Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-09-12

Miss Louisa Campbell is spending this
week with her parents in Montreal.
Painters are busy painting the build.
ings on Railroad street owned by David
A. Haynes.
Miss May Twigg, of Portland Me-,
who has been spending the summer at
Mrs. Devany's, returned home Sunday.
The grand jury term of Essex county
court couveneS at Guildhall Tuesday,
October I. Chief Judge Rowell will
preside.
w. j. Nixon and family moved last
week into the new house recently erected
on Derby street for Mrs. Alice Viii
loughby.
Ernest Wilcox, clerk for the Bart
lett Co., is enjoying his vacation, during
which his place is filed in the store 10y
VIII Moore.
I'm the absence of Rev. +. j. Gale last
Sunday Mr.. Frank X. Griffin very ac-
ceptably conducted the services at the
NJ +. Church.
Ed. Davis, who has been quite seri-
ously i'll, has the past week so much i'm
proved in health as to again take up his
work at the shoemaker's bench
The annual excursion to Montreal,
Quebec and st. Anne de Beaupre takes
place next Monday, and the indications
are that it will be largely patronized.
Mrs. Emma Bonney of Gorham, n.
H., was in town few days last week
calling on old friends, by whom she was
kindly greeted. She returned home
Monday.
Mrs A. A. Pomeroy and two children,
who have spent several days with her
parents at Coaticook, Que, returned to
Island Pond last Saturday. Mrs. Pome-
roy has not fully recovered from her i'll
ness, but returns home greatly improved
in health.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Nalees in
FAINT son has been very i'll for several
days, and at times his condition was
such as to give alarm to the parents, but
we are very much pleased now to report
that the little one is seemingly gaining
in health and strength and that the par
cuts and friends feel much encouraged.
Peter Beleau was arrested Saturday
by deputy sheriff Stevens charged with
an assault on George Baldwin. Before
justice Parsons the respondent claimed
he acted in self-defence, and the justice
after hearing the evidence of the two
principals, (there were no other wit.
nesses) upheld the contention of Mr.
Belleau and ordered his discharge. The
town foots the bill.
1t has been suggested to us by two OF
three of our readers that the item in
our last issue referring to the election
and subsequent disorderly conduct con.
veyed the impression that the candidate
for town representative was implicated
in the disreputable proceedings which
occurred the night of the election
Nothing farther could be from our de.
sign than to impute any part in those
proceedings to the successful candidate
for he himself denounced them from the
beginning.
Tuftield Wiley met with grievous
loss Tuesday afternoon by the destruc-
ton by fire of his house and all his
household effects, his barn and contents
including hay and produce. Two horses
and a COW were saved. The fire occurred
in his absence, being caused without
doubt by the use of stove pipes in his
house instead of chimney. No in,
surance. Our people are very sorry fol
Mr.. Wiley i'll his great loss, and as he il
a poor man we hope some practical evil
dence of sympathy may be forthcoming
The large audience that greeted the
Guy Brothers Tuesday evening, not
withstanding the rain, showed that they
had lost nothing Of their popularit,
here. The managers evidently under
stand the requirements of those to whom
variety entertainment is pleasurabl
form of recreation, consequently the
command that support always extended
They have an extra good show this sea
son, and there was much to please an
praise in the programme presented. !
feature above the average was the illus
trated songs. "Fare thee well Molli
Darling" sang by that popular balladis'
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