Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-17
sgrta1 and General 9utes,

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We are in receipt of several COM
munications that are unavoidably
held over till our next issue.
We give the premium list of Coos and
Essex Counties Fair on our second
page. Where no town is published,
read Lancaster.
Four counties in this State have not
had the honor to furnish the State an
executive. They are Essex, Grand Isle,
Lamoille and Orange.
George Davis had the misfortune to
badly injure thumb last week owing
to the accidental discharge of a small
rifle that he had just loaded.
Don't all speak at once, but who is
going to start up an organization for
the protection of the fish recently put
in our beautiful lake? 1t is high time
something was done.
The Island Pond Juniors gave very
creditable representation of the inter
esting and comic drama. ''Once on a
time" to a large audience in Temper
ance Hall last Saturday evening.
Our schools are progressing finely.
The change N school books has been
very generally made and is quite &C
ceptable, the scholars being better sup
piled with books than ever before.
THE BEST YET Mr.. A. L. Palmer
of this town recently dug potato of
the early rose variety, that weighed 3
pounds and fifteen ounces. The in
credulous can see it by calling at this
office.
Alvin Bartlett has returned from
market, and G. NJ. Dyer and Gibbs E
Clarke started last Monday. Our lady
readers may therefore soon expect tc
hear of the arrival of new fall and win
ter dress goods.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC.-The traffic re
turns of the Grand Trunk Railway
for week ending October 4, show an in
crease on the figures of the correspond
ing week of last year of $20,852, The
total increase during the past fourteen
weeks being $113,23O. This really be
gins to look like thorough revival il
trade.
We are pleased to see that tn
aqueduct is to be brought across tn
r. R. track and the residents on tn
'tiat' supplied with pure water, which
has long been wanted the iron pipini
came last week and now the pick ant
shovel are busy in digging the trench
and we hope soon to chronicle tn
entire completion of the work.
LOOK OUT BoYs Complaint ha
been made to the proper authorize
regarding the annoyances to which
ladies are subjected to while CROSSING
the covered bridge in going to or re
turning from church. Some energeti
measures have been taken to prevent
repetition of like occurrences and it
to be hoped they will be successful
"Forewarned is forearmed,"
Mrs. M. M. Buck offers rare chanc
of procuring a nice house and two lot
adjoining, in our growing and delight
full village. Few places can be foun
offering more advantages and accom-
modations than this. All the houc,
hould furniture, and several cords {
hard and soft wood cut ready for tn
stove are also for sale. See her advel
tisement in another column.
Read the card from Coax Hall" Boz
ton in another column. This system
of doing business is entirely new, an
perfectly successful. Out of hundre
orders there will be scarcely one misfi
A. Ii. Bonett is the authorized agen
for Island Pond and vicinity. He ha
a large assortment to choose from, an
will be glad to take your orders. II
has already supplied some of our pee
pie with clothes from this establish
ment, and they were found to be {
represented.
A FATAL FALL, Last Monday, Oh
Mark harrington, who resides in Ho
land, was working on horse barn ft
Dudley Davis of Derby, and had occ,
sion to carry girt across the secon
floor when he fell through, striking h
head on a sill, distance of 8 it,, an
from thence down into cellar, fe,
more, breaking his jaw and skuI
Drs. Bugbee of Derby Line we
promptly In attendance upon I'll
unfortunate man, but their servic
were unavaiIing as the poor fello
succumbed to his injuries in abo
two hours. lie leaves wife and fl,
small children to mourn his loss.