Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-05-27
TOWN TOPICS,

the listers and filed in the town clerk.
office as the law requires. The total
amount is sS252.79 as compared with
sS216.42 last year, decrease of less
than $500.
All the schools in town will hold pre-.
Memorial exercises this week on Friday
afternoon. Each school will present an
interesting programme appropriate to
the occasion, and parents and citizens
should plan to attend.
Miss Beatrice Reeve while visiting her
friend Mrs. Trenholme last week was
seized with such a severe attack of ton
silitis that the doctor for several days
would not allow her to be removed to
her home. We are glad to add that she
is now improving.
The viaduct was thrown open to the
use of the public Thursday evening
May 10. 1t is an immense structure,
well built, and will doubtless prove a
great convenience alike to the town and
the railroad company. 1t is being
painted "A prince brown.
Friends will be glad to know that
John White, Familiarity called "Johnpy,'
is recovering from his illness. He has
been in critical condition with typhoid
pneumonia, and was so low last week
Thursday it was feared he could not
survive through the day. He, however,
rallied, and now has passed the danger
point.
The fire alarm called out the members
of the fire company Sunday afternoon
to Mrs. M. Smiths place on Railroad
street, but happily their services were not
required. Two boys at play had set fire
to some straw outside their playhouse,
and the smoke enveloping barn near
by gave the impression that the barn
was on fire. hence the alarm. A pail of
water extinguished the blaze from the
straw.
At the annual meeting of the grand
encampment of Vermont, l. o. o. F.,
held at Bellows Falls last week, our
townsman, L. +. Jones, was honored by
being chosen district deputy grand pa.
triarch, position he is admirably quail.
fled to fill, having successfully occupied
the higher offices in the subordinate
lodge and encampment here. His dis
trict includes the encampments of Essex
and Orleans counties.
The Right Rev. A. c. A. Hall, d. D.
Bishop of Vermont, will make his annual
visit to Christ Church parish Thursday
June 2. The service will be at 7.30 P
NJ, when the apostolic rite of confirma
ton will be administered, followed by a
sermon by the Bishop. An invitation
is most cordially extended the public tc
attend this service. Friday morning al
Z o'clock there will be celebration o.
the Holy Eucharist, with the Bishop a!
celebrant.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Parsons and thei
daughter Iona were called to Saco, Me.
last week by the death of Mrs. Parsons
sisters husband, Mr.. A. NJ. Coker, which
occurred Friday May 20. The deceased
had been in poor health for some time
He was not stranger to the people o
Island Pond, having been a frequen
visitor the past few years, and wa
many years ago engaged in business a
Norton. Funeral services were held al
Saco Sunday, with interment at Alma
Me-, the following day. Mr.. and Miss
Parsons returned home Monday night
but Mrs. Parsons will remain two O
three days with her bereaved sister.
The case of Alvin French VS.. the L
T. r. was heard before the suprem
court last Friday. This case has bee
tried twice at Guildhall. At the Marc
term last year the jury disagreed, br
at the following October term the plail
tiff was awarded $4,000 damages, an
exceptions were taken by the rallroa
company because the court overruled tn
motion to direct verdict for the d
PENDANT at the conclusion of the evidenc
on exceptions to portions OF Jude
Munson's charge and on the failure
the court to give separate instruction
to the jury as requested. A decisio
may be announced this week, or pos
poned to the October term.
MEMORIAL DAY ORDERS.
Sunday May 30, the annual sermc