Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-23

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f. Leslie Skinner has gone to Berlin
n. H., having employment with the rail
road company.
The regular Meeting of the w. X. C
occurs Saturday evening, at which a
full attendance is desired.
Mrs. NJ. c. Mckinley went to Barton
Landing last Friday to spend few days
with relatives and friends.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church will
serve harvest dinner in the vestry
Wednesday September 2Sth. Dinner 90
cents.
I. +. Butler and wife left Tuesday
morning for visit of two weeks at
Montreal, Quebec, and MFR. Buffers
home in Canada.
Charles Stevens, son and daughter,
of New York City, are visiting friends
in this vicinity, at present the guests of
a. Nj. Stevens and wife.
Mrs. Geo. II. Fitzgerald went to Bos-
ton Monday to see her husband, who is
there for medical treatment. John w.
Thurston accompanied her.
Mrs. Charles Hosford, who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
e. Moye the past two weeks, returned
Tuesday to her home at Claremont, n.
III.
Mr.. Maplesden is expected home
within few days. The HERALD is in
possession of another interesting COM
munication from his pen, in verse, which
will appear next week.
A. j. Chesney of Beleville, Ont,
spent Sunday at Island Pond with his
wife and children. The latter have
been here several weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Farmer.
Adelard Payeur left Monday for
Dunkirk, N. Y, where he will at once
enter the Passionist Preparatory School.
Quite an undertaking for boy of
twelve years to attend school so far from
| home.
Mrs. Robert McKelvey and children
of Davis, w. Va, are visiting in this
vicinity, with her husbands relatives
here, and at her former home at West
Charleston. Mrs. McKelvey will be re-
membered in years gone by as Miss
Cummings, an able and careful tie acher
here.
Miss Mary Ann Lee has an excellent
position as teacher in one of the schools
at Gorham, N. H., and we predict a
successful term for her. Miss Mae
Cabana is also teaching school at Cor
ham, commencing her second school
year. which augurs well for her ability
as :. teacher.
At sunset Sunday began the Hebrew
day OF Atonement, the annual day of
fasting, known in the Hebrew language
as Yom Ripper, and the most solemn of
the Jewish holidays, which extended
until sunset Monday. All earnest He
brews fast for these twenty-four hours,
and by the pious Hebrew the holiday is
observed with all the care and devotion
he can bestow. At the close of this
period of fasting comes season of re-
ioicing. Stern Brothers store as closed
Monday until sunset.
John Brown, one of our Of dest resi-
dents, died at his home Tuesday morn
ing, aged "A years. He had been in i'll
health for many years, and was confined
to his bed the past six months, at times
suffering intensely; but he is at rest
now. Mr.. Brown was Justly esteemed
as neighbor and citizen, while at
home he was kind and indulgent hus-
band and father, devotedly attached to
his family. A widow, two daughters
and one son survive him. Funeral
service, with solemn high mass of re-
ouiem, was held this Thursday morning,
and was largely attended by sympathiz-
ing friends.
Favorable conditions are reported all
along the line among the schools which
opened throughout the town last week
The attendance is unusually large
especially at the high school where the
seating capacity of every room is taxed
to the utmost. This is especially true
in the high department where with an
enrolment of between fifty and sixty
pupils has presented quite problem
since there is seating capacity for only
about forty.fve. When the building
was erected provision was made fol
thirty five pupils in the high department
and until recently there has been room
enough and to spare. Last year, how
ever, it was found necessary to fit anc
furnish the vacant room for a recitation
room. and twelve seats were added tc
provide for the increased attendance
This year it will be necessary to provide
from twelve to fifteen additional seats