Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-05-16
NEWS IN TOWNS ABOUT
SILVER LAKE.

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village will be closed every Thursday even
ing at six o'clock after May 10Th
Our stage road, the main thoroughfar'
from Woodstock to Bethel, shows tins
marks of late rains and is not so smooth
as two weeks ago. Holes and ruts IN
crease in depth every rain. Road COM
missioners who work early, save expense
by keeping water in the bitches. A gooc
farmer never allows his work to crowd
him.
HORSE GOSSIP.
George Riley OF Hartford has lost by
death twin colts, living only few min
utes. handsome as pictures. The Dam,
Daisy Kent, was being kept at his father S,
Peter +. Riley's. in Barnard until after
foaling time. Sympathy is extended to
George II is very seldom that twins i've,
either or both, and think in SO cases out
OF 100 they both die. Singular, Tor among
other animals none are so fatal
Mark Stiles was out a few days ago
with his fast pacing Bradlaugh three
year-old flly, Bonnie Belle. Her shoes
were taken off about the time Frank was
taken sick, and now replaced. She has
grown, looks stout and hardy, with rect
not surpassed. Bonnie Bell is acknowl-
edged by all good horsemen to be the
fastest colt of her age ever raised in Barn
ard and her future will be closely watched
Almost the last consciousness OF Frank
Stiles he said, 'erhat long Reagan and
Danforth have been here and taken away
my colt"
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The report to the superintendent OF ed
ucation shows that Barnard supported ~
legal schools the past year at cost oil
q. 800. %, which would amount to $50 OF
the grand list. The number of pupils at
tending was 49, 81 boys and 50 girls The
cost per pupil was s12.S4. There were five
male teachers employed at an average OF
S6.3g each per week and nine female teach
ers at an average of S6.l3 each. The cost
OF wood was 1890; ianitor's service,
$3.50; transportation, sl5zj new Dooks,
S12l 90: supplies, S29.17; repairs, s69,22;
incidentals and insurance, S1S62 The
school superintendent made 81 visits.
This with his other duties made his salary
only AIS. The three directors charged for
services S20.03, dog cheap. There was 20
paid to other towns for tuition and sl2f.-
81 received. The whole amount received
for school purposes was s2,2664l, leaving
the town in debt for necessary school eX-
penses, Si1.Sl. Under the present system
Il would be difficult to make better
showing and no one can say but the of1-
GERS worked for small pay. The directors
for the year ensuing are Austin q. Per-
kins. chairman, term expires 1902; Frank
II. Thayer, 1903; Clayton II. Allen, 1901
FRANK II. InaNeFs CLERK ol rtupol booinf
and Fred NJ Chase, superintendent Of
schools for the ensuing year. All the
schools are in running order.
VERMONT OLD HOME WEEK.
Posters are up calling a meeting at the
town hall at one O'Clock p. m. next Satur-
day, May %, for the purpose Of forming a
local Old Home Week association, acting
under the authority of the constitution
and bylaws Of the state society full
attendance IS desired as it will be neces-
sary to raise money to defray expenses.
In conversation with Judge Howard; he
said that with the present prices OF wool, |
peppermints and high state of taxation, he |
doesn't propose to contribute very liber- |
ally to this junket. He says he has no
very affectionate regard for people that left |
us all these years while we had to root hog |
or die, keeping Barnard from growing up
with bushes. But this is talk. We all |
know the judge to be one of the very best |
entertainers and can well remember the |
days OF Barnard town fairs when his resi-
dence adjoined the fair ground and his barn
and yard had an appearance o. a thriving /
hotel and livery stable. Kinsmen and |
friends far and near made an Old Home /
Week, commencing Monday and lasting |
until the genial host was ready to speed
the parting guest.
Sometimes we think Judge Howard
must have been Kentucky bred as he ex-
hibits the characteristic hospitality and
answering democracy of the Blue Grass
state. Don't fail TO call Old Home Week.
CHARLES RIVER SPEEDWAY.
Boston papers say the parade of fast
stepping horses on this track Saturday,
NAV 18th, will excel every exhibition of
the kind ever shown in New England.
Prominent among the entries we notice
from Boston Wilbur Downing's bay mare,
Bradline, 20, by Bradlaugh, also the
Bradlaugh mare, Susie b., ;35. These two
were raised in Barnard by John A. Moore
and were own sisters, went TO Montpelier,
from there to Boston and were recently
sold for one thousand dollars.
The dam of three sisters, Bradline,
Susie b. and Betty Moore, 2:244, was I'M
developed and had no record, vet all her
colts show fast. IL is another proof that
mares with fast records are no more likely
TO impart speed because of their training L
Crescens, 2:0i4; Tommy Britton, 2;065
Charley Herr, 2 :07}, are among the fastest
trotters out of undeveloped dams. Prince
Alert, 2:02: Anaconda, 2:02b; Coney, 2:024;
Common, 2:03f Frank Bogash, 2:03l Indi-
ans, 2 :0i4, are all out OF mares with no rec
ords. According to this showing we stand
just as good, but no better, chance to get
speed from an undeveloped dam or from
one with a fast record. One other thing
seems TO be in history. There is no par
ticular age Of mare when she viii be
most likely to produce speed, as the best
horses on the turf are from dams, young.
and DID, one Of preference.
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