The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-22
AN OLDER BARRE RECALLED
BY Perusal of the Barre Herald of Feb
q. 1880.

A copy of the Barre Herald, a short
| lived weekly which hourished and faded
| in the early 500, contains some interest.
| ing sidelights on community life in what
was but STRIPPING of a village in those
days. "Barre in Retrospect" might we'll
be the title of any pretentious collection
of Heralds, but the single copy known
to be in existence furnishes a rather
complete composite view of what was GO
ing on hereabouts a generation ago. The
copy in mind is the property of Mrs.
Nancy Wood, venerable Prospect street
woman whose 95th birthday is just
sround the corner.
pledged TO no party's arbitrary sway,
we follow truth where'er she leads the
way" is the ambitious slogan which The
Herald nailed TO her masthead as she
shuiiled off to press on the morning of
Feb. q. 1850. II was Saturday, and the
editor, who was u. y. Hyzer, probably
locked up the forms himself. That yer.
satile genius who had TO be an editor,
publisher, makeup man, compositor, dew
il and goat for each issue OF the paper
was in his prime at that stage OF journal
istie development. Nowadays, the goat
is separate and distinct parsonage,
usually engaged for thai purpose. Usual
~, in these times too. when journalism
Is the most lucrative field in the world.
the editor et al are able TO preserve their
own individuality also.
To business cards appearing on the
front page Of The Herald are affixed such
familiar signatures a. DR.. Jackson, VI.
D.; y. W. and r. w Bralcy, physicians
and surgeons; J. C. Briggs, dentist; F. J.
Gale. hotel proprietor; n. o. worthen,
NJ D.. and w n. Gladding. spothecary.
Levi !. Bolster. Smith, Whitcomb s
Cook. L. ". Averili, Sheplee a. Jones. |
Mrs. s. J. Jones and Charles A. Smith |
were among the more liberal users o. ad- |
Nertising space. The spring term Of /
Barre academy " about 20 open and a 1
notice 70 that effect is signed by Jacob
S. Spaulding.
A column Of eGlanccs About Town
brings out the interesting information
that "israel Gilman has moved into the
round house. 4 forerunncr iof our late
holiday IN the granite industry IL
.reathcd in the announcement that The
strike AZ the Fork shop last week lasted 4
- miHntes.T Here are few more
zlsnces: Henry Priest. principal Of Cod 4
lard seminary. occupied the pulpit Of the
niversalist church last sunday. and read
me 81 Rev. Robert Coolyer's sermons
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1imlv attended r. p. French vas
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