Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24

3 o clock. A full attendance requested.
We have had so many calls for extra
copies of last weeks issue, containing
the vote of Essex County, that we To-
publish it with the result in the Third
District.
We are still having very mild wealth
er for this section, of course most fav-
orable to growing vegetation. Last
year at time relatively three weeks
earlier, we had heavy frosts.
The st. Adams Messenger has been
sold by Col. Albert Clarke to Mr.. S. b.
Pettingill, formerly of the Rutland
HeraH and Globe, who has consolidated
the st. Adams Advertiser with the Ms5-
senger.
GRAND TRUNK RECEIPTS.-Thet total
receipts for the week ended Sept. 18th,
amounted to $217 ,067, as against $780,
727 for the corresponding period last
year. Increase in 1880, $24,340. The
aggregate increase for 81 weeks is
1877, 1888.
ANOTHER BIRD CAUGHT. On Mon
day last, deputy sheriff Bonett arrest
ed one James J. Osgood, a man who
was out on bail from Byron, Oxford
county, Me-, charged with adultery.
The prisoner jumped his bail bonds,
and has been living in Canada for the
past few months. He was arrested at
the Boundary Line.
This week occurs the finest moon of
the year-the beautiful harvest moon.
Its name comes from the fact of its so
lengthening the period of light each day
to the supposed great convenience of
the harvesters in the fields. The pc
culiarity of this moon is that its path
way most nearly comedies with that
of the sun in the heavens, passing high
up near the zenith. The moon which
occurs a month later is nearly equally
beautiful, and is known as the hunters
moon.
The other evening, as a few gentle
men were talking politics at the Stew
art House, the proportions being 5
Democrats to one Republican, the lat
ter somewhat startled the former by
offering to bet $25 that he could name
20 states that would go for Garfield
and Arthur, and $50 that half the re-
manning States would go for the same
"1ll take that bet!" "I'll
go you halves!" Count HE in!" 81
want a finger in that!' $50 do II
were the ordinations that greeted the
Republican and he was requested to
put his propositionin writing, to which
demand he at once compiled, with a
dollar forfeit being deposited. The
Democrats thought the gentleman was
going to name 26 States that would go
for Garfield and Arthur, and eSnse-
queutly when in the first 20 he named
all the Southern States they at once
saw the point, and that they stood to
win $35, but lose $50. The dollar was
declared duly forfeited and expended
on some of Heme's choice cigars. The
Republican was Mr.. G. G. Lyman, of
Ohio, SOW here on a visit, aud the Dem
ocrats were-well, they know.
The proprietor of the Stewart House
is making extensive arrangements for
IL grand opening ball on the first day
of October. He is connecting his house
with the Island Pond House by means
of walk, and is also taking down par
titions and charging the dining hall of
the Island Pond House so as to con-
struct the best and most tasty hall in
the country, with a beautiful arched
music stand at the one end and gall
cry for spectators at the other, all of
which he expects to complete before
the time of the entertainment. He is
also making great preparations other
wise, and expects to. and we have no
doubt will, make this the great social
event of the season. He is making prep
arations for the accommodation of 200
couple. He has secured Bigelow's
band with additions to it which will
make the music a great attraction.
Everything which the country affords
essential to such an occasion, he is
undertaking to furnish, and what he
undertakes in this line he usually &C
complshes. The bill, which includes
supper, is only two dollars. A pleasing
feature of the entertainment will be a
grand concert by the orchestra, assisted
by the able and talented pianist, Miss
Mabel Bemis of Lyndonville, VT. Those
having ball tickets will be admitted to
the concert, free, all others, % cents
each.
The death of Mr.. Ottawa Bryantat the
Stewart House on Friday evening last,
as we elsewhere announce, was Pc
culiarly sad and distressing affair. Mr..
Bryant was a gymnast by profession
and an attache of Pullman and Hamil-
tons Circus now passing through this
section. For day or two he had been
out of health and off duty in conse-
quence, but on Tuesday evening, a few
hours in advance of the company with
which he was travelling, lie came by
rail from North Sfrnfford To Island