Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-03-14

Dn an extensive scale this season 500,
300 pansieS are now sprouting in the
hot houses and 81, 900 other plants are
just starting, prominent among these
are red and white daisies intended for
borders. Then there are large quanti-
ties of Canterbury bells, foxgloves, for
hollyhocks and other va
rieties Of biennials. The first floral
display will continue through April,
May and June.
The fifteenth exhibition of the Mass
achusetts Charitable Mechanic Asso.
citation will occur as usual next Sep
TENDER and continue open not longer
than ten weeks. 1t will be devoted to
the arts, manufactures and industries
of America. Suitable medals and di-
plomas will be awarded as in previous
expositions. No charge will be nade
for space.
The woman suffragists are quite elat-
ed over the fact that Rev. Phillips
Brooks has signed a petition in favor
of municipal suffrage for women.
The Massachusetts, Temperance ALI
ance held memorial service on the
death of Wendell Phillips, last We'd
nesday. Two hundred persons were
present The meeting was under the
charge of Rev. A. A. Miner.
The New England Club is a new as
ISOLATION orgaclized nine weeks ago,
composed of about 100 members. Sat-
urday's gathering was held at Young's
Hotel, and as invited guests Governor
Robinson and Collector Worthington
and Others were entertained. Both
gentlemen made speeches of the high
est order which met with frequent APP
plause from the members.
City Auditor Dodge presented the
common council at the last session his
estimates of the sums necessary for the
maintenance of the several ESanches
of the public service during the fiscaI
year of 18S4-5. The total amount re
quired, as he places it is $12, 745, S75.
The weather of the week has beer
for the most part of the same nature
as that for five preceding weeks; thai
is to say when yous consider the vari
cites. Sunday was clear, cold ant
crisp, day; the next two days partool
of the same nature. Then as if fine sun
ny weather was 100 much for us, tn
sun retired and the same firing wealth
er reappeared--chilly and cloudy Will
frequent squalls of snow. The sleigh
ing has. been very: good 1.-THE entir
: week and many fine "turnouts" ar
seen on the road. We have beer
promised a stormy, windy and col
month and it really looks as thoug
we were to have hard month of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. George uenschel will
: give vocal recital under the auspice
and in aid of the New South Ere
: Church next Friday evening, Mare
IA. Tickets are placed at one dollar.
The winter number of, the Bulletin
issued by the Boston Public Librar
has been printed, showing the titles {
the books added daring the past fou
months. The most important add
ton is the works Of Theodore Parke
in forty volumes, the gift Of Miss Care
line Thayer.
Measures were taken this week to e
tablsh q general athletic ground on
! site near the Boston Base Ball groun'
e There is to be g first class bail fell
l bicycle tracks and lawn tennis court
| Work will be begun as, soon as tt
ground is ready. The whole manag
ment is to be run by a stock compan
}, with q capital of about $4,000.
u There are at present 381 electr
q lights maintained by the city in 30
y ton. Nineteen are on the commc
II and ten in the public garden. The
O lights, which are run all night cost
!. cents apiece.
PERsoNALs.-Gen. BENZ. f. Butt
will deliver the grafton on Decorate
Day at New York.-Prof. J. &. Woo
: the English naturalist has announce
J. his purpose of settling permanently
0 Boston.-Mr. Asa p. Potter paid fl
n ing visit to Washington this week
!. Miss Whitney, the. Boston sculptures
is engaged onsa bust of Miss Ellen TIE
, ry. the actress.-The Misses Longfello'
II daughters of the poet are in Londo
They return to this country duril
h the summer.-Mr. Joseph Leonard t
II well known auctioneer,is dead at t
age of 10 years. W. G. ].
e Boston, March 8, 1884.
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