Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-10-03
Opera House. October MONDAY.

Opera House, October 6-Monday.
Two trains, 81 cars in all, loaded with
'heep and cattle for shipment abroad
passed through here last Thursday.
Mrs. 7. Harry Hall and two children
returned last Thursday from visit OF
several weeks with her parents at Arden,
Ont.
+. NJ. BARTLETT and &. f. Clarke are
interested spectators of the doings of the
general assembly at Montpelier this
week.
Miss Lettie Lefebvre left town last
Wednesday to be absent several weeks,
visiting relatives and friends in Montreal
and Toronto.
Joe Paquette and bride returned to
Island Pond from their bridal trip last
Wednesday. They will not go to house
keeping until spring.
The members of the Ladies Literary
Club will meet for the transaction of
business at the home of Miss Steele
Thursday afternoon, October 8, at $50.
A full attendance is desired.
Wallace Knapp, who was so seriously
injured at Groveton, n. H., four weeks
ago, having one leg cut off and the other
nearly severed by cutting machine,was
brought to Island Pond Monday.
Harry Brown, who is an inmate of the
Sherbrooke (Que) hospital, suffering
from bone abscess, is getting along
quite nicely, and hopeful of being per-
mitted to return home in few days.
Word was received here Sunday of the
death at Norfolk, Va, of Frank Fowler,
former resident of Island Pond. He
had been i'll fol- some time with consuml
ton, and the news of his death was not
entirely unexpected.
NJ. c. Davis has at las. grattied his
desire Of being sole owner of lookup,
to accomplish which he purchased the
"Peter," its use as place of confne-
ment having given place to the cage.
"What will he do with it?
"The Pickaninnies' at Opera House
Monday next, Oct. 6.
MIR. and Mrs. w. j. Nixon left town
Tuesday. He has been train dispatcher
here for several months past and now
goes to Montreal to report, expecting to
be transferred to Winnipeg, Man. The
house on Derby street vacated by him
has been rented to Frank X. Griffin.
Rev. Geo. o. Howe of Randolph, a
former pastor of Grace NJ. f. Church, is
expected here the latter part of this
week to visit his former parishioners.
The latter are hoping they may have
the pleasure of hearing him preach next
Sunday. Mrs. Howe accompanies him.
Some changes have been made in the
arrival and departure of trains here by
the new time schedule, which went into
effect last Sunday. No. l, the night
Pullman from Portland now arrives at
12.45 A. NJ, and leaves for Montreal at
Am. No. 4, the night Pullman from
| Montreal arrives at l.30 A. NJ. and leaves
| for Portland at As A. NJ.
A search and seizure was made at
Nolen's Monday by deputy sheriff Bemis
and two barrels of beer seized Mr.
| Nolen claimed the beer to be non-intoxi.
eating, Steamed beer so called) and tc
test this three bottles from each barre
have been forwarded to Burlington fol
analysis. We understand that the beef
was sold to him under guarantee that i
was notwithstanding
John w. Thurston, our town repre-
sentative, left for Montpelier Tuesday
his wife accompanying him. His long
and successful business career gives as
surance that the interests of his constit
uents will be well cared for, and tn
HERALD believes that he will labo
zealously and earnestly not only to thl
end, but also in behalf of good legisla
ton generally. He will be agood work
ing member, especially in commltte
work.