Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-10
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The public debt decreased last month
$2,563, Isl.
Our farmers are feeling in better
humor of late owing to the recent ad-
vance in butter.
At the auction sale of Mr.. French's
farm, ETC., Mr.. E. G. Robinson was the
purchaser of the farm, paying 5000 for
it.
The coffee sociable at Association
Hall last Thursday evening was well
patronized. All present enjoyed a
good time and the funds of the NJ. E..
society were considerably increased.
The next regular communication of
Island Pond Lodge No A, +. & A. NJ,
will be held in the lodge room next
Monday evening, October 10. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all So
journing brethren in good standing.
Borrowing the HERALD is a habit
that some people have which should
not be encouraged. We have placed
the subscription price for the next
three months low enough for all to
read their own paper. Try it; Only
25ctS till Jan 1, 1880.
Our friend Thomas S. Hall was mar
ried last week to Miss Mary J. Holmes.
After the ceremony the happy pair
started on brief wedding tour, taking
in Montreal and Quebec. We extend
congratulations and trust their we'd
ded life may be one of continued
happiness and prosperity.
PO5TPoNEMENT The ladies of the
Universalist Society have, at the
participate in the Masquerade party,
but who could not conveniently do so
at the time advertised, consented to
postpone it until Tuesday, Nov.4, 1879.
The party will now be in the Grist
mill on Cross Street instead of Bige-
lows Hall as previously announced.
In addition to the recent circular of
the Post Office Department directing
postmasters not to deliver mail matter
addressed to lottery concerns or their
agent when addressed as such, the
question of extending the scope of the
order so as to include in the prohibition
all persons who advertise themselves
as dealers in lottery tickets, or as being
in any manner engaged in the lottery
is now being considered by the law
officer of the department.
CONTINUED INCREAsE.-A pleasing
confirmation of the improvement in
business is to be found in the weekly
report of the traffic earnings of the
Grand Trunk Railway. The figures
for week ending Sept. 81, show an in
crease over the corresponding period Of
the previous year of $6,579 and for the
last thirteen weeks of $92.37S. The
Company is now operating some 12C
miles (River du Loup line, less of road
than last year whichSfact makes the
figures even more significant.
The more we read of the success OF
our various Counties fairs, the more
we are satisfied that Essex County
should make an effort to get up a fair
of its own. Coos and Essex counties
fairs have given our own people much
experience, and we believe if an effort
was made, that we could be assured of
the success of the undertaking. The
assembling together of people from all
parts of our county with their different
products both home and farm would
give an impetus to extra eXertions.
County fairs have been fruitful sources
of invention and enterprise wherever
they have been held. They have de-
veloped love of industry, keenness OF
competition and inventive power
Each town could show its own special.
ties and all would be benefited by the
accumulated id aas. We may not be
very successful at first, but we can at
least do our best. Now who will start
this move, and help it along Oul
columns are open for our readers views
on this subject. In suggesting this
plan to our people we of course have
nothing to say against the present
amalgamation of Coos and Essex, but
we hayea pride in our county's future
and would like to see it brought al.
together in u distinct county celebra
ton of its agricultural productions
n such an one as would unite our own
people by county ties and make il
\ Independent in the social intercours,
of its farmers with each other. Guild
hal is our shire town, is easy of acces
to all the county, and would make {
most desirable place for such an exhi
bition Let us be up and doing.