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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

An exchange squarely hits the mark
when it says: "Ahi honest man will
pay for his paper before he orders it
stopped, while the dishonest man will
sneak Off and let the postmaster mott
fly the publisher that the paper re-
mains in the post office, because the
person to whom it was sent had left
for parts unknown"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

The soldiers interested in the mus
teTing of Capt. Erastus Buck Post,
q. A. r., should not forget to meet in
the hall on Friday of this week at p.
H., to select officers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

The receipts of the Grand Trunk
Railway for the, week ending Novem-
Der 1, were $36S,973, against $429,27
in the corresponding period last year,
showinga decrease of $60,297.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
,EOLAL BUSINESS NOTICES.

and Pond Lodge, No. 40, /. o. G.
holds its regular meetings every
lnesday evening, in the vestry OF
NJ. f. Church. Transient brothers
sisters cordially welcomed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
DIED.

LETARTE. In Island Pond, Nov 9Th, of con-
sumption, Mrs. Elizabeth Letarte, aged
about 81 years.
COLE. In Westboro, Mass, Nov 6, 1884, Mrs.
@. G. Cole, daughter OF ID. Morse of Islam d
Pond, aged 80 years.
STOWELL. In South Paris, Maine, Nov. Sd,
Miss Hattie Stowell, aged 81 years and
seven months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

Geo. d. Barney, proprietor of the
Village hotel, now runs the stage be-
tween here and Derby Line, he having
bought out Mr.. A. d. Piper. the form
er stage driver.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

Mrs. A. G. Palmer is about to- leave
town for New York whittier her son
Allie went last week, and where they
will spend the winter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
PROBATE NOTICES
STATE oFyERMoNT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX

J STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX.
The Probate Court forthe District of Essex:
To all persons interested in the Estate of
Loren W. Pratt, late of Concord. in said Dis
trict, deceased:
% W by 'ro ~ f "a 't t 0tu ,L "
before the said Probate Court, at the Probate
ONCE in Guildhall IN said Obstruction the Goth
day of November A. D.. 1884, to show cause, if
any you may have, why the account of
Martha A. Pratt, Administrators, of the Es-
tate of said deceased should not be allowed,
and also why the residue of said Estate
shouldnot be distributed to the parties enti-
tleu thereto.
Dated ut Brighton, in said District, this 18th
day of November, A. D., 1854.
DIS; STORES, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

:,s.s. Essex Lodge, No. IS, hold
~ it's regular meetings every
~ Thursday evening in Odd
,ws' Hall on Main Street. Tran
brothers are cordially invited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
sgaeal aud General Mptss.

The town is building a new house
for j. NJ. Doyle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
CASTORIA.

hen Baby was sick we gave heH, Gastol1a,
n she was Child, she cried for Castorla'
IN she was a Miss, she chung to Castorla'
n she had Children. she gave them Casta
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
The Electoral Vote of Essex County.

SVI 0J63 90 7:
T The total vote of this County in
1890 was Garfield S53, Hancock 413,
Weaver 5.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

The Fall term of the High School
closes on Friday of this week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
~:B-O-A-R-D+<

BOD board and comfortable rooms
nan and wife, or two young men.
|ly to, Mrs. L. ALLBEE,
Island Pond, vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

Mr.. Blaine's plurality in Vermont
%, 100.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
FAIRFIELD.

$. E. Mitchell, while at work OH the
gravel train at st. JOhnsbury, was acct
dentally caught under moving car in
such way as to nearly sever the right
foot. He was brought home and Drs.
Sherwood and Belden sent for to amputate
the foot, but they decided to try and save
it, if possible.
DR.. White, of East Douglas, Mass,
has been spending few days here look
ing after horses. He has bought one
from ID. Isham for $275. The doctor has
bought here before and knows the value
of horses raised in this town.
The Catholic church is being improved
by painting.
With another new road machine at
work we are having the best of roads.
John FitZ Is captain of The new Vic
tor. The machine requires six horses to
draw it, but does good work.
Mrs. DIR. Little is expected home this
week. She intends to make this her fu-
ture home.
Theodore Peters has received a pen
| sion of IS month and some 5000 back
pay.
John Nye has a large gang of men at
work on his new barn.
The Wellman sisters. of johnson, have
completed two very life like pictures in
| oil. One of the late A. G.. Soule, of this
place, and the other of the late M. S.
ingalls,, of Greensboro. Both pictures
are for parties in this place, and are fine
ly executed,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
JEFFERScNViLLE.

The Selectmen have purchased a new
road machine, and as we pay our road
tax in money we expect to have flrst
class roads throughout the town, so much
so that a blind man cannot tell IN the
dark when he strikes the Green anu
Fuller district.
Mr.. Anon Westman, of Colorado, mas
been visiting friends in this vicinity.
The educational meeting held at this
place on Tuesday of last week was Il
success, and a good number was present:
Superintendent Dart and Mr.. Algler' OF
Burlington. gave the teachers many new
ideas and hints in regard to teaching.
Papers were read by Misses WEBSTER
James and Wilcox. Miss Fitch gave her
method of teaching numbers, and Miss
Fullington made remarks on spelling.
Remarks were made and methods given
by Professors COnant, of johnson. anu
Cox, of Fairfax. In the evening SUPP
Dart and Mr.. Algier delivered an excel
lent lecture on The Factors in Educa-
ton" We wish every person IN town
them.
At the primary meeting held last Sat
urday evening the following persons
were chosen as delegates to the State
Convention to be held at Burlington n.
c. Raymore, Frank Wilcox and Hon. >.
b. Page.
Mr.. Patterson. the conductor on the
B. and l.. road. has the cellar dug for his
new house on the street just laid out.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
JOHN NJ.

Normal School closes next week.
Quite frost here again last Saturday
morning.
The platform has been repaired and
new steps built at the depot.
Rev. Mr.. Smith occupied the pulpit
again last Sunday.
Robert Cristy returned from his Chi
cago trip last Monday. and don't seem
much elated over the results of the con-
vention,
Miss Lizzie Hawley returned to her
home i'm Madrid, n. Y. last week.
Mr.. VIII Stevens, of st. Adams, was
in town over Sunday visiting friends.
The Alumni Association of the John
son State Normal School will hold their
annual meeting at the close of the pres
ent term of school, Friday afternoon and
evening. June 81. All graduates, schol-
airs and friends OF The school are espec-
tally reqested to be present. a speaker
is expected to be present. Glass reports
will be given and a general good time
had. The closing exercises ofthe school
will be held in the forenoon of the same
day. b class exhibition on Thursday
evening. The programme of the closing
exercises is as follows:
PRAYER. MUSIC.
Echoes X stie w. Collins, johnson
Emerson, Retta l.. Ellis, Huntington Tenure
| What are Books Good For?
Mamie J. Guild, Coventry
The Effects of Alcohol,
Edwin J. Bodwen, Glover
MUSIC.
The Uses of the Human Hand,
| Nettie B. Morse, Waterbury Centre
| Music Emma E. HayfOrd, johnson
| Thring's Theory and Practice of Teaching,
| Emma c. Ryan, Fairfield
Napoleon and Success,
| Frank n. Rand, Morrisvile
MUSIC.
| A Lesson in Number,
| Brigie Sullivan, Cambridge
Realities, Flora +. Vaughan, Hyde Park
| The Seriptural Idea of Man,
| Mary L. Gates, Montgomery
Know Thyself, Anna Z. Swan, Montgomery
Presentation of Certificates.
MUSIC.
| RENEDICTION
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
HARDWICK.
H.O. Stone is grandpa.

H.O. Stone is grandpa.
A large and enthusiastic caucus for the
election of delegates to the State Con-
vention was held at the Town Hall Sat-
urday night. and A. E. Judevine. John
III. George and Finley Green were elected.
The nomination. of Logan and Blaine
was almost unanimously ratified.
Report says that Kent has sold out to
J. Ii. McLoud and o. III. Marsh.
Judevine is the first to commence hay
ing.
French and Warren are buying pota-
toes to car and pay % cents per bushel.
Some places ia this vicinity were visit
ed by frosts Friday and Saturday nights.
Mrs. DR.. Soules started for Canada
Tuesday on visit to her father before
going to Massachusetts. The Doctor
leaves the last of the week, gong with
his team direct to Hudson, Mass.
The highway surveyors have COM
menced work.
The New York Tribune seven months
for so cents. Enquire at the post office.
There is soon to be new time table
on the st. J. and L. G. railroad, and the
track will be mostly new steel from Nor
risville to st. Johnsbury by the last of
this week.
From what we can learn it was pure
piece of malice and revenge that caused
the arrest by Sheriff Sulloway of Joseph
Gilcrease Monday night for an alleged
assault on 12-years old girl. We hope
the true inwardness of it will be brought
out to-day (Tuesday) at the hearing at
St. Johnsbury.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
CRAFTS BURY.

Mrs. Julia Childs, who was badly hurt
some five weeks ago, by being run over
by the team of a young man from AL
bany is slowly recovering.
Major Robbins has sold his interest in
his farm to his partner. Almond Leach,
and Mr.. Leach has sold 20 acres to Carl
ton Udall.
Amasa Randall, who was hurt at the
Hardwick depot few weeks since, has
so far recovered as to be able to travel
with the help of cane.
A barn with some seven tons of hay
BELONGING to D. L. Clark, was burned the
9Th inst. The fire was caused By chill
dren playing with matches. Loss $500.
No insurance.
Coma Rawson, who has been with his
father the past year, has gone west with
the intention of making that country his
permanent home.
Jute DAWSON who went west last
March, has returned.
Amory Dawson is building a large
barn on his village farm.
Amasa Scott has finished haying for
the first time this season. and will cut
one or two crops more. He farms iron
a small scale, keeps only two or three
cows, feeds no grain, and makes from
three to six hundred pounds of butter
per COW.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
CAM BRIDGE.

Saturdays butter market was little
more prime, though prices were about
the same as last week, viz: fair to good,
l6 to IL cents; choice, Is to 10 cents; eX-
ira choice, 90 cents. Receipts 175 tubs.
There are three buyers here at present.
One of our former citizens. Ora Wes-
ton, now of Waterville, had the misfor-
tune to lose two ten dollar bills last Sat
urday. The money was lost between
HaZeltine Reeds residence and this viii
lage. Mr.. Weston offers a suitable re-
ward to the one who finds and returns
the money.
Work on the highway, which has been
greatly needed, is being attended to.
Miss Lucy Wheelock has come home
for her usual vacation.
Miss Nellie Hawley has returned from
Montreal much improved in health.
Rev. Mr.. Bradford, of Jericho, occu-
pied the pulpit at the Congregational
church last Sunday.
At 4 regular meeting of Pearl Lodge.
I. o. of @. II. Miss Vevie Gates read q
very interesting essay on Our Prcsi
! deuts,o giving a brief sketch of Their
lives and character as Presidents. i
was VOL written, was ingcuius an(
! showed good literary talent.
The drama "Rebecca's Triumph wa
well rendered to a good house last Wed
nesday evening. Every part was so wei
| given that we cannot particulariZe. w
| are happy to learn that by the request o
many it will be repeated Saturday even
| ing, June IS. We bespeak for them
! full house.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
EAST ELM ORE.

Dan Cooks son recently caught $50
trout.
Rev. NJ. III. Ryan is quite ill, as also is
Mrs. Newell Slayton.
Ed. Shackett has dog not yet six
months cid that is very remarkable. Mr..
Shackett was crossing a bridge with his
horses and a harrow, when one of the
sleepers broke letting the horses into the
water. The dog saw them and got in
front of the horses and held them so that
no damage was done to master or team.
Mrs. Leroy Morse, who has been very
i'll, is more comfortable, so that her sister,
Mrs. Agnes Brown, has returned to her
home in Washington.
The names of those who went to help
Jewett Carr, who has been ill and unable
to do his spring work, are: Arden Bangs,
Bert Ward and team, Joshua Warren.
Fred Silloway and team, William Mar
tin, Charles Wells, Trad Ellis, William
Rennie, Joseph Brewer. and Rev. NJ. II.
Ryan. Much credit is due Mrs. Carr for
the dinner given them OH so short notice,
to which justice was done, as well rs to
the labor in the field.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
EDEN.

Slight Frost Friday night.
Mrs. Cleveland left here Saturday to
ioin her husband in Utah.
NIB. Mower and Calvin Warren are
improving their out-buildings by raising
up their barns and building additions
thereto.
Some of us want Ben Butler for our
next President, and we want to send to
Montpelier a good, clean, sound man.
We already hear the names of such kind
of fish as Bass, White. Stone, and some
saw Wait. There is Newton of Now
ers and Kelleys, ETC., yet to select from.
Our town safe has arrived and been
nut in the Town Clerks office. We can
now boast of as good safe as any OF
our sister towns. 1t is a Damon safe
and the manufacturers gave us much
better one than we expected.
Capt. Charles Blake lost very val
liable young horse Saturday night. The
horse was in good health, as he sup
posed. when he went to bed, but OF
going to the barn Sunday morning found
it dead. 1t had evidently laid down ano
died without the least sign of struggle
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
FLETCHER,

The weather has been rather cool for a
few days and there was slight frost last
Saturday morning. This reminds us that
our dates last week in regard to the frost
were tOo''previous." They should have
read 20. 80 and 81.
George c., youngest son OF B. F. Bing-
ham, who is in business in Buffalo, n .
Y, is now at home on brief visit.
Mrs. r. Y. Bingham and daughter.
Leona, visited her daughter, Mrs. r.
Kiusley. in Lowell, last week.
Rev. j. w. Buzzell preached an earnest
and interesting discourse at Bingham
vile last Sunday from the words, 'See.
here is water, what doth hinder me to be
| baptized?"
Rev. G. S. Guernsey is to preach at the
Center church next Sunday, forenoon
and afternoon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
WOLCCTT.

Id. Russell has sold his farm to par
ties from Canada.
The parties who are to put in the steam
mill near Joseph Laraway's arrived Sat
urday, with part of the machinery. NJ.
d. Scott is putting up barn, all of which
Mark framed himself. As he never
worked at the business it looks as though
he had something in his head, even if
it don't look like it on the outside.
There are thirty hands at work near
Z. Z. TWiss', getting out pulp timber.
J. II. Jones is with his brother, E. F.
Jones, in Illinois.
J. w. Scott is building large barn.
r. II. Peck is giving his house a coat
of paint.
Orville Brown, of Albany. N. Y, is
stopping with his sister. Mrs. S. Gates,
for short time.
Rev. Mr.. Hayford is to preach at the
Universalist church next Sunday at
Mrs. E. \. Titus, of Massachusetts,, is
in town for Short time.
S. A. Fife is gaining slowly, with fair
prospects of recovery.
c. Fl. Reed wishes to inform the people
of Wolcott and vicinity that he has got
his new store at Potterville we'll filled
with a splendid assortment of dry goods,
groceries of all kinds, boots and shoes,
crockery and glassware, fruit, nails. salt,
flour, meal and feed. He is selling q
splendid brand of flour for six dollars and
ii half, equal to or better than any seven
dollar and a half or eight dollar flour
Every barrel warranted to give perfect
satisfaction or no sale. The best Ameri
can and Pacific prints for six cents pei
yard. Granulated Sugar for nine cents
per pound; 120 test Kerosene oil for II
cents per gallon; other goods accord
ingly. People will do well to call ant
examine his goods before purchasing
elsewhere. They were bought low foI
cash, and he is bound to sell, and viii
sell for very small profits. 32w;
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
WATERNILLE.

Plenty to do just now and everybody
is in hurry.
Frost Thursday and Friday nights, but
no serious damage.
E. II. Shattuck has made decided irfl-
provements in his store by way of paint.
Randall Shattuck and wife, of Eden,
were among the visitors here last week.
Two covered wagons carrying fami-
lies from the Green ISLE" with their
dogs and horses, passed through here
last week.
There will be grand independence
ball at the Mountain Spring House on
Friday evening, July A. Music Is to be
furnished by Paul Bros orchestra, and
under the management of S. r. Miller a
royal good time may be relied upon.
The public are cordially invited.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
RElNEDERE.

Gideon Carpenter caught bear about
two weeks since.
Elder Pierce lcctured at the Junction
Sunday evening.
Darwin Sales has bought 500 acres OF
land in the Basin"
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kelley were IN
town last week.
1t is expected that Elders Rockwell
and Farman will be at the Center June
D. Elder Pierce has lecture the same
day at 2.30 P. Mat the same place.
Wyatt Adams little boy is dangerous.
ly iii with canker-rash. Wyatt was sum-
moned by telegraph and arrived Satur-
day night. But little hope is entertained
of the child's recovery.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
EIMORE,

NH. Earle, agent for the Manchester
Novelty Co., was in town last week Wis
iting his aunt, Mrs. d. X. Stone.
Two sons of II. f. Woodbury.. of Bur
lington, are stopping few weeks with
their grandparents.
Chalon Mead, Charlie Read and Will
Fisk started on a camping trip Monday.
G, L. Jones and wife are visiting in
Northfield and West Braintree, L. b.
Richardson and wife at Calais and d.
Willis and wife at Cabot.
A. NJ. Woodbury. has repaired his milk
room and put in a Furguson creamery.
Quarterly meeting last Sabbath, pre-.
siding elder Morgan being present both
Saturday and Sunday.
Thanks are extended to Mrs. Forbush,
of Morrisville who played the organ last
Sabbath.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
Yours truly,

While we are aware that the farmers
wish to get all thew possibly can for
their milk, we think they will not
overlook the fact that the creamery is
a great addition to our town and will
do all they can to sustain it. 1t is said
that So cents for the milk until Nov.
1st, is full as good as the price paid
by quotations. At any rate should
the 80 cents plan be adopted, the
creamery will be run until Nov. 1st !;
otherwise it is not certain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
probare court-LamoiIIe District.

The following business was trans
acted at the Probate Office in Hyde
Park, during the week ending June
18th, 1884:
June I3.-Rebec1 Barnes estate, HYDE
Park administrator presents his account
for settlement; hearing set for July D.
1884.
June I4.-Asa Smiths estate, Eden
appraisers make report. Daniel New
tJn's estate, Johnson; commissioners
make report. Daniel Isham's estate
stowe: hearing continued to June q,
1884. Ephraim Foss' estate, Hyde PARK
administrator presents his account LOT
settlement; hearing set for July ., lsS4'
IN INSOLVENCY.
w, S. Ponds estate, Eden; I'd ana 80
meetings of creditors continued TO De-
cember 10, 1884.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
LOWELL.

Rev. J. w. Buzzell baptized three
young ladies and they were received INTO
the Baptist church here June 8.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19

During the past two years that remedy has
been before the public it has attained to growth
rarely reached in that length of time. and far be.
You'd the expectations of the proprietor when 1t
first started out. Where it has been faithfully
tried, such troublesome complaints as Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia, Kidney and Liver
Troubles, Constipation, j aundice, Dys-
pepsia, Female Weakness, etc, have
steadily improved and very many cases report
"entirely cured" No pains are spared in the
manufacture of this Remedy, and every bottle is
put up under the direction of the physician who
has used it in his practice for a number of years.
The very best and carefully DreDared
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-19
Letter from Ex-Governor Hendee:
From Rev. w. n. Hyde, pastor M. E.
Church, w. Berkshire, VT.
FOR SALE BY
DRUGGISTS AND MERCHANTS,

In Morrisvile by A. o. Gates; Hyde Park, i
ID. Sherwin; johnson, Holmes & Cowles.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-22
Fraud of Preston Radicals,

The fusion majority in Preston county is
being explained and it seems that pink of
political perfection, Senator Vim. NJ, 0.
Dawson has been bribing voters. John L
Foreman, a well known citizen, makes oath
before Justice J. NJ. Goodwin, at Kingwood,
20 the truth of the following: That on Tues
lay, October II, 1884, the same being an
election day for the State and county afore-
cid, about eleven o'clock in the morning OF
said day, while | was standing before the
Court House in the town Of kingwood, in
the State and county aforesaid, | was told
hat William VI. o. Dawson desired to see
ne over in the Journal Office. Shortly
hereafter | went over to the said Journal
office, but finding the said Vim. NJ. o. Daw.
son engaged, came back, but was again
assured that Mr.. Dawson desired to
see me particularly. Returned to
the Journal Office when the said Dawson
met me and invited me around behind the
counter, where, when we were alone, no
one being in said office, he, the said vii
liam NJ. .. Dawson, told me hal if | would
NOlt lOT hdNNtIl lOE U~ONGEuOT, anu FIck
and Brown for Supreme Judges, he would
pay me well for my day. That il l could
he would like me to vote for him, the said
William NJ. o. Dawson, for Senator, but the
rest Of the ticket he did not care anything
about, but that he wanted NE particular
ly to vote for Maxwell and the Supreme
Judges. l told him l would think about
it and let him know. Immediately after |
told some of my friends, who advised me to
take the money. Between | and ? o'clock
Of the afternoon of the said day / returned
70 the said Journal office when | found the
said William NJ. D. Dawson and asked him
how much he, the said Dawson, would give
me if would vote as he had indicated. He
replied that he had not much money for
hat purpose, but that he would give me 81
which he, the said W. NJ. o. Dawson, took
from under the counter and handed me.
There is no necessity for a moral here.
The money was doubtless a portion Of 1912
900 sent to West Virginia to compass a fu.
sion victory.