Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-06-13
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There was quite a snow fall here last
Saturday morning.
Congress proposes to adjourn on the
seventeenth of June.
We want q correspondent and agen
for the HERALD in every town in Esse2
county.
Judge Howard of East Haven made
us short but pleasant call last Tues
day afternoon.
The severe frosts of Saturday and
Sunday nights found our people nap
ping, and as consequence, considera
BILE of their garden sass was totally
ruined.
Mr.. G. A. Robinson has gone into
general merchandise business at So
Paris, Me. We are sorry to lose you
Charles, but wish you success in you1
enterprise
w. w. Lombard has sent us some
specimen copies of Colorado papers
We judge by them that Willy must be
doing a good business for we see he
advertises we'll, that of itself being a
good sign. Thanks, Willy.
Last Saturday before Justice Bonett,
Wesley Pichette pleaded guilty to an
Indictment of selling liquors without a
license. This being his first offence he
was fined $40 and costs, am ounting in
all to $17.79, which was paid.
We call attention to the notice in
another column, of the Agricultural
meeting next Saturday. The meeting
will be held in Association Hall. The
farmers of this section should all be out
to man. They have to bear their
proportion of the expense of these
meetings and this is the first opportu-
nifty to reap any benefit from it.
When the city of st. John, N. b.,
suffered so greatly by fire, Montreal
voted $4,000 to be sent to its relief. No
provision was ever made for RENTING
the money, although st. John several
times made application for the amount
and it is now alleged by Canadian pa
pers that Montreal, the wealthiest city
of the Dominion, proposes to repudiate
her charity.
The Bishop of Vermont will visit
Christ Church %. W on next Sunday
June 18th. The services will be at the
usual hours. Morning Prayer and the
celebration of the Holy Communion al
ia NJ; Children's Service and public
catechizing, 2:30 p. NJ; Evening service
and the administering of the Apostolic
rite of Confirmation at Z P. NJ. The
Bishop will preach both morning and
evening.
The performance of the Orleans Min
strel Troupe dispelled any idea of g
first class company, for we do not be
lieye that we ever saw more wretcheC
performance. The farce of ebony the
Tailor" was vulgar and indecent sc
much so that ladies vacated their seats
and left the hall. We must, however
give all due praise to the jubilee singers
for their part of the performance, it be-
ing the only redeeming feature of the
entertainment.
The disciples Of Isaak Walton who
left here on Tuesday of last week for 9
trip to Willoughby Lake, returned las
Sunday evening, and judging from the
fine specimens of the finny tribe they
brought back with them, we are in
clined to think they had very sue
cessful time of it, Ye editor was MOI
forgotten, and we tender our thanks tc
the party for some beautiful 'Iunge
The boys desire to express their thanks
to A w. Lyon and others for kindness
es received and valuable assistance
rendered,
A DISTURBED NAP:-Last Saturday
afternoon DIR. Pottle, feeling somewhat
weary and fatigued with the extra ex
ertions imposed on him by Joe's alb
sence, thought he would go into the
land of Nod for a few moments; SC
6 stretching his burly form on the lounge
with his coat for a pillow, lie courted {
nap. He had barely got settled down
when he received an intimation that
something was wrong somewhere, bu
imagining that it was that stand-ur
collar of his, merely shrugged hi
shoulders and tried again. Not fo
long, however, as a squeal under hi
right ear soon brought him to the per
S pendicular- and an investigation com
lnenced. The coat was examined whei
out jumped u small mouse, and an ex
citing scene followed, in which the DIR
came off first best, but as he says, hi
nap was disturbed for that day,