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

Lancaster,
The person who plays "ghost"
o'niglrts would have no reason TO COM
plain if his worthless carcass should
come in contact with slugs of cold
lead during some of his nocturnal
peregrinations. Well go as bearer.
Thomas Morse, the gunsmith, is
Just now manufacturing for sale some
breech loading rifles that must take
the eye of our sportsmen. His
work far exeels that done in many
Of the large manufactures where so
much is done by machinery. 1t is
worth while TO call at his shop and
see them.
The case CT w. +. Ingerson Us.
The G. L. Railway Co., for injuries
sustained by the former while shack
ling cars when a brakeman on the
road, was tried during the past week
before Judge Gushing of CLarlestown.
The decision will not be made public
until the April Term of the s. j..
Court. Ray & Drew conducted the case
for the plaintiff; Dale & George A.
Bingham, for def.
The PRoHIBTTloNfSTs IN COUNCIL.
"A meeting of Prohibitionists TO
make nominations for the 18th Sena-
torial and 9th Councillor Districts
and Coos County, was held at the
Town Hall last Friday. The meet
ing was organized by the choice of
the following officers: President,
+. F. Buchanan, of Northumberland !;
Vice President, John p. Durham, of
Gorham Secretary, w. G. Mahurin,
of Lancaster. The following nomin-
atoms were made: Councillor, Edward
F. Buchanan, Northumberland Sena-
tor, Seneca B. Congdon, Lancaster !;
Register Of Deeds, Samuel G. Evans,
Lancaster; Commissioner, VIM. j.
Hartman, Lancaster; Treasurer,
Thomas Z. Fiske, Gorham.
North Star Commandry of Knights
Tcmplar held its annual conclave on
the 23d inst. After the reception of
reports showing the financial cond-
ton of the Commandry to be good,
the officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year as follows; Eminent Com
naander, Henry o. Kent; Generals
Sinao, Ed. R. Kent; Capt. General,
Wayne Cobleigh; Prelate, Edward
Savage WardenS, Thos. ). Ellis, r.
c. Chesman; Recorder, John S Ock-
ington; Treasurer, Samuel H. Legro ;
Standard Bearer, w. w. Lindsey
Saoord Bearer, Edmund Brown, Var
den, +. V. Cobleigh; Captains Of the
Guard Charles A. cleveland, Jos.
d. Howe, Oscar +. Bothell. The
Grand Commander of the State and
Suite, propose visitation early in
the spring.
Notwithstanding the severe wealth
err las. Sunday evening, the attend
ance Al the Temperance League was
quite large and tue exercises partlcu-
larly interesting. Rev. II. V. EN-
mons presided, and, in opening the
meeting spoke somewhat at length in
favor of prohibition as against Ii
censc. 1t was crime to sell liquor,
and any law passed by human legis-
lators could make it nothing else.
He also earnestly advocated individ-
nal, personal effort, in behalf of the
victim of intemperance. j. G. Craw-
ford spoke quite earnestly in favor
OF kind treatment toward the inebri-
ate. What might be done to prevent
the sale Of liquor by State authority,
would amount to but little while the
government continues to license its
manufacture and sale. Further re-
marks were made by Rev. Otis Cole
and Messrs. S. G. Evans, S. B, Gong
don, Irving W. Drew and Horace f.
Hoton. The latter had travled con-
siderably through the lower portion
of the State, and was glad to find SO
much interest manifested in the tenn
peranoe cause, and SO much being
done to suppress the sale of liquor.
Speaking Of the awful consequences
resulting from the use of ardent spir
its, he said no truer words were ever
uttered than the following, by the
poet Sake:
"You've heard of the snake in the grass my
boys.
OF the terrible snake in the grass,
But this you must know, mans deadlies
foe
Is one of different class:
Alas it is the venomoIIs snake in the glass