Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-09
TOWN TOPICS.

a son was born to Mrs. Trefe Turgeon
the last day of the old year.
Miss Wagner of Berlin, n. H., spent
last week in town the guest of Miss
Stern.
As will be seen by statement pull
Ilshed elsewhere the county is free from
debt, and there is balance in the
hands of the treasurer.
n. Is. Lougee and his brother Henry
were hastily summoned to Compton,
Que, last week Thursday by the serious
illness of their mother.
Mr.. Ora 5. Cargill of Charleston and
Miss Eliza J. Moore of Morgan were uni
ted in marriage December 81, at the
Lakeview, by Rev. T.. j. Gale.
The Rev. +. p. Lee will conduct the
services at st. Barnahas Church, Berlin,
n. H., next Sunday, and at st. Paul's
Church, Canaan, the Sunday following.
A Record Breaker The largest
amount of steamship freight ever ship
ped in one day from Montreal to Port
land, via Island Pond, occurred the I'd
inst. The total value amounted to over
S250,000.
Voters in town who have not received
the pamphlet containing the act to
regulate the traffic in intoxicating liquor
can procure the same 10y applying to the
town clerk. These pamphlets are fur
nished free.
Friends here will rejoice to learn that
VIM. Atwill, a former train dispatcher
at Island Pond, has been appointed
chief train dispatcher of the Cherokee
division of the Illinois Central Railroad
Co., effective Dec. %, 1902.
\ special meeting of Ross Encamp-
n.ent, |. o. o. f., for the purpose of
comforting the Golden Rule degree, will
be held in Odd Fellows Hall next Tues.
day evening at $50. A full attend
ance of the members is desired.
Monday January 5, 1903:
He was walking across the track,
| And went down with sudden kersmack
He emitted yell
That sounded like O.!
'Twasn't his face that was blue and black
There is nothing new to report in the
Richardson case, save that the hearing
commenced Monday and is now in
progress. The mother is considered in
sane and has been taken to hospital.
The hearing of the case Will occupy the
whole week.
The union services being held this
week i'll observance OF the Week of
Prayer have been very successful thus
far. Services will be held each evening
except Saturday. The closing service
will be at the Congregational Church
Sunday evening.
Miss Helen NJ. Blake went to Mont
pelier last week to be present at a
meeting of the state examiners held at
that place last Friday. She went from
there to her former home in Bradford for
few days visit with friends, returning
home last Tuesday.
The check list is posted, and every
voter should see that his name is Oh this
list. The board of civil authority will
meet at the town clerks office Friday
the Odd day Of January, and Saturday
the 3lst day of January, at l o'clock p.
NJ. each of said days, to hear and deter
mine all the qualifications of any of the
persons named in said list to make all
lawful and necessary additions thereto
and to administer the Freeman's oath to
such persons DESTROYS of taking the
same.
At present it looks as though the license
| local-option bill will be defeated in
Island Pond, also in Essex County.
Here, in addition to those opposed to it
on principle there are some who will
vote against it because they will not be
able to obtain liquor as easily as they
get it now, while there are others who
want to bring the matter into the next
campaign, claiming they will then get a
better law; and there is another class
urging opposition because the penalties
are greater and more stringent than un
der the present law. So once again
those opposed to prohibition will be
found voting in favor Of it.
A great deal of interest is centerine
in the Tug Of War contests at the bast
ball carnival. This is not only con
test of strength but of head work al
we'll. There are four on a side and eacf
team must weigh less than 700. The.
pull on a platform arrangement ahou
so feet long with ceats bolted across
for foot braces. At the center the rope
is locked by means of lever and CLAMP
which is opened at the shot of pistol