Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06
TOWN TOPICS.

| leile anu vie L lluaN december OO.
The W. c. T. L. will meet next Tues.
day afternoon, at $50, with Mrs. ii. II.
llobsou
/ he new year was ushered in 10y Jan
uary thaw, the soft weather continuing
until Monday night.
Hon. Robert Chase, Judge of Probate
for the District of Essex, was in town
Tuesday on official business.
w. II. Bishop, Jr., has gone to Berlin,
\. H., to work for an electric company,
commencing his duties Monday.
Dnriug the year 1904 there were two
| failures in Essex county. with liabilities
Of S2,S34.59 and assets of Sl,l37.00.
George L. Dyer went to Berlin, y.
Monday to assist the Granite Orchestra
oil the occasion of the Firemen's annual
ball.
| N'l' '"HoU was III toNH lucSudl anu
Wednesday on business connected with
the George ii. Fitzgerald estate. He is
one of the commissioners.
Arthur Paquette went to Portland
Monday, to remain three months or
more, in which he will take a business
course in one of the business colleges.
Mrs. G.. d. Thurston, and her brother
John Willoughby had the pleasure
of entertaining their sister, Mrs. Ensign
| Barrett of Gorham, y. H., New Years
day.
In the town of Brighton during the
year 1904, there We're 80 births, 20 mar
riages aud II deaths. In 1908 there
were SO births, % marriages and %
deaths.
The annual meeting of the stockhod-
ers of the Island Pond National Bank
for the election of directors will be held
at the banking rooms next Tuesday
afternoon.
F. Omar Furber has given up the
management of the Lakeyiew, and is
succeeded 10y Charles T. Fitzgerald.
Mr. and Mrs. Furber left for their home
at Canaan, Ne, Monday morning.
Thomas Paquette, who has been
restricted to his home since the first of
last December owing to injuries received
through a fall, is able to be out,
although not fit for work at present.
Mrs. Darling and her brother, f. j,
Tinker, of East Milton, Mass, attended
the special town meeting Tuesday and
were much interested in the animated
discussion had on the water question.
James Moore of Maiden, Mass, came
to his home here last Saturday for a
weeks holiday. His visit affords great
pleasure to mary old friends. Robert
Moore is also here from Boston and is
like cordially greeted.
A few cases of diphtheria, OF diph'
thereto sore throat, still exist in town,
confined to one house, also one case OF
scarlet fever. These places have been
strictly quarantined, and it is to be
hoped that the efforts taken to prevent
the further spread Of these diseases will
be successful.
Alton {. Needham was taken suddenly
III lust as he was about to take his train
out last Saturday morning, induced 10y
too clo,e application to work, For {
while paralysis was feared but happily
he has been spared this, and few day:
rest is all that is necessary to BRING
about complete restoration to health.
The village schools commenced las
Monday, ter a recess of several week.
ordered by the school board owing t.
prevailing illness. Each pupil under
went an examination by Dir. Sargent
the local health officer, and we are happ,
to saw that no trace of disease was found
only one being excused from attendance
Only one.half of the enrolled pupils arr
attending, and large number of th
absentees can be seen playing on tn
, streets.
: Mr. Wooley, uncle of Mrs Georg
e Andrews, with whom lie has made hi
q. home for several years past, and wh
went to North Troy few weeks since
= was taken i'll there and died January |
aged 81 years. George Andrews and +
A. Bemis drove Monday to North FRO.
and brought the body to Island Pon'
! for burial the funeral services being
{ held Wednesday, conducted 10y Porte
II. Dale, at which Ora M. Carpente
1 sang most effectively two solos.
Mrs. George A. RoWe}l met with
most unfortunate accident Tuesda
morning. She was at the home OF he
brother, Jamon Perry, to assist in tn
homework, Mr.. Perry aud his wife bein
i'll, and in descending from the bar
chamber, where she had been to fee
:, some heus she fell, striking on her arm