Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26
oRANeE couNrY EAoLE.
Notes from an lIIustrIous Predecessor
in This Newspaper Field.

One of the early fore-runners of the Her
aid and News in Randolph was the
Orange County Eagle established in De-
eember Of 1865 by the late P. P. Ripley,
who continued to publish it until 1871.
II was then sold to Carpenter & WILEY
but they soon dissolved partnership and
for two years E. Henry Wiley controlled
the destinies Of the Eagle alone. Failure
overlook the proprietor an6 the paper, re-
covered ON q mortgage by Mr.. Ripley,
was bought by the late Elbridge Gerry in
1878. He changed the name to the Green
Mountain Herald; Published it three
months and sold it IN December to L. P.
Thayer & Co., by whom it was finally
christened the Herald and News.
A copy of the old Eagle, published at
West Randolph by Mr.. Wiley and dated
July IS, 1873, has been brought to the
office of its second transformation by
Wales 7. Bass, by whom it has been care
fully preserved. A glance at this issue
shows that the editor was lavish in the
matter Of editorials; for he filled seven
columns 10 inches long with wise obser-
vations on all sorts OF topics, while he de-
voted FIVE more columns to striking oc-
currenees in Texas, Paris and other re-
f&A@SC1s
advertising and a scant 80 inches were
used to tell the happenings in the home
town, half of that amount OF space being
occupied by one obituary.
In the advertising columns II. e.
Sharpe called for so cords of hemlock
bark at his tannery, where he manufac-
tured "spanish and slaughtered sole
leather, finished patna and slaughtered
hi ~ a In n
ing one-half mile south Of the village,
offered flowers and garden plants for sale.
Rolfe & Lamb recommended the goods of
their carriage neutrality-suspicious. of
all kinds made Of the best white oak and
hickory timber and thoroughly ironed.
/. 7. S2arhawk announced himself as
agent for sewing machines and organs, q
Trainer OF pictures and dealer in stereo.
scopes at wholesale and retail. j. II.
Lamson was telling people how to make
butter by the improved method of the
"Self-sustaining Empire State Milkpan
and Cooler" he had for sale. d. p. Ring
took q column to set forth the goods Of
his clothing store, and L b. Atwood
talked in bold-faced type Of his similar es
Enlistment conducted on q cash basis
The late 8. F. Storrs and r. g. Morton
were the druggists Of the village anC
among those practising the curative ar
was Miss s. q. Cross, an electric and mag
netic healer, who had rooms at the lat,
Charles Hubbard's residence for the pur
pose OF ministering to the sick in this vi
cinity and who advertised to treat and
cure all durable diseases. ID. A. Talber
and L. L. Persons claimed to be running
a first-rate hotel and livery stable at Eas
Randolph, and ]. 2. Sprague, q we'll
stocked general store at the same place.
An editorial Of considerable interes
discussed insane asylum abuses in Yer
mont, brought to light through an inves
tigation Of the case Of Rev. Peter H
Shaw, an aged Presbyterian minister
who had preached at Northfeld, Barne
and other towns OF the state. While Wis
ting in Barnet, Mr.. Shaw was hustled OF
to the Brnttleboro asylum by the conniv
ance Of his son-in-law, who had contro
OF an annuity belonging to him. Hi
l sanity was so palpable, however, that
when the facts became known, his dis
charge was at once ordered by the courts
This, it seems, was not 80 isolated case
but there was a growing tendency to bav'
people committed to the asylum IS in
sane whenever their friends found it in
convenient to have them at large. A
last the state ordered an investigation
and q committee found ss5 patients con
+ fined in an asylum whose greatest capaci
/ ty was limited to 800, aud some of then
were sleeping in 9x4 feet apartments ven
tilated by sugur holes bored through thu
doors. The certificate of single medica
examiner was considered then suf3cien
I proof OF insanity.
For local news the Eagle impaired
these chunks. Of information
"a new covered bridge across tn
stream at Tunbridge Center village i
built at a cost Of nearly $1,000.
"Vershire is pleased TO take stock II
the story of one Sullivan, employed b,
the Vermont Copper Mining company
" DO claims to be a relative of Marsha
MacAfahon, the new president Of th
French Republic"
ssFoster Densmore of Chelsea has som
very fine specimens Of trotting stock tina
be is training. One of them won 3 purs
of 800 at Bethel, July 4; time, 2.49l
and ESQ. Mr.. Densmore is one OF th
best drivers Of fast horses in the country.
"Charles Griffin OF Hartland did no
think his attentions to Miss stoughton o
West Randolph were received just as b
desired they should be and so shot him
self at White River Junction Saturday
Il was thought he would die"
ar. r. Slack of West Randolph mowe'
for Pat VIM. with Woods Iron Fran
moving machine, three acres Of heav,
grass, some Of it lodged, in three hour
and twenty minutes. He also moved 70
Young Lamb nine acres and seventy-tw,
rods in eleven hours, and it was thicl
bottom grass, too. Come on, boys, viii
Your Buckeyes and GRANTEES, your Mes
dow Kings and Giants, Mr.. Slack
ready to 60 into the field with you"
Il Under the head OF sFatal Accident" !
is recorded that-"As No. was passinl
the crossing just above Salisbury's mill
Lawrence Rising, son Of A. Rising. abou
IA years of age, was instantly killed i
attempting to jump on about midway Q
the train. He was swung under tn
wheels and the top of his head and bot
arms were cut or" This unfortunat
lad was q brother OF e. n. Rising AM