Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-05

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Reform Club recently, taking for lis
subject "Columbia's greatest son,
Daniel Webster The Coos Repub-
Hcdr's correspondent speaks OF the
lecture as follows 1T was a magni-
frent production production, and was
the most instructive aud eloqueuy Ice
ture we have heard for long time. "
Cad Aldrich was fooled in SPLEEN
dii STYLE the first day Of April, he-
coming n father. Now wasn't that
a joke on him?
G.. L. & Z. w. Clarke have just re-
ceivcd car load of fine seed oats,
which they will offer for sale very
cheap. All wanting oats for seed ca; :
not do better than to give them a
call.
List Of letters remainir g in the Post
Office I'm, allied for -
George Austin, Louis Boutin, w.
Cooper, Charles Blake, Thomas Conry
| G. Estes, +. s. Gaskill, Miss Adeline
Cards, Peter st. jean, N. II. Mars-
Ton. Il. Nj. MANsUR, L. Nj,
The next regular communication of
Island Pond Lodge, No. A, +. & A.
NJ. will be held in their Lodge Room
on Monday evening next at the usual
hour. All the brethren are earnestly
invited to lie present. Visiting bro
Tiers cordially welcomed. Raising.
We notice some of our exchanges
arc making awful work out Of our
item Of few weeks ago, in regard
to Joe Grindelfs lambs, one saying
that he was tire mother. Oh now
brethren, desst. Joe never claimel
TO be mother. He never claimed to
he anything more than father, and
now he says he is only guardian.
Don't say anything more about it
brothers, for Joe is very sensitive
We certainly visa that those who
have not paid for the HERALD will not
put it off any longer. We are sorely
in need of funds, and if you will step
right up and pay for the paper it would
relieve us exceedingly; and those who
have net paid for last year, their bills
will be left with an attorney for co.,
lection if not paid before the 10Th oil
April. Now WE MEAN BUSINESS.
Mr. George F. Foster Of this town
has shown us wagon jack that he
has been exercising his ingenuity Oh
for some considerable time; but per-
severance is virtue, and George has
at last succeeded. lie ought TO lcel
proud Of the many cnconiums passed
upon it by our pubic men. 1t is very
durable, easy to adjust, and will eff
tact the saving Of a great dea! of la
bour. We understand tn he has
now more orders than he en- fiji.
| A young man from Sheri rookie, O.,
got rather weary st Tue sday AMI
tried to get into G. NJ. Dyes Harn TO
90 to sleep. But I'm fortunately for
the weary traveller, Char es ard Ze le
spicl him before he got settled, and
thought that. perhaps, Almtr had d
better chance for the weary individual
to rest, colIared him and brought him
down to Abner. Ahuer's bracelt Is
were just the fit, and soon he was
folded in the ar ms Of morpheus, III a
room nil by himself, aud where no one
could get in and collar hlm. lie was
released in Il short time, with the pro-
vision that &c should lca@c :hc town
at once.
ICY have told the folks around
here for some time that they should
go, and last week they went. They
went TO Sykes Pond about five miles
distant. They went for trout, and
came home in high glee and told the
public that they had caught seven
trout. or course every one believed
them, Eve refer to Joe aud Zenc, and
until u recent date, was it made pub
lie that they were not seven trout; but
alas! Tor human expectations, they
were seven "bulI pouts," with horns
as long as q COW. Bat Joe sticks tc
it that their Lorns wasn't bit larger
than the trouts down in Maize; anC
Zene is exceedingly reserved. On the
whole, we think the boys better give ;
free oyster supper. and receive tbs
community to their bosom once more
Just to restore confidence in their fish