Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-02-27
TOWN TOPICS.

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II. b. Amey was in Canaan on lega
business Tuesday and Wednesday.
WashingtOn's birthday occurring on
Sunday the schools did not have thei,
customary holiday Monday.
ii. w. Blake was in Norton Monday
and Wednesday conducting negotiation.
with delinquent tax payers.
About rs new books, 81 of which arr
the latest fiction, have been added to the
public library within the past few weeks
Prof. Thomas, wife and infan,
daughter came last week on a visit to
Mrs. Thomas mother, Mrs. LeBourveau
Mrs. II. +. Randall and Mrs. John
Aldrich went to Rutland Tuesday to at.
tend the annual meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps.
Mr.. Wesley A. Cotes and Miss Edith
M. Barber, both of Ascot, Que, were
married at the Lakeview last Saturday
morning by Rev. f, J. Gale.
The station again caught fire last
Thursday. This time it burned little
longer than usual, and made larger
hole in the roof, but was discovered in
season to prevent much damage.
Rev. FIR. Trottier, formerly of Island
Pond, now of St. Adams, was in town
Thursday and was most cordially greeted
by his old parishioners. He was &C.
companied by Rev. FIR. Bastien of ESSEX
Junction, formerly of Norton.
e. f. Clarke, clerk of school board
has completed the census Of those OF
school age in town, and reports boys
22l, girls sol, total 500. OF these there
are 100 between and 8 years old, 279
between and Is, and l2l between IL
and IS.
Charles NJ. Fletcher of Canaan was
in town last Thursday on business con.
nected with his insurance agency. Dur.
ing his stay he had an object lesson how
Island Pond fights fire, especially if it is
the station blazing He was patriotic
enough to be good Island Ponder fol-
the time being.
N. L. Clancy left town Monday night
for Deckerville, Mich., where his wife
and children are at present, called there
by the serious illness of his son George
We trust he found the little boy out OF
danger on his arrival, feeling shared
by the many friends of the parents in
this community.
VIM. G. Dow, who came here from
Newport to spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Smith, died the
Goth inst, aged 50 years. His remains
were taken Saturday to Coventry for in
terment. 1t will be recalled that his
daughter with whom he was staying
died February 8.
The town meeting warning contains
IL articles, many of great Importance.
The HERALD advises every voter to at.
tend it also suggests that politics be
laid aside in the selection of town Off
GERS and transacting the towns bust.
ness. The report gives the indebted
edness as SlO,731.7O, an increase during
the year of $365.2O
Eugene c. Foss met with serious
mishap Saturday midnight. He was on
his engine fixing something overhead
and somehow slipped severely straining
his leg below the knee. The doctor re.
ports the injury almost as bad as a
broken leg, and that he will be confined
to the house for three or four weeks
MIR. Foss had only recently recovered
from an attack of the grip, and to, one
of his energetic nature this extended
confinement is exceedingly irksome.
The Epworth League will serve sup
per at the Church vestry next Tuesday
evening from to 7 o'clock. Price lC
cents. On the same evening at 7.3C
there will be literary meeting with the
following programme
AN EVENING WITH THE POETS.
Quotations from favorite poet. Paper
Burns, Miss Helen M. Blake. PAPER
Tennyson, Miss Leta j. Eaton. Read
ing from Tennyson, Miss Fife Webster
Paper, Wordsworth, Mr.. Ernest Morse
Reading from Wordsworth, Miss Dorothy
M. Hobson. Music. The literary meet
ing is free to all.
DUMORE-KENNEDY.