Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-04

A correspondent OF the independent Ga
@ette, referring to the Temperance Reform
Club at North Stratford, says:
At present we have about 400 names sub
scribed, but many have broken over and
are seen in as Keeling a state Of intoxica-
ton as before the first Inauguration of
the movement. Rum is paid for rs freely
over the bar, and the rumseller is as in
corrigible as ever. The interest taken
in the meetings is fast subsiding through
the apathy and indifference of the officials
who are far behind the active members of
the banner temperance town (Gorham)
club. When it will be safe for civil and
respectable persons to travel our streets
without molestation time alone will solve.
At present efforts are being made 10 es-
tabliSh regular police court here for the
punishment Of every person guilty of a
misdemeanor, and the prayers of the com.
munity are that it will be successful
Ranking next, perhaps, in Importance of
local notice are the fights of the past
week, by which the price of natural eye
balls have decreased fully one-half in this
place, and the market glutted. The prin-
cipal days work at this business was
done Thursday, which was opened in the
morning by a three-handed row between
Pat, with broken thumb, Dick, with
three recently amputated fingers and John
with the body and strength of a boy
After fifteen minutes lively skirmishing,
in which nobody was killed, the fight was
declared Il draw, John Withdrawing un-
harmed, while Pat and Dick held mu-
tual cry for the terrible pain of their re
spective unbandaged, crippled hands.
Later in the day Bill Taylor, Il burly New
Brunswicker, and an overgrown French
man came in the place wanting taste of
blood, but Clark Hanson proved their
sorry match though in the melee John
Conroy was so terribly kicked in the head
that his heart nary beat for an hour? Bill
and the Frenchman were arrested and
fined, one ten dollars and costs, the Other
nineteen dollars and costs, which, in de-
fault of payment they were committed tc
the county jail The evening programme
was enlivened by little Joe soundly
threshing one of your Lancastrians
named Hart. Previous in the week, tt
this, the tables turned against two Dan
forths, who came here to administer
"just" punishment to Hazen, by the lat
ter upending them through the doors o
the billiard room. | might make matter
OF more of our pastime scrinmages, bu
space forbids, every week furnishing abun
dant material. OF course all change o
and additions, to buildings, &C, are i'm
provements, and the most prominent here
is Mr. Fosom's new hall which is allow
ed the finest in the State north of Con
cord. Finished in black walnut and asl
of unique and expensive pattern, its or
namental usefulness is the pride of GU
people and an honor to the energetic dis
play of its builder. HemaH has also
greatly improved the shed connecting thu
house and barn by remodelling more t.
the modern A grand dedication bal
was given in the hall the 25th inst, anc
the enthusiastic satisfaction of the seven
ty couples present was not once cancel
led.
Geo. N. Dale will lecture on temper
ance in the meeting house, Nov LIST
Come all. NIsI PRIUs.