Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-03
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We were glad to see Mr.. Wallace
Wilmot on our streets again.
LOST "A gold pen in hard rubber
case. The finder will be literally re-
warded upon returning same to me.
d. s. SToRRs.
Twenty thousand enumerators will
be set at work on the first day of June,
1880, taking the United States census,
which is taken every ten years.
We are sadly in need of some hard
wood. Will not some of our friends
who are indebted to us for the HERALD
step forward and relieve our present
necessities ?
A large number of people from this
vicinity awaited themselves of the low
excursion rates to Montreal and
Quebec, which commenced last Tues
day and will end Oct 9th. Bon 0oyage
to them all.
Mr. &. S. Robinson has the assess
ment list for those insured in the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Co., now
due. By paying it at once, you will
save yourselves the trouble and ex-
pense of RENTING it to the office at
Montpelier.
The hydfant placed opposite G. NJ.
Dyer's house WAS recently tested and
proved highly satisfactory. From the
hydrant stream was thrown entirely
over Mr.. Dyer's residence on to the
congregational church, the guage show
ing the pressure to be 11S pounds.
A SPECIAL OFFER The Essex Coun-
fy HERALD will be sent to any address
postage paid, till January list, 1880,
for 25 cents strictly in advance. A free
copy will be added for clubs of TO-.
This affords all in the county an op-
portunity TO try their county paper
ct small expense.
We understand that Geo. b. Free
man has resigned his Office as inspect
or of customs at this place to take
effect about the first of November and
that he contemplates establishing him
self in business in the West from
whence he has received favorable pro-
positions. We wish him much success
in his new undertaking.
1--WE have received a communication
from Lunenbursh, signed "Citizen,''
in reply to that of "T. N. W." in our
last issue. Now we shall be glad to
inserti it, for it is no more than right
both sides should be heard, but "Citi-
zen" neglected to send us his name,
and is referred to the top of the first
column on the first page of the HERALD.
We will hold the communica ton over
for this error to be remedied.
The pronounced success of the
Masquerade party given last February
to take place on Tuesday evening Oct,
81, in Bigelow's Hall, under the aus
pices of the Ladies of the Universalist
Society. Masks are optional, but de-
sirdble. The announcement is made
thus early in order to allow those who
intend participating to procure suita-
BILE character dresses. See advertise
ment.
A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS Last Fri
day evening, a lady from Montreal,
whose name we have not been able to
ascertain. but who is an aunt of Mrs.
Hiram Moon, was out riding in COM
pany with two other ladies on the
Charleston road, when the horse SHE'D
and she was thrown out fracturing her
collar bone. DR.. Pottle was promptly
in attendance and under his able care
the lady is favorably progressing. $40.
We are sorry to learn that Harvey S.
Goodwin, who has SO long had the
management of the numbering business
at what is known as the Browns Mills
in Brunswick met with painful acct
dent on Saturday last. He was dri-
wing, and the horse ran away; he at
tempted to jump out and probably
caught his leg in the wheel and was
whirled by itand thrown to the ground
breaking his leg in an horrible manner,
40 as to render it's amputation pro-
bable. lie was also otherwise injured
but not seriously. . Last Monday
morning as workmen were engaged in
putting in a new foundation at the
engine house, q work which Mr.. G. w.
NoyeS was uperintending, when the
Utter called for man to throw O. stick
of wood to be used as lever in prying
up large stone. The stick was
thrown aud fell upon Mr., Noyes' hand
which was resting on the stone, badly
mashing it but fortunately breaking
no bones,