
and grain. The owner of the field
was one of the fellows who does not
believe in stacking his grain, and
for that matter does not know how
to, and so had to trust to luck and
providence TO secure his crop after
he had been at all the trouble of
raising it. This thing constitutes a
wanton and useless waste on many a
western farm, and waiting for the
machine to thresh from the shock
eats up the profits on many farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
Improve the Breed Of Corn.

Many a man who is doing good
work in improving the breed of the
stock which he keeps still keeps right
on raising scrub corn. Very many do
not realize the great difference there
is between common corn-corn of all
colors and mongrel breed-and corn
which is of distinct and well-bred
variety. A few patient and enterpris-
ing men have given much time and
study to improve the breed Of the
corn plant, and varieties are now to be
obtained which are as much superior
to the common corn as the Shorthorn
is superior to scrub critter. Uni
formity of color, early maturity
depth of kernel, smallness of cob,
alignment of the rows on the ear and
productiveness are some of the things
which receive attention in the effort
to produce a well-bred ear of corn.
A distinct increase in yield may be
secured by planting the improved
varieties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10

A leading wholesale dealer in APP
Pies doing business in the city of Min
heapolis told us recently that no APP
Pies will pay the fruit growers of
Southern Minnesota and Northern
Iowa so well to plant as the Duchess;
Ibis, for the reason that it is hardy
ind prolific; that it is the first apple
bn the market and so found better
demand than later fall apples of
setter quality; that for all time there
would be vast territory in the
aorth country which would always
have to depend upon Southern Min
iesota and Northern Iowa for their
,arly apples. His advice was to plant
Duchess apples and lots of them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
The Hidden Nest,

We knew that somewhere in a
clump of willows which we had to
pass every day pair of grosbeaks
had their nest this season. The birds
were always there and we never failed
to hear the sweet alto song of the
male bird as we passed by. But we
could not discover the nest, though
we searched closely for it. The brood
was Matched and when they were
gone there was the nest i'm plain
sight, the birds having most ingcn
iously disguised it by skillful arrange
ment of just few leaves. This sag
gests the thought that birds nests
in the trees around the home are
very like our common blessings in
this, that we never realize how many
they were until the wintry winds Of
adversely despoil the beauty Of liv-
ing and rob the trees of their summer
foliage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10
Insect Pests.

The more settled and civilize .aSe
country becomes the more bugs tfsre
are. Like the fashion plates for the
ladies, there are new styles of bugs
each year. Weevel in the beans, Hessian
fly in the wheat, rootworm and wire
worm in the corn. beetles on the pota-
toes, bugs on the melon vine, chintz
bugs in the small grain, aphis and cur
culio on the plums and cherries, can
ker worms in the apples, lice in the
chicken coop, borers in the fruit trees,
worms on the currants, flies in the
kitchen and mosquitoes on the lawn,
and for many man after his all-day
fight with this horde of pests, bugs
in his bed to rob him of nights
rest. Mans hardest fight is with
these pigmy tribes, whose numbers
yearly increase, and the science of
agriculture is doing no more prac-
teal work than in discovering meth
DDS of limiting the destructiveness of
these insect pests.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-10-10

The capacity of one acre of land
N the production of sugar reaches
It's maximum in the Hawaiian Is
lands, late government bulletin re-
porting crop of fourteen tons of
sugar per acre on plantation of 100
icres. This sugar was, of course, cane
sugar and as weighed in the unrefined
state. At the low price of two cents
per pound, this crop was worth the
enormous sum of $500 per acre.
Another plantation averaged over
len tons of sugar to the acre on
1000 acres, or return of $500 per
lcre.