Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-10-12
TOWN TOPICS.

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LAS sat HIM somr dog g-r.l al,cut it.
The i''l"r's yesr Worl dag soa,-it.
Henry Cl"Uti'r. a wo, lsm,,. came to
town Mon,iay. Jag jug! sll.70 and
headache Brmis aud Parsons did it.
Clyde Eaton, operator in the city Office
of the e. n. W. +. Co. here has resigned.
and is succeeded 10y Miss Monahan of
Norway, Ne.
Look your pipes aud chimneys over
carefully before You start your fires for
the winter. A brick in time may save
your whole underpining.
The Rev. A. \. V. Bennington. not
long since rector of Christ Church here,
has accepted the rectorship of ST.
Marks Church, Fall River. Mass.
&. +. Clarke is offering these days
everything he has in stock at your own
prices. Auction sale every afternoon
and evening until the stock is disposed
of.
Don't forget that the entertainment
at the X. of Z. fair next Tuesday.
"Wednesday and Thursday evenings will
he entirely different each evening. The
admission is free every afternoon.
Stern Brothers have magnificent
display of up to date fall and winter
goods, and bargains in every depart
ment. Special bargains this week IN
ladies jackets. capes, cloaks and REFERS.
All mail passing through the postofiice
is being weighed for thirty days. to as
certain the general average mail traffic.
The charges for mail transportation are
fixed according to weight and the pres
ent weighing is to determine the amount
to he paid the railroads.
A bill to have the open season for deer
changed from the last ten days in Oct
ober to the last ten days in October and
the first fifteen in November has been
introduced in the legislature. The pass
age of such measure would meet with
much favor in this locality.
The Range Contest.
Interest in the range contest continues.
D.A. Haynes still maintains Slight lead.
Another competitor will probably be
announced next week. Following is the
standing to date
Essex Lodge, |. O. o. f. 633
David A. Haynes SOS
The report of the committee appointed
to make bill of incorporation for this
village, to be presented to the present
session of the General Assembly. will be
made at meeting to be held one week
from Tuesday evening, October %.
Every voter in town is urged to be pres
ent. The place of meeting will be an
nounced later.
RAPID TRAVELLING. Mrs. T. NJ.
Edmands left her home at Mankato,
Mimi. so miles beyond St Paul. Satur-
day afternoon and arrived at Island
Pond Monday on the noon express. The
Grand Trunk officials courteouslJ held
the train 10 minutes at Montreal to
permit her to make the connection, Mrs.
Edmands having travelled over the c. P.
r. to Montreal.
We hope we shall never be called up
on to publish an issue containing the
names of so many departing this life, all
within few days Since the first of
October there have been four deaths in
town, and one Just on the Charleston
line. All were inferred at Island Pond,
as follows: Michael Smith October 4,
n. Warner October Z, Eddie Finnegan,
Amasa Walter and Alvin Bartlett all
October 8. 1t has been sad and sorrow.
full week for the community.
A literary meeting of the Epworth
League will be held at the Nj. +. Church
next Tuesday evening, October, 10th
with the following programme:
Singing.
Roll Call. Quotations from favorite
authors.
Reading, Miss Myra Stevens.
Duet, Mr.. Griffin, Mr.. Thomas.
Debate, subject, Resolved that the
world prefers a man Of wealth to MAJ
of brains. Ii. w. Blake, &. S. Robinson
f. j. Gale o. G. Thomas.
Singing, Sextette.
Comic Reading, Mr.. Griffin.
Singing, Male Quartette.
Reading, Miss Sadie King.
, Games by all.
Henry Farrar, Grand Patriarch of TIT
Grand Encampment Of Vermont, |. O
: O. F., made an official visit to Ross En-
1 campment No. last Tuesday evening
and met with very enthusiastic greet
ing, it being the first visit of CRANE
officer since the encampment was inst
tuted. He made stirring address IL
e the lodge room, and his visit was helT
full in many ways. After the routln
work all adjourned to the banquet hal