Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-08
The Guy Family are coming.

TIC Ohg VI NNGc'
Where, oh where is our Garfield and
Arthur Club?
The public debt was decreased near
ly nine millions during the month of
September.
The new legislature contains but
eighteen returned members out of t we
hundred and forty.
1t is reported that Judge Veazy has
granted change of venue in the de-
faulter Waite's case, TO be publicly an
neunced Friday morning.
The official returns from the YER
mont elections are: Total vote, BOO /;
Farnham, 1884 Phelps, 2l,223 /;
Heath, 1883 scattering, IA Farnham's
majority, 25,079.
GRAND TRUNK RECEIPTS. total
receipts for the week ended Sept. 25th,
amounted to $317,7 $50, as against $780,
069 for the corresponding per cd last
year. Increase in 1880, $17,711. The
aggregate increase for 80 weeks is
81, 429,6 36.
Commencing with last Friday, the
postage on newspapers TO all countries
in the postal union will be one cent
for two ounces or fraction thereof, in
stead of two cents per paper as hereto
fore.
a The next regular communica-
~ ton of Island Pond Lodge, No.
!" A f. 4 A. NJ, will be held in
Masonic Hall next Monday evening.
All sojourning brethren in good stand.
ing cordially welcomed.
TANNERS failure as a lecturer seems
to be complete. At Hartford Conneo-
ticut, last Friday night his agent sold
only three tickets for lecture which
had been announced. and consequent
~ the doctor did not appear on the
stage.
Mr.. johnson of Morgan Plain has
raised about 400 bushels of potatoes
this season of the Sunrise" variety,
and in measuring some of them last
week, p made half bushel. In all
proba bility these last did not vary
from each other two ounces in weight.
Thomas King while shoeing horse
at Fitzgerald's blacksmith shop Tues
day morning, received a kick, which
put his thumb out of joint. Thomas
had the grit, however, to reset the dis
located member by pulling it back in
to place, and now only Suffers from a
swollen hand, which disables him from
work for the present.
We received a very pleasant call
from Hon. Ii. II. Lucas of Canaan, last
Monday. Mr.. Lucas is our County
Commissioner, and has performed the
duties of that office in a manner that
justifes the confidence reposed in him
by the people. and rebounds to his
own credit. We understand that he
has re-appointed Mr.. Rawson town
liquor agent, and we are glad of it, for
judging the future by the past, no bet
ter selection could be made.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
in Island Pond post Office, October 1st,
1890:
Miss Lizzie Yertan, Joseph Gray, G..
W. Picken, Lyman Leblen, John Hill,
Mrs. Clovis Martin, Mr.. BANNER, Miss
Ida Poy, Miss Elizabeth Flanagan,
Hre.ile Derousseau, David Lyenne,
Mrs. Mary Lawrence.
In calling for any of the above,
please ask for advertised letters.
z. NJ. MANsUR, P. NJ.
MISAPPLTED LENIENCY. AT the re-
cent term of the Essex County Court,
Judge Barrett sentenced young Wood
ard, (who, it will be remembered, was
arrested by deputy sheriff Mansur for
stealing horse, harness, and wagon,
to two years in the House of Correction,
hoping that the lenient sentence thus
imposed would lead Woodland to acts
of reformation. In accordance with
his sentence the prisoner was taken to
Rutland. On Saturday, the 25th ult.,
he was, with three other prisoners, TAX
en- out to dig potatoes near his place of
confinement, but not fancying the bus.
mess, he took leg bail. The keeper
fired four shots at him without effect,
and then pursued him into the woods
where he was lost sight of, and has not
been seen since. A thorough search
was made on Saturday evening, aud off
icers were out on Sunday, but no trace
of Woodland could be found, When he
ran away he had neither hat, coat nor
shoes. II is supposed he has gone to
the northward.
John Wiley of North Stratford, N.
H., was last Tuesday night brought
brought before Justice Hobson on a
charge of breach of the peace in assault
ing his brother Henry at Hobson's
Mill last Sunday. The trial developed
the fact that there is a GOODNESS of long
standing between the brothers, occa-
stoned in part by difficulty a few
weeks ago between Henry and Johns
wife. On Sunday last, the brothers
met, and John taxed Henry with strik-
ing his (John's) wife. The parties
clinched, and j. shook Ii. around some,