Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-12
TOWN TOPICS.

April ..
A. Narcotic of Holland purchased
some 500 bushels potatoes here the past
week and has shipped them to Boston.
Don't fail to hear the Canadian Jubi-
lee Singers Saturday evening at the
opera house. You will hear musie.sure.
Willard Smith, who has been having
hard time with an exceedingly sore
neck, confined to the house several DAYS,
is now improving.
Died, at Sherbrooke, Que, on the 5th
inst, Margaret NJ. Newton, relict of the
late John Newton, aud mother of Mrs.
w. +. {. Jones, of this town.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
give social at Miss Janet Guests Tues
day evening February 10 at 7.30 o'clock.
A silver collection will be taken.
Everybody welcome.
The railroad boys are greeting Joseph
Paquette these days as Papa" and Joe
rather enjoys the title, it being his first
experience, by the birth of daughter
Monday.
Mr.. Glenn Barney of Morgan and
Miss Grace Croft of Island Pond were
united in marriage on the third inst. by
Rev. Thomas Hall. The good wishes of
many friends attend these young people.
The verdict of sll0O awarded John
E. Tracy at the Essex County Court in
his action against the Grand Trunk Ry.
Co., to which exceptions were taken by
the company, has been affirmed by the
supreme court.
We had quite rain storm Sunday,
followed Sunday night by a severe freeze,
and Monday, with sharp cold wind and
icy streets, was exceedingly uncomforta
BILE for those whose business compelled
them to be out.
Miss Emma Patterson, who has been
on visit to relatives in the west, has
returned home after an absence of sew
eral months, and announces the birth of
son to her sister, Mrs. VIM. Atwill OF
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
1t is seldom that the weather is so
bitterly cold as to cause men to give up
their work, and yet this was the condi-
ton the past week when the men EN-
ployed on the new culvert were abso-
lutely compelled to cease from their la
bors.
Moses Courchene has given up hi
Job as night Waterman at the shirt fac
tory, and has returned to the employ o.
the Grand Trunk, as day Waterman al
the new station. Carl Hodsden once
again becomes the night Waterman a
tie shirt factory.
Postmaster Carpenter intends in tn
future to have better order maintaine'
in the post Office during the exchange o
the night mail, even if he has to invok
the aid of the civil authorities to thi
end. Smoking also is prohibited dun
ing the exchange of mails.
A tree fell on Andy Foley Tuesda
afternoon while he was working in tn
Tracy woods, striking him on the bacl
of the head and shoulders, inficting
severe wound in the head. He is unde
the care of DR.. Ellie, who is hopeful Q
having him out again week hence.
Last Thursday, for some unaccount;
BILE cause, Steve Maroney's deliver
horse bolted, and Miss Kate Marone.
who was in the team, was thrown OF
near the opera house and her side il
iured. Considering the hard froze
GROUND it is wonder that she escape
serious hurt when she fell
J.R. Williams, who trainmen will r
member as the first trainmaster at lslai
Pond under the present management
: the Grand Trunk, committed suicide
! Gently at Battle Creek, Mich, being Q
| of employment and respondent
l went to his room at the hotel, turned
| the gas, and to prevent its escape
| stuffed his clothing about the door, a
| Law on his bed to deliberately ava
| death.
/ Jacob Stern announces bargain s.
/ that surpasses all others. On the Il
. mage of this issue will be enumerated
| number of the bargains he has to OF
atthis time. The values are un
/ proachable and the low pricing is
paralleled. His stock must be reduc
disposed of entirely, therefore all
need of such goods advertised by h
should make an early call, which affo
Quicker service, easier selection III
ice! the advertisement.
w The main water pipe on the
: which furnishes water to Fogg q ii
r. sons block, Thurston's block and
NV opera house block, froze solid Saturd
70, inconveniencing the occupants OF IN