Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-24

son.
The new acqueduct will be completed
this week.
Porter II. Dale and Harry b. Amey
have formed law partnership.
Twenty-Five tickets for the Boston ex-
cursion were sold here Monday morning.
Mrs. f. j. Gale has gone to Chester,
ILL.,, to spend the winter with her par
ents.
Fred Sloan is working as baggage
master at the station in the absence of
Mr.. Parker.
Capt. II. +. Randall and W life have re-
turned from two weeks visit in Boston
and vicinity.
Harry Brown in the Sherbrooke hos
pital is making good progress, and is
expected home soon.
We are glad to have Adam Danforth
and wife again take up their residence
here, after spending the summer at Port
land.
Mrs. Harry j. Ladd and son Robert,
of Rumford Falls, Me-, are in town for
two weeks visit with her mother, Mrs.
b. j. Mckinney.
Geo. &. Adams of the Dominion Gus
toms service at this port, is enjoying a
few days vacation in the woods. During
his absence f. 0. Baldwin is in charge
of the office.
Monday morning Miss Maude Garlic
ton fell down stairs at her home, strik-
ing on her left shoulder badly dislocat-
ing it, also fracturing her collar bone.
She is under the care of DR.. Ellie and is
as comfortable as could be expected.
MIR. Roscoe Moore and Miss Annie
Laxon, both of Danville, Que, were uni
ted in marriage the 10Th inst by Justice
Hobson. The latter is reticent as to
whether he kissed the bride, but says he
gave the pair some good fatherly advice.
The HERALD is pleased towelcome to
| Island Pond as residents Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Bunemann from Boston. They are
keeping house in part of the Trenholme
tenement over the Bosworth Co.'S store.
Mr.. Bunemann is in the employ of the
Bosworth Store Co.
Mr.. slack" Strong of Portland, Me,
has been in town during the past week,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Thurston.
Mr. Strong, who is a brother of Mrs.
Mary Thurston, resided here in the
early sixties, and was employed as fire
man on the G. T. II. His visit gave
great pleasure to many old friends.
The Bosworth Store is greatly i'm
proved by the addition of three "silent
statesmen" replacing counter. They
are very handsome show cases and show
of to excellent advantage some of the
many nice things carried in stock by
this enterprising firm. The show case
containing cut glass articles is especially
attractive.
Intelligence was received here last
Saturday that the canvassing board in
the legislature had reported that Nathan
Hobson, candidate for second assistant
Judge on the republican county ticket
was defeated. Deeming such thing
well nigh impossible we made inquiries
of the Secretary of State, and he in
forms us that clerical error in the tabu.
lation of the figures escaped the atten
ton of the board, and that Mr.. Hobson
! was elected by substantially the same
vote as his associate on the ticket, MIR
S. B. Powers. 1t is we'll. "Mistakes viii
occur, even in the best regulated fami
lies"
We experienced terrific electrical
2 storm Sunday afternoon and evening
lasting far into the night, which did con
siderable damage. The lightning wa
almost incessant. 1t struck the hous
of Col. Porter II. Dale passing throug
the roof near the vent hole, but happil
its progress was stayed in the bath room
by striking the bath tub, which wa
n filled with water, that being Mr. Dale
!, custom when there is an electrical storm
Lightning also entered Capt Randall
home through the telephone, which wa
shattered, and Mrs. Lynch had sever
shock, but has recovered from its effect
A large number of transformers wei
burned out all over the village, pole
split and other damage done, causing
n loss to the Electric Power Co. of sever
,e hundred dollars. The lights at the ST
/, ton went out with report as from
gun. The lightning presented ma
nificent sight as it played around II
cross that surmounts the steeple
Christ Church. From neighboring tow
comes reports of the burning of hous
and barns. The storm spread over
large area. Monday night the contra