Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-29
COOS COUNTY, n. II.
Lancaster,

WEEK, vi Iuc Olu SCOCh-Ieu Gdlls WIN
a tuft of white.
The monthly meeting of the Tenn
perance League, occurs at the Town
Hall Sunday evening at IL O'Clock
A Praise Meeting will occupy the
first half hour.
1t is hoped that our farmers will
make the meeting of the Board of Ag-
ricuiture soon to be held here, what
it should be. by a full attendance,
and participation in the discussion of
the different topics brought before
them.
L. B. Porter had occasion to take
up some pump logs, on his place, re-
Gently, that were laid some forty
years ago, and in which the water
had not run for twenty years, and
found them to be full of clear spring
water. The logs, which are lamar
ack, were we'll preserved.
Court adjourned last Saturday latter
q three weeks session, having tried
ten cases of the 295 upon the Civil
Docket We do not know precisely
how many other Gases were otherwise
disposed OF, nor how many new ones
were added to the docket, only that
the new docket will be much larger
than the old one.
Notwithstanding the great rush Of
customers who daily make purchases
ut Spaulding & Lanes clothing store,
their stock "growsch no schmaller very
fastch''. Their daily arrivals Of new
goods, bought atprices corresponding
to the depression in the money mar
ket, more than supply the place Of
those sold.
Messrs. Kent & Griswold are this
week opening their winter stock Of
goods, bought during the past week,
and Of course at bottom prices. Mr..
Griswold. who has spent week or so
in market making purchases, says
that cash will buy goods at wonder
fully low prices just now, as he will
convince any who will call at the
"corner store" Their stock of fur
and fur robes was never more COM
plcte.
Chas. NJ. Remission, Esq, Princi-
pal of our high school, was agrecably
surprised last Monday morning, on
entering the school room to find an
elegant silver call bell on his table,
the gift of the boys attending his
school also gold pen and holder
presented by one boy alone. We be-
lieve the school under Mr.. Keniston's
tutorship has been a success.
No person, however -skeptical in
regard to the science Of Psychology
can witness the mesmeric feats per-
formed by Prof. Stearns' subjects
without being at the same time both
amazed and amused. His entertain
ments in this place have given I'M
bounded satisfaction, and produced
more mirth than any travelling ex-
hibition that has come among us dur
ing the past season.
An error occurring in the laying out
of the road from the Smith place to
Mathew Smiths in the east part OF
the town, the Selectmen are again
called upon to lay out the same.
DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT Oh
DEMONSTRATION. Joseph Warren
Bracket, died in the city of Eau
Claire, Wisconsin, on the 9th inst.
aged Is years. Mr.. Bracket was
a son of John Bracket, and born in
this town on what is called the Brack.
EFT farm, i'll the South part Of the
town, adjoining the farm now owned
by William Clough. He went tc
Ohio early in life, engaged in active
business, and VAS prominent as a pol
itician. In 1912 he removed to
Wisconsin and was member of the
first Legislature of his adopted State
and held other prominent positions
always gaming and retaining the con
fidence and esteem Of his fellow citi
zens. He was member of the Gran
County bar, and had the reputation
of being good lawyer.