Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-31
ELNlN NJ. BAKTLET I, KcpubEc0n
EDWARD L. GONYA, Democrat

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Mrs Elizabeth Gum, for many years a
resident OF Island Pond, WAS stricken
with paralysis at her home in Berlin, y.
H., Tuesday. August II, surviving the
shock until the following Sunday. Fun.
cral services were held at Berlin last
Monday. and the deceased was brought
here for intcrmcnt, the funeral occurring
on Tuesday. Three sons and daughters
dcplurc the loss OF Il fond mother, and
friends and ntighbors will miss her kindly
counsel and help. The members Of the
family desire in this way to express their
gratitude to the friends here for the kind
ness and courtesy extended They APP
preciatc it fully.
Every one who failed to attend the
White Landre concert last Thursday
evening at the opera hall missed The most
enjoyable entertainment thus far OF the
season. Prot and Mrs. Landrc were as
sisted by three OF their pupils, Misses
Barker and Learned, and Mr.. McCrae, all
of Cookshirc, p. Q. Each one of these
cvnCcd in the rendering of their selcC-
tions the careful and painstakng labor
so noteworthy in all of Prof, Landre's
work. Prof. and Mrs. Landre were at
their best; no one thought OF rctrogress-
ion in their powers, and allwho attended
were enthusiastic in their words of COM
ment upon the standard OF excellence
maintained by each
In response 20 the call some fifty or
more Democrats met in caucus last
Wednesday evening to put nomination
candidates for town representative ana
justices of the peace. Edward +. Gonya
was nominated on the third ballot Tor
town representative, and the nomination
was made unanimous. co mmittcc pre-
scented the following list OF justices,
which was adopted: II. +. Fitzgerald,
L. W. Davis, John T. Thurston, NJ. Is.
Ladd +. S. Hall, n. Warner, G. +. llorr,
Almon Smith, J. L. Tracy, Adna Smith.
Adjourned to meet at the polls. The
nominee for town representative isa man
of ability and will poll the full party
strength. If he should happen to be
elected he would represent his town with
credit and honor. The only thing the
Republicans have against Ed. is his poll
tics. and Ed. is more than willing to be
antagonzed on that ISSUE
A serious accident occurred last week
Wednesday afternoon i'll the stone cut
some two or three miles west OF Island
Pond station. A hand car, worked by
four men, was going westward when III
a curve it met special freight coming
east. Two of the men jumped off and
ran, but the other two, Robert York and
lanes Hayes, attempted to remove the
car from the track. The attempt was
fruitless, and delaying a moment too
long the car was struck by the engine
and hurled against York, who received
severe internal injuries. Hayes was
thrown down in such manner that his
left leg Law across the rails, and it was
discovered Il little below the knee Inc
injured men were soon conveyed to the
village, and the wound Of Hayes was
dressed By Drs. Linehan and El'e' as
sisted by DR.. Cram, Of Colrain, Mass
who happened to be staying here Hayes
came here about two months ago as a
tramp, but securing work he gave up his
wandering life and had proved himself an
industrious laborer. He was taken to
tbc bospital at Montreal last Tuesday