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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01

rat, which tie chi':!ron ssy Kissed like
a snake when attacked.
All along the eastern slope Of the
Green Mountains there is plenty 81
STOW, the depth at Bellows Falls, Lud-
low and other places being from two
to three feet. On the western slope
recent llaws have Injured the sleigh
ing which has been patched Up, how
ever by the falls of & day or two past.
Batchsllcr, the BrIrlon f,r2c-, is
said 20 be ia Canada with his wife
The total loss by him will bs Sll0,-
600, bIt the cashier, Bascom, turns
his property to the bank, which re-
'duces It's loss 10 about $4,000.
a barn belonging to a Mr. Gid
tliugs Of Castlctun wa. blown down by
The gale on Friday.
4 little daughter Of Augustus Bar
rows, a Burlington merchant. found r
pistol in her fathers trunk, Thursday
and accidentally shot herself. A fatal
result is feared.
The town debt Of Rutland was low
cred from $4,000 to about 1913, 600
last year.
An analysis Of the well water at
Rjchford. which caused so mach sick
ness there has bees naie by Prof
Smyth of Vermont University. The
water IS clear, colorless, odorless =,
without sediment, and neutral in reac-
ton. Contents--acids, sulphurc and
muriatjc, were present, the latter in
excess; nitrous acid, nitric acid
mere traces. Organic matter was
found in considerable quantity. This
matter was easily decomposed upon
heating, and with very dIsagreeable
stencil. This result shows conclusive
ly the unftness of the water for drink
ing purposes, the occurrence Of organ
ic matter and nitIatcs being held tn
indicate the presence nitrogenjzed or-
ganic matter in state Of oxidation or
! decay.
BRANDON, VT, Feb. %. Apparent
~ conclusive evidence has been dis.
covered to prove that ID. C. Bascom,
accused Of maIieasance as cashier OF
the Brandon National Bank, was in
partnership with j. II. Batcheldcr
whom he let have $4,000 Of thC
banks money, mostly on wild cat anj
raised paper.
There is likely to be no celebration
Of tae centennial anniversary OF The
FIRST session Of the first Legislature OF
Vermont at Windsor on the 18th o
March next. A letter from Hon. E
p. Walton Of Montpelier, President
Of the Vermont Historical Society. rel
alive to the Bnhjoct, indicates that hi
health would not permit him to ail il
any attempted celebration in Windsor
but that he hopes to present q paper
on the first Legislature at the next
annual meeting OF the Historical So
ciety in Montpelier next October.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01

Luncnbarr.
Gather them m, is the song Of
the item hunter. bat in our siaid, even
going communities, the harvest is
small.
The bridge at Soa;h Lancaster is
thoroughly repaired, aud IS as good,
and they claim, better than new.
"Ten Nights in a Bar-Room" Was
so successfully played that orr com
nnniiy demanded repetition OF *,
which came OF Friday night. The
night was rough, but there was good
house full, and all cnjuyed it much.
We learn that they intend u play ii
other towns. Guildhall aud Dalton
have extended invitations 10 them.
The Barker family were here on
Saturday evening. They sang in
Cuttings hall, which WAS Glled with
an uppreciatiye audience.
This town furnishes Whiteaell
largely, and it IS really quite home
market for us. We send from 200 to
800 tons Of hay, (about the latter fig
ures), several tons OF beef in tie
quarter, and large amount Of pork,
butter, apples, cider vinegar, working
oxen and horses, all within the last
ten weeks.
Joshua Silsby is running bis mill
brishIy. Several baildcrs are waiting
patiently for the material, while lie is
filing few orders from below.
Rev. Nj. Dean Of the Baptist
church, exchanged with Rev. Mr.
Perkins last Sabbath.
Curtis Spauldin3's horse took fright
at pile OF saw-dusL BY the road side,
near ). L. IIae's last June, throwing
him from his wagon and breaking his
thumb badly, so that he lost part OF it
and now he is quietly asking the town
to pay the damage.
On Thursday OF last week, while
Silsby' S mill was running in full blast
fearful cracking was heard in the
board saw. The men dropped to the
floor, when the saw flew in pieces over
their heads. Fortunately no one was
hurt.-GI:ette.
G.. S. Balch & Sons Carriage Shop
was discovered to he on fire one day
last week, and very narrowly escaped
burning.
We should Judge by the number Of
loaded teams going to Whitcdeld the
past week, that everybody ia town
vas mo7ing to that place,
Wool, bark, and sleepers are being
delivered in quantities on the line of
the.B. G. g. NJ. Il. R. at South Lam
caster,
Farmers are clubbing together and
negotiating for car load Of corn from
the West. -Rep@j!ican.
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Vermont.

James d. Brow, q Plymouth farm-
er, got out. hig 8ap-5acllets on a recent
warm da -, AMI made quite q Quantity
OF maple sugar aud syrup.
G. II. Bigelow, Special United
States Mail Agent, has been inyesti-
gatigg the charges against Postmaster
Z. j. Patch Of Il yde Park. The
charges are four IN number, with sew
eraI specifications under each ciiArge.
The th.r;l cha; &c Is fraudulent sale Of
postage stamps, AMI the proof upon
this charge AMI the specifcat ons
under 1t is said TO be oyerwhelm.ng :.
II looks little squally jor Mr.. Patch.
The celebration Of The centennial
annivel sary Of the first session Of the
Vermont Legislature on the 18th of
March, at Windsor, has been aban-
doned.
An accidental lirc damaged George
Benton L sons mill building, occupied
rs q grist mllland m2nnfactory Of knit
ting machine needles, at Bennington,
to the amount OF $l2000 insured.
Walter D. Estes, young lawyer,
died last Friday OF typhoid fever, re-
sulting from the use Of water from the
poisonous we'll at Richford. He was
from Belfast, Me-, and his remains
were taken to that place. Thus far
three deaths have occurred from Tire
effects Of the well and there are sever
al more not expected to live.
Henry Care, sexton of the Metho l.
ist Episcopal Charch at A!burga Cen
tire, went to the church the other morn.
ing, to start the fires, when he found
that he had left his keys at home and
attempted to creep into the building
through a small hole IN the wall. He
got haIf through and stuck, and could
neither move forward or back. He
then howled for help, but, his head
being inside the building, nobody
heard him and he was obliged to re-
main in that unpleasant prodjcanent
Until compile Of ladies coming along.
saw his protruding ana struggling
legs, seized upon them and drew him
out.
George Perkins Of Ilighgate COM
mitLed suicide ofSaturday, February
lG, by hanging in a barn, but he was
not loupd until Wednesday. lie was
between 48 and 80 years Of age, and
leaves a wife and tso grown up sous.
A letter received from the con-
mandiug officer at Plattsbutgh, n. Y,
exonerates the town of Alburgh from
any blame in the death Of the soldier
frozen at Wind Mill Point, recently.
His name was McGarvey instsat of
Mead, and the Colonel says he was
absent from the command without
leave.
Thomas Van Buren, of Pittsfeld
lost four children from diphthcrla last
weci, and two otheE children of Tie
same family arc sick with the same
disease and not expected to recover
Another ccntonarian, Mrs. Martha
Mercy, has recently died at Strafartl
at the age of l0l. She retained hel
faculties to the last, recognizing hcl
friends up to the day before her death
A curious case of fascination by a
rat IS reported from Burlington. For
several weeks a little Faherty cir
has carried bits Of food to the barn
for her kitty" as she said, The mys
terions pet finally proving 10 be a
large rat, which she brought to the
house in her arms Monday. The ani-
nal was killed by her brother after {
sharp fight, in which the family
cat refuse to join, the boys panta
looms suffering from TIN teeth Of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01
Churches.

CHRIST CHURCH HISSIoN.-Rev. LOUIS
A ARTHUR Missionary in charge sunday
Service nJ II a. IN, AM p. m. Service lor
the Children. Sunday School aud CaicChiSWS'
at , 30 n. IN. saints days, and Huly days,
Service and address, II n. m. Ffl!dE s.
Evening prayer and address, O'Clock y. m
ST. TITUS MISSION - TIRE MOCnS.-Ol,chs'
siunal service by special appnihtncGt. heg-
ular service on she first sunday of each
month at O'Clock p. IN,
EETHoDIST-Rev. f. s. LOCKE, Pastor
Services Of II a. m, and y, IN, SnbOath
kcbool at IL IA. Seats free. All eor,lially IN
VitCd.
ROMAN CATHOLIC-Rev FATHER MICH
AUD, Acting Pastor. Services ON tue hrs
ang third Sabbaths Of the month Mt 10 a. IN
aud p. m. sabbath school ats p. IA
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01
Arba Joy, Select
Luther Ladd. men.

The entertainment given by the
Scholars Of the Island Pond graded
School was a decided success, nearly
500 being realized. The evenings cn-
tertainment opened with music by
Bigelows orchestra, and it was rem
dered in first class style, also, through
out the evening. Tue next part on
the programme was the drama entitled
'"Ihorn among the Roses" and it GER
tainly reflected great credit upon the
pupils for the mastery way in which
1t was performed; the misses Tracy
and Woodbury. with 10. Cunningham
being particularly happy in their res
pective parts. Next followed single
pantomine act, the participants being
Tom Brown and Miles Mullen; it
provoked rounas Of applause, and
gave immense satisfaction. Then
followed numerous selections consist
ing Of singing, reading and recitat-
ions among the latter, that by Miss
Alice Robinson, "Out ia the Cold"
and 1.-The old mans advice Gin char
acter) by Walter Woodbury., are par
ticuiarily deserving of credit; but
the climax was reached when Master
Alley Woodbury. appeared on the
stage and rendered his recitation in
an excellent manner and was vocirer-
ously encored, aud young hopeful
gracefully responded. The singing
by Misses Morse and Foss was excel
lent. beauties Of gossip" came next,
and these beauties were listened to
yeiy attontiyely. The Detects Of the
System" we're shown Up in mastery
and effective manner. The evenings
entertainments concluded with the
lau2habie farce entitled the "Liludrick
Boy" and it is needless to relate of
the reccption.it met with. Paddy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01

Mr.. Ctphas Mum Of this town, has
in his possession coat which has rath-
er a singular history. The original
coat was made in England about six
ty years ago, and was worn by the
first owner about twelve years, and
sold to owner No. 2, who brough5 it
to Canada soon after and wore it ten
years. lie then sold il to owner No.
3, who, 10 turn, wore il fifteen years,
and sold it to the next man, who
wore it some twenty-three years, and
il has Just come into he possession
of air, Mum, who has had it fixed
over and wears it still. Guess they
made their coats differently then than
they do now.-NeWs,
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County 0mcars :

CLERK. C. e. Benton JUpGEs, Porter Hin.
Eaan and Isaac x. Houston: SHERIFF, j. A.
Nansur; JUDGE OF PROBATE, VIM. II, HartS-
horn; REGISTER or PROBATE, Z. Z. Benton
TREASURER, Richard small: STATES ATl OR
NEY, Geo. w. Hartshorn: HIGH BAlLLIFF, q.
J.. Ramsey; COURT AUDITOR, r. z. Chase.
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AS,st Jopa.
Splendid weather.

Town meeting next Tuesday.
Next Wednesday is the first day Of
Lent.
We ere glad to see our friend Geo.
A. Robinson out again.
Hon. G. d. Dale is in Burlington
this week attending U. S. Court.
Mr.. Barker who was stricken with
paralysis on the evening of his enter
tainmcnt here, is daily improving.
Where is all that wood that was to
be brought to this Office in exchange for
the paper? Echo auswers--Where?
Do you want & clock, watch, or
jewellery Of any and every description
repaired? ] SO call On v. w. Lom-
bard, the "Vatchmak and, Shew," on
Cross Street, for lie is bound to give
satisfaction. Try him.
Rumor says, tt at small steamer
is to be placed on the Pond the COM
ing Summer. If rumor is truey if
will greatly add TO the attractions Of
our thriving and pleasant town.
Last Friday was the most windy
day we have ever known in this part
of New England. Such a gale is a
rare occurrence in these parts, es-
pecialIy when the wind comes from
the East.
Our windows were very dirty but
thanks to III. II. Davis for generous
supply Of his celebrated Chinc+e Po-
10, coupled with little elbow grease
grease, they are now clean. Read his
advertisement in another column.
East Charleston, Feb. 27th.
Mr.. Editor.-We saw by your last
weeks paper, an item concerning q
certain shopkecper who issued gum
tickets for the show that was ut Chen
eys Hall on the 18th. Now whose
business is that? Don't that same
shopGeeper own or rather claim to own
spruce ridge on one Of the highest
hills in Charleston? ID. G.
DR.. III. T. Hamilton, of the firm of
Hamilton 6 Newland, Of Newport, has
been staying the past week at the
Island Pond House. Mr.. Hamilton is
first class dentist, and we understand
. he thinks of visiting our village regu-
larly. His coming will be announced
in the HERALD, and those of our towns
people who need any thing in his line of
business, cannot do better than to give
him call. Look out for advertise
ment next week.
A grand Ball will he given at the
Gorham House Hall on the evening Of
March 9TH for the old and the young.
BigeIow's Band OF Island Pond 6
pieces) is engaged to furnish music
and half fare has been secured for the
9th. 9th, and 7th. inclusive, from the
following places to Gorham and re-
turn: Island Pond, North Strat(ord
Groyeton, Berlin Falls, Bethel, By
ants Pond, Paris and Portland.
Those having il in charge promise a
good time to all those who like to
dance. NoantGineer.
Again we have been led TO see the
error Of our ways. In last weeks
issue our readers will remember we
offered q premium for the next pair
of twins born in Island Pond, ard af
usual, did not say what kind Of twin.
they were 20 be. Now DO. Grndal
is an ambitious yoang man, and VIC
think is fond Of getting prizes. ANY.
way, he has managed to produce a
pair oftwin lambs, and has The cheek
to demand the prize. Row, DO, IL you
really think you have earned that
prize, we shall send you paper with
out murmur. Bat unless YOU have
a conscience like an OK, you will cav,
in on your demand.
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Arrival and DeDal ture eff Mail,

Going West leaves ut 10 !: As p. m. and 6:l5 a.
IN. Arrives at 8 40 p. m. and IS q. NJ.
Going East, leaves at I: 80 a. m. arrives ut
p, m.
Stage for Derby Line leaves ST G: 80 8. M.
and arrives MT 6 p. m.
East Newark, twice a week, every Tuesday
AID Saturday at p. M
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The Essex County Herald.
". r. sUHvs.s.sz, Fab'ishsr.
Rates Of Advertising.
To Correspondents,

Write only on one side OF tho psper.
AlIarticIes intended for publication MUST
be accompanied with the name ofihe writer
zosns.es,acily Tor pub licaiion, but as qua
aztec OF good faith.
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MASONIC.

Island Pond Lodge No. A, meets second
Monday of each month in Masonic halt, on
Main Street. Visiting brethren cordially
welcomed
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Miles Boy" being nobly represented
by Miles Mullen; AMI il certainly
could not be in better hands. Too
much praise cannot be accorded the
Master aud those who assisted him
for The great pains which they must
have taken 10 render the entertain
melt ;uch a success.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01
Members Of the Essex County Bar re-
siding in the County:

Geo. N Dale, d. S. storrs and z. NJ. Mansor.
Island Pond; Geo. " uausharn. Canaan;
a.. L. Benton, Guildhall: Harvey & Gleasoig
sAd A. +. Nichols, West Concord.
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GuiidhalI.


Business done in Probate Court,
Feb. %. Charles ID. Fairclid estate,
Commissioners report returned and
fled. Feb. 90 George c. Fiyc's os-
tate, Albro +. Nichols ESQ. appointed
administrator DeJ0ais aoa. Feb. 81.
Mrs. Caroline a. jacobs estate, will
presented by L. c. Jacobs executor
Reierre I to March 10Th.
WIZ. II. HAETsHoRy, Judge.
Hon. T. L. Benton has gone to Bur
lington this week to attend United
States Court.
Miss Annie Cummings, Miss Nellie
SchoiT and Master +. Z Benton ofthjs
village, weHt to C0iebfook last Tues
day to attend school for the Spring
term.
The Selectmen and Auditors meet ut
the Town Clerks office next Monday
for the transaction of town business.
County Court sits here March 10Th
last DAY ofservice March 9Th.
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The Anti-Monopo1iSt.

strange cabinet and produced all these
wonderful manifestations. No one
could doubt. But Mr.. Jackson turned
up the light, and insisted that the
medium should be examined again.
The medium demurred, and said his
nervous condition was not such as to
permit of further excitement. The
committee, hoWCver. insisted that
Mr.. Jennings should undress in the
cabinet. He took off his pants, but
declined to remove his shirt. Mr..
jackson tore open the shirt and ex-
posed to view roll Of white muslin
cause and other material wrapped
closely about the mans waist. This
was examined, and inside the gauze
were found two pieces of red mosquito
bar, small French harp, and tinsel
gilt band. With the gauze and mus
quito bar Mr.. Jennings had draped
his materialized spirits; with the
harp he had produced the mysterious
music, and the gilt band had answered
for bracelet.
AS soon as Jennings saw he was
exposed, he said: "You have caught
me good, and own up He ex-
planned that when he was taken to one
side to ,e examined by a committee
he managed, while changing pants, to
slip the gauze from the pair he was
pulling off to the pair he was putting
on. Then, if it was desired to ex-
anime the pants last put on, he slipped
the bundle flom the pants under his
shirt. The spirit-girl trick he per-
formed by appearing at the cabinet
door with one end of the gauze SO
arranged with a piece of red gauze as
to appear like the misty form of a
girl.
The st. Louis Post, in giving the
particulars of the exposure, says that
Jennings has been frequently indorsed
by the Banner ofHght and the Religio-
Philosophical Journal as one of the
mediumistic marvels of the age. If
this is the case. more explanations are
in order from these papers.
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liberty blessing enterprise. 1t is la
Dor winning it's reward. 1t is indus
try gathering it's harvest. Thegreen-
back is its child.
Specie is selishness; selfishness is
individualiSm. It is limited to the
few; it contracts itself to the greed OF
the usurer; it is niggardly, never sup
plying the necessities of production.
1t cramps us most when we need it
most. 1t is false, always flying in the
hour of necessity. 1t is Shylock ours
ing the liberal. 1t is the task-master
to labor, starving it. 1t sacrifices in
dustry to greed. Gold is its instru-
ment. agent, king.
Choose between liberty and slavery.
Would you be protected by the nation,
be national. Would you cringe to
despots, accept individualism for
your support. Would you prosper,
cling to the greenback; it has all the
strength and all the fidelity Of the ma
ton to sustain you. Would you be a
slave, bend your knee and give your
vote for hard-money individualism.
WOuln you be free from the taxes
now imposed upon you to pay the
bouties to nationol banks, and to ex-
empt Il boddholding aristocracy from
taxes, you must be national; you must
swear by all that is sacred 10 religion,
home, country, and liberty to sustain
the national paper money of the ma
ton.
Would you be Il slave to usury, to
taxes, to national banks, to the Roth
childs, and Belmonts, and Jay Goulds.
and to bondholders exempt from tax
es; in one word, to an aristocrrcy of
Shylocks, In the name of the usurer's
god and the peoples misery and deg
radiation, swear thot you will sustain
God as the basis of banking, and as
the sole legal tender of the nation.
Nationalism is full of blessings.
1ndividualism is full of curses. \
free man may make choice. The
hour has come to say which side you
will take-with the the people, for
the nation, or with the usurers for
themselves.
STEPHEN D. DILLAYE.
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The CREENBACK PLAN,
Plans and Views Of the Party Explained.
How to Make a Paper Dollar Equal to
Cold Dollar

New York Telegram.
The great body of the Greenback
party are in favor
First-Of paying all outstanding
national obligations in strict accor.
dance with the contract.
Second-Of issuing all greenbacks
direct to the people instead Of bills
through the banks; said greenbacks
to be legal-tender for all debts, public
and private, not already promised in
coin.
Third-Of limiting the amount to
about $50 per head, never increasing
or diminishing the same, only as the
inhabitants may increase or diminish.
FOurth--Of giving to the people
the privilege Of converting said
greenbacks, at times when not
wanted. into government bonds, pay
able on demand, with low interest,
not to exceed one per cent per day on
500.
This would enable the government
to carry the large portion of the pub
lie debt at perhaps less than two per
cent per annum. And also to call in
large part of the fve-twenty six per
cent bonds, many of which the banks
hold and pledge as security for their
bills, ana on which 1--WE. the people,"
are now being taxed to pay interest.
THE SPECIE BASIS A DELUsION.
The system proposed by both the
old parties and capitalists generally
is
First--To finally retire all the
greenbacks. putting the debt they
represent on interest.
Second--For the banks to issue
their bills. secured as now by govern
ment bonds.
Third-To place no limit as to the
amount the banks may issue provided
they furnish United States bonds to
back them. and keep on hand one
dollar in coin for every three or four
which they may issue in paper.
1t ought not to require very "long
head to see the cost to the people of
this last named plan nor to see that
the so-called '-specie basis is an en-
harrasling delusion and snare. We
have only to look into the past history
of said specie basis in this or any
other country where it has been tried
10 see that disastrous results of its
periodical expansions. contractions
and suspensions upon the Industries
OF the people.
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ENGLISH >CRNAMEs IN IRELAND
In the fifteenth century an act was
passed compelling all Irishmen Twin
within the Pale. not only to conform
to Lnglish customs and manners. but
also TO adopt English names. 1t pro-
vided that ali Irishmen should take
to him an English surname Of the
towns, as sutton, Chester. Tyrm.
Skyme. Corke. kinsale: or colour, as
White. Black. Browne: or art or
science, as Smith. Carpenter: or office.
as Cook. Butler: and that he and his
issue shall use this name. under payne
of forfeyting of his goods yearly. till
the promises be done, to be levied
two times by the yeare to the king s
wares. according to the discretion of
the lieutenant of the king or his
deputy. This accounts for English
surnames of many Irish families.
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Tuition is Free.

DEPARTMENTS OPEN:
The Collegiate Department.
The College of Science, Literature
and the Arts.
The College Of Agriculture.
The College of Mechanical Arts.
Colleges of Law and Medicine will
hereafter be organized.
the Geological Survey, conductedL,
Professors Of the University, is in pro
gress.
TIRE EQUIPMENT COMPRISE:
A Main Academic building, l85x9O
feet.
An Agricultural College building,
l46x54 feet.
An Experimental Farm, with barn,
teams, tools, DC
A General Library Of 10000 vol
umes.
A Chemical Laboratory in complete
order.
A Plant House.
A supply of Physical Apparatus.
A set Of engineering Instruments.
$50 Z. s. Cadet rifie-muskets. with
accoutrements.
A section Of Artillery, with Cal,
rs.
A collection Of Minerals, Arts, shell
DC.
A Workshop and Lathe Room.
A Drawing-Room well equipped.
Numerous Models, Maps, Globe
Charts, DC.
The general faculty consists of Is
Professors and Instructors.
Minneapolis, Mimi l53-Iy.