Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-02


Watch for Kents price list Of croekery
next week and save your orders and save
money by buying of them. Never were
goods selling so low in Lancaster as now
at Richard z. Kent & Sons. a large
stock of ready-made clothing from a
bankrupt sale at % per cent. less than ever
sold in town. Good worsted coats and
vests, mems sizes, Sl2. Ladies' dress
goods, fun stock and very low. New
stock of Butterick's pattern.
We notice that George A. Martin, the
jeweler, i. moving into the store formerly
occupied by him in Matters building.
During the time Mr.. Martin was in bus
mess here he won the reputation Of
doing good work and dealing squarely
We wish him renewed success.
Owing to the severe STERN of rain on
Sunday last, which prevented any full at
tendance upon public worship, and the
failure of Rev. Mr.. Hall, of Dalton, with
whom Rev. Mr.. Harrington had arranged
an exchange, to keep his engagement, the
various congregations united at the
Methodist church. Rev. Mr.. Noyes
preached an earnest practical discourse
in the forenoon from Ezekiel, subject
Goods mark upon the forehead" In the
afternoon Rev. Mr.. Thacher preached
from John, subiect-"Our need of Jesus"
In the evening the joint meeting of the
several congregations was at the Con-
gregational church, which was entirely
filed to hear the lecture of Mr.. Angel,
reported elsewhere.
Two VALUABLE PATENTs,-Mr: James
c. Mitchell, of Lancaster, has recently
received patents on two inventions, orig
mating with and owned by him, either OF
which must be of much value. The first
and more complicated of these is an APP
paratus for generating gas-by the use of
which this illumination can be generated
from any vegetable substance, as well as
from coal. The apparatus is compact,
simple and adapted to the use Of families
as well as of corporations or public build
ings. Several new features in the ap-
paratus are covered by the patent, viz,
the retort door, which closes on smooth
face without pudding, the passage Of the
generating pipe through the flames of tho
furnance, so that combustion of all inn
pure elements secures pure gas, a ball
valve at the end of the pipe discharging
into holder and the process of purifca
ton. This apparatus has been subjected
to the scrutiny Of experts and beyond
doubt is all that it's inventor claims
The second patent covers check-valve
designed particularly for use on the ga'
generator. BY its use the gases evolved
pass readily into the pipe from the retort
but their flow back is absolutely pre-
cluded, thus removing all danger from
explosion in manufacture, or of combus
ton from other causes. This valve may
, be used with equal advantage on steam
or water pipes. OF course the chccl
valve is no new invention, but thu
simplicity and durability Of this particu
lar invention, it is believed will, when i
is known, secure it's adoption in place o
those now in use. We congratulate Mr.
Mitchell on the value and importance 0
his patents, and bespeak for them tn
critical examination of those who, from
experience, can best judge their worth.
FIRE.-The barn connected with tn
Williams House, on Elm ST., belonging
, to John NJ. Hopkins, was burned Mon
day night together with some forty tom
of hay, lumber wagon, sleigh, and othe
articles which were stored therein. Tn
fire was discovered about nine O'Clock
and the alarm soon brought help in large
numbers, but owing to the combustibl
nature of the material nothing could b.
done to save the building, consequent,
the efforts of the firemen were directcl
to protecting adjoining buildings, which
were greatly endangered. All the animals
in the barn, consisting of three cows, on
horse and three hogs, were taken out, a
were also the carriages, harnesses, etc.
belonging to Mr.. Hopkins, that were Of
the lower floor Ossian Ray occupied
portion Of the barn and loses some TWEEN
ty-tye tons of hay and a two horse lum
Der wagon. How the fire caught is
mystery, as no one was known to hay
been in the barn after o'clock. TIL
barn was very valuable one, having cos
originally about so, 400. Insured for $500
J Owing to the storm Monday evening
Goth, the lecture by Mr.. Angel on til
subject of Prevention of Cruelty to AM
mails, which had been announced for tina
; evening at the Town Hall, was postpone
until last Sunday evening" at which tim
| it was delivered in the Congregations
: church. The customary Sunday cvenin
religious meetings of the various demon
nations gave place to a union gathcrin
to listen to this, the first lecture upon tn
=, subject named, we believe, ever deliverc
) in Lancaster.
a In commencing, Mr.. Angel said that more tina
! half the human race believed in the immortalit
. of animals. Among its advocates were Bisho
Butler, John Wesley, Jeremy Taylor, ColeridgC
u Lamartne, Agassiz. The Massachusetts, societ
was founded in 1868. 1t had about 800 agent
V scattered through almost every town of the Stat
= who We're paid according to services rendered
9 They investigated between two and three tho,
sand cases of cruelty year, and the society ha
4 received gifts to the amount of over 100000.
! printed the first newspaper in the world for ami
mails, and had circulated of that and other publ
cationc ovar million, conins II,J oIso ~;