Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-05
oLp-TIME PAPER.
Local Events chronIeIed by the Her
aid and News 81 Years ago.

aid and News 81 Years ego.
The Herald and News as it issued
Thursday, Jan. II, 1s7s-31 years ago
was an eight-column, four-page paper
published by l. P. Thayer, now editing
the Vergennes Enterprise Vermonter,
and E. DensIow Upham, who has been in
business for many years Ia Cincinnati. o.
The price was only $3.50 year in ad-
vance, otherwise 81, and still Tbayer &
Upham complain editorially that s'the
newspaper business in Vermont is not so
paying that everybody need rush into
it," in fact, they asserted that very few
papers in the state were a financial sue
cess.
An abstract of the report OF the condi-
tion OF Vermont savings banks and trust
companies on the Both day of June, 1877,
is furnished the paper by the late Hon.
w. H. Dubois, then savings bank exam
liner for the state. Vermont had then
20 savings banks and trust companies, as
against 40 today, and there we're 81 1928
depositors.
The business directory for this village
in 1878 gave these merchants and profes-
sional men and artisans :-Apothecaries,
r. @. Morton, G. F. Storrs, Merchants
Row; baker, E. Curtis, Main street; bar
bers, Braley q Davis, C. w. Hayward,
Railroad street; billiards, NJ. V. Chad
wick; blacksmiths, Hastings q Newton,
Israel Ramo, r. M. Thomas; carpenters,
w. p. Morse, Wood Brothers, Justin
Holman, W. Wetmore, Orison Wood
cock; clergymen-B. Smith, Cong'I; c. P.
Smith and L. ID. Ames, Christian; j. g.
Goodall, Baptist; dentists, CD. Blanch-
ard, r. {. Abbott, W. NJ. Ramsdell, Mer-
chants Row; harness makers, c. p
Standish, P. Chadwick; hotel, Cottage,
f. d. Strong; insurance agents, Matt
Bryant on Cross street, o. b. Child on
Railroad street; jewellers, @. Tilson, A.
P. Cleverly, W. F. Cushman (now Of
Mortified and Boston,; lawyers, J. w.
Rowell, P. Perrin, E. j. McWain, J. K
Kinney, N. L. Boyden; liverymen, Wit
son & Hyzer on Pleasant street, L. s..
Kinney on Railroad street; manufacturers
IF. B. Salisbury, furniture; @. J..
I Prince, butter tubs; W. Bean & Co., car
riages and sleighs; A. j. Fowler & Co.,
extension table slides; C. d. Sanborn,
stair builder; s. n. Gould, proprietary
medicines; marble dealer, II. c. Soper
meat markets, E. Pitkin (now in Boston,
A. Fl. Beedle; merchandise. w. Tewks-
bury & Sons, c. F. Harris, A. A. Smith,
/ dry goods; Samuel Bass, jewelry and
/ fancy goods; j. H. Lamson and P. d.
/ Pike, hardware; w. E. Lamson and +. B.
Salisbury, furniture; B. B. Chase, gro
ceries, meal and feed; H. NJ. Wires,
J Charles Thurston, A. II. Beodle, j. q. A.
4 Bass y Son, grocers; L. B. Atwood & Co.,
/ clothing, boots and shoes; milliners-
/ Mrs. l.. A. Priest, Miss S. A. Lamb, Mrs.
/ A. E. Kendriek; millers, II. p. Sanford &
I Co., r. B. Salisbury; nurserymen, Micah
Mann, Mann & KimbaIl, Frank Girls
void; painters. J. r. Bacon, NJ. Z. Var
rington, n. o. Snow, George Reed; pho
I tographers, J. W. Hale, L. T. SparhaW
physicians, A. Kendrick. c. l. Stewart,
f. F. Upham, NJ. L. Scott; printers,
Thayer & Upham, f. \. Hyzer; restau-
rants, B. F. Chadwick, q. w. Barnes, NJ.
l. Chadwick; shoemakers, c. F. Harris,
George II. Wheeler; tailor, N. NJ. Draper.
In the advertising columns, Charles E.
Abbott announces himself as a manufac-
turer Of doors, sash and blinds, and W.
s. 5. Buck solicits patronage for stereo-
scopic views of Dubois q Gays block,
which he calls "the new block"
Exactly 14ls inches Of space were re-
quired for Thayer q Upbam to cover the
local field OF West" Randolph, and their
first item was condensed to one word,
"Cold." Had it been hot in January the
editorial ink would probably have melt
ed and spread the item over three or four
lines The column continues as follows:
"The mid-term examinations took
place this week in our village school"
"The ice men are gathering fine bar
vest this season. The ice is very thick and
clear"
s'Jake Ford found lady's fur collar on
the street Wednesday. The owner will
please call"
'sThe Herald and News has been desig
mated by the United States District court
for Vermont rs the paper in which al
bankrupt notices of sales for Orange
county shall be published.
.sThe mixed train leaving White Rivel
junction early in the morning now rum
through to St. Adams for passengers, in
stead of being discontinued at Montpel
Ter. It is due at this station at s: lis a. m
and is great convenience to passenger
going north.n
"The dedication services of the new
Baptist chapel in this village will be helC
Thursday, the oath inst. Rev. William
Hague, d. D., Of Boston is ex
pected to preach the sermon and othe
clerkymen will participate in the services
to be held afternoon and evening. Serv
ices will be held next Sunday in tn
academy for the last time, after which
lthey will be in the chapel"
"The dedication of Masonic hall at
, o'clock tomorrow friday is public, ant
: the public at large is cordially invited t.
/ be present. The address of Henry CLAIR
of Rutland, grand secretaryfof the Gram