Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
TOWN TOPICS.

"dPlN ana prosperous new year.
Write it 1905.
Keep your good resolutions.
The winter term for all the schools in
town begins next Monday.
W. I. Carleton of Wells River spent
Christmas with his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Stolte spent New Years
at Derby Line, taking in the ball there
New Years eve.
Edwin Spiller, who came back from
Colorado Springs to spend the summer
here, has returned there.
Miss Annie Chadwick came home last
week from her employment at Brattle-
boro to spend Christmas with her par
ents.
Marot's the famous French Chefs
Ice Cream Fudge. When you taste it
you will rave over it. Served at the
baseball carnival.
Mrs. Geo, n. Dale and daughter Inez,
who have been here several months,
have gone back to Tennessee to spend
the winter, leaving Tuesday.
While leaving the shirt factory Mon
day evening Mrs. +. S. Willard had the
misfortune to slip and fall down the
steps, severely spraining both wrists.
The limit of the shortest days in the
year has bsen reached, and now there
will be gradual increase in the length
of days until the maximum is reached
next June.
Arrangements have been made with
j. w. Thurston to supply his famous
ice cream at the baseball carnival Every
body knows that this is synonymous
with purity and excellence.
Charles ID. Thurston is in the posses.
sion of magnificent clock, which he
won in prize contest inaugurated b,
John G. Hutchins at North Stratford
a clock that requires winding only one,
a year.
Hon, Horace w. Bailey of Newbury
one of the leaders in the House at the
late session of the Legislature, was il
town part of last week, on business
and pleasure bent. Many friends en-
joyed his visit, which was all too short.
II, ID. Lindsay retired Wednesda,
night from the management of thu
Lakeview, and is succeeded by Charlie
I. Fitzgerald, who we hope will have
prosperous business. Mr.. Lindsay ha
been a popular landlord with the travel
ing public aud among hi regular board
ers. He returns to Newport with tn
good wishes of all.
Our stores did larger holiday busi
ness last week than ever before. Thu
volume of the money spent, it is fair t.
presume, went to bring happiness t.
somebody. The best index to the pee
pies prosperity is in the amount o
money spent in Christmas gifts ant
looking at it in this light, we of lslan'
Pond are better off than usual. Fo
that matter the whole country is enjoy
ing greater degree of prosperity thai
usual, though the cost of living is mucl
higher than year ago.
Several cases of small pox are reported
at Wenlock and vicinity, but the health
and local officers are on the alert, having
completely quarantined the cases, burn
bedding, ETC., and fumigated the lumbe
camps where the disease broke out. !
few years ago at such intelligence Il
this there would have been something
like panic. Now hardly any one feel
apprehension or pays any serious al
tention to the news, as there is very ii
tie danger of the disease becoming ep
demic after once gaining a foothold
ordinary rules of health are observed.
Our community was greatly startle
and shocked last week to learn tina
Kate Richardson, formerly of Islam
Pond, was under arrest at Revere, Mass
charged with the grave offence OF a
tempting to poison her mother, charg
preferred by the attending physician
During the stay Of the family here, whe
7 MIR. Richardson was proprietor OF I'll
5 Stewart House, the members wei
much attached and devoted to eac
; other, and our people scout the idea Thu
| Kate would even attempt to harm he
! mother let alone attempt to poison he
, Mrs. Richardson has been in poo
health since the death of her husband
1900, at times on the verge. of nervol
prostration, and has on more than OF
occasion limited that she was bein
poisoned, but since the arrest hi
vehemently asserted the innocence
her daughter. At the prelimlna
hearing the case was continued for tt
days to permit Of investigation and MI
Richardson held in bonds OF $1,000
This she could not secure, but tt
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