Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-22

term Of six years commencing next
March.
General Grant has written letter to
Secretary of State, Nichols, declaring ii
impossible for him to visit Vermont for
the present.
Rev. Mr.. Bates of Barton Landing
preached In the Congregational
Church last Sunday morning and ev-
ening in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Bon.
nell.
The new time table of the &. T. r.
took effe5t last Mon i.y. Thsre are
several changes made as our readers
will observe by a perusal of our adver-
Using columns.
Our advertising columns tell their
own story. The merchants have all
returned from market and exhibit an
assortment of goods deserving OF IN
spection and patronage.
Rev. L. II. Tabor prelshed his fare
we'll sermon last Sundsy. The Rev.
gentleman go,s 10 Co. linsvIlle, Conn.,,
for few weeks amid the good wishes
Of our entire community.
Mr.. John Hall, ono Of the section men
here has been promoted to section fore
man at Stratford Hollow, II. H.. The
promotion is deserved, and we con.
graduate you John in securing it.
Losr.-Near Christ Church, at the
time of the Children's Service last Sun
day afternoon, q small gold pin fasten-
ed to a bow of brown ribbon. The
finder is requested to leave it at this Of
fee.
The town OF Sheffield, this State, is Ia
boring under intense excitement, one
of its citizens, Byron Blake an insane
man, on Tuesday last numbering his
mother, sister and step-father, and then
taking his own life,
A man the printer delights to honor.
Mr.. G. c. Steele has on several occa-
sions treated us to generous supply
of nice vegetables. and now TO crown
all he brings us bushel OF beets and
one Of turnips. Thanks may your
shadow never grow less.
AS was to have been expected, a
large number were in attepdance ut
the social assembly in Clarke's Hall
last Friday evening. The music was
first class, and all present enjoyed
themselves 30 we'll that they will hail
with delight the announcement of an
other under the same management.
1t Is believed that the session of the
Q. &. Court, which re-conveues ut But
land, VT, November IS, is for the pur-
pose OF finding through its grand jury
indictments against S. NJ. Waite, who
it is thought. will bs tried by the gov,
eminent soon afterward. 1t is said by
those acquainted with tbs case that
the State has finally decided 10 waive
their claim upon the forger, and allow
the government to take such course as
they may think proper.
ATFEMurBp BURabAHy.--Aii house-
holders will do we'll to SEQ that their
doors and windows are all secure be-
fore retiringfor the night. Last Thurs
day night, or early Friday morning the
house of Mr.. Cal vim Wing was burglar
iously entered, and no would now
mourn the loss of q number of articles
that were packed ready for removal, if
the thief had not been OPPORTUNITY
discovered by Miss Mabel Wing who al
once raised an alarm, which SO Ill
armed the thief that he scooted.
The Congregational Society had a
very pleasant sociable last Tuesday at
tho house of Mfr. Geo. Fitzgerald. The
ladies met in the afternoon and the
gentlemen and young people came In
the evening, with music, parlor games,
etc. All present seemed to enjoy them
selves. The piano Ducts by Misses
Cqde aud Bartlett, and the songs Ia
tra'nai'o by Miss Lefebvre we're espeo-
tally pleasing. Such gatherings are
helpful to the social life Of our village
and might waIl be multiplied to the ad :
vantage of al during the coming
winter. -
A COOP OProRTUNITY.-Mr. Geo. u.
Fitzgerald informs US that owing to
the great rush Of business whereby he
cannot keep pace with the orders that
are looking In, that he is unable to at
tend to tho grist mill business, and to
any man Who will start a grist mill
within one mile OF this village he will
give the sum OF SO. We might men
ton that there are two privileges with
in the above mentioned limit, ono in
the Lang district, aud the other on the
Dyer Farm. Now here is an excellent
opportunity for a pushing, enterprising
man. Another gsntlemln, whose
namo we are not at liberty to mention
has promised a like sum, AMI we are
assured that other individul Lis will do
towards est ablishins this in
dustry In our midst.
Quite little excitement was pro.
duced for few moments on Tuesday
afternoon, in front of the Livery Sta
bile, by the actions of a horse driven by
Mr.. Horass Stewart. At lirst tho an.
inal positively declined to start in any
but an upward direction. But he WAS
hold down by the bit AMI led by by.
afn n dor whiln ntharI nut III air stn,,l