Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-08
NEW WORKERS PICNIC.
Outing Of immigrants to Vermont
From Empire State.

/ Inc immigrants from Northern New
I York who have settled In this vicinity
within the past few years united in hold
/ ing basket picnic at Silver Lake, Barn.
ard, Sept. LIST, 1t is estimated that ther'
was an attendance Of between seventy
/ five and one hundred persons.
/ About ten years ago this movement o
population began and since then there has
been a steady influx of people from North
ern New York into this section. They
have mostly gone upon farms and can bt
found in Bethel, RoYalton, Barnard
Woodstock, Pomfret, Randolph, stock
/ bridge. Rochester and Hancock. The
larger part OF them came from the vicinity
of Potsdam, n. Y. The chief indueement
that brought them here was the fact that
good farming property could be bought
here for about half what the same intrin-
sic value would cost in their former local
| ity.
A register kept OF those attending the
picnic shows the following persons with
their present and former New York ad-
dresses -
Fayette Munson and o. d. Munson,
Bethel, formerly Massena.
F. B. Southworth and family, Bethel,
Upper Lake.
E. F. FELTON, and family, Bethel, Pots
dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison n. Smith, South
Woodstock, Governeur.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. McDinal, Bethel,
Potsdam.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 5. Foster, Barnard,
South Cotton.
Burnap W. southworth, Bethel, Upper
Lake.
Fred Sara Edward Murphy, Woodstock,
Richville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Baker, Bethel, Ma
lone.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. NJ. Briggs, Barnard,
Potsdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Murphy, Wood
stock, DeKalb.
Mr.. and Mrs. wilmot Root, George
Root, Bethel, Cotton.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. N. stackpole, Barnard,
Potsdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Sargent, Ran
dolph, Potsdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Ford, Royalton,
Potsdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles F. Church, Royal
ton, Potsdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Church, Royalton,
Potsdam.
Miss c. A. johnson, Woodstock,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Cotton, Barnard,
Richville.
Mr.. aud Mrs. E. J. Cotton, Woodstock,
Richville.
W. d. Briggs, Woodstock, Richville.
S. X. Kelley, Woodstock, Brooklyn.
Mrs. 5. r. Kelley, Woodstock, Avon.
George w. Briggs, Woodstock, Rich
VILE
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Shaw, Woodstock,
Parishville.
r. II. Dubois and wife, Barnard, Heu-
velton.
William A. Wells, Barnard, Potsdam.
Harcourt Ford, Royalton, Potsdam.
Earl Ford, Royalton, Potsdam.
Frank Wells and family, Barnard, Pots
dam.
w. J. Foster, Barnard, South Cotton.
L. 5. Dubois, Barnard, Heuvelton.
w. L. Cotton, Barnard, Richyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Miller, Gaysyille,
Mrs. Miller was from Upper Lake..
Martin Mcdonald, Bethel, Franklin
county.
Miss Marion stackpole, Barnard, Pots
dam.
Miss Celia McLoud, Bethel, Burke.
Miss Carrie FELTON,, Bethel, Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wells and family,
Barnard, Hannawa Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus c. Burns, Man
chester, n. H., Franklin county.
Miss Bessie Dubois, Barnard, Heuvelton.
Mrs. Walter j. Cotton, Woodstock,
Rensselaer, Falls.
A permanent organization was formed
and a committee appointed TO make ar
for similar gathering next
year. The committee is +. +. FELTON,,
Bethel, w. ID. Briggs, Woodstock, X. l..
Cotton, Barnard.
The DAY at the lake was spent in roam
ing about the woods, boating on the lake
and renewing old acquaintanceships. On
notes, one interesting fact was
developed, namely, that the ancestors OF
many OF these people had originally gone
from Vermont TO Northern New York
about seventy-five years to one hundred
years ago. So it is simply case of a re-
turn to their native heath.