Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-02
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ment in another column.
Mile races were in order on the fiat
last Saturday afternoon.
Ball, Croquet and marbles have been
the outdoor attractions the past week.
Mr.. Patsy Foley ran against time last
Monday, and won, coming in one sec
ond ahead.
Mr.. Willoughby of the Island Pond
vegetable farm, has our thanks for a
generous supply of radishes and lettuce.
NOTICE: / am constantly receiving
new goods and am prepared to sell them
as low as the lowest. Your patronage
is solicited. M. II. Davis.
REMovAL.-Mrs.J J. Wyatt, Dressma-
ker, has moved to the house formerly
used as the M. (. Parsonage, where she
will be pleased to see her old patrons
and as many new ones as may favor
her with call.
We have been the recipient of a large
egg, that weighed 6 OF. and measured
63-4 4 8 inches. Mr.. Geo. s. Robinson
has our thanks for the egg aforemen-
toned, and he wishes to hear of larger
and heavier one.
Burglars forced their way into the
bank at Laconia, N. H., on Wednesday
of last week, and by the use of their
tools and powder broke open the vault
from which they took $3.50, 900 in notes,
and over $4,000 in cash.
The value of printers ink was fully
demonstrated last week by the recovery
of the diamond pin mentioned as lost
in our last issue. The pin was restored
to the owner within two hours after
the HERALD had been distributed.
ONE FOR THE BoYs.-School COM
mences Monday, May 12th. Be on hand
boys, prompt and regular in your at
tendance, get no tardy or absent
marks, and remember that the sue
cessful boy makes the successful man.
Mr.. Geo. Garland left here last We'd
nesday morning to take charge of the
store owned by the Bethel Steam Mill
Co., at Bethel, Me. Island Pond loses
a good citizen, and Bethel gets a cor
responding gain. Success attend you
G Jorge.
The spring freshet is causing consid-
cradle trouble in some sections of this
State. The Missisquoi river has flood
ed the track of the Southeastern Rail
road between North Troy and Richford
and stopped the running of trains. The
damage to the roadbed, the fences, ETC.,
is said to be considerable.
EXAMNATION.-The examination of
applicants desiring to teach in this
town will be publicly held at the large
school house at o'clock A. n, Satur-
day, May 8. Schools throughout the
town are to begin The second Monday
in May.
e. NJ. DUNBAR, Town Sup't.
Brighton, VT, April %, 1879.
The Connecticut river and it's tribu-
taries are open and river men have
commenced rolling ia the lumber.
About fifty million goes into the Con-
necticut river, and twenty millions in
to the Androscoggin river, in Coos Co.
This is the largest amount ever put ia
during one season. The value of it is
from five to six dollars per thousand.
List of letters advertised in Island
Pond Post Office, May LIST 1876
Miss Sarah L. Chase, Berthelemi Fer
land, Prof. o. J. Danforth, 2, Joseph
Demars, John Dawson, A. Langve,
Leon Leblond, Helen l.. Foster, Miss
Emelia Manory.
In calling for any of the above list,
please ask for advertised letters.
z. NJ MANsUR P. NJ.
The new postage stamp for unpaid let
tershas, in place of the usual vignette,
figure showing the amount uapaid,
with the words unpaid postage in
the surrounding arch. This stamp is
in compliance with the recent act of
Congress, and is intended to prevent
losses that occurred under the old sys-
TEN of stamping postage due, to be col
lected by carriers.
We present the HERALD this week in
an entire new dress of type, by which
our patrons will have from 80 to DO per
cent. more reading matter. The type
now used was purchased from the New
York Type Foundry, owned by PHI.
Heinrich, whose advertisement appears
in another column, and we can cor
daily recommend him as an honest and
straightforward man, whose sole aim is
to give satisfaction to his patrons.
A. r. Campbell has just received a
large assortment of clocks, alarm and
otherwise that he is bound to sell at
prices that can't be beat His stock
has been purchased with a view to
please the most fastidious, and hard
indeed mast people be to please if they
cannot find what they want in this
line of goods. Jewellery of all dis
criptions constantly on hand. Watch
repairing speciality, and satisfaction
guaranteed
Messrs- Hobson s. Whitcomb will
inform their patrons next week through
the columns of the HERALD what they