Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-11
SILVER LAKE.

Silver Lake is frozen the whole length,
navigation closed and summer ended.
Some have made money and gone away;
others have lost, but the general popula
ton around the lake stand exactly as they
did one year ago. IL used to be said that
there was no standing still. A person not
going forward would 90 back, but Judge
Howard says this is great mistake for he
has lived many years with no change
either way.
Henry A. Wood has returned from
months visit with his son in Boston.
While there he had the pleasure OF driving
on the boulevard with II. II. Perkins fast
four-year- old Bradlaugh mare, Bonnie
Belle, borrowing sulkv from Anaconda,
the two minute PAGER, Henry was in his
element, hustling the many road drivers
over the course at a 2:10 gait, beating
horses with a record OF 2:l5 and 16. He
says Bonnie Belle is the fastest Bradlau gh
in the world. She was raised in Barnard
by the late Frank Stiles, W hose son, Mark,
has an own sister, weanling, that win
prove rich prize for some one.
Going into Hadleys store the other day,
saw Judge Howard sitting behind the
stove quietly listening to the general con-
versation about local option and thought
he looked rather glum. ! said, "Judge
you are not looking quite well ~ "No, /
am suffering with complication of dumps
brought on by over feed between grass
and hay ''Judge do you ever think OF
those lines in one Of DR.. Watts hymns
.'Old age comes creeping on apace,
The Wool came OF his head and wrinkled
His teeth dropped out but made no odds 10 him,
He eat as many taters and drank as many GIN
Looking up with one Of his old time smiles
he said, WAITS never wrote that, amt
you getting little mixed Il is one OF
I1talF tFtfc hon, fav rtt Ina,
up about the Barnard caravan" "Well ]
may be wrong, usually are, but Judge, do
you remember when we used to go to
Gro oker's, roll ten pins half the night,
then after taking stiff glass OF his every
body, sit down to the long table loaded
with fresh fish and oysters, waited upon
by Hgrriet Lamberton ~ sob, yes, yes,
don't tell me any more ~ Looking up
with his usual sublimity and seriousness
he said,
Back, turn back, o Time in your flight,
Make as young again, Just for one night
as this DR.. Watts or Dick Brown ?'
"Makes no difference who wrote it, they
are my sentiments" Standing up the
Judge tried one OF his once famous steps,
the pigeon wing, but fifty years had shorn
OF most Of the wings. Starting for the
door Judge Howard turned with one Of
his courteous au rCvOirs, somewhat re-
covered from the dumps.
STATE HI0AwAY TAX.
There seems TO be excitement among
large towns and some OF the state press are
worried over what they call a deliberate
steal IN regard TO distribution Of the state
highway tax
They hardly consider that their life and
prosperity mainly depend upon the trade
OF small towns. As a tree sucks through
the long avenue Of roots for its life so
1aFgn fafs- l.,fu
rounding districts. Then how inconsist-
ant and narrow to begrudge them any
help IN keeping open their roads leading
TO these centers OF trade. Cut OF this OUT
side patronage and the business men
would die like forest leaves.
TO 10 Woodstock any or every day in
the year and count the farmers with their
wives loading wagons and sleighs with
goods purchased OF traders and carry them
Y their homes In Barnard, Pomfret,
bridgewatcr and other towns, and then
say u the shire town ought to 10 n in a
crusade TO prevent this present method of
dividing the highway tax. Go to Bethel
and see the trade over their counters from
Barnard, Stockbridge and Royalton, would
you again say that Barnard should. with
her own tax, make better roads SO as to
bring stlll more trade.
received a letter early in the fan from
n nonresident who Saw, Bethel viii make
an attempt through the legislature to have
Barnard pay a part Of the expense Of
building the new Bethel bridge over White
River
This prolect undoubtedly originated in
some misery minds, who favor getti 2 an
they can and keeping what they get.
watching the proceedings ! failed to see
any move by their level headed representa-
tive
Barnard has 70 miles Of highway that
have to b. worked summer snd winter. IN
some Instances many miles are plowed out
four months In winter 80 that few pupils
can be carried TO school and and their par
ents paid Tor transportation, and there are
times when teams must break through the
snow every day for the passage Of United
States mail and so that Bethel and Wood
stock physicians can ride comforta biv
over these hills. Then let az praise and Sc
thankful 20 our legislature that we have
this small rebate to help keep up the
roads.