Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-12-03
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Congress meets next Monday.

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/ LoSr.-A brass key. The finder will
confer favor by leaving it at this
Office.
For SALE:-At c. II, Dyers, three
new Lancaster sleighs, and two Lyndon
sleighs, nearly new.
The little folks are beginning to ask
about Santa Claus, and Messrs. Raw
son and Pottle know it, judging by the
large stock of Christmas goods they
have purchased.
GRAND Trunk RECEIPTS.-The :raf-
( fic receipts for the week ended Nov.
! 20, were $3.50, 236. an increase of $751;
/ 19l over the same week of 1879. The
aggregate increase for A. weeks is
$1,58i ,23S.
, Lewis Lyon while coupling cars at
Beattie's last Saturday had the miSfor-
tune to badly crush two fingers and a
thumb. Ills mlttens We're wet and in
taking hold of the shackler they froze
fast, rendering him unable TO withdraw
his hand, hence the accident. lie is
now doing well.
In response to the announcement
made in this paper that Miss Blake
would give reading at the Reform
Club on the evening of the 18th ult., u
large audience was present, and the
meeting was considered an unusually
interesting one in all respects, except
that the musical entertainment seemed
somewhat lacking its old-time force
AMI spirit.
The series of union meetings that
are being held by the Methodist and
Congregational Churches of this place
seem already to be bearing the first
fruits of II spiritual quickening. The
meeting ut the house of the former last
Sabbath evening was very largely at
tended and characterized by earnest
prayer and deep feeling. Several rose
for prayer and expressed their deter
minGtion henceforth to follow Christ.
An exchange which is constantly
apologizing for the omission of Interest
/ ing matter for want Of space enquiries {:
Glow does your turkey set?" An old
farmer seeing it says che don't believe
but what that creditor is patting on
airs that he probably lives in the city
and pretends he don't know how tur-
key sets, Willie any man who knows
anything about the habits Of the bird
knows just how she sets after she has
got her eggs Iaii.'
In another column will be fouad ref
erenca to Godey's Lady's Book, a
monthly illustrated magazine which
has reached its 5ist year Of publica-
ton. This has been a leader OF fash
ion magazines. and is by many today
considered the best lady's book in the
world. 1t has we'll earned it's claim to
have the best completed stories, the
| best colored fashion plates, the best
recipes for cooking, and the best puz-
zles and games. We have arranged SO
as to offer a copy Of both this maya
zine and the HERALD together for one
year for Sc.
Much has been said about the causes
which contributed to beat Gen. Ham
cock but the results produced by the
following process with historic figures
solves all question, viz: Take 10, the
number OF years since the war and
multiply it by ,, the number of the
principal political parties in the coun-
try, to that result add GJS, the majori-
| ty Cromwell got in the two houses of
parliament when he deposed King
Charles, and divide that result by >.
the two parties aforesaid. and from the
quotient take 10, the number of years
since the war, and you have a number
that proves conclusively what beat the
defeated party. Let anyone try this
process and he will be astOnished at
the result
The Oyster Supper held at the Green
Mountain House under the auspices OF
the Ladies Aid Society of the Congre.
gational Church on Wednesday even.
ing the II ult., was source of gratii
cation and pleasure to all engaged il
it. We understand that the ppcuniary
profits of the affair were something
over twenty-five dollars above expen
se8. The social eMjoyment and advant
age, of course, cannot be represented
by numbers; but friends from Other
societies who were present and by
their kindly interest helped to make il
a success, say that it was indeed a very
pleasant occasion and free from un
due formality and cOnventiOnality
The ladies of the Society have express
ed themselves as very grateful to Mr.
and Mrs. Warner for the use of theil
hall and for their earnest endeavors tC
make the affair result so well.
Vennor predicts the weather for the
winter as follows: Snow falls will be
very universal this season. Dacembe
will, in all probability open with little
snow, bat the weather will be cloudy,
threatening snow falls. Daring the
opening days Of the month, dust, with
the very light mixture of snow which
may have fallen, will be swept in fur.
ries by the gusty wind. There will
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