Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-05
aandoIph,s Streets.

Hduoolpn streets.
There is a general feeling that the roads
within the village limits do not compare
at all favorably with those outside, and il
is even asserted that any one with his
eyes shut can tell the minute his wheels
roll over the boundary line of the corpor-
alton. II be is coming into the village
he is jolted through depressions and
holes. dragged through sand or bumped
over rocks and stones until his false teeth
are in ruins and he is q mass of con-
tusions.
There are enough stones, varying in
size from hens egg to mans head,
scattered over the principal streets to
build q mile or two of wall il they could
be picked up and put to so good q use.
As it is, they pave the streets like back
hill pasture and, rolling under the feet OF
horses and pedestrians, are a menace TO
the legs of both.
South Main street hill, for instance, is
covered with bou.ders, oarted on there
for some unknown purpose, probably less
diabolical than to disable man or beast.
South Pleasant and Pleasant streets are
decidedly unpleasant travelling. and Cen
trail street, except for a short stretch late
ly mended, is no easy-going thorough
fare. Parts Of Highlspd avenue. South
street and South Main street are soft sand
into which the wheels sink towards the
hub, and on all the other streets are rough
places that need mending badly.
Milkmen on their rounds have to drive
carefully to avoid disaster to their perish
able freight from the bottles rattIing to-
gether as the carts jolt along over Says
and rocks. Milkman Brewster, being
late the other morning, ventured to bur
ry a little and had q dollars worth Of
broken bottles on his hands as conse-
quence.
The bruises of autoists. the rack OF
their machines, the fact that there can be
no pleasure Ito say nothing of Joy riding)
on our streets may not fill many souls
with anguish, but when business is inter
fered with that is another matter. II we
want this village to be the shopping
point for all the country round about we
ought at least to make the way smooth
for the outside trade.
There is no reason why the streets in
the corporation cannot be made as good
as the town roads, which are acknowI-
edged to be among the best in the state.
All that is needed is q little intelligent
work on the streets, and q comprehen-
sion of the fact that good roads are not
made out OF clear sand any more than
good pies are made out of clear pumpkin.
The village has plenty of appliances for
road making, including a steam roller,
but it has been plainly demonstrated that
one might as well try to roll water as
sand to permanent solidity.
Deaths OF Mr.. and Mrs. Milan Hebard
News has been received Of the death of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milan Hebard within ten
days Of each other at North HaverhiH. N.
/ H., where they had been living for the
last four years with Mrs. Hebard's
nephew, Clifford Sawyer. They were
nearly lifelong residents OF Randolph
and fer many years made their home at
the Center.
! Mrs. Hebard died early Sunday morn
ing, July rs, from a general breaking
down of the system. She was in her 10th
year and had been in feeble health for
some time.
Mr.. Hebard, who was far from strong,
and much broken by his bereavement,
passed away the night of Aug. 2. He
was in his S0th year, having been born
Oct. II, 1929, and he left one son, Horace
W. Hebard, and one granddaughter, Mrs.
Paul Alexander, both of Williamstown.
He is also survived by a sister, Mrs.
Laura l. Wyman, who is the last surviv-
ing member OF a family of ten children.
The funeral of Mrs. Hebard was held
Tuesday afternoon, the 27th ult., and
among the relatives present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Hebard and Mrs. Wyman.
Mr.. Hebard's funeral was at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and he was buried
beside his wife in the Haverhill Center
cemetery.