Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-13
New Hampshire Items.
Colebrook,

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Colebrook.
The Spring Term Of tho Colcbrook
Academy begins Wednesday, March 10TH
Miss Melinda Aldrich, Preccptress.
The whooping cough is very prevalent
in and about town.
The advents have held meetings in the
Court House every evening during the
past week. Preaching by Mr.. and Mrs,
McInistry.
ELECTION RETURNS. - Roberts 203
Cheney 100, White l. Representative
Daniel E. Cummings, (Dcm.)
Stark.
ELECTION RETURNS. - Roberts 7G,
Cheney Co. Representative - Albert
Thompson, Rep.)
Berlin.
ELECTION RETURNS. Roberts 10, Cheney
20, White 2. Representative jonathan
w. Wheeler, (Dem.)
Shelburne.
ELECTION RETURNS. - Roberts %,
Cheney 35. Reprcsentative-Alfred R.
Evans, (Rep.)
Dalton.
Roberts 100, Cheney Sc. Representa-
tive.-James Bolles, (Dem.)
Ste wartstown.
ELECTION RETURNS. - Roberts 1863,
Cheney 49, Representative-Hi Blan-
chard, (Dem.)
Columbia.
ELECTION RETURNS. - Roberts 81,
Cheney 81. Representative P.
Titus, (Rep.)
GAINESVILLE.
Representative. Samuel Pearson,
| (Dem.J, 10 majority.
Stratford.
ELECTION RTTURNs. - Roberts, l25,
Cheney, So, White, 10. Representative
George C. Kimball, (Dem.)
Lancaster.
Sugar weather is vastly uncertain. No
signs yet of the approach of the "sweet
time coming" We are all looking for a
change however after this.
Col. Ephrahn Gross has voted in this
town for sixty years, having voted for
James Monroe for President and for every
other Democratic-Re Republican candidate
since. The Col. is now 50 years and hale
and hearty.
Edward Emerson adyertises to sell six
valuable colts at auction Saturday March
27th ranging from ono to- six years ofage
In the lot are two pairs, jet black and
perfectly matched, and ali are eXtraordi-
nary good animals.
Let all those who desire to purchast
anything in the line of watches, jewellery
silver ware, plated ware, fancy articles
etc, Call early at G, A. Martins store, il
Nutters building, before his stock is er
tirely disposed of. He is bound to clost
out and is selling at very low prices; be
0iNCO llio 5COIIo htC Ills ltlNlILy
The soap-stone found in the quarry OF
feITed for sale by Jesse Wilson, in East
Lancaster, has been analysed by Dr.. S
D. Hayes, State EssayiSt of Massachu
sets, and found to be of good quality
it consists Of steatite and chlorite, ant
will stand the greatest degree of hea
+ without injury. The rock is found nca
the surface and in large Quantities.
Richard P. Kent & Son carry the larges
stock of goods in Northern New Hamp
shire, and will sell at bottomprices. The,
are prepared this spring to offer grea
inducements and parties fitting ney
houses or reftting in carpets, fiattfigt
bedding. crockery, &C. Special discount
made to large buyers.
Y The election in Lancaster Tuesday wa
= by far the most exciting and closely con
t tested which has ever taken place. 7
was understood that the two parties wer
very evenly divided and consequently tina
the side which secured the greater poi
tion of the floating" vote, would carry
At an early hour the voters began to as
semble in the Town Hall, and when TIL
. hour arrived for opening the meeting tn
+ Hall was filed to it's utmost capacity
, The Republicans supported George A
d Cossitt for Moderator, and the Democrat
Henry o: Kent. The several balloting
proceeded quietly and good order wa
preserved throughout the day, althoug
. much excitement was manifested. As wi
= be seen by the record published below
:, Kent leads Blair for Congress by @
= while Cheney leads Roberts for GovernC
\ by 20. The following is the record {
# the several ballotings:
n MODERATOR.
!. Whole number of votes cast, 500; &c,
o A. Cossitt had 295; Henry 0. Kent, 80
n and was elected.
+ Town CLERK.
y Whole number, $50; Charles Z. Mel
e tire, 900; Edward Savage, 29G, and cleo