Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-30
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Next Sunday is Whit Sunday.
Spring and summer fashions for 1871
Just received at Mrs. Wyatt's, dress
maker.
Senator Edmunds and Colonel Joyce
have our thanks for public document
just received,
William Lloyd Garrison died at the
residence of his daughter, in New Yorl
City last Sunday evening, at the ripe
age of "a.
The annual fair of the Upper Coo
and Essex Agricultural Society, is to be
held on the Colebrook Riding Park
October list and I'd.
PERsoNAL:-AIrs. A. w. Bosworth
nee Miss L. j. Robinson, from New Rich
mond, Wis, and Mr.. j. NJ. Bartlett, OF
Baldwin, Wis, are III town on q visit
MASONIC FUNERAL.-Mr. David ".
Whitcomb, whose death has plunged
our town into mourning was buried on
Thursday Of last week with masonic
honors, Hon. Geo. n. Dale officiating
at the grave in a very able and i'm
pressive manner.
CAUTION The Mechanics Bank OF
Montreal stopped payment Wednes-
day afternoon, causing widespread
loss amongst the working classes. SUI
perhuman efforts are being made to
push the bills in circulation by un-
principled parties. AeeA good
look out for them.
Considerable money must have bee II
lost in Island Pond, recently, judging
from the applications we have received
about that purse mentioned as found,
in our last issue. We had no less than
IA applicants by Saturday morning,
increasing to % at this time of writing,
(Thursday.) No owner as yet.
A CARD:-The members Of the Island
Pond Brass Band would take this OPP
portunity of thanking the ladies who
so kindly furnished Instrumentation
late concert. We appreciate your good
will and kind offerings, and will be
ready to reciprocate when an opportu-
nifty shows itself. PER ORDER.
Fires have been running in the
woods near Hobson's mill, and on the
South road near Mr.. Palmer's, for the
past two or three days, doing consider
Bile damage. The high winds added to
the exceedingly dry state of the woods
make it almost impossible to control
them, though men, women, boys and
girls, have been hard at work, fighting
the fire fiend.
Quite a number Of our citizens took
advantage of the liberality of the
Grand Trunk Railway Co., and visited
Montreal last Saturday, in order to get
glimpse of royalty and see the grand
military display, Between four and
five thousand troops were present in
Guiding the 18th Regiment of Brook
lyn, which met with a perfect ovation
all al 0ng the line ofmarch.
The undersigned'is prepared to fur
nish the inhabitants of Island Pond
and vicinity with choice selection Of
vegetable plants, warranted. Cabbage
plants, 60 cents per 100; caulifiower
81 per 100; tomatoes, 20 cents per 49,
cucumbers, 25 cents per hill of 3, and
other vegetable plants at proportion
ately low rates. have fine variety
and guarantee satisfaction.
VIM, WILLoUGHBY.
The enterprising proprietors Of the
steamer Magic, are busy at work fitting
her UP for the summers business
They intend 10 enlarge her so that she
will accommodate from seventy-five to
one hundred passengers. With new
and larger cabin, and new furniture
throughout, when completed, she will
be a very neat, tasty and comfortable
boat, and trip in her through oui
beautiful lake, will well pay any one
for the trouble and expense. 1t is ex
pected that she will be ready to rur
about the 10th Of June.
A very fatal epidemic of Diphtheria
has broken out in the School Districr
known as the Jacob Mills District, ii
Newark, about ten miles from this vii
lage. Almost the entire school wa
stricken down within o few hours
showing Enthusiastically that the case
must have arisen from common
cause, Much excitement prevails, bu
as measures are being taken to ascer
tain the cause, definitely, if possible
we will not give individual opinion
Already there has been nine fatal case
and there are yet Others not expecte
to live.