Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-18
Lancaster.

quarters at the American House, prepared
To minister TO the wants Of those that
''nccd a physician"
The members Of IEtua Engine Co., No.
2, returned from their animal excursion
Monday. This time they did Franconia
Notch.
Richard p. Kent & Son are selling their
eight cent prints very fast, few hun,
dred yards only left. They this week are
buying their full stock of new fall goods.
Quite a ''freeze" was experienced in
this vicinity last Friday night. In some
localities ice formed as thick as ordinary
window glass; but owing to the fact that
vegetation is generally fully "ripe for the
harvest" no serious damage was done.
Spaulding & Lane have just reeeiv-
ed lot more of those nice dress
suits, together with the largest and
finest assortment Of gents neck wear
ever exhibited in Lancaster.
A match game of base ball between the
Beeehers, of Lancaster, and the Tiltons,
of Tilton, will be played on the Fair
ground at Lancaster the second day of
the Fair, Wednesday, Goth.
Rev. c. E. Harrington gave an inter-
csting discourse Sunday morning rehearS-
ing briefly the spiritual progress made by
the different churches of the N. H. Con-
ference during the past year. In many
instances there have been extensive re-
vivals, most OF them commencing with
the meetings of the Y. NJ. G. A. during
their canvass of the State.
Monday evening the Kilburn Brothers
gave one of their exhibitions photo
graphic" st the Town Haff embracing
views Of Egypt, Bermuda and the Craw-
ford Notch. To attend one of their en-
tertainments is the next thing to visiting
these wonderful places. In fact we have
no hesitancy in pronouneing the exhibition
the best thing of the kind ever shown in
Lancaster.
The Coos Riding Park Association hav-
ing been disappointed in securing the
services of Harry Leslie, the tight rope
artist-oWing to misunderstanding be-
tween him and his agent, by reason OF
which prior engagement had been made
for Woodstock, VT. for a performance
on the same day-have, at greater expense,
closed an engagement with Mons. J.
Denier, who it is sail, gives much bet.
ter performance.
A new paper is soon to be started i'll
Bo:ton entitled The Neao Age, of which
Rev. j. NJ. L. Babcock, for several years
pastor Of the Unitarian Church, of this
place, is to have the editorial charge
The Nea0 Age is to be an eight page week
ly and its prospectus announces, twill not
be the organ of any sect or party, nor the
mouthpieeo Of any special religious, pc.
litical or social movement, but will labor
to coordinate all the reforms, and &c
combine in one view every element OF
progress" Terms So year in advance.
, Arrangements have been made with the
! G. I. II. Co. to transport animals anC
articles intended for exhibition at the
coming Fair of the Coos and Essex Agri
cultural Society, between Shelburne anC
: Island Pond, at regular tariff rates, ant
= return the same free il it remains the prop
erty of the exhibitor. The B. G. & NJ. r
R. Co. will ship at usual rates and refunc
the money paid if the property is returned
by the exhibitor. As both roads are the
: same gauge no change of cars will be re
= CURED at Groveton. Under these circum
stances larger exhibition than usual o
stock and heavy articles from towns on the
line of the G. 7. r. and north of it may BIZ
expected. Parties desiring to avail them
selves of the advantages of this arrange
ment can obtain all desired information
+ relative thereto of station agents. Pas
sengers will be carried during the days
of the fair, by both roads on any of tho
, rcgularrtrains, for fare one way.
, AS indicative of the general healthful
ness of our town, during the past year W.
, publish the following statistics furnished
q VS. by our sexton, Mr.. Geo. S. Remission
, Number of deaths from June LIST. 1874, t.
June LIST, lS75-,I8, as follows: In June
July, September, November and May, on,
each; February, .; August, 3; December
] and April, each. There were only two
deaths Of children during the year. Al
ola; no
victims, several who died of that efseas,
9 were past all human relief when they CAM
: into town.
S. F. T. p. O. c.. T. A.-Mr George T
. Angel, President and one of the founder
Of the Massachusetts Society for the Pre-
. ventton Of Cruelty to Animals, will delive
i a free lecture in the Town Hall, on Mon
l. day evening, Sept. 20, at quarter befor
e 8 o'clock. Subject: animals; the re
j.. lation Of those that can speak to thos
that are dumb" This lecture has bee
> delivered in this State before the Legisla
/ ture at Concord; the State Normal Schoo
q at Plymouth, and is to be delivered b. in
d vitation before the Faculty and Student
4 Of Dartmouth College, Oct. 4th, 1875, an
, is highly spoken of by the press. MI
Angel has travelled very extensively i
a Europe and this country, investigator
t. the subject upon which he speaks. II
" founded the Illinois Humane Society, an
at his suggestion the Ladies', Humane &c
10 ucational Society of England was organ
y lied by tire Baroness Burdett- Coutts. II