Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-09
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Willy Willoughby is home on a shor
vacation.
The Old Farmers A lmanac came il
ahead of even Vennor, for Friday, July
., 1880, was set down as showery. Cor
rect.
Meeting at Temperance Hall, Friday
evening, July9. Select readings, de
.clamations and speeches. Let there
be large attendance.
By reference to our advertising col
umns it will be seen that there are a
number of changes in the running time
of trains on the G. L. Il.
There are not many smarter men in
this country than Gen. James A. Gar
field, and he would make good exec.
utive officer for any nation.-LyndOH
Union.
Three fishers went fishing, Rev. MI
Arthur, J. n. Ross and Ronald Nc
Donald. AS a result We editor had a
mess of splendid trout. Thanks gen.
tlemen.
Last Tuesday while bathing, Mrs. A.
ii. Hall had the misfortune to seriously
cut her foot, severing small artery.
We are glad to learn however that no
serious results are anticipated.
The ''Active" base ball club of this
town went to Coaticook on Dominion
Day, July 1, to play return match
with the Maple Leaf club of that
place. Our boys were victorious by a
score of % to 8.
General Walker, the Superinten-
dent of the census, says sufficient re-
turns have been received to indicate
the total population of the country,
which he thinks is about 4S,000,000,
which is an increase of 5000, 900 since
1870.
On account of several cases of illness
among the children of Christ Church
Sunday school, the picnic which the
school was to have had on Monday of
this week was postponed for Il week or
two. A further announcement will be
made later.
GRAND TRUNK RECEIPTS, The total
receipts for the week ended June Goth
were 1904, 4S1 as compared with $50, 1922
in 1879. Increase in 1880, 1860. The
Riviere du Loup receipts are included
in 1879, not in 1890, adding them the
weeks increase is $57 $50. The aggre-
gate increase for 26 weeks is 1913 ,391.
w. w. Lombard, whose repairing
business has been somewhat retarded
owing to the non-arrival of his tools,
would respectfully inform the public
that he has received them and is now
prepared to do all work entrusted to
his care in first class manner. He has
also recently added Il very full line OF
fishing tackle, etc, to his stock in trade
and we bespeak for him a generous
patronage.
Last Tuesday, We editor Toasted upon
peas raised in his own garden. Who
dares say now that we are not capa-
BILE of running an agricultural paper?
Yes, but Mrs. Editor managed that
garden, Mr.. E. never planted a seed or
pulled a weed in it. lie wouldn't know
pea from check weed.-P. ID.
Guess we'll have to give our p. ID.
a clearance ticket, he tells tales out Of
school.-ED.
"A more disguised and disappointed
lot of people than those who attended
the Haywood Combination show last
Tuesday evening, would be hard in
deed to find. Not one half of the
things advertised was placed on the
stage, and the general character of the
entertainment was decidedly flat.
Warmers Hall was crowded to it's ut
most capacity, and the company will
not regret their visit to Island Pond,
but the people will.
The solemn man with black alpaca
coat, blue umbrella, a bit of soft boil
ed egg on his beard and pair of black
gloves an inch too long, stopped in
front of two little boys who were sett-
ing off some fire-crackers in the top of
a lager beer bottle and said: boys,
beware! One bottle may lead to anoth-
or. Look at me. Never in my life has
ought with the name of beer passed
these lips. would not let drop en-
ter my mouth if were drowning in it,"
Then one of the boys looked up and
said, you'll never drown; you are too
light"
A Lewiston gentleman was riding in
q smoking car of the Grand Tru nix
train between Lewiston and Portland
last Saturday, when conductor David
Pratt came into the car and said, SIS
there q gentleman by the name of
Wood in this carr" A gentleman
jumped up and said that was his name.
"Have you lost anything" asked con-
ductor Pratt. Mr. Wood instantly
thrust his hand into his innes pocket,
and excitedly gasped. "Why I've lost
lost my pocket-booll!'' lie then de-
scribed the pocket.book saying that it
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