Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-03-01

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Il. hall next Thursday evening March =.
We are all glad to see f. J. Chase
about the village once more after a long
and tedious illness, although he is not
yet fully restored to health.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Ladd entertained
party at whist last saturday evening
After whist refreshments were served.
The occasion was highly enjoyed by all
attending.
l.. W. Stevens has been appointed
deputy sheriff in place of VI. c. Davis
who is about to resign, having too much
other business to'attend to. Mr. Davis
has also sold his harness business to
Mr.. Stevens.
I. Harry Hall has made very neat
display in the Bosworth Store Co 5 show
window of the chenille and tapestry
curtains just received by the firm.
Harry is IT in planning attractive look.
ing show windows.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet in the room over G. f.. Clarke's
store next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The proposed inauguration ball will not
he given, but instead an Old Folks Ball,
Easter Monday, April S.
The Postal Department will issue a
special series OF stamps to commemorate
the Pan American Exhibition to be held
at Buffalo, y. Y, to he on sale from
May LIST to October 3lst The stamps
will not be issued to postmasters for sale
before the last of April at the earliest.
|. Having in their possession consider
able amount of mems second hand cloth
ing, underwear and outside garments
the ladies of the L. b. 4. give notice
that they will dispose of them at a very
low price at their rooms on Snow street
Friday evening from $50 till o'clock.
Miss Louise Stockwell's first children 5
class in singing will open at the residence
of Mr.. f. c. Goodhue, Saturday morning,
March End, at o'clock. All children
between the ages of six and fourteen
wears who wish to learn are invited to
attend. Terms, Sl.20 for the course of
II lessons. Miss Stockwell would also
be pleased to give careful teaching on
the piano or organ to a few young pupils.
1t is in the air that the long promised
new railroad station here will be built
the coming summer, to cost in the Vi
cinity of $4,000. Nothing has been
definitely decided upon, but the railroad
company have under consideration an
offer made 10y some OF onr enterprisng
men looking to the purchase of the
present station, and to remove the same
within ten days should the offer be ac-
copied.
| 1t is reported that G. d. Herrin, present
contractor and mail carrier on the
| route Island Pond to Newport, has been
awarded the contract for a term of -four
wears commencing July /, 1901. The
F, fact that after July people living not
| nearer than so rods from a post office
and on the line of travel of the mai
carrier can have their mail left at then
homes provided they furnish a suitable
box or receptacle convenient of access tC
the carrier, increases the latter's work
very much and has caused people to be
slow in rendering bids for performing
the service required by the government
| No bids having been accepted on the
route Island Pond to Derby Line the
route was advertised second time for
30 days during which time no bids We're
forwarded through the Island Pond pos
office. The present second assistant
postmaster Gen. W. 5. Shallenberger
has accomplished great deal in the
Improvement Of mail route service and {
great many ''rural free delivery" sys-
TENS have been established, giving The
people OH the farms as good mail facili
ties as the inhabitants of the suburbs o.
our large cities, and the increase in The
work of stage driver Herrin gives th'
farmers on the line of his route as goot
service as that had by rural free delivery