Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-01-16
| Gorhan.


mated, the Convention adjourned.
Gorham.
The thermometer stood II deg. below
Monday morning.
Our Savings Bank is in healthy con-
dition-over SIC, 900 is Deposited
V. L. Stiles, Esq, Our Postmaster, died
Sunday at the age of Sc.
The Portland Co.'S works are building
four more new engines for this division
of the G. I. r.
The members of the Masonic Fraternity
went to Dummcr, Sunday, Sd inst, to bury
a deceased and aged brother, Moth Goold.
We are pleased to state that Sammy
Towne, who was thought to be seriously
injured while Stacking cars at Portland
recently, is entirely out of danger.
Several Of our citizens are confined to
their homes from rheumatic troubles,
among them, Mr.. John F. Briggs and s.
NJ. Lcayitt, merchants.
\ young man named pettengill, who
has been stopping here for a few weeks,
attempted to fire the Eagle Hotel stable
recently. He acknowledges the attempt of
incendiary, and while Sheriff Graham was
hunting him up the rascal made his ex-
cape.
Mr.. Albert 4. Carter has become part
her with Mr.. Levi Shedd, in the grocery
business. No doubt Mr.. c. win carry q
good amount Of patronage with him as
| they are honest tradcsmcn and keep a
good stock Of groceries which they sell at
a margin above first cost.
Mr.. L. S. West has removed his barber
shop to the building adjoining A. X
Towne's apothecary store, where he is al
ways ready to 'lather" his customers in a
manner more agreeable than we used to
receive when we were school boys.
At the Christmas Trees many valuable
| presents were given and received. Miss
Abbie NOyeS received 4 500 bill; Mr.. J.
r. Callahan received handsome sum Of
money from orr citizens; Mrs. Lizzie
Grcenlaw was the recipient of Il beautiful
silver service sett, valued at about 5000.
We got al that we expected ard we know
| it-thanks.
Col. john Il. Hitchcock and Miss Dawn
| Larry were joined in marriage on the
morning of the 18th inst. by Rev. J.
HAWKS ooI +oo1- tho D,lIr,on +roi,, IS,ct
! en- roHte for Florida, as we learn. May
their future be fraught with all the by
mental joys and happinesses possible for
man and wife to enjoy.
The last lecture Of tn, course was delir-
cred by NJ. L, Stephens, Z g., Of Portland
Me. - subject, Echoes and re-echoes."
He is pleasing speaker and gave general
satisfaction to an appreciatiye audience.
On the night ofJanuary I'd the r. W. G.
Master, S. j. OsgOod Of the l. 0. O. f.
was present and installed the officers of
! Glen Lodge No. 81. The r. w. G. Chap
lain, Joseph Kidder, was also present and
assisted. The following is q lisc of officers
for the present term: John p. Durham,
N. g.; John w. Greenlaw, V. G.; b.
Pratt, Secy; w. b. Grecnlaw, Treas ;
A. Ryder, w; a. X. Towne, c.; i. w.
Evans, |. S. g.; A. j. Howard, O. S. g. :;
Urban Shorey and Thomas Clifford, r.
and L. S. to N. G Isaac WoOdSum and
John Woodward and r. l. Heath, r. and
l.. S. S.; Warren Moves, p. G. This
lodge has membership Of nearly seven
ty and yet it has not been instituted a
year 1t is growing rapidly and prosper
ously. On the evening of the 9TH of Feb
ruary next we understand the members
intend to celebrate their first anniversary
with public lecture on Odd Fellowship,
en- oyster supper and dance, in which, we
learn, the members of Coos and other
lodges, with their ladies, are to be invited
to participate,
The seventh lecture Of the course was
delivered January lst, by Joseph Kidder,
Esq, of Manchester-subject ''Ten miles
in the EARTH" or a visit to the Mammoth
Cave Of Kentucky. 1t was an eye witness
description Of that wonderful natural ex-
cayation in the solid earth. Mr. X. has
a voice loud, clear and distinct; and, with
out notes, he opened his mouth and out
flowed one continuous, uninterrupted
stream of historical Renaissance. From
the entrance to the end Of the dark, un-
derground world, every department was
explored and explained satisfactorily to
the eager audience. 1t was particularly
interesting to follow the historian through
those sunless, moonlcss and starless ave-
nues; but, to bring them right before you,
taking the description from his own lips,
Is something superior to mere entertain
ment. The wonderful chambers, rooted
crystals and pendent staactites-the dark
flowing rivers which have to be crossed
by boats and bridges - the figures Of
giants, collins, immense bowls, magnif-
icent walls, heights, depths, labyrinths,
&C., which the speaker beheld and graph
icly delineated to an attentive audience
for one and half hours, is deserving of
more extended comment than our time
permits. We heartily recommend Mr..
Kidder to all lovers of natures grand
works, as he can take you to them in inn
aglnation, which is the next thing to be-
holding them with your own eyes.
Randolph.
One Of the oldest delegates In the cou-
ventlon held last week was the venerable
Jnstus Lowe Of this town, in the 8Oth year