Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-02
TOWN TOPICS.
Is your name OH the check list? Last

Chester King has been obliged to
stop work this week on account of some
very painful carbuncles.
The Eastern Star will hold their first
meeting after the summer recess next
Monday evening, September 9Th.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give baked bean supper Friday evening
September 2, from to o'clock.
Friends of John White are glad to
see him back at the station again after
a lingering illness of many months.
Will Smith and Will Ladd are the
conductors of the special cars and trains
running to Sherbrooke during the Fair.
Collector Mansur of the Custom Dis
trict of Memphremagog and special
deputy Bancroft were here Monday ON
official business.
James Cooper who was seriously
injured two weeks ago, we are glad to
learn is improving so that he is able to
be up about the house.
The Rev. Thos. Hall and family re-
turned from their vacation last week,
and Mr.. Hall occupied his pulpit at the
Congregational Church Sunday.
The official ballots for Essex county
have been distributed to the several
towns by county clerk Hubbard. The
ballots were printed at the HERALD
| office.
Judge Rosebrook, who has been an
invalid for several years, and confined to
/ the house, has so much improved in
health of late as to permit an occasional
| visit to the village.
The democrats have erected two
handsome flag poles, one in front and
one at the rear of the post office. A
Parker and Davis flag will shortly be
thrown to the breeze.
The Rev. John A. Dixon, former
pastor here, now pastor at Hardwick,
accompanied by Mrs. Dixon, called on
old friends last week. They were en-
route to the campmeeting at Lyndon
vile.
The second nine went to West Burke
last week to play the third game i'll the
series, and were defeated by score of
to 3. The fourth game will be played
here Saturday, and the boys hope to
make the games even.
| The last meeting of the board of civil
authority to revise the check list will be
held at the town clerks office Saturda,
afternoon, September 3, at l o'clock
At the close of this meeting if you
name is not on the list you cannot vote
The engagement is announced of Mis-
Lyla Hall, daughter of the Rev. Thos
Hall, to Mr.. Charles Macartney,younges
son of the late Major George Mccartney
H. M. Tooth Regiment. The marriag
will take place at the Congregations
Church September 8.
j. B. Ripley, Pension Attorney iron
~
Lyndonville, will be at the office OF Geo
S. Robinson Saturday, September ID
afternoon and evening. Mr.. Ripley vii
be pleased to meet any old comrade
his widow who are in need OF hi
services. Consultation free.
Foreman j. j. Curran and crew ar
engaged in laying new steel and putin
in new tracks in the railroad yart
When this work is completed 1t WI
give room for great many more carr
! which is much required here, especial
in the winter time. The present capaclt
Of the ward is about seven hundred car
The case of S. D. Hobson vs.. E. Go'
nee came on for hearing before Hor
~ Jonathan Ross, special master, at tn
:? office of Ii. w. Blake Tuesday. Durin
the forenoon the orator introduced n
evidence, but during the noon recess tf
!, parties came to a settlement. John "
= Redmond appeared for Hobson an
rs Harland B. Howe for Goupee.
IS Ray 7. Gle of Littleton, civil eng
neer. will be here next week, to con
meuce work Wednesday morning su
yeying and laying out routes Tor OF
new aqueduct system, also to locate
reservoir. Mr.. Gle is an expert at IN
business, having an experience OF maj
. wears. The commissioners evidently
:. not intend the grass to grow under tht
] feet.
Dr. Trenholme and wife left toy
Wednesday afternoon for a vlsit
Toronto, where the doctor will atte
the convention of the Dominion Dent
> Association. They go by steamer ire
Montreal to Toronto. When the CO
vention adjourns they will contin
their trip to Niagara Falls, Ruffalo a
Detroit, expecting to be absent ten ia
or two weeks.
W M. A. Courchene, the popular jam