Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05
1909.
Local Happenings ofthe past year,
briefly reviewed.
JANUARY.

The new year ushered in, many af.
flicted by Lagrippe, young and old.
2. Thermometer registers 30 below
zero. Mrs. Lombard seriously injured
by catching her foot in the ring attached
to the cellar trap door, and we are
grieved to add that she has been con-
fined TO her bed since the accident.
John Il. Thurston was also injured by
falling into an excavation made in the
engine house. Henry J. Brooks and
Clara +. Drown married.
3. Birth of daughter to Frank
Emery and wife.
4. Henry p. Aldrich returns home
from the Montreal general hospital.
The first week in the new year 40 new
boxes were added to the post Office, and
Just about this time Ora Carpenter
''dropped something" because he could
not stand on the icy walk, but preferred
standing for a few days thereafter. A
whist club organized.
5. Death of Mrs. Delmina Thirien.
6. Arthur Harmon fell from the top
of freight car at Percy, breaking two
bones in his instep. Frank Kelly taken
to the asylum at Waterbury.
Z. Death of Jason p. Wheeler. Death
of the five-year-old daughter of Charles
Lefebvre and wife at Franklin Falls, n.
II.
~. Miss Mabel LeBourveau wins the
prize in the speaking contest at the NJ.
+. Church.
Is. Death of John A. Abbott at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. A. p. Drown.
II. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Needham OBJ
serve the oath anniversary of their we'd
ding.
%. Frank Mosher and wife made
happy by the birth of son.
%. Geo. L. Clark receives his CON-
mission as postmaster. John A. Parker,
a commercial traveller, drops dead in
Pomeroy & Robinson's store.
"a. Harry G. Clarke makes his first
visit as commercial traveller.
80. Charles Flaherty inadvertently
thrusts his hand through Thurston's
drug store cellar window, the hand be-
ing so badly cut as to require eight
stitches to close up the wound.
FEBRUARY.
Z. J. NJ. Darr loses part of fore
finger coupling an engine to freight
car.
s. Blessing of the Church of st
James; pontiical high mass and i'm
pressive ceremonies.
o. Roll call at the Congregational par
sonage.
10. George B. McKelvey and Gertrude
NJ. Hardy united in marriage.
IL. Birth of daughter to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Stephen Beruibe. Fire at thu
home of Mr.. John Reeve.
13. Masquerade Ball. Tremendou
snow storm.
IA. Two switchmen, A. Britton ant
r. Dickson killed in the yard while coup
ling cars.
ST 16. James Strathern taken to tn
Montreal general hospital to be treate,
: for inflammatory rheumatism,
, 81. An Evening with Tennyson il
| aid of the public library.
26. Birth of son to II. A. Steven
and wife.
%. Birth of daughter to Treh
Turgeon.
MARCH.
a 2. Fire in the mill boarding house
damage slight.
6. Birth OF daughter to A. A. POM
;, roy and wife.
7. Town meeting day.
IL. Sudden death Of John G. Aingt
at the Essex House.
Is. Birth of daughter to Geors
Wilson and wife.
16. Z. G. Goodhue's store room bu
glarized by boys.
90. Monster moose shot by j. Barne
: The arrest of the latter, the grand jul
finding no bill and the subsequent inc
- dents connected Herewith made this
celebrated case.
25. Death at Farnham, Que, of \
s. G. Cunningham, former resident
Island Pond.
is 20. Birth of son to Rev. and Nj
al Z. j. Gale. Death of the infant son
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Deland.
80. Spelling contest at the M.
ly Church, Prize, Autograph Quilt, w
vs., by Miss Rena Hall.
S 81. Good Friday, Death of Per
Cabana,