Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-05
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Speedy Relief cures clilblains.
Speedy Cough Cure eleanses the lungs.
The public debt in February was de-
creased IS ,672, 600.
That runaway team last Tuesday
afternoon was very eleverly stopped by
MIR. Stillman Corliss.
Don't forget the third Of the course
of assemblies this (Friday) evening, at
the Island Pond House Hall. Music
by Bigelow's full orchestra.
BY reason of his illness the Bishop Of
Vermont is unable to visit Christ
Church this week as was expected. y
new appointment will be made by the
Bishop at as early day as possible.
On Thursday of last week $50 load
ed cars left here for various parts.
This is the largest number in any one
day for the past twelve years, and af-
fords gratifying evidence of the good
time coming" The Ry. Co., have
sent out for the past two weeks an av
,erage of special trains per day.
Last Monday afternoon Mr.. Fred
Stevens while at work on the match
ing machine in the saw mill, by some
unexplained cause had the tips of two
fingers entirely severed, it being done
in slanting manner, thereby saving
the bones. DR.. Pottle promptly dressed
the wounds, Fred laughing and joking
the while
The Intermediate Department of the
Graded school closed Friday Feb. 10.
The names of the pupils attending that
department who have had no absent
or tardy marks during the term are
Mabel Mansur, Mary Gill, Della Foley,
Eliza Foley, George Steady, Elbridge
Blake, Martin Flaherty, and Karl
Cabana. Elmer Cabana was absent
only on account of sickness.
EMMA A. MANsUR, Teacher.
PRESENTATION. The Ladies Aid So
,ciety and Il few friends of Christ Church
Mission surprised Mr.. j. Strathern, the
choir master, last Monday evening at
the usual church music practice by
presenting him with handsome dress
ing gown, as a token of their esteem
for him and their appreciation of his
earnest and faithful work as choir mas
ter. The presentation was made at
the close Oft the evenings exercise by
the Rev. Louis A. Arthur who paid a
fitting tribute to Mr.. Strathern's lnu-
steal ability. Mr. S. responded with a
short address, expressing his surprise
at the gift and qualification to find
that his services were appreciated.
Mrs. Strathern was not forgotten and
received a handsome new dress.
A MEAN TRANsACTION.-H. Stowell
of Lunenblrg, after taking the HER
AID from the post Office for nearly
two years, goes to the postmaster and
orders it stopped, giving as rea-
son that che never subscribed for it,
and some one will want him to pay for
it by and by" This is about the
Ineanest transaction we have ever
heard of in the newspaper business,
and the end Of it is not yet, unless Mr.. /
StoweH promptly pays his indebted
ness. We are willing to make allow |
ances in some cases, but not when a |
man deliberately takes his paper for
nearly two years and then orders il
stopped for the reason that some one will
want him to pay for it by and by.
Yes, Mr.. Stowell, We want you to pay
for it, and at once, you wish to save
costs.
ANNUAL Town MEETING :-Pursu-
ant to the warning issued by the Sc
lectmen, the voters of this town met in
the. vestry Of Association Hall last
Tuesday morning, the meeting being
called to order by WIN. Cheney. Mr..
u. N. Mansqr was elected Moderator.
The report Of the selectmen and of the
,Superintendonts of the School Board
were accepted and adopted. A mo-
ton was then made by Mr. ID. S. Storrs
that the reports of the School Board
and the town report be printed.
Agreed upon. The election of town
officers was then proceeded with and
resulted as follows Clerk and Treas
urer, Ct. S. Robinson. Selectmen, VIM.
Cheney, Ct. w. Noyes and Levi Pinney.
Overseer of the poor, Levi Pinney.
First Constable and collector, j. A.
Mansur. Second Constable, A. II.
Bonett. 1t was then voted to give
our constables the jurisdiction Of Copp-
IT, and State. Listers, A. II. Ronett.
Geo. w. Lang, w. r. Rosebrooks
Auditors, &c. Robinson, G. N. Che
Waller, J. G. Rawsor. Trustees of Pub
lie Money, d. s. Storrs, Arba Joy,
Thos. White. Fence Viewers, G. 4.
Clarke, j Rawson, A. @. Pottle. Town
Grand Jurors, Asa Palmer, l.. H. Chen
ey, Asa Davis The pound keepers was
reelected. 1t was voted that the high
way Surveyors be instructed to notify
tax payers in their several districts the
time when and where they can work
out their Highway tax. Town Agent,
q. NJ. Mansur. School Directors, E. NJ
Dun bar, Alvin Bartlett, A. II. Hall.
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber, Nath-
an Hobson, VIM. Cheney. On Article
7, rs cen is on the 81 was appropriated
for town purposes and 100 cents on the