Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24

lot of fall and winter goods. See her
advertisement in another column.
Henry Aldrich and wife, and Joe
Radcliffe, alias Rabbit started for the
West last Monday night. We under
stand that their destination is Mime
sofa.
DIR. J. Il. S. Webb and wife of Mon
treal, have been spending a few days
in town, and they express themselves
as highly delighted with the place and
its natural surroundings.
All those interested in the formation
of Protective Fish Association are
earnestly requested to meet at the office
of D. s. Storrs on Friday, October "a,
at Z p. NJ. Let there be large attend
apce.
We direct special attention to the
communications on our second page,
and hope our readers will see fit to
avail themselves of the opportunity to
discuss questions of great and vital
interests.
We see by one of our exchanges that
in accordance with vote of the Di-
rectors of the Coos and Essex Agricul-
tural Society, the payment of premiums
will commence November 9th, at the
office of the Treasurer.
ANOTHER INCREAsE.-The G.. T. r.
traffic receipts for the week ending
October II were $212, 55S, showing an
increase over the corresponding week
last year of $9,754. Increase during
the past Is weeks 1922, 994.
1t is said that when Kossuth was
confined as political prisoner, and
being asked what he desired to read,
he replied "a copy of the Bible,
Shakespeare and a dictionary" How
well his discriminating mind knew
what influences were required to fit
him for his work.
Prof. e. f. Norcross, formerly teach
er at our High school, and residing in
Worcester, Mass, recently attended
one of the Butler meetings, and in
writing to friend here thus describes
that party :-"And every one that sOaS
in distress, and every one that a0Gs in
debt, and every one that acGS discomfort
ed, gathered themselves unto him ;
and he became captain over them :
and there were with him about foul
hundred men."-1, Samuel, 22c, 2v.
Mr.. Geo. II. Emerson, the Western
Ticket agent passed through our town
last Monday night with a party o.
eXcursionists en- route for Kansas
where they intend to settle. Mr.. E
informed us that these western excur
sions are very popular nowadays and
that he will be back in time for tc
arrange for the next one. Among thu
number that went through here last
Monday were from Lancaster, JEFF
ferson, p Pittsburg l., and Colebrool
/. Those intending to settle in tn,
west should certainly call on Mr.. Finer
son, who will gladly give all possible
information.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT Mr.. Jaspe
Cummings of East Charlestonmet witt
a terrible accident last Monday after
noon. 1t appears that he was movin
on to the farm formerly owned by j. D
White and was carrying tub of sal
down the cellar, going down back
wards, when he missed his footing an,
fell to the bottom, his head striking
against the jagged stone wall, causin
deep punctured scalp wound, AM
badly bruising his head, which wa
followed by profuse hemorrhage. Dl
Pottle was promptlyin attendance an
under his able care the wounded MAJ
is rapidly recovering.
We see by the Montreal Witness tina
the latest returns from Iowa indicat
the entire democratic ticket electe
over the combined opposition of TIL
republicans and greenbackers, and til
democratic state ticket has probabl
majority of 1900; and in its editoris
, we discover that the present Senate
r of Ohio. Mr.. Thurman, a republican
} will at all events be succeeded b
ano+bar ,.a,1,,blioop If tbic ;e a c,Nao
| men of the care and enterprise of or
: of our cousins leading journal, "
| certainly hope its readers are not col
l fined entirely to that journal for the
means of information as to what
. going on in the world.
= The trial of Sir Francis Hincks, IL
, manager of the consolidated Bank
. Montreal, charged with signing fall
: returns to the Government, has +
t suited in verdict of "Guilty."
/ was clearly proved that overdraW
f balances of accounts were entered
] the government return as "Notes di
l. counted and current" and that loa
t of nearly 81 900, 900, received from fl
t banks in that city to meet the run, w
entered in the same government retu,
as deposits" The whole circul
stances surrounding the downfall
. this man are painful in the extrem
, but when an experienced and ab
financier leaves the path OF rectitu
in banking transactions, he equal
. with the humblest man in the lal
, should receive punishment.
!, J. A. SMITH & Co., have just open