Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-07-10
New Hampshire Items.
Lancaster.

New Hampshire Items.
Lancaster.
See the new advertisement of Orrcn
TubbS & Co. in this issue.
Hosea Gray, of Lancaster, has sold his
farm including crops in Northumberland
to Simon Cole, of Portland, Me, for
81, 800.
Eastman's train now reaches here at II
o'clock, NJ, and five minutes later a train
leaves for Groveton making connection
with the G. T. r. Express for Montreal.
DIR. Olcott has returned from North
Stratford and is again established at his
home office, where all afflicted with bad
teeth can find relief.
Richard p Kent & Son will this week
open new goods for the summer trade.
The junior partner is now in the New
York and Boston markets making pur-
chascS.
| McSSrS. Spaulding c Lane are selling
new kind of SuSpender which promises to
superSede the kinds heretofore in use.
The elasticity is all in the cXtremiticS and
there is no rubber about them. We find
them great Improvement over the old
kinds.
c. C. Brooks accepted the agency of
the VIM. Arson Woods Moving Machine
one year ago, and since that time has sold
one hundred machines, although the hay
ing season for 1875 has not yet commence
ed.
A fire alarm last Saturday night called
out both fire companies and large crowd,
caused by NJ. L. Hartford burning brush
in the rear of his buildings, near the foot
of Sand Hill. Serious consequences were
undoubtedly prevented by removing the
burning brush.
Richard p. Kent & Son have large
stock of croquet sets very cheap, togcth-
or with children'S carriages, carts, wheel
barrowS, &C. They are selling the famous
Fyler Churn the best in the market. Par
ties getting ready for summer boarders
should not fail to examine their stock of
housekeeping articles.
The Union Sabbath School picnic and
celebration in the cast part of Lancaster,
Saturday, was Il perfect success. About
100 people we're present, and every part
in the concert exercise and declarations
was well sustained. Much credit is due
the people in that section for the interest
they manifested, and care taken to make
everything profitable and interesting.
Especial thanks are due to Mr.. Garland
for the use of lumber and chairs and to
the band for music. If the weather is
suitable Il Union Sabbath School will he
held at the grove Sunday evening, July
18th, at o'clock, and preaching service
at 3. II the grounds are wet the Sabbath
Schools will be held as usual.
A correspondent of the Vermont
Farmer thus describes Lancaster us it ap.
peared to him during a recent visit =
10 the Permom Farmer: The New Highlander
who became intolerably homesick on the Western
prairie because there was nothing on the stretch
of mOnotonous level upon which to rest his eye
would have been quite satisfied with the sur
roundings of Lancaster. The oppressive sensa
ton of the presence of the lhmitlcss, is even more
burdensome than the confinement of narrow
: walls. Here, in this world within world, in the
, bosom Of New England mountains, the eye find,
room TO wander over Il varied and pleasing land
scape, and a resting place upon the seat of thu
, clouds. TO those who can find nothing to praise
t except the mysterious and stupendous, othc
t scenes would be more imposing. To all who ad
f mire and love a simple, unpretending grandue
. of landscape, nothing could be more inviting
than the view from this pleasant vale Ap
preached from the south through the hills of Dial
ton or Whitetield, washed on the west by tn
winding Connecticut, beyond which rise the greer
hills of Vermont, divided by cultivated fields ant
t patches Of forest, inclosed on the north by
II rugged spur Of the White mountains bcyon,
which, far up the river appears Bowbaks lon
crest; and away to the east, the bold forms q
i Mounts Washington, Jefferson and Adams ris
" full in view, reminding the belolder to Obsery
: and follow the steadlast principles of the frs
American triumvirate that gave these pinnacle
their names.
In the midst of this scene was located the frs
settlement of the Upper Coos. The discouragin
. hardships attending the pioneer life a hundre
miles away from any town and fifty from an
y white settlement, drove back all but one of tn
n Adventures who first made the attempt The C,
n ception was a Mr.. Stockwell, who said he came
n stay and stay he would. Stay he did thong
floods swept away his stacks Of hay; aud snow
Ie covered the April fields, where he had expecte
l. to find pasture for his herds. His numeror
s. posterity are in prosperity near the old hom
;, the farm now owned and occupied by that ente
prising and cultured farmer, Mr.. Horace +. Ho
L, ton, of the New Hampshire State Board of Agr
IF culture. [The writer is in error here. The fam
a occupied by Mr.. IIOltOn was settled by Cap
David Page. The StOCkWell farm is the ono no
T. occupied by Emmons d. Stockwell, grandson
d the original settler He knows how to mai
farming pay, and has an eye for beauty as well
for money His residence is home of TASTE
the midst of graceful elms planted by his ow
~ hands in his YOUTH and filled with books, picture
> and music. No fear ofanything because it is ne
Is here seen, nor is every theory endorsed b
IL cause of novelty. Plain common sense, whichr
, CARDS the ch;.nges of time and the real advance
l' modern methods characterize the managemel
C. of these well ordered premises
Mr. HIS house stands at the head of Main S
Looking down may be seen on either side cottag
n with beautiful grounds, four churches, the La
te caster Academy, the graded school, two printir
offices, two hotels, blocks of stores, and Il
ch double bridge over Israels river.
This river flows through the center of the V
:, lage and furnishes power to extensive lmnb
- and Touring mills and carriage shops. Thu
u, agriculture, commerce, manufactures, learnii
Ill and religion are well represented Surely, if AZ
y people may be contented and happy in norlhe
New England il must be the favored residents
Lancaster. And the more nearly other towns
C. New Hampshire and Vermont initiate her L
~ more desirable will be their appearance.
And yet by the side of all this prosperity, the
NV Is an unaa in awav to on bn