Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-03-22
TOWN TOPICS.

This Is the iissi day of Spring accord,
ing 10 most calendars. bat the calendar
is the only thing that indicates it.
The >ehool boand organized for the
current year 10y the choice If @. :.
Eaton as chairman. aud q. +. Clarke
succeeds himself a. clerk.
We are all glad to see that MIR. Bos-
worth, sen. who has been quite in for
several weeks. has 50 far recovered as 10
he able TO he on hand at the store.
We again remind dog owners that
NOW Is the time to pay for their dog
license. Town clerk Robinson reports
these taxes as coming in very slowly.
There Mere some liquor raids here
last week and quantity OF liquor was
destroyed, hat sufficient evidence has
since been presented Ia show that the
thirst still ilourishes.
y flock of wild geese headed north
passed over this vicinity about 10 o'clock
Monday morning. Spring will come
some day, and then beware of that absent
look in the eye that means spring clean
ing.
Frank Emery's lunch cart was broken
into some few nights since and the
contents of the till. about So. stolen.
The young man ia charge left the cart
Tor minute to get pail of water and
ere he returned the theft was committed.
States attorney Hale aud sheriff Cob
leigh made an official visit here last
week. They proceeded at once to "inter-
view few of our citizens. the result
being the enrichment of the state treas
ury by quite a sum and the splitting OF a
quantity of liquor.
f. W. Wright of Lunenburg. County
Examiner. held an examination for
teachers here Tuesday and Wednesday.
There were l3 aspirantS for the various
grades of certificates. Mr., Wright con
ducts another examination at Bloom
field Thursday and Friday.
Miss Susie Brown who has been so
dangerously i'll for the past two weeks
with pneumonia is considered Now out
of danger, although very weak. She is
not allowed to see any one only those in
close attendance. Her sister Mrs. +. w.
Fiske of Lancaster is caring for her, also
Mrs. NJ. Lee.
The annual fair and entertainment
by the Woman's Auxiliary will be held
Thursday, May >, at the opera house
hall. Sale of fancy and useful articles in
the afternoon and in the evening for en-
tertainment The Old Maids Conven-
ton will be presented. \ very amusing
play and will provoke roars of laughter.
Rey. j. O. Sherburn was in town last
Tuesday 10 hold the fourth quarterly
Conference of the Methodist Church.
This is always an important meeting,but
all the business was quickly and har-
moniously disposed of. Request was
made unanimously for the return of Rev.
+. j. Gale for another year.
A rear end collision occurred about
three miles west of this place last Satur-
day, shortly after noon. A train from
Montreal to Island Pond was in two sec
tions and The first section broke apart
and ere a trainman could get back to
give the alarm to the second section the
latter collided with the first section.
-Four cars were destroyed and the en-
CINE was badly damaged, but fortunately
no one was hurt. 4 wrecking crew was
promptly on hand so that traffic was de-
layed few hours only and the passen-
gers on the two express trains were
transhipped.
HAVE YOUR EYE PEELED:
For the new railway station.
For the first "new" sugar.
For the flowers that bloom in the
spring; tra-la.
For that little boomlet that is due
pretty soon now.
For some surprises in the political
atmosphere.
For hot time in the old town OF
Guildhnll next week
For the cold IN the head that is sure
to follow your change to lighter pnders
clothing.
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
Notice has been sent to the Road
Commissioners throughout the county
by Hon. j. O. Sanford, State Highway
Commissioner to meet him at meet
ing to be held at the Central House,
Guildhall, Thursday, April 20, for the