Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-17
COOS COUNTY, n. II.
Lancaster.

Phil. Eastman and George Melcher
caught "a trout in Maidstone Lake
last week, in about 3 hours.
A. J. Cong Ion, proprietor of the
meat market, has been obliged to or.
der fresh pork from Boston, to sup
ply the demands of his Lancaster Gus
toners.
Whitmorc and Clark's Ministries
played to n crowded house ON We'd
nesday evening, in the Town Hall.
The programme was good and the va
rious characters well sustained by the
company.
Mrs. Sparks has beautiful boauet
Of Pansies and other flowers which
she picked in Der garden on Friday
last. The thaw removed their "snowy
covsrlG" and they came out as fresh
and green as June Rose.
The ice went out of the Israel's river
on Thursday afternoon, and now lies
heaped in ponderous masses in the
fields adIaceut to the river near the
railroad bridge. For q time it was
feared the Railroad bridge would be
carried away, but fortunately sustain
ed no damages.
On Saturday afternoon about sixty
wagons were seen standing at one
time about the stores and places of
business in our village. The contrast
between this and last winter is so
great that it seems as if we had NOV
ed number of degrees nearer the
equator.
AS the ice was going out Of The
river, two logs from the boom in the
mill pond were driven through the
flume OF Freeman's mill pond and the
machinery of the mill causing con-
siderable damage.
The same honest looking colt that
caused Alvah Remiek to tufn sever
al double action, reversible hand
springs when returning from the fail
last fall, got into one of his playful
moods again last week IN front OF
Kent's store, and in less than As sec.
onds it succeeded in spilling the occu-
pants of the sleigh, lady and a small
child, and reducing the length of the
sleigh about 8 feet, at least we should
judge the shafts were about that
length. The lady who occupied the
sleigh was nninjured, but the child
was quite severely bruised about the
face.
BY invitation of Commissioner
Brown, of Stratford, party Of gen
tlemen visited the Jail on Friday af-
ternoon, last, consisting of County
Treasurer Smith, Fletcher |. Bean, OF
Berlin, Hezekiah Parsons and s. B.
Whittemorc, of Colebrook, and 9th
ers. Tailor Wbeelock showed the
party through the Jail, and the pris
oners expressed entire satisfaction
with the fare and treatment they re,
ceived at the hands of Mr.. Whee!ock.
and the deputa.ion left with the be.
lief that the custodian Of the county
criminals knows how to keep a Jail.
The Glassford Sisters, supported BY
q powerful corps Of tirst.el lass dra
matte artists, opened at the Towr
Hall, on Monday evening, with th,
play of "Fanchon the Cricket" Miss
, Kate Glassiord appearing in the role
of Fanchion, which part she sustain
, ed in most admirable manner from
2 beginning to end; and we can fine
, no FAULT with the acting of any ont
: of the company, and our Gully regre
5 is that our space prevents more ex
! tended criticism, but we have no hes
| itancy in pronouncing this the hes
f legitimate dra%atic company tina
, has ever visited our village, To
| night, Cruesday) the company ap
pea: in the "Hidden Hand" An,
> Wednesday evening "Uncle Tom
, Cabin will be produced.