Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-08

Mr.. NJ. Mann of Slater, Mo-, is a
visitor here, the guest Of his daughter,
Mrs. +. w. Egan.
Miss Coffey of Berlin, n. H., has
been spending several days with her
aunt, Miss Maggie Coffey.
+. f. Davis and wife are rejoicing in
the addition of daughter to their
family circle, born June "a.
The whistle of the canning factory
was heard this week, indicating that the
seasons work has commenced. Good
DIR. Sargent went to Newport Tuesday
to attend meeting in the interest of
the medical profession. His wife &C
companied him.
The village presented an almost de-
serted appearance last Friday, so many
of our people being absent at Coaticook
and other places.
w. ii. Norton and wife are away for
a few days vacation, and we hope the
change will prove beneficial to Mr..
Norton, who of late has been in poor
health.
The Rev. Galen II. Craik, B. A., of
Waterville, Que, will conduct morning
and evening service at the Congregation
al Church next Sunday in exchange
with the pastor.
News was received here Monday of
the death of Mrs. Lizzie Currier, wife of
Joseph Currier, which occurred at her
home in Frankfort, Penn, July End.
Interment was at Waltham, Mass, her
former home.
The stated communication of Island
Pond Lodge, F. & A. NJ, for the current
month, will be held next Monday even
ing, at o'clock. Let all attend who
can. Visiting brothers fraternally wei
coined. Work.
J. w. Swan, photographer for the
Grand Trunk Co., was here Wednesday
taking views of the buildings erected by
the company during the past six months,
including the roundhouse, Office, ma
chine shop, station, viaduct and foot
bridge. One view of the station was
taken from the track in front of the
building, and others from the fiat as the
Montreal and Portland express trains
arrived at the platform. We hope to
be able to publish cuts of these buildings,
viaduct and foot bridge in the near
future.
The Gonya brothers, Jerome, Sylver,
Fred and Orville came to Island Pond
last Monday for the purpose of burying
jerome Lafayette, the four year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orville &. Gonya, who
died of cerebro meningitis. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Gonya's mother,
also Saul Landry and mother. This is
the third time within year that the
brothers have come to Island Pond to
lay to rest loved one. Last July they
buried their father, returning in October
to bury the wife of Sylver. They form
erly resided at East Brighton, but are
now living in various parts Of Maine.
-Four new ten wheel passenger engines
built by the Schenectady Works Of the
American Locomotive Company have
been installed on the passenger run be-
tween Montreal and Island Pond. These
engines are of the same design, with the
exception of few special features, as
the heavy passenger power handling the
fast passenger trains west to Chicago
The maximum steam pressure is two
hundred and twenty-five pounds, twenty
five pounds in excess of the pressures
carried on engines of the same class
previously built, and twenty pounds il
excess of the highest pressures carriet
by any engines on the System. Th'
tender tanks have a capacity Of sever
thousand gallons of water, one Thousand
gallons in excess to the largest capacit,
tank previously used on the System
These engines are designed to handl
heavy fast passenger and manifest freigh
{ trains. The best is none too good TO
: the patrons of the Grand Trunk seem
to be the motto of the management.