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, 1877-07-04

IT. The M.aa!t4s Ia,iey L.netrrnan ann Na1nfae.
III d!lca1ty IN kyttns lo.s out in .hat region. anl
tnks Asfe to esttnsta thtt otef PER cent of
M ars !s ~ ho!ds1 ssns t. s..s
shrre i selling At the ralc or s. 80 fE feel rer wstk,
Ant T. h1layed that IN thftr dAys lhcre viii be
ksn.as M;;:ogr Or eHM,hsa9 1os easen; That nay
esccet IN Western aft Southwestern minnesota. where
the RrtAshoFper1 u sald threaten do considerable
damage.
, 1877-07-04
TIE MAGNOLIA.

Ths sehr N4xuoia was towsd from hef tnoortnes
On the soulh end OF Wells street bsiaxs " tAs
north end, where she will receive now iibboom
and Repairs. preparatory to going into tbs lumber
tfa1s lndtf Evnamand of GApt. Dsjts BfSwet, who
IL 70 have aa Interest u her.
, 1877-07-04

CuleAao-Thcse ars At M1llers dry docks for
ea'klns tho sehEs Dick souers. Ida, and Nee4unee.
d. Tran'sn ". Miller has been appointed su-
oedutendsnt OF the Marine Hospital, rice Dr.
lshl'n, esikucd Jones ArLaus, satlok lsts Of
, 1877-07-04

aAFELT OVER THE OCEAN.
eablesram wns received BY Capt. J. L. uiggie
ycstcfday, from Capt Hatch, announcing tho safe
arrival Ut the canal schf MARI L, Htccfe at
4uecustown. ireland. whers she will avail orders
~ sas ai:pustloa y het cargo Of deals- shc wss
than the city Of Manltowue. -0'N
, 1877-07-04

1feyvnFo OF Atfoky, filthy,
} muddy compounds, In cOycre1
, ar opaque bottles, called Hair
J paint md dnxab tho. hnlr Tor
J tho lnlo3 nlsl thcY are p0isonA
likely to brecGl pssrnIy sis mud
brain d1akpNaeas
Turn from them with 1oAtfl-
Ing, and trent your 4tallr with
tho Fl1rC, cIGnn rcst0rntlye,-
LYON.9 AAT1tA1lEON. This
reliable old preparation <loos
NOT paint III o hair R1id finally
hc*troy it, hut brli1Hs 1t back
; to now 1lfo by nhtiiro's own
pr0CcHas Tho fknthalrou CoytH
emily 80 ccsata for n large bot
, 1877-07-04
TEMPERANCE.

fpse1a9 btspafeA % 51s 7NbuaA
MIsNEAFoLrs, Mimi, July a.-Doutney, tenn
peraneu seformet, had Reform Club process
sioa tn this cttY thh afternoon. About =, 900
persons were tn the pEoeession. lie has been
fabortn4 in the cause In thl4 ctr about three
weeks.
, 1877-07-04

The signature OF neatly s1ety grain vessel ownaf
In tho Chicago district hss beeu obtained to The
agreement TO tic up tho surplus tonnage aud pool
ths earnings OF lhat in commission. A meelInr To
select delegates to attend the Buffalo msotn9 viii
hs hs11 In due scaxun- "
, 1877-07-04

HRtN1 lNF3NN 70 EA3 SNk4Nk,.
Eass. Pa, July q a-Asrlyals-ptops Il. ]. Hack.
ets, th!ladslphla, Wtnsi1w: schf william Nc.
nstez1f. pSpaftutes-PfaPsM Mar! larsckl, Egypt.
Ivy. pssia . nAlentno; s;afs Pelican and ALEX. b,
, 1877-07-04

BUFFALO.
week market aaiis rrcss dsesiaei issc G. S SS
osnnE saotatioas e r. wsSs He.t gI.e. so+sd o
:t.sf a. tssass: .se ~ e.
81 stocksss Ls.s g. a ross md helfsss, Il. 7at5
an.Er An IL AAas-lsscupts 100; total for ths vsek
Il H a,s ssss 70 csFs atock unsolds GAsnco Appcd
Iln..- tscelpt. an; total for Thu week g ap, ms,.
kek d91ls demand sik; sAles c8rs K9v heAyy S3 70
&a0ot 10 kasleSn demand.
xAsT LnKarF.
heal hfoaah aad u csrs yard stoe I; s9pry
ts!F. but tho market LnIi Rn dEasxy. f Fa1t ii
buyefa H.ostl1t prices o1 ab0nt !sci aIsy generally
common y fslrt Fst{ fs~ Eoo! extra hsndt brit
m; aa e II n'um TO Soo! ~ ut5so eos1nao to
ts; ..9,;d.r. 7as head, rorte s7sa
sazxr-Kseeipu to-day, T. 800 bead, seu.ng u e4.oo
wATHnrawx.
WATkEnwH, July A-CATTLK~ReeetptA 1.t39.
market dq pfites ~ lower Tor G1ds refY
s'4x ~ !atsfol; ch1ltes ~ 23s3 aH ealra 81 9s4s
ss1si sss1si o.. 3a.lt!s' ~ 90; sseoad a. oo97ooi
s!t1t *Kp L.aus.!eesipts PIT; SHARED, In o.s.
spring tmta. *sooe7.o0 ~ 'SsA4'
IT: Lou!A-
81 Lor!a* JULY A-Hoos-sseady sad unchanged
EaTLs-Qates md aneh4nsea, demand light choice
e6 .tfeax sasss ff srs'' nas'ves.
ascs'rEs-assA 10: esst.s, t.ooo
nss: st; its6s WsSssss: p:eatnx :ef ast ssss ssa
80; ea'Shs1s. Asoolh Reeelptk 80; shlp.
, 1877-07-04

CL1vzkAxp. o.. July s.-txrkoEKCx-MAfket aulet
and sekJJ quotatious unchangads standard xhise 10
degrees teIt. tIae,
, 1877-07-04

flHh"!. Y !.r common 70 prime lfxht weights anI Il
moro than a 10 head eis thsa fcpartei foT NondsY.
~ by noan in9st 81 lt!a stan had changed ownols
fnf mixed lo4t as n. n4$ 20 and chlIs at u O1A
B.13, AWdu0 The tATs a4lta we're tbs golls WINK
, 1877-07-04
FIRM EEIANGEY.

A&AE1*9NFAlO q 4 I0VIV4
The paEtaetshig hefstofoFs existing under the
p{m nAms OF j. W. Dosne i CO. hss This DAY tx-
phed " inntattoa, Mr, A. E. Goodrich retiring
from tbs ttm- JOHN W. DOANE,
ALBERT z. GOODRICH, +.
chica4o, Juns 80 1871
, 1877-07-04

I'LL
WILMINGTON. July a--1fntIs TuHrrurIAK-Ysru
1t 2sHc.
rlrTspu1a. July y5.-PHrHeLHrx-Duil; crute, 81. .8a
At rafScFas refined. i2s6c. Philadelphia delxcrJ
, 1877-07-04

MONETARY.

MONETARY.
EEw TonK, Jnfy 4. Gold opened and cloeed al
1869, with sales in the interim At l05k. borrow
inx ratcs, ltb2. Loaus wero also maao fiat and At
VOL for carrying
Silver At London unchanged. 1lcfe, silver bars.
12lA In Rreenbacks and lis In gold. Silver eotp
= discount
Governments we.e datl and firm.
Railroad bonds wtre generally arn,. except Ohio
& M!a&i.r!ppt seconds, which declined peF cent
8tAte securities wars qnIot
The stock market was extremely dull, bus gen.
ally strong md higher. with the chief advance In
Hhn'baa 4 St. Jos preferred and the coal shares.
!, Transactlons were only u. 900 ahares. OF which
., 900 Rock Island, 4, 600 ST. Paul preferred l. 0oo
Delaware 4 tludson: 5000 St Jocs, 10, 100
Monev market easy 1t 11o.
Primo mercantile PAPER. Iaa5.
Elcarnc., SIG, COO, QUO. '~ ~o~N'""0'
'1Gs,' IT. .ssasi 'ss II ssss1 sssa,& + e CO.
,. -. oovrns.rrr sorp,.
S::Ps:: s;$
Nav ss...... :.........iilx o'''"'s' ''''''''"''-
;;:,;;;; s;;s
IN VI. Fhhl HtAfcffEa... NIX
hAf1l0AA ntcferrrd, .s, WnhAsh DaH
AlAuss Exprcxs. ....... rs fUrt u nynn ... 1850 nj
We1. ArK1... =. al ITnrre Hama. ...... i
American ExnftM,,,. ~ |Ttryn fIsnto nfi ii
limited States Expreaf u lC d h,.....'.. Hix
New York ceHtrAa 80. 4f}fC, 4 X. nrtfcrTcd ~. I'M
kr!e.u....s ~. ,....s Ge{IDhlo MHgiesipni ~
Erie preferred ....... 14N U. L-dE ". .'. M a73
Northwestern ......... stlA 4. & r. TIL .. III
HofthWtsftfn ptd ~. *aH Alts9oHn PAenc. ~. IN
lN C. u. Il Q.... tRaK
s!arlrm prrfnrred ...l3G lIaanlt4l St. ID 80. ihts
Michigan Ccntral..... II Eenffni IncGu {snda if71
pAnan18. 1yncn r6rtnc hnnfs i1t{+
1ne0h !ecthc. 1toek. 81 I L. land. grantee. 1t24
lIltlpfs Ccntfaf........ 5sA "
Tarne8aee, old. ..,.,,. "a IVifeilta nAv.-. ~
TonncAAgF nEW.,,..., n lMlea0trt. -. .... I1tl<
fffgln{a- -oi4.......... ~
, 1877-07-04
LUMBER,
The movement of Lumbar lssk weak apd from jan,
10 1uns ~ VA = folkuWs;

Since Since
p<c>t,..- Es:xt.. M<s Jas:'. ~:
lufGhrs. N ft......13. tna 6h4t4 H1j.7a3 Siasls
sh!st'ek m.......,ldaa7 :aim 2lIa15 HTgso
Ln1nfet, IN f&.....tl.f71 siaEn 73t,s7s ~, s7s
shlnsfsa. Ill.,. -. 4t0l Lilo as, III l1i, 67l
Tbs cargo market moderately aettys. Piece .tpn
sold freely II g7.uA and hstues th> elos& cargo
brought e7.7s. Inch lunabsf VA dull It u Is
ahlasss Wsss slow Il 4lksa Is, snd lsth u g. aos
Ia About ~ eaFxoes offered early, and tsp Of
tlosu HeE9 eoId.
Ths yafd market VA fairly aetlrs sad steady. Fal-
In Ii I thR Rnrte,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

ths young. A5ote oil. the family
newspaper should he perfectly pure.
aud free from all communicating lnflu-
encss IN It's reading matter or IN IT,
AL, crtisemenis. Too much attention
csuaOt be paid to this feature, sher
Tie press is llooding tie country Will
SD much that is vale aud pern:c:ous.
To crown all, the family newspaper
Should be untgammeled by any atiiIia-
ton with sec. or party, and should be
Tree TO give all the good news from
mi aoolt oil the world. I such q
am.ly newspaper can be lad for ont
cent LAY, it should be taken by every
family in the land.
Sach family newspaper, in every
respect, We Gai in the Nav YORK
OBSERVER, now commencing its liny
sixth volnme. Progressive, conpre-
hensve, sound. re.iabi,, pure. il is
pst what is neolel in every house
loll. Scad So 10 for 20 the New
York OBSERVER, 81 Pay!, ROW, New
York. Sample copies are sent free.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

A man in the Eastern part o. this
State sold his wife for ESQ, bur could
not collect bat $40.
George Hanks Of Jay was struck
in the head by limb, while choppine
in the woods Few DAYS ago, AMI was
carried home for dead, hus was found
t be alive, though uac,nsrious, ia
which state he continued AZ lass ae
counts.
Miss Ida, %, and Mss Nellie II
wears years oil, daughters OF Mrs.
Bliss Of Fair.ee. let thrir house aboal
Or. NJ, on the 2ls5, on the pretence
IF bang out but tew minutes, uith
no extra clothing hat their hats, since
which time no trace Of thea can be
ob'aincd. Upon s.iP<d papet
which was found in their room was
written: "Gondhyc. dear " her. ron
will never see Us agan. Iney hyeu
WITHIN 100 rolls Of the Connecticut ri.
yer. and from circumstances connect
ed with the affair little donli is enter
tanned but tiat they went directly To
he bridge and jumped in and were
drowned.
AT ;he Town Hall in Rnland, on
Wednesday. the 2Gth, Miss i}elt.e l.,
Franc successfully accuairi,hc'! til,
eat of walking hfty miles in lively,
hours. having seven inmates TO spare
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
VERMONT.

Edward Bird, famous Hortonville
hunter, has killed 81 foxes wi thin the
past few days.
Lake Hortonnio, situated in Sud
bury and Hlbbard,on, has always
proved u lucky lake, for no one has
ever been drowned in its waters, al
though numbers have at various times
fallen in. Thrty-fye years ago this
December, however, a young man
named Chauncey Vinc.n, 27 years old
was frozen 20 death on Its icy surface
while intoxicated.
The pathetic story Of the death Of
the mother Of II. T. Peabody, the St.
Johnsbury forger, from the revelation
of her sons evil doing, was fabrica-
ton. Peabody himself takes the mat
ter very coolly, and has ordered a
fine chamber set and some silver ware
brought from his house to the Jail
where he is confined
Rev. j. S. Burgess of Lewiston,
Me-, is called to the Free Baptist
Church at st. Johnsbury, bat it is
understood that he will net accert.
The church recently completed and
dedicated a new house Of worship,
costing $4,000, on which there re-
mains debt Of 50 900.
Hon b. n. Davis and wife of Dam
vile, recently celebrated their golden
wedding.
A young Woodford woman was
somewhat astonishcd the other day
when her swain got down on his
knees before her and read decIara-
ton Of love which he had nicely writ
ten off.
And now they have formed an An
ti-Protanity Society at Barton. The
penalty for swearing is made very Sc
vere--any member who is he ard to
utter an oath is to be kicked 10y every
one present.
Dimick Cutting shot himself with q
revolver ut Falrlee on Wednesday
morning at the house of his brother
| Gardner, the ball entering his sto.
mach. Little hopes Of his recovery
The gold-mining excitement which
prevailed at Worcester last year ha,
about died out. There wasn't gol,
enough in the ground to pay for dig
glng, and the only production of any
consequence which has appeared is {
lawsuit. A. Nicholas OF Montpelie
and bis son boughta large amount 0
real estate in the early period of tn,
fever, and sold it later at a large ad
vance. A Lqmoille county man. VIII,
had been badly bitten in this way
has just brought suit against th
elder Nicholas for $4,000 damages
which lie alleges Nicholas obtainet
from him as the price Of some worth
less land
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

The TRUTu or IIIsTOPY The
treat battle Of the Little Bio HON
At which General Custer and his three
Jrothsrs. and the larger part Of the
seventh Cavalry. fell. vas one Of the
most renarkablp ever fought. The
fact that the command was entirely
annihilatcd. ana tEnt rot one retur.pd
to tell the sad story. would alone
cause this batsle to stand ont asa
marked ono in Our history.
But the desperate bravery which
was shown NOT alone bv The gallant
commander. hnt by every private SOL
.lIer, makes it one OF which oar arm,
should ever lie proud The battle
acid Itself proves his bravery bcv, nd
u doubt; The mute witnesses could
not lie. There every company had
Dcen shot down in perfect order. No
panjc was there AN mo- towards. /,
writing the Life OF General Caster"
Captain Whittaler. fotrld the de,crip-
ton Ct this battle the most di.ivnl
part Of his work, But hy nlwearied
eXerJion he at last secured from va
nous witnesses what he believed to be
an absolutely correct account OF thl,
light. His Witnesses were several otii
GERS who We're With Co.ot'ei Ro"o's
command. Curly, the Crow ;out,
Who was with Genera Casters column
is the only man who escaped awe.
From XII Eagle, who, with MS band,
we're in Sitting Bulls camp at the
time Of the battle, and subsequently
escaped and surrendered at one Of
our Indian agencies. From these
witnesses and the field Itself, Captain
Whitaker coacluded that ii Colonel
Reno had supported General Custer,
as he was ordered to do, aud not re-
treated after lighting less than twenty
inmates Custer would have won one
OF the most brilliant Indian victories
on record instead Of having his whole
command slaughtered. This seemed
pretty strong groand, bat the evidence
did seem to bear Captain Whitaker
out in his conclusions.
But now new aud conclusive niece
of evidence comes to u.s. S;Itino
Bull, the great Sioux Chief. has snoE.
en-. A Herald" CORRESPONDENT with
q stem ora bier had an interview with
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
One Cent q Day

Economy is tile order Of the hour,
and every expenditure, however small
is expected to give return in full
value. Every family requires one
good reliable family newspaper. If
such an article can be procured for
less than one cent for each working
day of the year, we are not aware Of
it. A family Rewspaher should con
tain a careiuly-prepared summary of
all the news of the day, both religious
and secular; and if arranged so that
the two departments may be seperat
ed and read by two individuals at the
same time, SO much the better, The
family newspaper should have attrac-
tive reading and information Gor the
various members OF hoHseh1.d
Some position Of the paper should be
devoted, every week, TO religious and
moral improvement, to current S Gu.
lar news, to agriculture, commerce,
narkets, finance, 10 general literature,
&C., with 4 special department for
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
A RelneGy that Ncyc,. FnIls.

Henry G Johnson's AMica and Oil
LinimenL is an external remedy for
man or be0s!, for curing Wounds,
Sprains, Strains, Sores, Cuts, Bruises,
Burns and Ulcers Of every KIND, in
Guiding SKIN Diseases generally; and
while its application i; harmless and
never painful, its effects are most
wonderful. AS 4 FAMILY LINIMENT
it meets the wants OF every house
hold. Warranted to satisfy all who
use il.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Special Business Notices.
Music for the vi lion.

The December nam5er d Che pop
alar Musical journal, the "Sco gn's
.nn'ails twelve pages, OF four beartl
nj pieces OF line music printed rom
esuIar size plates.
The song, "GOd Bless Day
Dear Old MOther," whch la
mad such Il remark b!e'success OF lac;
"Merry days liz BerlU1" waltz
,hnpI lie by Louis; "CLOc5ette,"
IN English song 10y Mol.oy, end
"Ch0teJdine," Polka Nhtzur&a by
Faust, are found in this number, cop
les of which are sent by mail on re-
ceipt of four three cent u. ). Stamps,
Or for twelve three cent stamps, sc
pages Music with interesting matter
will c fo.Y ard4d. Address
JOHN +. rER8Y & CO.,
538 Washington st. Boston, Mass
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

subscription.
A happy New Ycar!.
The fine weather still continues to
be the wonderment Of every body.
L, f. Moore has been putting his
saw-mill under q thorough course Of
repairs the past few weeks.
Miss Clara NJ. Hartshorn OF this
village, received fine set Of jewelry,
valued at $40, on the Christmas tree.
The peglnill engine became disabl-
ed, last Thursday, sufficiently to nee
essitate the stopping Of the mill for
day or two.
Misses Edith Richards and Ella
Gray, each received fine set of furs
on the Christmas tree. And who do
you suppose the givcrs were?
Attention is called to the communi-
cation from "S" Our columns are
always open to correction of errors
which may occur in them.
Our toll bridge has been supplied
with two fine new rejecting lamps,
which the bridge and the travelling
public have long felt the need Of.
The store of r. L. Adams OIL
Northumberland, was broken into ag
ain last Wednesday night, and coo.
fish, and some minor items were taker
Surely, that store is tated.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Frank Hall in another col
umn OF the sale of the property 0
the bankrupt estate of Geo. A. Ford
Jr.
Here is a hog story which we thinl
cannot be beat in Essex county. w.
IL. Meacham of this town killed three
hogs, which weighed, all dressed
1916 pounds. One weighing 900
another, $50, and the other 456.
he Congregational church wa
packet TO its utmost, to witness tn
distribution of the christmas presents
last Tuesday evening. Two larg
trees were not spacious enough to holt
near all the presents. The singinI
and music and supper were excellent
and general good time was had.
The winter meetings of the Yer.
mont Board Of Agriculture are plan
ned for the following places Towns
bend, Felchville. MiddIebury, Willis
ton, North Tunbrdge, West Concord
East Hardwick, johnson, Albany an
Marshfeld. Other places will 500
he selected and the dates of the meet
bngs announced.
Inc lyceum was well attended las
Friday night at the School house
The question, Resolved, that wheelin
IS better than sleighing for gener;
business, was well discussed and d.
cided IN favor of the afirmativ,
The election of officers for the neS
,hree weeks, resulted in the follown
selections: President, +. b. Beach
First Vice-President, Thos. Rich
Second Vice-Presdent, Rufus
Poole; Secretary, Miss Sherie D.
irow; Treasurer, G. ID. Chase. III
paper by Mrs. Winslow, assisted /
Miss Emma Grow, was excellen,, or
8 deserving Of great praise. Az
burned one week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Lunenburr.

The annual Temperance meeting
will be POSTPONED until the seccnl
Tuesday in January 1878.
A large christmas gathering at the
Methodist church on Monday night,
a union Of both societies. Two large
trees did not hold half the presents.
The exercises were responsive bible
readings and singing.
Men are wondering about the wea-
Their, but just remember that the Tor
I rid and Temperate zones Lave made n
"swap" for awhile, and | fear in q
little time we may think the exchange
is with the Frigid, we shall howl be-
fore next April.
Joy and sorrow come alike to all.
But it is so ordered that there is one
extreme moment of pleasure, that
old bachelors eXcepted-does not
come alike to all, and that is when q
man gets married. The arms of Gu
pid encircled and fo ever united Mark
Bowker and Nellie Sisby on the morn
ing OF the 18th inst. TIE occasion
was pleasant one TO all the friends
who were present, and of course it
was to the interested parties. After
the ceremony the happy couple start
ed for Boston, where Mark has been
buying goods, and wondering at the
largeness Of the moon with the honey
thrown in. They returned this week
and Marks face wears contented
expression, which we hope will al.
ways remain there.
Tuesday evening Rev. C. L. Har
rington Of Lancaster gave an address
at the Congregational church, subject
''rhe future of America" It woult
be OF no use to try to give an epitomt
Of the address, every one should heal
t it, for it covers the whole ground. /
Z. was delivered in his usual, entertain
! ing. and energetic manner. An ad
| mission fee of ten cents was askel, t.
: be used to enlarge tile S. S. Library
I. The price was q little too much TO
t some of our "solid men," so the hous
: was not full. The lecture was wort
/; many times the price Of admission
(: and at its close the lecturer steppe,
/. up and quietly put into the box a
/. much as any one, with onlv three ex
G ceptions, to help buy Sunday schoc
y books for the reading and entertain
d ment Of the families of the "soli
: mem that couldn't afford ten CENTS
Men are so liberal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

FALSE iMPREss:oNs.-It is general
" supposed by certain class OF citi
zens, who are not practical or expert
enced, that Dyspepsia can not invari
ably be cured, but we are pleased to
say that GREEN's AUGUsT FLOWER has
never, to our knowledge, failed to cure
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint in all
its forms, such as Sour Stomach, Cost
ivcness, Sick Headache, paIpitation
of jhe Heart, low spirits, &C., &c.
Dat Of $4,000 dozen bottles sold last
year, not single failure was rcrorted
but thousands OF complimentary let
ters received from Druggists Of won
derful cures. Three doses will relieve
any case. Tryit. Sample bottles 10
cents. Regular size "a cents. For
sale by p. j. Noyes, Lancaster; A.
X. Towne, Gorham; 0. $. Blood
WhiteGeld; True Lovern, Colcbrook.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
CRANKY.

1t is said there is not ton o; hay
at the present time to be bought in
town.
A. r. Boyce has pullet h2tched
last June that has laid twenty-five
eggs Since the middle of November.
The sect men acting committee
Of school district No. have decid d
to employ a man to teach the school.
The district has not had male teach
er before for more than twenty-five
years.
A Freedman by the name Of Porl
living on the Deacon Appleton farm
recently with the assistance Of n loar-
teen year old boy cut and put up ec-
ven cords Of four foot wood for +. A.
Rice i'll twenty two hours. Mr.. PoriI
says he can't chop much now, hut he
once could cut his four colds pei
day.
Presiding elder PUde held q quar-
terly meeting here y stcrday. preach
ing a very Interesting sermon more
particularly addressed to the profess
mo christian. Al haIf-nnst six in tht
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

Another bet different kind of we'd
ding was held at the house of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dodge-their fiftieth
anniversary-the age of gold. Mr..
and Mrs. Dodge were both natives OF
y. H., lie was born in Faith in 1901,
aud she in Lyman in 1907. They
came to this iowa in 1886 and went
into the woods, aud cleared up the
farm where they now live. Through
energy, perseveran c, and economy
they have built themselves q good
homo. They have raised up a family
of eight children, five sons and three
daughters, and death has not cast q
shadow across Their threshold. The
children with their families were all
present, for they all 1--we in this town
with one exception. TWENTY-FIVE
grandchildren also added life and joy
TO the occasion. Several Of their oil
friends and neighbors were present.
SO as to make Il company of society
Many choice presents and momentoe.
were given by the children and friends.
Fitting remarks were made by Mr..
Geo. gleason in rendering the p1c
sents, and goodwill and good wishes
of those present. to which Mr.. Dod5,
replied thanking all for their kindness
III thus remembering them as they
are rapidly descending the steps OF
life, aud above all remembering th
nand Of goodness that has so LountI.
fully prospered them, in his children
and in the good things Of this lit'
though their weary pilgrimage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Arrival and Departure
OF Mails.

Malls arrive at Guildhall Post Office from
the south, at o'clock P. NJ. From the North
at clock A.. M
Mails leave Gulldhall Post Office for al
dtrec lions. at 5:S1P.M.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
County Officers :

CLERK. C. e. Benton JUDGES, Porter Hin.
man and Isaac Il. Houston; SHERIFF., ]. A.
Mansur; JUDGE OF PRUBACE, Wan. ii. EartS.
hor /; REGISTER OF PROBATE, =. e. Benton
TREASURER, Richard small: STATES AT1 OR.
Me-, Geo. W. lIartshorn; HIGH BAILLFF, q.
L. ,iamsey; COURT AuDITo,t, K. Z. Chase.