Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-11

clt court.
The Directors of the toll bridge here
for the current year are VIM. IL. Poole, c.
L. Benton and Abel d. Benjamin.
c. +. Benton, clerk, has fitted up the
Court IIousefn good style for the coming
term of court. ..- .,.a ,.Hf .tz,
Our village looks almost deserted SO
many are in attendance at the Camp meet
ings. .r ,,.
Lunenburg. >s. a.-5.ar.s
Mrs. Nelson Farr is still Suffering from
the effects of 4 spraincd ankle occasioncd
by making miss-stcp some two weeks
since, although the injury is said to be
doing well.
The printer that set up the Premium
List Of the Coos and Essex Agricultural
Society inadvertently omitted the name
of one of the Nice-Presidcnts, Mr.. Ben
.jamin Silsty, of Lunenburg. Mr.. Silsby
is one of the most active and efficient
officers Of the Society, and has by no
means been dropped from the roll as
might be inferred. ... -. ~ <.
Rev. Lcmual Hastings, son Of Lambert
Hastings ESQ, has been in town for
several days on visit to his parents. He
preached at the Congregational church
last Sunday 4. NJ. md id the afternoon
attended the funeral of the late Mrs.
!lart>h0rn. His discourse on the latter
occasion was very intcrc, ting and i'm
preserve. Mr.. iIasting. is Young man of
great promise, and is destined to attain Il
high rank in his chosen calling. ..
There will be Il union gospel meeting;
conducted by the members of the Young
Mems Christian Association, from Con-
cord with the brethren at this place.
commencing on Saturday evening Sept.
II, and continuing through the following
sabbath: Meeting Saturday evening at
: l-2 O'Clock, Subicct-Rcasons for be-
coming Christian; Sunday, 10 o'clock
a. M.,-ENpcriemcc Meeting; / - o'clock
Friend: > O'Clock p. A.,--Praisc Meeting
Every Chri tan worker is invited to take
part in the meeting
Maidstone. -
Grand Juror-Rev. j. H. Benton.
Petit jurors. H. Lathe, Moody b.
Rich.
East Concord. "a
J, b. Newman has sold his house and
half an acre Of land to VIM. o. Morse for
$3.50. ..,.. I'll.
George A. Carr and w. c. Russell are
going to Whitcheld to engage IN the liv-
cry stable business. We wish them sue
cess.
We have have little difficulty now
and then on account Of the railroad men.
Last Friday night n. w. Villas store was
broken open and three pairs of boots
taken; one pair was lniss-mated, numbers
s and.9, and both for the right foot Villas
says he will give them good trade il
they will bring back the odd ones.
Last Sunday night two railroad boy.
got mellow on bad whiskey and threw
stones into the windows at +. II. Pages
Sung obscene songs, etc. To-day, Mon
day, they were brought before Justice /.
w. Pratt, by Henry Pratt, Constable
tried, and fined $l.50 apiece and costs by
the jury; costs about Sl2 which they
settled. In the evidence it was found tina
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ter" peddling it with valisc. His head
quarters are in Littleton at his fathers
1t is said that they have three barrels O
it.
The first train over the p. g. O. r. r. t,
this place arrived here about IL o'clocI
on the LIST inst. The occasion was dul,
celebrated by our citizens, who brough
out b'rrcl of ripe mellow apples from
the orchard of Bcrncc Stockwell an,
plenty of new cider with which to regal
the railroad boys. The treat was par
taken of with evident Relish. Tire
cheers wer; given with a will for Eas
Concord, which were returned by the cit
liens, following which the engine, "Swan
ton, gave three unearthly shrfeks, whicl
stunned all hands standing near AMI com
plctely upset one fat woman, She dc
elared she Didn't want any railroads nca
her. Altogether we had jolly time, lon
to be remembered in East Concord Th
road is now graded to the Connection
river and the rails hid to the river nua,
in Luncnbnrg. NV. W.
State ait Large
Hiram Pierce, proprietor Of the
American House, St. Adams, diet
Friday.
Three sisters named Searles, from
Northampton, Mass, while boating OF
river in Stratton, August 81, wef
upset, and one Of them dtomne'l.
Mr.. Albert Campbell, Of Weston
went out fishing few days ago i
Mount Tabor. While he was busiI