Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-02-17

years lS37-3S-46-49-5l and GIL, and in 1858
and 1854 he represented the town in the
Legislature. 1t is the wish of his many
friends that he may yet long live to enjoy
the fruits of his labors.
North Stratford.
Mr.. Editor
As prominent center as this should as
surely be represented occasionally in
your column of local news as others
which contribute their town gossip with
the regularity of your weekly issue. We
overflow with such newsy abundance that
an epitome must be an accepted sufflcien-
cy, especially as the writer has ''muscles
to weary" and we are full to the top
guage with congratulations to sold
Prob" or whoever else occasioned this
'grand change from zero severity to the
implied moderate weather of the temper
ate zone. The weather of the past seven
weeks has proved as uncomfortable as
most of we natives ever experienced. In
consequence of the winter closing upon
us without the usual amount of autumn
rain, and springs with too little vitality
to defy the terrific rigors Of "thirty be-
low" most of our farmers have been COM
PEELED to drive their stock some time long
distances to water, and have in many
other ways felt the Inconvenience of Il
water famine. 1t was calculated four
feet of snow covered the ground previous
to the thaw and numbering operations in
this vicinity were considerably hindered,
most of the loggers being compelled to
shovel before breaking new roads.
Our Reform Club has nobly done its
work and won a host Of laurels. Three
months ago we were sufferers from the
continued injudicious sale of rum; our
public buildings yawned a hollow useless
sigh; our blinds hung by one hinge; old
bed clothes stuffed each window sash (;
our fences leaned; cripples hobbled from
door to door and hungry babies squalled (;
human ears and Jumps of human scalp
were our gamin's wampum; consumptives
hawked and spit almost in our very face !;
broken noses, swelled huge, excited not
our envy; the civil resident was unsafe
even in his own garden in the open light
Of day; blackened eyes, with bloody sur
rounding, leered at us from every niche
and corner; the injured were gathered
| JniI nd thrONyn a nj 10 tc
and each morning the funeral train wend-
ed its way to the Connecticut river and
deposited its victims therein, or laid
them in the chilling damp Of November
grave, with no eye to mourn or funeral
wall. Indeed, Mr.. Editor, it truly seemed
| the place was bound for its destination,
but its resurrection was at hand. We
saw the remedy and with our last energy
applied it. Rum was the curse and its
removal was resolved by the club, who
chose a committee to visit the vile shops,
and discountenance its sale. They did so
and to-day, Mr.. Editor, it is as imposSi-
bic to procure in this vicinity one drop
10 the change! Our club meetings are
attended; our gamins -''whcre are they?'
And those who were buried meath the
ever-changing, ceaseless current Of the
icy Connecticut they too have been res.
directed, and are now chopping Amer.
ica's wild forest for $l2 month. Toe
much cannot be bestowed upon Messrs
Hinman, Toohey, Sanborn, Alger, Hin
man, Danforth and Bundy for their unit
ed efforts in thus remodeling our mora
dilapidation.
The great breach of promise trial came
off in Staples Hall recently, under the
auspices of the Reform Club, before
. Judge Scion, court. The Importance o.
the case is visible in the record of coun
sci employed, the prosecuting attorneys
being Ben. Hill, jim. Blame and Ben. But
ler and the defense being ably conducted
by JEFF. Days, Zack. Chandlyr and Bob
Ingyrsol. The plaintiff, Miss Angeles
Lobelia CornStalk, was very fine appear
ing young lady of sixty-two summers
who won the esteem and kindliest feelings
of all by her sweet face, ready wit an(
petite peculiarities. The affecting story
of her affections, wrongs, her physica
degeneration, consequent upon her Loves
Affections, brought copious shower o
tears from even the opposition counsel
f The defendant, Mr.. Obadiah Prospec
Blubberlips, was a villainous specimen
whose sole object of life was to steal thu
Affections of trusting women and ther
"mosey." The testimony was, perhaps
somewhat contradictory, but to the cred
it Of the jury their verdict was "that Thu
defendant be hung by the neck till he b.
dead and his body be given to DR.. QuacS
and-bosh Ga witness) for dissection.
Fully three tons of Glove letters" wer,
produced, which made an alarming ex
pose of affections dogmas.
heavy white frost covered our hills
and valleys one recent morning, whicI
lasted till noon, and with the intense blu
of the sky made a lovelier scene than il
often witnessed in this section.
IrEMs.-David S. Austin is very sick
Clark Stevens mill has started.-Lots O
boy babies this year.--An engine Of TIN
G.. T. r. was uncabbcd at this station
recently. Counted fifteen car loads o
potatoes on one train Saturday, 3rd inst
Nice road to Beatties now; let's take
ride.