Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-30
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head of this column.
Chester w. Schoff and Charles Harris
horn, both of Guildhall, were in town
last Monday.
Afew days ago Mrs. Phineas Cole
who was riding on load of hay, lost
her balance and fell, breaking one
thumb and otherwise bruising herself.
A young man, about to cast his first
vote at the coming election, writes us
for information. We will publish his
letter in our next issue, and endeavoT
to guide him in the way he should go,
A statement prepared at the Treas
ury Department shows that the total
decrease in the annual interest charge
on the public debt from August 81,
1866, to July2, 1877, was 81 ,343,716 81.
The actual decrease of the public debt
for the past year is $4S,6S1 $40 IA.
Our neighbors have been very good
to us the past week. Mr.. Willoughby
brought us a mess of very fine string
beans and some excellent radishes,
and Mr.. G.. G. Steele agenerous supply
of the best beets we ever tasted.
Thanks gentlemen,and may your shad-
ows never grow less.
He was from Newark, and came to
town with some butter and eggs, and,
happening to step into Rawson & Pot
ties, concluded to try his first glass of
soda. Upon it being set before him,
he broke out with: 81 say, l wish
you'd skim off that skum l amt pay
in for no froth, you bet!"
A Frenchman in the employ of A.
G. Palmer, Esq, while haying on Sat
urday last, accidentally forced tine
. of hay fork into Henry Nortons knee,
inflicting O wound about one and one
half inches in depth. Henry showed
good courage, got some arnica and
bathed it we'll and went on with his
work as though nothing had happened.
GRAND TRUNK RECEIPTs.-The total
receipts for the week ended July 18th
amounted to $193, 121, as against $40,
43l fer the corresponding period last
year. Increase in 1890, $4S,690. The
Riviere du Loup receipts are included
in 1870, not in 1899, adding them the
weeks increase IS $52.s90. The aggre-
gate increase for three weeks is $l47,-
527.
At the adjourned meeting of the Han
cock and English Club, held last Sat
urday evening in Warmers Hall, the
following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, G. w. Noyes Vice Presidents,
Chas. NJ. Dyer, Thos. White Secre-
tary, A. Q. Pottle assistant Secretary,
A. o. Dechene; Treasurer, Geo, +.
Horr Committee on Finance, L. F.
Bigelow, NJ. NJ. Mason, D. G. Foss
canvassing committee, E. Gonya, J. G.
Rawson, J. Grindell. Remarks were
made by several of those present, after
which the meeting adjourned till Sat
prday July 81, to meet in the same
place.
Pursuant to call, the Republicans of
this town met in Clark's new hall on
Thursday of last week, and organized
q Garfield and Arthur Club. The
meeting was formally called to order
by the election of a temporary organi-
cation consisting of G. L. Clarke, chair
man, and w. H. Bishop, secretary.
On motion, committee of five, con-
sisting of Messrs. Storrs, q. M, Mansur,
Follett, Dunbar and Buffers were APP
pointed to choose officers for the club,
also to draft O constitution and bye
laws. The committee reported the
following: President, j. Andrew; sew
en- Vice Presidents, s. d. Hobson, j.
n, Buffers, Geo. L. Clarke, A. G. Pal
mer, q. w. Clarke, Alvin Bartlett,
VIM. Cheney Secretary, w. II. Bish-
OPP +; assistant secretary, G. d. Waters
Treasurer, r. G.. Webster Executive
committee, Hon. Geo. N. Dale, G. 4.
Clarke, A. H. Bonett and N. Hobson.
On motion the report was approved
and adopted. After stirring speeches
by Messrs. Storrs, Dunbar and Mansur
the meeting was adjourned until Tues
day of this week. 0nTuesday evening
the constitution was submitted, APP
proved and adopted. Hon. Geo. N.
Dale being called on, for ten minutes
the large audience were held by the
magic power of his eloquence in the
closest attention. His voice, manner,
words and sentiments were very i'm
pressive. q. M. Mansur, Esq, was next
called on, and nobly did he respond.
His address occupied about twenty
five minutes, and was replete with
historical facts, and all who heard
him are aware that by his direct,
earnest, truthful thought, expressed in
burning words, he aroused his own
eloquence and the patriotism of his
audience. Remarks were also made
by DIR. Adams, d. s. Storrs, and VIM.
Cheney, after which those present
signed the constitution, and the meet
ing was adjourned till Wednesday,
August II. We hope in our next issue
to be able to comment more fully on
some of the remarks made, as they in
troduced new features that have been