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

o. ". Carpenter, Postmaster.
Dan Stern is back from market with
an immense stock of fall and winter
goods.
Plan to attend the Essex County Sun
day School Convention at Guildhall
September 22d and 23d
Mrs. A. j. Chesney and children OF
Belleville, Ont, are here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Farmer.
Miss Elisabeth Hall, principal of the
Lewiston Normal Training School, spent
Sunday with Capt. and Mrs. Graham.
Charles Pilgrim who has been a visi-
tor here several weeks, returned last
Saturday to his home in Pennington, n.
J.
Dennis Gleason left Thursday morn
ing for visit to Quebec and st. AIMS.
He was accompanied by his mother and
Mrs. p. Flaherty.
Sim" Howard and wife from Excel
sior, Mimi, who have been the guests of
II. r. Stevens and wife for several days
returned home last week.
A pair of blue glass spectacles were
found on the railroad track few days
since by W. Nolen, and have been left
at this office where the owner can obtain
them.
The auction sale of Mrs. Crofts house.
hold effects, announced for last Saturday
has been postponed until next Saturday,
at o'clock p. NJ, in front of Thurston's
drug store.
Miss Iva Maecia French has been
gagged to teach the fall term of school,
at Crystal, and Miss Ethel Lougee at
Morgan Plain. The latter commenced
the fall term last Monday.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Union Sunday School Associ-
alton will be held in the Methodist
Church at Barton Tuesday and Wednes-
day September 20 and 81. Rev. +. NJ.
Fuller, Field Secretary, will be present.
Several of our best young lady teach
ers have been engaged in schools out of
town, including Miss Wilmot at Clare
mont, N. H., Miss Mackenzie at Barre,
Miss Alice Strathern at Concord, (for-
merly West Concord) Miss Olivia
Strathern at Maidstone, not forgetting
Miss Jones, referred to in another item.
To the inspiring strains of "The Star
Spangled Banner" played by Guy
Brothers band, Parker and Davis flag
was thrown to the breeze last Thursday
evening, amid the firing of rockets the
burning of red powder, and the hurrahs
of the assembled crowd. As soon as the
flag was in position the band played
"Yankee Doodle
II. f. Titus and H. II. Hobson arrived
in town on the evening train Monday
from Quebec, where they are engaged in
the custom service. Mr.. Titus returned
to Quebec on the noon express Tuesday
and Mr.. Hobson returns today, Thurs
day. Mr.. Titus will remain there
permanently, he having been appointed
to the position recently made vacant by
the death of Mr.. Penniman.
Miss Clara Finnegan, died Sunday
evening, after long illness with con-
sumption, having been confined to her
bed since last March. She was about "A
years old. Her long illness was patiently
borne. Funeral services were held at
the Roman Catholic Church Wednesday
morning, where solemn high mass of
requiem was celebrated, a large congre-
CATION being present. The floral tributes
were most beautiful. Deceased belong d
to the Children of Mary and the indie
pendent Order of Lady Foresters, both
orders attending the funeral in body
Much sympathy is expressed for the
bereaved widowed mother, who has had
a full share of trials and sorrow.