Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-08-08
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS
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COUNTY AND STATE NEWS,
Guildhall.
The summer school in District No.
4, taught by Miss Maggie \. Grannis
closed on Friday last with an eXamin-
alton. Quite a number of visitors
were present. The examination
passed of in manner creditable to
both teacher and pupils. One pleas
ing feature of the occasion was the
singing of few pieces by the entire
school, which was well executed. At
the close of the exercises, the pupils
presented their teacher with a line
autograph album, copy Of Longfel-
lows poems, &c. On Saturday the
school went pic-nicing in grove on
the Frye place and enjoyed the oc
casion until about y 80 p. m. when
heavy shower came up and ended
their pleasures for the time being.
The w. NJ. r. r. Company have
settled Will, Rev. Mr.. Neary for the
loss of his books, by the burning of
the car they were in, near Woodsvllie,
in June last. They also did the
handsome thing by him in presenting
him with a free pass to Boston, which
was improved by him the first of the
week. He returned on Wednesday
evening, having purchased books TO
replace those lie lost.
We insert by request, in this issue,
notice for the Democratic Conven-
ton in the third District for the
nomination Of candidate for Repre-
sentative to Congress.
And now Mr.. Benton says that he
should have caught the bear he chased
in TIE township Of Lewis, could he
have had the Editor Of the Republican,
Vermont Union and HERALD, there,
to have aided him, unless the editors
of the Republican, and HERALD had
made a mistake and caught the editor
of the Union instead Of the bear,
Canaan.
Hon. j. NJ. PEBBLES, Elk. U. S.
Consul to Turkey, speaks at Canaan
throughout the month Of August.
On sunday he discourse9 upon
Srirituallsm-of which he is an
eloquent adyocate-and on Tuesday,
Friday, and Saturday evenings, he
lectures upon his "Tour Around the
World" His lectures are accompanied
by "Picture5 Of the People" and
CHAPS Of the Countries" he has seen.
Mr.. PEBBLES is a fine scholar and an
unusually good speaker, and his
lectures are highly spoken OF else
where.
The engineers have completed
the railroad survey from North.
Stratford to Canada Line, on both
sides Of the river, and find a very
feasible route on each side, but Il
little easier grade on the vt. side,
and the distance about one mile less.
At the railroad meeting at Canaan
on the LIST inst, the proposition was
considered to recommend the calling
of town meetings IN the respective
towns through which the road is to
be constructed, to see if said towns
will vote to raise money to secure the
right Of way or in other words, to
pay the land damages. The meeting
was addressed by w. F. Allen and
Daniel Tewkshury, Of Stewartstown,
Aaron Workman Of Hereford, p. Q.
and by the Chairman, Geo. W. Harris
horn, Of Canaan. Without taking
definite action the meeting adjourn
ed to meet on the call of the Chair
man.
The past week has an unusual one
for haying in this vicinity, that is tC
say, not load Of hay was sot in
during the entire week. But per
haps what was lost in time will be
made up in the quantity of the crop,
which will be considerably increased
by the rains, and the result may be a
, middling crop.
The ground has been broken for
the Methodist Meeting House in this
village. The location is on G. II.
Weeks land just beyond Geo. M.
Hutchin's premises.
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State at Large. 81
Montpelier is to have a new Post
Office building.
Sheriff Place, who has seen the man
confined in Montrea Jail on suspicion
Of being the murderer Of Minard, eX-
presses the opinion that he is not the
guilty party.
There are five new cases of small.
pox at West Derby, just across the
lake from Newport. They have been
removed to place remote from any
inhabitant.
Charles Miller, who was arrested il
this city last week, with lot o
watches on his person, and taken tC
Richford by officer Drew, has beer
held for trial in $1,000, and committed
to jail in default Of bonds. His
examination was Id in Town Hal
on Saturday in the presence of ;
large and excited company.