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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
State of Vermont.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY or STATE I
Mortified, June /, 1876.


Sealed proposals are hereby invited for
printing the following State Documents,
TO wit: Reports Of the Auditor Of Ac-
counts, Adjutant and Inspector General,
QuartermasterG General, Srrgeant-at-Arms,
Railroad Commission Commissioner OF
the Insane, Directors, Superintendent
and Chaplain of the State Prison, Trus-
tees of the Vermont Reform School. and
Trustees OF the University of Vermont
and State Agricultural College, i'm the
general form and style of the Laws OF
Vermont, 1872, to be bound in one vol
ume and delivered at the office OF the Sec
Rotary of State, in Montpelier, on or be-
fore the first Monday in October next.
Also, the Report OF the Vermont State
Board of Agriculture, Manufactures and
Mining in the same form and style, bound
in single volume, and to be delivered al
the same time and place.
Also, the Biennial Session Laws Of
1876 in the same style, bound in single
yelume, and to be ready for distribution
on or before the fifteenth day of January
1877.
Also, the Senate and House Journals
in the same general form and style ol
those of 1872, to be bound in separate
volumes, and ready for distribution on Oh
before the first day of April, 1877.
Details of contracts will be governed
in all particulars by the provisions of No
81, of the Acts of lS67,-to which par
ties interested are respectfully referred
Proposals will be received for any por
ton Of the work separately, for wAicl
blanks will be furnished at once, to par
ties desiring to enter into contract TO
the same. No proposals will be received
after the 10th day of July next.
The right to reject all or any proposals
as may be- deemed for the Interest of tn
State, is hereby reserved.
GEORGE NICHOLS,
24-3 Secretary of State.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
gs.es Gtonntp AernIO,
PUBLISHED EVERY SATUUDAT BY
M EsRs :1ai:J EarlH Association
Republican State Convention.
GUILDHILL, H., June 10, 1875.

tt4LDH-iLisr lt.T Juno ~ 1917
Republican State Convention.
A Republican Union State Convention
i hereby called to he held at Montpelier,
ON Tuesday, the TwENTY-sEvENTH DAY
OF JUNE, A. d., 1876, at ten O'Clock, thir-
~ minutes A. NJ, for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for the Offices Of Gov
eruOr, Lieutenant Governor and Trcasur.
cr of the State, for the two years next
ensuing; also for two Presidential cleo
tors-at-large, and the appointment of
State Central Committee.
All persons, electors, without regard to
past political differences, or previous
party difficulties, who are i'm favor of
faithful, honest and economical adminis-
tration OF public affairs, and who believe
in speedy return and adherence to the
fundamental principles of government,
as taught and maintained in the early
days of the Republic, are invited through
their delegates, to participate in the de-
alterations of the Convention.
Electors will be represented in the
State Convention by delegates, chosen
upon the basis of one delegate from each
town, and an additional delegate for each
one hundred votes, and for each fraction
of one hundred votes over fifty, cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor at
the last State election.
BY vote of former convention, the
State Committee are constituted Com
mittec on Credentials. Delegates will
provide themselves with proper creden
tials, sigre by the Secretaries of their
respective primary meetings, and imme-
diately upon their arrival in Montpelier,
present them to the State Committee, at
their headquarters-the Pavilion.
The several railroads in the State lex,
cept the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company will extend the usual courtesy
Of fare one way.
GEORGE w. GRANDEY,
(Chairman,)
GEORGE NICHOLS,
(Secretary,)
CHARLES H. JOYCE, Republican
STEPHEN THOMAS, State
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS, Committee.
WILLIAM ROUNDS,
JOIN l.. BARsToW,
GEORGE n. DALE,
CAROL S. PAGE,
On the above basis, Essex County viii
be entitled to representation rs follows
Bloomfield, l; Brighton, 2; Bruins
wick, /; Canaan, /; Concord, 2; Eas
Haven, /; CRANKY, l; Guildhall, 2; Lem
ington, /; Lunenburg, 2; Maidstone, l
Victory, l.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

tiers, where he was received with peGn-
liur marks Of regard and appreciation.
The Green Mountain boys Of to-day par
take Of the same sentiment, patriotism
and courage which filed the breast o:
Ethan Allen and the Government he
fought to create, and if need be, they
would fight to-day 60 perpetua.c il, IS ia
the rebellion. Let us learn lessons o.
courage, q liberty, Of sclfdenying, fol
the good of our country, as we review
the lives of the old heroes that laid tn,
foundation stones of this Republic, an,
may the building the sons erect thereon
be as strong as the fathers hoped for.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CoNvEN-
TIoN-The following is q list of the Dele
gates from New Hampshire to the Demo
cratic National Convention:
No Lafayette Hall of Newmarket,
and Henry II. Metcalf of Dover.
No. John C. Moulton of Laconia,
and Alvah w. Sulloway of Franklin.
No. 3.-Edwin C. Bailey Of Hopkinton,
and Edward w. Harrington of Manches.
No. Aired A. Barker of Keenc, and
Gustave Luke of Walpole.
No George F. Putnam of Warren
and William H. Cummings of Lisbon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
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T IBEVATIoN NOTICE.
J. This j. % certify that ] have given nv som
Alvin n. Nichols his time the remainder % hit
minority, and shall claim none OF his earnings
nor pay any debts Of his contracting afler this
date.
ROBERT NICHOLS.
Witness, 7. W. HARTsHOHS.
Lunenburg, Vt, May q, 1870. %
I LIBERATION.
II This IN u certify that I have given my son,
Alvin isham his time during the remainder Of
his minority, and shall neither claim his wages,
nor pay any OF his debts after this date.
Victory, Vt, May sth, Is16.
20 BENJAMIN ISHAM.
NTHEREAS, my wife, Sarah Mason has len
w ms bed and board without provocatiOn,
THIS y 10 warn all persons against trusting her or
keeping her on my account, as shall pas no bills
OF her contracting, and shall claim all OF her
earnings after this date.
bloomfield, May 9th, 1876
20 LORENZO f. MASON.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

for the last week or ten days-most Of
our leading business men being occupied
in rubbing the small of their backs and
solemnly swearing that they have "put
down their last carpet! tears, love pats,
broomStickS and bread rollers TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding. That's -
Thine,
BERT DARLINGTON.
p. s. Please tell the Secretary Of the
Treasury not to send any silver here. 1t
would just be an aggravation and give us
more to fight about. Everybody is owing
somebody anu nobody is ready to pay
anybody, and if the silver comes here
wen want a bit for the baby and some to
jingle in our psntaloons pockets and so
we'll just waste our substance in riot and
litigation. BIB.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

The U. S. Senate, on Monday last,
reached a vote on the question of juris-
diction in the Belknap impeachment case
The result was majority of eight In
favor of jurisdiction, the vote being
yeas, 81; nays, 30. This decision is re-
garded as important, not merely in the
case of ex-Secretary Belknap, but as de-
Gliding the right of the Senate to try by
impeachment and punish any officer who
has resigned and whose resignation has
been accepted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

The Russian Court invited DR.. Aver
and his family to the Archdukes wedding
in the Royal Palace. This distinction
was awarded him not only because he
was an American, but also because his
name as a physician had become favora-
bly, knawn In Russia on its passage round
the woJld.-Pae5Io (CoL) People.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

Hon. Hiram r. Roberts, after pro-
tracted illness, died at his residence in
Rollinsford, N. H., ut Ar. NJ, on Tuesday,
aged about seventy years. lie was the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor in 1876. and
for the last twenty-five years was Prcsi-
dent Of the Salmon Falls and RolInsford
bank. He leaves wife and five chill
dren.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
Of fare one way

GEORGE w. GRANDEY,
chairman
GEORGE NICHOLS,
(Secretary,O
CHARLES ii. JOYCE,
STEPHEN THOMAS,
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS,
WILLIAM ROUNDS,
JOHN l.. BARsToW,
GEORGE n. DALE,
CAROL S. PAGE,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

The Girls Department of the Vermont
Reform School is in readiness to receive
inmates.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

There are still few cid fashioned
people left who consider railroads dia-
bOlioal invention for the destination Of
the human soul. aud will travel only
where stage-eoachcs run. They have
the feeling of the old stage-driver. who
said. when coach upsets. why. there
you are but when the train runs off the
track. where are you9' But according
to Charles Francis Adams, Jr, writing
in the February Atlantic. you are none
the better for being there; on the con-
trary. you are much worse of. In other
words. the introduction of the modern
railroad so far from prOportionately IN
creasing the dangers Of travel, has abso-
lutely diminished them. Mr. Adams
enters into calculation to show that in
proportion to the whole number carried.
the accidents to passengers in "the good
old days Of stage-eOaehes" were, as COM
pared with the present time Of the rail-
road dispensatiOn, about as sixty to one.
He also figures il out. from the statis-
ties Of Massachusetts, railroads. that if
any given person were born upon a rail
road car and remained upon it, travelling
five hundred miles day all his life, he
would, with average good fortune be
about two hundred aud twenty years old
before he would be involved in any acci-
dent resulting in his death or personal
injury. BY that time he would doubt
less embrace death cheerfully. Accord
ing to Mr.. Adams, it is safer to travel
on the railroad than it is to stay at
home, especially if you live in a large
city The accidents Of which be speaks,
it must be borne in mind. are those be-
yond the control of the traveller Those
resulting from his carelessness, however.
are not 50 numerous as would at first
appear, considering the vast number Of
passengers carried on our railroads. So
that. after all, it is not the dangers but
the safety of the modern railroad which
should excite our special wonder. 1t is
certainly to be wondered at that with
the present reckless fashion Of crossing
common roads at grade SO few persons
are killed, but the comparative exemp-
tion is not to be land to the credit of the
railroad companies, for they take few or
none of those precautions to guard hu-
man life which are demanded in these
cases.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

Conyersing with friend recently on
the great blessings conferred on human
ity by the invention Of anesthetic agents,
he gave in illustration Of what is now
possible in surgery. and which could
not be accomplished without these means
Of rendering patients insensible 70 pain.
an operation performed some time since
at the Maine General Hospital. A pa
tient came there with a cancerous under
lip which a quack had made worse BY
eaustics. The patient being placed an
der the influence II ether. the lip was
cut down and removed. the mouth slit
far into the cheeks on both sides. the
hesh turned down. aud the inner mem
brane and bone scraped % remove all
traces u the cancer. Then the checks
were brought forward over the chin and
sewed together 70 form new under Up.
. Dew and handsome mouth was formed
by sewing up The slits and cutting out
triangular botches 10 the corners, and
that the new lip might not lack the nat
urai redness the lining membrane was
brought out over the edge aud sesed
down. A Bes face having thus been
put upon the patient be vent home re-
joiciBg
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

The English are '-gamey people,
and nothing suits the nobility, gentry
and men Of property and standing Of
that country 50 much as an opportunity
to kill something upon the wing. upon
the EOof or upon the foot. During his
travels in India the Prince Of Wales has
had many opportunities for indulging IN
this kind Of sport, and has rizked his
royal neck upon all sorts Of expeditions,
from hunting elephants to hunting hares.
But his last performances have been in
hunting pigs. In Europe they would
call it hunting the wild boar" but the
correspondent Of the London EIaHiHeT
says the natives insist upon calling them
pigs" and be describes them thus
''The Indian pig. as he Is afecti0nately
termed, IS a wiry. hOg-baeked little
beast. who can run ike greyhound
and bears tusks that will cash ike !
bowie-kuife His first instinct Is tC
bolt. but if be IS pressed. he will turr
as boldly as a rat driven into a corner
and viii charge both horse and ride
with all the rush Of : rocket ''Pig
sticking. in short. Is exciting and haz
ariOus. requiring eoolness. judgmen
and daring. As well as hOrsemauship
and the Prince determined TO Try hi
hand at It. A few miles out from Luck
now his party were divided into fOurs
800 yards apart, well nOunAd- and the,
went for the pigs with spears until eigh
were killed. and with no other misehane
than 4 broken eollzr-bone for Lord Car
ington. one Of the Princes party
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

Our readers have heard Of the strange
and terrible performance Of rAOnzze-o5us,
that IS to say, in plain English, the man
shot from cauuon's mouth 70 a trap
eze lie Monde Illustre has the follow
ing very sensible remarks on this fool
ha-dy performance The accident Of
which FhonBse-O6es well nigh fell VIC
tim. the other night. awakened in the
hall manifestations Of the most lively
emotion. ladies found the opportunity
favorable to faint away, men had a be-
ginning Of a nervous crisis and since
then you may have heard repeated a
hundred times, as / have 'It's fright
fus; the police should not allow these
things ?" very much admire the good
feeling which At once appeals to the CIV
il authority but, really, who Is to blame
but Eou, emotion-seekers. whose un-
healthy curiosity shrinks from no peril ?
Let everybody keep away from such
performances. and they will sOsn come
TO An end And there's the rub. The
Parisians, We hardly doubt If an oppor-
tunity we're given them, would fock in
crowds to see bulls killing men. or glad.
iators numbering each other. And for
that matter, % would We Americans.-
Bosson C1oJe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

INTERESTING FIGUREs.-A man walks
3 miles in an hour; horse trots 7;
steamboats, run Is; sailing-vessels, 10;
slow rivers flow rapid rivers z /; mod
crate wind blows z storm moves 36;
hurricane. so rifle-ball. 1000 light.
10000; sound, 743; electricity, $780,
900. A barrel Of -four weighs 1876 lbs.
barrel of pork, 200; barrel Of rice.
800; barrel of powder, 225; 6rkin Of
butter, Sc tub Of butter, 81; wheat,
beans and clOEer-seed. go pounds to the
bushel; corn. rye and faxseed. 56 ; buck
wheat. AZ barley, 48; oats, 50; bran,
20; timothy seed, As; coarse salt. So.
Sixty drops make dram, s drains an
ounce. ounces gill, 4 gills a pint;
60 drops a tablespoonful, 4 teaspOOnfuls
a tablespoonful or half an ounce, 2 ta-
blespoonfuls an ounce. s tablespoonfuls
gill. 2 gills cofee-cup or tumbler. 6
fluid ounces teaeupful. -Four thousand
eight hundred and forty square yards
an acre square mile, Gao acres. To
measure an acre, POS feet on each side
make a square acre within an inch.
There are 1850 languages. Two per-
sons die every second. A generation is
Is years; average Of life 81 years. The
standing army in Prussia, war times. j.
100000; France. 100000; Russia.
/ 200. 900; Austria. $4,000; Italy,
200. 600; Spain. 100000; Belgium.
$4,000; England, $4,000; United
States. $4,000. Roman Catholics in the
United States, 100000. Mails in New
York city are 100 tons per day; people
in New York consume 600 beeyes daily.
700 calves. 10000 sheep and 10000
swine IN winter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

LIARS ALL VOC CAx.-An uBfOrtu-
nate nan is be who can only do one
thing-especially if.he has not learned
q trade. A gentleman who could write
Eve or six languages. but could do moth
ing else. found it Impossible 70 obtain
employment during long cold winter.
Another man preached for twenty eve
years, until his threat failed him, and
be used 70 % around looking very. very
blue and sad. until people pitied hlm
AID got donation parties for him because
be vas good for nothing except %
preach. A lady taught school for twen-
~ years. till she was ; poor. broken
down vomau. and didn't know how %
make dre.s for herseiL Now. boys
aud girls. every real man should know
bow . DO Que thing night aud sell. Nv.
cry wise farmer has principle crop !;
bat be has always little something -
live On Don't carry all your egg in
enc basket Dop't pat al your money
10 one pocket II yoa want - get along
right veil. learn one ssTt n work y get
aI0sg b. and AL seFGs u work . get .
living With When your one sort gives Out.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

BKISGING A LOyER 70 THE POIST.-
They have some pretty lively girls ont
In Colorado. who also have = business
turn. One Of them. who resides in the
Cache Ia Poudre Valley. had been re-
eeiving the attentions Of q young man
FOR about = ysar. but becoming impa-
tient at his failure to bring matters to 4
crisis. she resolved 70 ascertain his IL
tentions. When be bext called she took
hin gently by the ear and led him 70 .
seat. and said: "NObby. you've BIN
foolin' round this claim fur mighty pear
q year an hev never yIt shot on yer
mouth oa the marryin' biz I've cot
toned to yer on the square clean through
an bev stood Of every other galoot that
has tried ter chip in. an nov | want
you 70 cone down II business or leave
the rancho. Ef yer on the marry an
want > pard thetIl stick rits To ye till
We pass in yer checks. an the good lord
calls ye over the range, just slcel. an
veil hitch bat ef that amt yer game,
draw out, an give some other felier 4
show fur his pile Now sing yer song
or skip out" He sang
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07
The Rogl,e's Apology.

A villain who by chance was caught
In act 70 rob man. was brought
Straightway before 4 magistrate.
" ho asked the prisoner to state
The motive which prevailed to lsad
HIS mind TO perpetrate the deed
Whereof he stood accused. The man.
With brazen forehead. thus began:
a chap. you knOw.>nust have a trade /:
And from my childhood | have made
Ny bread BY theft When I was small
l stole such trifes as might fall
Convenient to my hand: the TOYS
Aud pocket pence Of other boys;
Then canes and swords in dOorways left /;
I'LL BY degrees. from petty theft
| rOse TO burglary and 50.
(For IN ones trade chap must grow)
To try the road and robbing men.
Your Honor knows, means now and then
A murder-that's 4 thing Of course
At last l came 70 rob by force
Of habit f; and. upon NY soul
lis one which now | can't control -
His honor heard the eulprit's plea.
And smiling grimly. Faith 2" said be,
IA strange excuse, upon nv word,
As ever for crime was heard
I'm sure It's scarcely new to you
The Lac has certain habits too:
And one Is hanging-whieh secures
The only way Of mending yOu."
MORAL
The villains plea how eft men use
Their petty vices 70 excuse;
III tempers, manners rude or coarse
For which they plead their urgent force
OF habit tbs, you know, their way.
And quite inyeterate, they say;
As it 4 thousand 70 confess
Could make 4 single vice the less
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

A VERY BAD Bora bad boy thus
describes his misdeeds and their punish
msnt in letter to ! chum My sis
ter En- has got feller who has been
coming to see her most every night for
some tine. Night before last Just to
have little fun. went into the par
Tor, and crawled under the sofa. and
waited there till he an En- had got
settled and Just as he was asking her
if she was willing to become his dear
partner for life, and trust to his strong
right arm for protection and support, l
gave three red hot Indian war whOops.
and bumped myself up against the bot
tom Of the sofa, and fired Of an old
horse pistol that 1 borrowed Of sam
Johnson. and ny gracious how that
feller jumped up and seooted for the
door. He never stopped to get his hat,
bat went tumbliug head over heels down
the door steps As for En-, she was
just that scared that she sot right down
on the floor, and screeehed like blue
blazes, till dad and mother came run
ming in. Just as they got out Of bed. and
wanted to know what the matter was.
But En- only yelled louder and pointed
under the sofa, till dad got down on his
knees. and saw ne there, and pulled NE
out by the hind leg When he had got
ne out in the wood she'd. he wrapped
ne over his knee and then went at NE
with an old trunk strap, and | haven
got over it nicely yet
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

My soD. said stern parent .
seyen-year hopeful. Il must dielplinc
you. Your teacher says you are the
worst boy ia school well. papa.
va4 the reply, .'oaly Yesterday she said
was iust ike ny father
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

Our elopement" he replied. "FOr-
give my having deceived yea. my bon
ME wee wife but you were 50 determin-
cd not TO marry with your fathers con-
sent that told you several very dread
ful 6bs to get you to confess that you
loved me"
why. haven't you lost all your mOn-
ey~
..Not penny" he replied.
'.And did papa know | was going to
run away ?"
..YeS." and here a glow of honest
pride came into Hugh's face. Il am not
a man. he said. TO steal my wife. No.
/ loFed you. but had your father really
refused me. | would have crushed out
my love-"
Would you p said Lucy. archly.
AT least l would havecOneealed it. -
he replied. But come. darling. we will
I 20 by the next train.
And can 20 to mamma? Oh! |
am 50 glad. Oh Hsgh. have felt aw-
fully guilty, but now l am happy"
And you forgive my deception p
''Yes, for it proved your love That
/ you could feign to do an act from which
/ your noble soul revOlted, when YOU
found that | was
Bound to elOpe." said Hugh, finish
/ ing the sentence
The repentant Lucy found her mother
/ getting better, and received warm wei
come home, which she humbly aeknowl-
edged she did not deserve. Since then,
when she has very wilful fit. her hus-
band can always make her submissive
by alluding to her memorable elopement.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07

While unloading ship at Marseilles,
which had Just arrived from Batavia,
three immense boa constructors we've
awakened frcm their lethargy and ad-
vsBeed toward the terrified men, who
had only just time to hoist themselves
On the deck and close the hatehes- Two
pigeons Eere poisoned Eith stryehnine
and dropped into the bold They we're
devoured at once. bat only two Of the
serPents died The third reptile has
Dot been seen again. and It Is with the
greatest trouble that the captain gets
men . assist him IN unloading the ship.