Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-03-14
Ths essex County dJerald.
ISLAND POND, VT, MARCH14, 1879.
To Our Patrons.

lolned hands WITH, we trust,
mutual good wishes and a com
mon hope that cur paper would
be profitable, interesting AMI
prosperous, so that we mig It
all share in the interest and
benefit which might be prOduc-
ed to us all. We were we'll
aware that we were not rich ;
if We had been, as much as our
fitness would suggest the con-
trary, we should probably have
devoted ourself to an easlertask
than that of doing work which
was to be criticised with the In
telligence possessed by our
readers. But we looked upon
the situation, was pleased with
it, and entered upon the work
with the idea that ii we could
pay the debt incurred in the
purchase of the material, edit a
paper that would meet the APP
proval of the candid, intelligent
people who surrounded it, and
if we could enlist and join the
leading men of the county in Il
pleasant, social intercourse with
us and with each other, we
should be content and happy in
the belief that we had, in our
small way, performed a duty,
which, though humble, we
might have the assurance was
assigned to us by Providence
we have labored hard, and fiat.
ter ourselves that we are giving
you a respectable appearing pa
per. Its tone and sentiment
are endeavored to be carefully
guarded, so that its tendencies
shall be healthy and contain
nothing which shall be disap
proved by tho moral sentiments
of our community. We are
mot insensiblc to our faults OF
disadvantages. We hope to
possess sufficient modesty so
that we be not offensive, and
@e expect soon to possess the
means of overcoming our ma
terial disadvantages. We took
the paper with such material as
it possessed and which we
frankly confess is not quite all
we could wish it were. But
our first attention and earnings
must necessarily be devoted to
the payment of our purchase,
and as the first instruments were
heavy we must struggle hard
IN starting. We are now round
ing the first point with more
favorable winds than we ex-
pected. Now if our friends
will be patient, and above 0II
things send us IN our little
earnings, which may seem a
trltlc to them, but which to us,
taken together, are our only
hope, we shall soon be able to
make those changes in our type
which are SO necessary, and
which we are soon to accom-
plish. We are purchasing
some new material which will
enable us to send forth good
specimens Of work, such as no
paper need be ashamed Of
With a little thought and
prompt remittances, we can
easily move along with our en-
terprise. We are somewhat
disappointed and not a little
surprised to find that some OF
the bills which we purchased
have been paid with no account
rendered for such payments.
And we ask those to whom such
bills have been sent to be char
table and to be assured that we
have no intention Of asking for
anything which we have no
reason to believe belongs to US.
For the neglect Of the past we
are sorry, and in preventing its
recurrence in the future we feel
confident we shall be success
full. What we ask for in error
we of course do nor expect
What we have earned that has
not been paid, we ask to be
kindly and promptly RENTED.
we were assured that our
community possessed minds ca
pable Of contributing interest
ing and valuable articles to our
readers, and contributions have