Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-27
The check list contains $50 names.

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The political discussions on our
streets wax warm as election day APP
proaches.
E. G. Robinson, Esq, and family re-
turned from Wisconsin last Saturday
Ebor thinks the West is fine country
The sixth annual fair of the Upper
Coos and Essex Agricultural Society
will be held on Wednesday and Thurs
day, October and 7.
TREASURE TRovE. Last Saturday
while Mr.. Horace Morse was in the Lew
is woods he stumbled across two swarms
of bees and brought home as result
$50 lbs of honey. We don't know how
good it was.
Our enterprising townsman Mr.. A
II. Hall, has just secured very fine
Ayrshire bull calf from Hon. NJ. II.
Cochrane's "Hillhurst" Stock Farm,
Compton, p. Q. Both sire and dam of
this calf were imported.
LOOK OUT For THEM 1T has been
reported from Washington that coun-
terfeit one dollar greenbacks are in cir
culation. They are of the d edition.
dated 1875, and signed A. U. Wyman,
treasurer. The imitation is not good,
and may be easily detec ted.
In passing through the streets of our
village we notice many places where
thistles and other weeds are fast ripen-
ing seed. Let us have care for the
future. 1t should be regarded as the
duty of every good householder to keep
the street in front of his own premises
free from weeds.
Between so and 70 tic kets were sold
at Island Pond Station to persons TAX
ing advantage of the low rates offered
by the G. t. Ry. Co., to visit Portland
Old Orchard Beach and Boston. We
understand that next month there will
be an excursion to Montreal, to give
people an opportunity of attending the
great exhibition to be held there.
tbs disgrace to our town to see such
II fine building as the grist mill at the
foot of Gross Street standing idle. A
good boot and shoe factory, pulp mill
or any enterprise established there
would have tendency to increase the
population, cause real estate to rise in
- value, and make trade and business SO
brisk that It's beneficial results woulC
be seen and felt everywhere.
The Democrats of the Third Congress
sional District held their convention a.
st. Adams last Thursday, and nomin
ated John w. Currier of Troy for Mem
Der of Congress, and Z. N. Billiard o
SwaIton for Presidential Elector, anC
endorsed the National and State tick
cts and platforms. Mr.. Currier is a far
mer and manufacturer of lumber. HI
has served two terms in the State Leg
islature.
The Bishop of Vermont has appoint
ed Thursday 23d September next a.
the day for theConsecration Service Of
Christ Church, Island Pond. 1t is ex
pected that goodly number of tn,
.neighboring clergy will be able to at
tend, and the order of services for the
day will be as follows: Conservation
Service with Morning Prayer, Sermon
and Celebration of Holy Communion
10A. NJ. Short Service for the children
with catechising by the Bishop, 4:3
P. M. Evening Service with Missionary
addresses and the administrati on O
Apostolic rite of Confirmation, Up. NJ
Special meetings of the choir for tn
practice of the music for the occasion
are already being held.
The temperance picnic which wa
advertised to take place in Warner
Grove on Thursday of last week wa.
necessarily postponed till the day fol
lowing on account of inclement wealth
er. The affair came off on Friday
however, and was participated in b!
about $50 of our people who enjoyet
to the full their afternoon in the coo
and pleasant grove. Parties were cal
ried to and from the grounds by tn
steamer MAGIC. At about p. M, til
gathering was called to order, ant
after singing by select choir, tin
meeting was addressed on the subjec
of Temperance by the Rev. Mr.. Al
thur and the Rev. Mr.. Tabor, both c
Island Pond. After the addresses
number of musical selections wer
played by the Island Pond Brass Ban
which was in attendance. The retur
of the party to the village began at
p. NJ, the last trip of the steamer bein
made at about o'clock In point {
unfavorable weather this season seem
particularly hard for picnics and Out
door excursions, but we heartily cor
graduate our friends on the final SUI