Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-15


vas in town last Saturday.
w cal attention to our unparallel-
cd offer in another column.
Oar sleighing is getting poor, tie
ground being bare n some places.
Mother earth begins to appear in
many places. Now look out for new
maple sugar, and organ grinders.
Our citizens should not forget the
select readings at Cheney's Hall next
Tuesday evening, by Prot. G. ID. Rob
inson.
The brass band came out on the
platform in front of their hall, and
prayed some very nice Music last
Monday afternoon.
An emergent communication Of
Islard Pord Lodge No. "A, f. & A.,
NJ. will be held in their Lodge Room
this (Friday) evening.
We call attention to our advertising
columns. If our readers would CON
suit their interests, they will patron
ize those who invites them to through
their local paper.
1t is expected that the Rev. A. r.
Graves, Rector OF All Saints Church,
Littleton, N. H., will officiate in Christ
Church Of this place on Sunday next,
| morning and evening.
Now that Spring is approaching,
we ought to have band stand for our
band to play in. We are positive
that The band would he pleased to
occupy it very often, if they had one
to occupy.
z. NJ. Mansur. Administrators on
the estate of Narson Leavens of Nor
gan will sell lot Of personal property
at auction this (Friday) afternoon.
A. II. Bonett furnishes music for the
occasion, and an interesting season is
expected.
Through the season of Lent there
will be daily morning prayer at Christ
Church at $50 a. IN. Evening prayer
and address on ednesdays and Fri
days at 7 p. III. At St. Titus Mis-
sion in the Woods, Lenten Services
every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.
+. NJ. Fletcher's photograph gallery
will be closed through court, as Mr..
f. is obliged to attend. After court,
he Will be glad to sec his friends and
patrons, and will endeavor TO give
them satisfaction in all kinds of pic
lures.
Quite a sensation was created on
the depot steps last Wednesday even
ing, by the manmuvrcs Of Il young
Frcnchman, who was troubled with a
little "tangle foot" and a considerable
amount Of foollshness. One woul
have imagined himself in the midst Of a
lunatic asylum, to witness the silly.
and disgusting actous Of this indivi-
dual.
We have one Of the biggest wonders
in this town, in America. We never
heard OF mans getting sleepy split
ting wood, until last week, when one
of our worthy professional men came
into Clagke's store few days since.
all out Of breath; upou being asked
what allied him, replied: "that he had
been splitting wood up to the house.
until he got sleepy" Verify, wonders
will never cease.
We are glad to learn that the COM
plant against our friend Jas. Dunn
ayailed nothing Mr.. Damn has
worked for the railroad company for a
long tlme,s and when complaint is
made against an old employee, who is
not to blame for the cause Of the com
plant, tse officials Of The road arc
pretty sure to take such thing into
consideration. Those entering com
plants, should first be sure that il
is not the boys" instead of the ac-
cused that is TO blame.
: II that young CD gentlemen who
helped himself to A. II. Bonett's auc
ton flag last Friday night, will bring
it back and pay damages, he will save
himself some trouble, and consider
/ able expense. Some of our boys art
getting great deal too old for thci
years; and that young man must re
=, member that he can't carry off a fla,
- on so light night as last Friday was
and not have some one see him.
{ According to the census returns 0
3 this town, there are 329 families il
! town, 269 of which have children un
der 20 years of age. There are 24(
children under 5 years OF age; 22C
between 5 and 10 years of age; IL!
I between 10 and 10, and 107 bct.cel
2 ID and 20; making u total Of TAI
children under 20 years of age. Villa
town in the State which had only $50;
inhabitants in 1870 can snow larger
t increase than this? And who will
say that Brighton is not a HEALTHY
? place to live in? AS the Clerk of tn,
! Board of School Directors said alteI
, completing the census: "l'he wood
/ are full of 'em, they spring up arount
= the stumps like toadatools!
Three young ROSTERS calling them
, selves Professors, announced b,
| throwing around some small circulars
that they would exhibit themselves al
| Warmers Hall, for the small sum 0
10 cents. About Is were present
t We think next time they will not bt
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