Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-11
Over the Border.
X. r.. r..
(COaticO0k O5serger.)

Over the Border.
(C0atic0Ok O4ser0er.)
On Saturday last our village was Wis
tied with quite a hurricane-accom-
panied with heavy rain~twisting signs
wrong side to, uDrooting trees, and
committing other antics not at all APP
preciated by those interested.
Though the instrumentality of few
gentlemen and the liberality of our
citizens the twelfth anniversary of con-
federation was celebrated in Coaticook
with an enthusiasm far beyond the
expectation of its most ardent admirers,
and to say that it was q success would
be but faint eulogy on the attendant
circumstances of the day and libel
upon the enjoyment of the five thous-
and people present. 1t was a grand
success in the most comprehensive
meaning of the term. Though the ele-
ments, during the previous few days,
threatened dire disappointment to the
anticipated recreations, the bright sun
beamed forth on the morning of the
first with all its lpagniticence, and the
weather during the day was all that
heart could wish.
On Exhibition, at the Queens Hotel,
o real live gentlemanly Temperance
Lecturer. The said Lecturer wasinvi-
ted and requested by the Temperance
Brethren of Coaticook, to lecture on
the effects of Narcotic and Alcoholic
poisons and the benefit of temperance
generally, but the Brethren forgot that
the laborer is worthy of his hire, and
were not liberal enough to, and did
not furnish him any money to pay his
Httlo bills rllo "AuooIa''- hos had
enough of this kind of business, and
the proprietor would thank the said
temperance Brethren to quarter their
Lecturer elsewhere and give him a rest.
Advt. TOM,
(SherJrOOke EEaminer.)
LONGEvITY.--Ther is now living in
the Township of Ascot, near Moulton
Hill, a man named Sneers, who is 1902
years of age. The old gentleman is
confined to his bed, but converses flu
emily, has fair appetite, and beyond
the natural debility owing to his great
age, is in fair health.
There was fatal collision between
the regular passenger train of the South
Eastern Railway, bound for Acton and
Sorel, and the engine of a construction
train at Waterloo at half-past seven on
Thursday the Goth ult. The regular
train had left the Waterloo depot and
proceeded about half mile when it
collided with an engine running back
Nunr IS at SY,nnI 10 al, fl,n OF
ton in time to avoid that train. The
two engines came together around a
curve: The engineer and fireman of
the regular train jumped off and saved
their lives The driver of the other
engine, John DAILY, and his fireman,
Noise Morreau, were killed instantly.
Fred Cutter, jr., of Sutton, and two
men named Taylor and Tetreault are
seriously injured. Both engines are a
complete wreck, one being on the top
of the other. Almost miraculously the
passengers all escaped with slight brui-
Ses.
The inquest on the bodies of DAILY
and Morreau, the Jury brought in a
verdict lying all the blame on DAILY,
and censuring the Railway Company
for employing an incompetent and in
experienced engineer. 1t is thought all
the injured men will recover.
(Sberbr00ke Gazette.)
On Tuesday afternoon, while VIM.
Bloomfield, u lad - years of age, was
trying to ignite with a match and
blowing on an unexploded cartridge
dropped by soldier in the sham fight,
it suddenly exploded in his hand, bur-
ming his face and eyes. Another war
ming to boys.
Last night a man named Henry Rich
ardson sought shelter at the house of
Mr.. Adolphe Camirand, on the Stullely
road. In the course of the night Mr..
Camirand was awakened by the sound
of a constant dropping as of water,
Being unable to imagine the cause and
the noise coming from the room where
Richardson was sleeping, he went there,
and, on entering, discovered that the
man had attempted to commit suicide
by cutting his throat, and it was the
tricllling of the blood from the bed on
to the floor which had alarmed him.
Medical assistance was at once procured
and the unfortunate man was removed
w ,tlllt III 10 DcllNONi biltbO llC GOlllSS
from some part of Vermont, and that
family troubles are the cause of tenn
pory arrangement of reason.
(Stonaead JQurHall
SUPERIOR COURT, DISTRICT OF ST..
FRANCIS Lucinda M. Noyes Plaintiff
VS.. Leonard Morse, Defendant, June
30, 1879. Present Mr.. Justice Doherty
The somewhat novel case for separation
dc corps ct de biens brought by plaintiff
(the wife, against defendant { the hus,
band) about year since, was decided
in favor of plaintiff on Monday last in
the above court, by which she procures
a separation from her husband of both
body and property. 1t is said to be
the first successful case of the kind in
the District. The charges of plaintiff
against defendant must have been of u