Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-13

to remain in Jail until next March,
unlest he secures baiL
They dew say that Ohio has gone
bourbon.
Communion Service was held in the
Congregational Church last Sabbath
p. m.
Why is the Coos Republican Ike a
highway ?-Because it depeuns on its
Bridge to ill up the bad places.
William Parker, keeper of the Man
chester poor house, has run away
with one of the female inmates, aud
left several creditors in the lurch.
Now We calculate that e.Opcmeut was
for pure love, We know. There was
no money to induce such a course OF
proceedings.
The Editor OF the Coos Republican
is disconsolate over the thought that
some young men in that town stayed
home from camping out week, just
on purpose to make liar Of him,
Now Brother pull down your vest and
don't be so conscientious.
Now, as the evenings begin to
grow longer, why don't our citizens
get together and form themselves into
u debating club, dramatic club, or
some other kind of a club, and get up
some kind of excitement 70 help pass
off the long dali winter evenings, in a
way that will be both plea and in
structive to us.
Barker of the Coleb; ook Sentinel,
comes out last week as follows:
"rhe only thing we have seen fit
for a local this week are potatos. "
Now we should think Bro, by loo! -
ing over your paper that you did f"d
something else, by the way you
bear your SANDER and abuse upon the
unprotected head OF one of the no
blest and best Institutions ever insti-
tuted in this part of the country, the
Reform Club. Now it is high time'
Bro, that you looked up something
else 10 blow about, and let that orga-
nization alone. The members of that
Club must be Of an exceedingly good
natured turu 20 siord all OF your
abuse. But as 10 potat0S; it. is all
owing to your blioging up. If a man
is D. OF yht up on potato items he will
banker after potato items. .
You know our Editor told what
great things he w2s g ing TO do with
a two horse team this week collect
ing. We expected to see him come
home with half of the crops that bad
been raised for ninety miles around.
He thought the thing over, and con-
cluded that if he went with two
horses, that he sho"ld get so much
produce that it would alut The market
and the stuff might fallon. bis hands,
and he would lose by the operation.
So he finally decided 10 take only one
horse. So bright and early Monday
morning away went our Mr.. Editor
all smiles with the anticipations of
the amount of gods and such he was
10 bring home, suppose) lie left US
on his tour over the county.
Just at dark Tuesday night we
beard some one say "Whoa, darn ye."
We all knew the familiar voice and
rushed out to see the sight or the pro-
duce &C., but to our surprise there he
sat in the wagon wet through to the
skin. and he threw out an empty tub,
and two or three empty bags, and that
was all. His face was rather long,
and we could not help noticing the
contrast between it now and when he
LEFT us. We yentured to ask him
what lack he had met with. He an
swercd rather short, that he called i;
good luck to get home alive. And
now he sweals if any one\ wants &c
pay him for their paper they will have
to come to him 10 do it for lie has
gone out of the collecting business
TIE Dew.
A TRIP TO GoEHAM.-We went tc
G orham last Saturday, yes we did
for the first time in our lives. We
had head much about that place, and
having some business down there
took Saturday last to go down. We
were much surprised at finding 81
large and lively place, snd also one
with so much beauty, The mos
amusing feature Of the day, was q
game of ball between eighteen men
called mullins. They were men of q
matured age, who had never played
ball before, and an amusing scene il
was to see them go sprawling out af