Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Jackman. B. Town Off
GERS elected; an all days session. Z
Birth OF son to Mr.. and Mrs. Da,
Stern. Is. Death of the infant sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Davis. II. Brit
of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Maekey. 20. Ellsworth Currier break,
a leg at Hastings, Me. Birth OF a son t,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Bartlett.
APRIL. 3. Rev. Geo. o. Howe preachc,
his farewell sermon. Z. Fancy Dres,
Ball at opera hall. Marriage of ". +
Finnegan and Winnifred A. White. o.
First new sugar party OF the season.
given by the W. k. {. Death of Mrs
Abiah Blake. IL. Mrs. ". b. Cause.
brook presented by Christ Church with
a handsome silver tea service in recogni.
ton of her work as organist. Birth of a
son to Frank Russell and wife. Ii. Col.
Mansur elected lay delegate to the
General NJ. L. Conference. l6. Death OF
the youngest daughter OF Oscar Melcher
and wife. II. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph An
drew and family move to Portland, Me.
Mrs. George Daniorth stricken with par
alyss. l.. A. Cobb in jumping off a train
tails into a culvert and breaks leg. 81.
Death of Mrs. George Danforth. 20.
| odd Fellows attend services at the Epis-
copal Church, the occasion being the nth
anniversary of the Order. %. Social
given by Essex Lodge /. o. o. +. 20.
Ice went out of the pond.
MAY. l. Cheney can now go fishing.
w. NJ. Buck again behind the desk at the
Stewart House. Annual B. of l.. F. Ball.
3. Rev. A. L. Atwater commences his la
bors as pastor of the NJ. Z. Church. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courchene pleasantly sur.
prised by friends, the occasion being the
18th anniversary of their marriage. 10.
Oppresively hot, mercury in the nineties,
followed by heavy thunder and lightning
and later by big downpour of rain and
hail. II. Concert by Miss Grace Davis.
10. a. Bartlett & Sons store burglar
,zed. Death of infant son of Harry Kim
ball and wife. II. Patsey Fiaherty ac-
cidentally shoots himself through the
foot, and has to go to Montreal to get
the bullet extracted. He has not used
rifle since. Sixth anniversary OF Epworth
League observed in Grace Church. "a.
Memorial Sunday service held in Grace
Church. %. J. w. Swan returns home
after long absence, and given up for
dead. 26. Evangeline presented by the
Congregational society. 81 The upper
piazza roof at the Stewart House taken
down-a big Improvement. 80. Memoir
ial Day exercises by Erastus Buck Post
at West Charleston instead OF Island
Pond, Rev. G. o. Howe the orator. Ex-
erciscs at cemetery here by w. K. {.
teachers and pupils, and citizens. 81. AL
tar vestments for the Trinity season
presented to Christ Church by Mrs.
Ohm Reeve.
JUNE. 2. Marriage of II. Albion
Stevens and Emma {. Cargill. 3. Chas.
E. Holton, son OF Capt. Holton, and
May F. Fleming united in marriage at
Elizabeth, n. J. 5. Graduation exercises
class 90, Island Pond High School and
presentation to the principal, L. K.
Davis. 6. J. w. Swan comes to town.
81. Memorial Day exercises by Essex
Lodge, |. 0. o. F. Children's Day OBJ
served at Grace Church. %. S. D.
Hobson & Son dispose of their grocery
business to Stevens Brothers. "a. \.
D. Pickering of Rumlord Falls, Me, and
Ida Dantorth united in marriage at the
residence of Adam Danforth, brother of
the bride. First vestibuled or White
Mountain and Seaside special train ar
rives.
July. l. Salary OF postmaster Tracy
increased to S1100. 4. Enthusiastic
celebration of independence Day by the
little folks. Z. Death of E. w. Davis,
8. Birth of daughter to Eugene Foss
and wife. Canning factory started again.
IL. Birth OF a daughter to Carl K.
Storrs and wife at Hastings, Me, and
daughter to Isaac Stern and wife. ~.
Sunday excursions to Portland resumed.
10. Mckinley & Hobart flag thrown to
the breeze. Edna Aldrich loses a finger
by blow from an axe. 10. Orders re-
ceivtd to double the working capacity at
the shirt factory. A. H. Hall appointed
first constable II. Birth of daughter
to NJ. J. Daley and wife. Is. Special
town meeting regarding water supply
for the town. 81. Death of Miss Alice
Wallace. Geo. H. Fitzgerald disposes of
40, 900 acres of land in this and adjoin-
ing towns to the Burgess Sulphite Fibre
Co. of Berlin, N. H. 25. Brighton Re-
publican League organized.
AUGUST. /. Mr.. J. X. Williams APP
pointed trainmaster over the divisions
Portland to Montreal and Quebec, with
headquarters at Island Pond. g. Rev.
A. V. Burlington elected Rector of Christ
Church. 4. Train dispatchers Farrell
and Penfold report for duty at Island
Pond. 8. A Bryan & Sewall flag thrown
to the breeze. 10. M. G. Waterman and
Annie B. Norton united in marriage.
Birth of n son to w. E. Chase and wife
(Alice Harmony at Lowell, Wash. 16.
G. Z. Clarke nominated for town repre-
sentative at the republican caucus. 10.
M. B. Ladd nominated for town repre-
sentative at the democratic caucus. "a.