Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-06-05
New Hampshire Items.
Lancaster.

New Hampshire lJenls'
Lancaster.
DIR. Jones has got his Office building on
the old Coos Hotel plot, up and enclosed, !
and will soon be established in it.
The attention of wool-growcrs is called
to the announcement of Frank Smith &
Co., in this issue.
A large stock of seasonable dress goods
and trimmings at Kent & Grlswold's.
Nice black silks at sl.5O per yard.
Call at Orren Tubbs & Co.'S store and
see the best variety of parasols that can
be found in Coos county; also a nice line
of ladies' and gents hosiery.
G. A. Goodrich advertises the Walter
! 4. Wood Mower and an improved pattern
of horse rake in this issue. These i'm
plements for which Mr.. G. is agent are
two well and favorably known by our
farmers to need a word Recommendation.
If you want to buy the best goods at
fair prices, and select from the largest
stock in the county, visit the store of r.
P. Kent & Son. Sole agents for But
tericks patterns.
Samuel f. Spaulding, Esq, left town
for his home in Iowa, Monday, accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Aspenwall,
and Miss Ella Savage, daughter of c. W.
Savage, Esq, who are to make their
homes also in the West.
Seth Green1eaf, whose name in connec-
ton with the running of trains on the 3.
c.. & M. r. r. from its earliest history to
the present time, is familiar as "house-
hold word," fills the place of John L.
Dimick, our Representative elect, during
the latter's absence at Concord.
G. NJ Stevens advertises his stock
horses for the present season in another
column. Mr.. S. never keeps other than
the most valuable horses for stock and
can prove his assertions concerning their
pedigree by the 'book." 1t is worth
while for those who contemplate raising
colts the coming year to send to him for
a pamphlet.
Last Monday a tagabond who had evil
IDENTITY imbibed too much ''benziue" called
at the Graded School House and inter
viewed one of the lady teachers. His
particular weakness seemed to be Il de-
sire to kiss ohe the girls, for Which breach
of the peace policeman f. 3. Smith
quartcred him at ]. S. Ingcrson's stone
residence on North st.
The meeting Of the Temperance
League, last Sunday evening was not as
largely attended as usual, owing probably
to the fact that it was held at an unusual
hour 6 o'clock The time was occupied
with short addresses from several gem
tlemen present. 1t was voted to invite
Rev. Il. S. Moulton, of Whitefed to adj
dress the League at the ucxt regular
meeting, and also decided to organize a
temperance society for the children ut once
As showing what charges have been
wrought in this village during the past
half century we note the following in
/, cident: Fifty years ago, Dune y
Richard P. Kent came to Lancaster, and
has been in the mercantile business con-
tinuously since. At that time there were
but 81 houses from Parson Wizards,
where w. H. IIan:on now lives, on Elm
ST., to where David Emerson resides on
North St, and but ten of these were
painted.
= Matthew Monahan and James Rooney
were on the 'Martin Meadow Pond
spearing pckerel, Saturday night, when
that 'rcfreshing shower came up and to
add to their discontinue, as they were
about starting for the shore their jack,
containing the torcllligft, got tipped over
: and they found themselves suddenly en-.
d veloped in darkness with no means Of
! ascertaining the direction Of the shore
For more than al hour they rowcd on in
hopes to reach laud and were at last made
glad by the sight Of light on the shore
4 where some fishermen were "pouting.
Thither they steered their craft and were
soon landed, orctter if not ,ciScr men thar
when they embarked.
: AT the annual meeting Of the Coos Rid
n ing Park Association, held Saturday even
. ing, Goth ult., the Old board of officers
t were reelected. 1t was voted to have
the annual Fourth Of July races ON Satur
day, July Sd, and that the sum of $500 be
offered in purses on that occasion also
I that the Directors be instructed to arrange
: for one days races and balloon asCen
: sion or other similar attraction in Septem
Der. The report Of the Treasurer repre-
G sents the society to be in a healthy condi
). ton financially, the debt having bcen ma
! terially reduced during the past year
n Horace L. Whitcomb was elected Chic
Marshal for the ensuing year with power
. to appoint necessary aids.
Last Friday, May 28th, being the ami
yersary of the organization of Coos
Lodge No 80, 1. 0. of o. F., of this place
; the event was duly celebrated by the
= fraternity. Hon. Joseph Kidder, of Man
- chester, delivered an address at the Towr
Il Hall on the subject of "Odd Fellowship,
$ stating briefly some of the benefits to BE-
u derived from membership and abiding tt
: the opposition which the order encoun
tered from the uninitiated through theiI
;, ignorance of its purposes. The lecture
was interesting and commanded the clos
- est attention of those present. At it,
: close the lodge, accompanied by a larp,