Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-27
speedy ReIIef enres RheumatIsm.

Use Speedy Salve for cuts and sores.
Spsedy Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds.
Next Tuesday is town meeting day.
Let there be a large attendance.
The National Democratic Conven-
ton is to be held at Cipucinnati on
Tuesday, June %.
Vennor says ROW that his '-key day"
has gone wrong, and consequently his
recent predictions are not absolutely
certain Of fui6lment.
Shoald DIR. Politics. services be re-
quired during the night he can be
found at the Stewart House, he hav-
ing recently engaged rosIns there.
Don't forget the Auction Sale next
Thursday morning at the Island Pond
House. Some very valuable property
is to be offered, that will be sold with
out reserve. For full particulars see
posters.
DR.. Z. g. Stevens, of Barton Ian
ding will be at the Stewart House next
Wednesday and Thursday, March 3
and 4. lie is prepared to perform all
work in dentistry in u satisfactory
manner.
Pay day will shortly be here, and
we hope the printer will be remember
ed this time. "Nect pay day. is getting a
little too old. rysomething fresh and
original, viz: pay your subscription to
the HERALD. -.-a-a----
Mr.. w. II. Buckley, formerly of this
town, is now located in Standish,
Mich, working in the interests of
Messrs. James s. Abbott, of Boston,
Mass, who are large lumber mer-
chants. He informs us that lumber
ing in Standish is almost at a stand
still, there being no snow on the
ground, while the weather is extremely
cold.
The Bishop of Vermont is to visit
Christ Church on Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, March and A..
There will be services morning, after
noon and evening of each day. The
afternoon service of Thursday will be
a special service for the children of the
Sunday School. At the evening SER
vice of that day the Apostolic ordin-
ance of Confirmation will be admins
tered.
a MARROW ESCAPE. Last Thursday
afternoon while Mr.. Il. Melcber was at
work in the woods getting out timber,
a very heavy gale of wind blowing at
the time, a branch was blown down,
striking him across the small of the
back. Mr. Melcher happened to be in
stopping posture, otherwise the limb
would have struck him on the head
when the results would have been sad
to contemplate. AS it is, Mr.. NJ. has
not as yet recovered from the effects OF
the blow.
The caucus to elect delegates to the
Republican State Convention, held in
d. S. Storrs' Office last Saturday eve
ming was largely attended, in fact soma
members present declared it was the
largest caucus thay had attended for
years. DIR. G. G. Adams was elected
chairman. The choice rested on VIM.
Il. RosebroolSs and y. NJ. Mansur, with
VIM, Cheney and A. II. Hall as altern.
ants, They go uninstructed, but favor
Edmunds for first choice, and Wash.
burna next.
The Island Pond Literary Club dis
cussed last Monday evening the fol
lowing question: ReSoIroi, "Tha
capital punishment should be abolish
ed" Mr.. Causebrook, and Rev. W. L
Bond spoke on the affirmative and c.
Y. Fitzgerald and G. J. Flaherty thu
negative. The question was decidel
by the chairman on the weight of argu
ment in the affirmative. At the mex
meeting the following question come
up for debate: RejOlced, "That richie
are a greater incentive to crime thai
poverty"
Quite little stir was created in on
quiet village, by the appearance of a
agent of the Lyndon Mills Co., VIII
claimed yoke of stays for said com
pany that had been sold to H. G. Blak
by one Asa B. French. The latte
claimed he had purchased them froI
the aforementioned company, whic
they deny. The officer went t
Blake's, but being Saturday night tn
papers could not be served, so they re
turned to Island Pond where securit
} was given that the stays would nc
run any further. Now there is n
= interest about this except that it wa
not chilly, and everybody wondere
, why it was such hooking day,ie, VIII
so much haste about capturing pa
of stays which usually do not run S
, very quickly.