Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
TOWN TOPICS.

Dog gone u
Is your dog registered:
Ii not attend to il this week aud save
dollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nanry have a
new sou, born March -.
The woman's Auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. George Davis next Tuesday
afternoon at > o'clock.
II. f.. Ames has . watch that was picked
up by one of his children which he will
be glad TO restore to the owner.
They do say that John Sweeney will
have 10 don disguise before attempting
to do business at West Charleston again.
We are glad 10 report that Capt.
Currier is little more comfortable, and
his friends are not yet without hope Of
seeing him about again.
According TO the calendar We We're
in spring the latter part of last week.
but according to the thermometer,
tingling fingers, red noses and chilly
feet we were still in winter.
Gas Stevens, clerk at the Stewart
llou~.. had the misfortune, last saturday.
to run nail into his foot a considerable
depth, aud suffered greatly therefrom
for several days, but is now all right.
A very pleasant evening was spent by
the Congregational society and their
friends at the parsonage recently.
Music, games, readings, refreshments
and socia! intercourse made an euioya-
BILE occasion. much appreciated by all
present
Our old friend John NJ. Bartlett, from
Minneapolis, Mimi, came here last Fri
day for few weeks stay, possessed with
a longing for suficiency of sap from
the naples. which we have no doubt
will be overcome ere long. Time seems
to have dealt very kindly with him.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the forthcoming fair, to be held four
days in Easter week, commenting Mon.
dav, for the benefit of the Church of st
James. The popular parish priest, Rev
FIR. Trottier, is lahoring necessarily fol
its success, which is bound to come il
active work counts.
Thirty-fve years ago when Mr., \
Warner came into possession of the
premises, now his home, there wa'
affixed to the deed conveying thes'
premises two one dollar revenue wa
STAMPS; and now in the deed of convey
ance of this property to the Grand Irunl
Railway Company it is again neceSS'r,
that revenue war stamps be affixed.
Jas. W. Farrell recently received
new office desk from Portland somethln
he has long desired, ut somehow
does not quite come up to his expect'
tiona; it is minus a drawer, the top
far from convenient for writing purpose
= and it is anything but ornamental
even useful. Small wonder then thu
he promptly wired the Portland oiti'
mot 10 sapd the chair
Nathan Hobson is restrained trol
work by badly sprained hand al
I other injuries, received last Mond'
{ night. He was at the station and abo'
' to ascend the steps of the overpass hl
/ blinded by the glare of the lights
did not notice the express wagon ne
: the foot of the steps and fell head tol
{, most into the wagon with the rest
( above stated. His injuries while pal
I full are not serious.
{ An exciting runaway occurred
5 Derby street last Friday evening NJ
u Godbout and Mrs, rayeur and son We
riding when their two horses suddel
became frightened and bolted. !
" occupants of the sleigh were thrown o
- happily escaping injury, while the hor
dashed on in their mad career and bet'
they could be stopped the sleigh was
duced TO kindling wood. The team
. owned by Jos. Godbout, jr.
Mr.. A. W. Bosworth, jr., arrived h
from New Richmond, Wis, last W.
and assumed charge of the business
dc the former Brighton Store Co., VIII
he purchased several weeks since. \
Rosworth will come later. The HERR
is very glad to welcome Mr. boswo
al one of our business men, and cordli
wishes him every success in his EN-
prise. Their son is here at present
vacation from Andover, Mass,
Mr.. Bosworth, SEN, is also here to III
his home with his son.
A number of the masonic frater
90 to Newport today to attend the 81
N lodge night with Memphremagog Lo
No. IS. The third degree will be
ferred, the various stations filled
members of the grand lodge Most
:, shippful W. Scott Nay, Grand Ma
Is. presiding as Master. A review OF
work will be given by p. &. Nj. NJ
Kittredge Haskins. At the concl'
Kid Of the work banquet will be serve
back .lIo ~ L hall II. S. Root actil