Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31

Will presented by o. B. Boyce
Esq. Executor, Court to be February
14th.
Guildhall.
Again we have plentiful supply
of snow, it having fallen to the depth
of ten inches on Wednesday last.
A "Praise meeting" was holden at
the Congregational Church Oh Sab
bath evening. Dea. Robert Chase
presided. The exercises consisted of
prayer, singing, and the reading of a
short sermon.
We have received, too late for pub
lication in this issue. an interesting
sketch of the formation and early his
tory of the Guildhall Congregational
Church, by one fits early members.
twill appear in our next.
DR.. Gregg, agent for Mcssrs. j. C..
Aver & Co., passed through this Sec
ton last week on his regular business
trip, arranging with Druggists for
the sale of Ayers preparations and
advertising the same in the local pa
pers. These valuable preparations
have been successfully used for years
and need no commentator from us.
The Ladies of the Congregational
Aid Society held sociablc at the
residence of Hon. D. H. Beattie, in
Maidstone, on the evening of the 22d
About one hundred persons were pres
ent.
On the 10th the Peg Factory was
compelled to stop, by the breaking of
some of the machinery. The break
was repaired, and the factory started
again on Wednesday last.
The family of j. @. Peabody have
been severely afflicted of late, four
members Of the family having died of
typhoid fever within period of five
weeks. Two only, of those residing
at home are spared, Mrs. Peabody,
and one of the boys, Joseph. These
two have been very ill, hut now are
slowly recovering.
Lunenburg.
M. Editor: In looking over the
deaths reported in your paper from
Lnnenburg, | was surprised that
there were Is in the list over 70 years
of age, one third Of the whole number
Of deaths. Now we have in Lunen-
burg 60 that are over 20, II that
are over 80, 2 over 80, III popula-
ton Of 1000. Let us hear from other
towns in the county and see if Essex
County is not a good place to live as
we'll rs to be born in.
A SUBSCRIBER
There was large turnout to the
dance at Chambers Hall last Wednes-
day night, and good time and sup
per are reported by those who par
ticlpated.
Jas. G. Bowker, successor to the
French Brothers, has taken his son
Mark into partnership, and hence
forth the concern will be known as
j. q. Bowker & Son. Their stock of
goods 10 complete.
We notice our public schools are in
n four'shing coalition; the attend
ance is something above the average
and the pupils seem interested in
their lessons. In District No. l, Ar
thur jenkins has charge of the higher
department and Miss Maggie Gran
mis- tue Primary; District No. 2, Miss
Edna Day Dist. No. 3, Willie Thorn
as; No. 4, Miss Bertha B. Reed !;
No. 5, W. Scott; No. 6, Haskell
Pebbles; No, Z, Gilbert Lane; No. 8,
Geo. G. Prescott.
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE in school
District No. /, for the month ending
Jan. %: Whole number of pupils in
the Higher Department, 81; average
number Is l-2; average per cent, 88.
Number of those nos absent one whole
day, 10. Their names are as follows:
Willie Wilson, George S:lsby, Thos.
DowHer. Charles Hartshorn, Irving
Dodge. Freddie Chandler, Ella F.
Silsby. Cora Hartshorn, Dora M.
Dodge, Elite NJ, Cheney. Cora G. Che
neg. Laura A. Bell. Mary &, Hart
shorn. Whole number of pupils in
the Primary Department, 81 average
number "a. Number of pupils not
absent one whole day, TO. Their
names are as follows: Josephine
lIartshorn, Carrie Lane, Nellie Phelps.
Amy McNall, Almcr McNali, Dexter,
Bean, Walter Siisby, Ernest Harris
horn, Eldin Mcfarland, Willie Nc
Farland, Eugene Spanldng.
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE In District
No. 4, for IL term, ending Jan. 49,:
Whole number OF scholars, II; aver
age attendance, 10. Number hav-
ing no marks against their names, 5.
Mekie Pond, Nellie A. Warren, Will
her JobRson, James II. Bell, Adino
n. Rcil
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