Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-05-20
TOWN TOPICS.

The Rev. VIM. Shaw is to be the
Memorial day speaker here. The Post
is to be congratulated on its choice.
At dinner Sunday May Is, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Worth, four
generations were seated at the table.
Mr. and Mrs. f. J. Cleugh are receiv-
ing the congratulations of their friends
in the birth of son, their first born.
Friday May ID.
When blowing few days since L. c.
Hall turned up tomahawk. 1t is
pretty we'll encased with rust, but is
quite a curiosity.
BIRTHS. May 10, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Cargill; May Is, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. f. j. Cleugh; May l6, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Pow
ers; May II, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Coe.
The viaduct will probably be complet-
ed this week. George Foster has the
distinction of being the first to go over
it with team, driving over Tuesday,
John Worth second. Work on the foot
bridge near the station has commenced.
W. j. Rooney will soon move his bak-
cry and confectionery business to the
store at present occupied by j. E. White,
who will shortly go to Montreal to en-
gage in business. Mr.. Rooney and his
family will also occupy the tenement
upstairs.
Mrs. George Moye went Wednesday
to the Whiteield On. H. hospital for
medical advice and treatment. Mrs.
Moye has been in poor health for long
time, and we hope that her fondest an.
ticipations of a restoration to complete
health and strength may be realized
fully.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Bartlett, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Jones, David A. Haynes and
Robert Thompson are at Bellows Falls
attending the annual meetings of the
various branches connected with the
Odd Fellows order, the grand encamp-
ment, grand lodge and grand assembly
of Rebekahs.
The |. P. H. S. ball team went to
Bloomfield Saturday to try conclusions
with the school team there, and were
defeated by a score of % and IL. Our
boys were handsomely entertained and
were accorded gentlemanly treatment at
the hands of their opponents. A return
game will be played here Saturday.
Dale and Sweeney have the founda
ton of a new house OH York Hill well
under way. 1t is being built for Mr.
James Pilgrim. Mrs. Willoughby is
building a new house on Derby street OIL
the site of the harness shop destroyed
by fire last winter, and M. B. Ladd con
templates the erection of two houses or
Pleasant street. Building operations
in Island Pond promise to be quite livel.
this spring.
Adam Danforth met with severe AIT
painful accident at West Milan las
Friday. While setting off two cars oil
to the Kilkenny railroad he was strucl
by bridge and thrown about car
length, but fortunately did not fall to tn
ground. He received cut on the hea'
and his back is badly wrenched, causing
him great pain. He was brought to hi
: home here Friday night and is getting
along nicely, thankful that he escape'
more serious injury.
} Mrs. A. O. Dechene has for numbe
I of years past been totally deaf in on
!. : ear, but few days since the hearth
) was almost miraculously restored witt
j out the aid of an operation or by tn
use of remedies. Mrs. Dechene exper
: enced the sensation of something seer
ingly breaking or cracking in the ca
and when this had passed she realize
to her great delight that she could agal
q hear Her many friends rejoice Wi
a her in this great and unexpected hapl
70 ness.
Owing to the change of courses
study at the high school there will
no graduating class next year, cons
quently the graduation exercises Ju1
10 will be the last of the kind that
shall hear until 1906. AS near as CT
be predicted now the exercises this We
will be of exceptional interest. L
Lotus Quartette is undoubtedly the be
organization of its kind east OF bosto
- and Mrs. Cove, dramatic reader, has
. reputation excelled by none now bete
the New England public. On such
casions as these the class needs the 81
port of the public, hence cordial In
tation is extended to all to attend
S. afternoon exercises and evening conce
,er Exercises in the afternoon are free
oil. admission to the concert IN