Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01
East Charleston.
Diphtheria is in town.

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Diphtheria is in town.
Our singing school closes this week
Thursday evening, making 25 schools
here this winter.
At the present writing, the snow is
rapidly melting, and the streets are
sloppy, Farmers are thinking Of
sugaring.
Herbert Eastman had his trial here
on the 26'h, and was bound up in the
sum Of $3.50. His father aud two
brothers had their trial at St. Johns
bury, and the father was bound up in
the sum Of 81, 900. and the two bro
theirs in $500 and $500 respectively.
Her5eri has procured bail. s.
Canaan.
Times are very dull here ard money
scarce.
G. ", Hartshorn, Esq, is slowly
recovering from a severe attack Of
AnthroiX; his life st one time was
dispaired Of by his friends.
The beautiful hall at this place,
hui!r Ivy the Grange, comes in very
handily this winter for the various
entertainments given here.
Railroad on the brain is the chief
mania here, that at this time troubles
the human minds Of this place. In
some cases it is almost as bad as Hy-
drophobia; but we horo that none of
them viii get badly bitten. We
should be very Lappy to see the cars
running here
/ Saturday morning as we went to
the door TO take look and inhal3 the
pure morning air, we we're astonshe,l
to see that our custom house had
changed during the night. the sign
having been blown q long distance to-
ward Canada.
EEr. Bracket, keeper Of the Union
store Of this place, has resumed spe-
cue payments, having received $3.50
III close little salt box from the city
in payment for merchandise sent.
Il was all in good silver, in ten cent
| pieces, quarters and halves. lie didn't
swear much, but he looked terribly.
., for Capt. Thomas to change it
for us.
The Temperance Reform Oil Folks
Star Dramatic Club (thore! how high
i9 that for a name) gave an entertain
meut in the Grange hall, i'll this VII
lage, last Friday and ,aturiay even
ings, in which the Drama entitled
"One Hundred years ago or "Our
Boys of rs" was played, The cast
of characters was very well sustained,
although some OF the stars were very
becIouded; and their licIcri0g light
did not come up to The usual high
standard of excellence expected from
star actors. 1t was more like "twin-
kIe, twinkle, little star Tho play
however was very dull one. We
hope they will make better selection
next time.
We learn that Mrs. Ida Cate OF
Stewa-tstown has gone to Montreal,
Canada, to bring Il suit against hei
husband, to recover her boy which
her husband took to Canada. The
circumstances, as uear we arc able to
learn are MS 70 lows; Mrs. G., that now
is, a few years ago, took q Sudden de-
parturc from her mothers home, while
her no her was away; and rot in the
arms, but Oh the runners Of love. for
we understand she was packed under
the robes, but nevertheless, with love
glowing by her side, they arrived in
Colebrook, and N g very few moments
were made man and wife, the cnrage,l
father striving too late to forbid the
marriage. The mutual pledge Of that
union was nice litlle boy, now about
three Yeas old. When, 10, Mrs. Ida
takes the strange freak that she does
not like her husband, and at oace
pulls up housekeeping and returns to
the home of her dear mother. After
Mr.. Cate found that he could not per-
suade his wife to return with bin to
his home. he took the little boy and
Went TO his friends in Canada, where
she has commenced suit to recover
the boy. The case is exciting much
interest here, and we learn, involves
many important legal questions.