Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
NEWS IN TOWNS ABOUT
SILVER LAKE.

grown. IL seems they Noulu felaii Le9 az
Tor 10 cents each. Then ne mas tne lIot
favored. King Of Tompkins co. ana
Blue pearmaim are in high favor. MI.
IIupger farm formerly noted only for us
MA rasnberries and brakes, now shows
what SKIN. industry and patience can 90
Chefs master hand did the grating.
Athoi a poor year for apples he has SOFA
sos worth. leaving 60 d stock on hand:
HIGHER no the mountain side we ma
Gardine Cowdry, who beats everybody
raising winter squashes. Mr.. Cowdry
bas discovered and matured new variety
N notato. called Beauty OF Mt. Hunger,
y hich sets all other kinds at rest, ana was
started from the balls. Sardine has I'M
proved every year until ne mas sf il5i az az
The climax. This specimen now leads IN
outside looks and inside flavor.
SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
The Upper district, 50 called, in Barnard
village finished its winter term last Week
very successfully. Miss Helen Wallace
daughter of the late Gardner Wallace OF
Rafbel for wears high sheriff of Windsor
county. has been the teacher for three
TUESDAY before the close, Miss Wallace
gave an interesting exhibition at the town
hall showing somewhat the result OF ner
labor. II was a good performance star OF
The season-but to particularize would
take too much space as one would hardly
know when to stop without going through
the whole school. Suffice II to say, all
acted well their parts.
IL must have been gratifying to Miss
Wallace to see the old hall filled so wei
with such an appreciative audlenee-coin-
ing from East and South Barnard, North
End and Mt, Hunger-al taking adyant-
age Of the only public school exhibition
given during the present school year.
1 wonder sometimes that there is so lit
tie interest shown in other districts and
whether the town is satisfied that their
money is well expended.
a look at the copy books Of Upper dis
trict will almost astonish one to see the
improvement made from first to last IN
writing. arithmetic and geography, espec-
faily the outline maps showing the ami
mails and products OF different nations.
These last drawings were made by luVe-
niles taught by Miss Wallace free, even
| iugs and Saturdays, no time spent m
school hours. How different from many
teachers who look forward to Friday
night eagerly as a laborer ON public works
| does for six O'Clock, bidding goodbye, and
| forgetting the whole business until the
next Monday; keeping school only for the
money there IS in il. Surely our school
4 directors must say the cost in Upper dis
/ trict was money well invested and the
| teacher should be retained
RACING ON SILVER LAKE.
J One of the most interesting races ever
/ held on this ice came off Saturday after
noon, Jan. II. The prize was fine, rich,
/ souare wool horse blanket, donated The
| horses entered were Geo. r. Wilson's bay
gelding, st. Regis, trotteri Chester
/ Cady's grey mare, Hulda Wilkes, trotter;
III. ID, Reagan's bay gelding, Byron, a
/ ! Alumgl hQN MOllN
! b., PAGER. The race was best in 5,
| balf-mile heats. The judges were ~.
Holmes, chairman and timer; DR.. III. V.
| Hubbard and Asa Perry, Jr. Col. Crockett
Powers OBLIGATED as starter.
1st heat starter Powers sent them away
on the second score, nearly even. Molly
soon fell behind the other three kept in
a bunch until they entered the stretch,
when Hulda left hel feet, leaving st. Regis
and Byron to fight it out; one a trotter,
the othera PAGER, but the trotter,St Regis,
had the fool, sailing In first; Byron sec
ond; Hulda third; Molly b, fourth time,
ILL }.
I'd heat-Two scores and the Col. said
CO. They came well together to the
quarter, when Regis, for the first time this
winter, made a break. His driver wisely
laid him up, leaving Hulda and Byron
coming home under strong persuasion,
They crossed the line head and head.
Some said the PAGER Byron was first, but
the trotter got the verdict; Bryon second;
st. Regis third; Molly fourth; time, LIS.
Sd heat-Some jocSeying, but Starter
/ Powers was there and he soon sent them
away. Nearly even. they came home,
Byron first; Hulda second; Regis third
Molly again fourth; time, l.16 J. Up "a
this time betting and guessing were about
even between the trotters 81. Regis and
Hulda Wilkes, but now. some grew un-
easy as each OF the three leaders had won
a heat An offer of 100 to 80 on the PAGER
Byron was made. Many were anxious 70
hedge before the next heat. Blood was
up as the horses were hurrying back for
the fourth trial.
attn heat-On the first score, they started
( for the wire, Hulda and Byron taking the
. lead. The clip seemed too fast for the
I grey mare and she went into the air, Civ
I ing second place TO Regis. Thus they
/ Regis second; Hulda third; Molly
/ again fourth; time, LIZ !. Molly had
I enough and was drawn, and right here il
! should be said that she is a young mare
with no experience whatever in this kind
OF work, having been used all the fall on q
machine for saving wood. Gentle and
kind she would have won this race II she
could have understood what was wanted
9th heat-No betting, Byron fresh and
. strong, Lee smiling and confident; Huld5
! and Chef not ready to give up carrying
that blanket out OF Barnard village
4 Scoring twice, Col. Powers sent then
! away for the final verdict. Down they
came, all together to the last quarter
Here Hulds made skip, giving Byron
lead, but when she recovered her strid,
was not long in closing the gap and sh,
forced Byron OF his feet. She could hay,
won the heat only for being too anxious
and, making another break, she ran undel
the wire, giving the whole business to tn,
bay PAGER. Time, fastest Of all, la J.
When il is rememb ered that these foul
young horses that never faced a starte
before and were comparatively green Al
green could be, took 2.30 clip and KEEP
it up for five heats. we must say, "GOOC
enough, even for Barnard
I Summary
Byron, PAGER, b. g. by BradlauEh,
, l.. ID. Reagan, 2211
Hulda wilkes trotter, e. M, BY John n. Wilkes,
J G. Cady. 312
st. Regis, trotter, b. g., by Bradlsugh,
@. n. Wilson. ] 3
Molly B., PAGER, D. m., by Bradlaugh,
T.. %. Adams, - Oh
Time, half-mile heats, III ia, lis, lis II
/, III IA, l.it Ia
| The winner, Byron, is a bright ba.