Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-08-18
TOWN TOPICS.

MIS-. StOlte and daughter returned to
Quebec Monday.
W. b. Reeve, wife and son have been
at Hatley, Que, several days visiting
relatives.
Miss Susie Lefebyre, from Boston, is
spending her annual vacation here with
her mother.
John {. Farmer has been appointed
third seie ctmau. succeeding Luther H..
Sawyer, deceased.
The first shipment of blueberries this
season was received at the canning fac
tory last Saturday.
Col. and Mrs. Porter II. Dale are
entertaining the formers mother and
sister from Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Ava Needham of Lyndouville
spent Sunday here with her sisters, Mrs.
Ernest Greene and Miss c. Needham.
Married, in Island. Pond. August -,
by the Rev. c. d. Lance, William HAYES
and Mrs. Anna Spiller, both of Groyeton,
y. II.
Mrs f. J. Parsons and daughter Iona
returned last week from a visit of
several weeks in Massachusetts and
Maine.
j. W. Farmer of Jamaica Plain, Mass.
and \. c. F., ner Of East Burke came
Sunday to visit their brother II. b.
Farmer.
The Rev. W. l.. Jennings of Lunen-
burg occupied the pulpit Of the Congre-
gational church at both services last
Sunday.
\ host of friends are glad to welcome
George Furber once more to Island
Pond, following a visit of several weeks
in the Pine Tree state.
Mrs. Libby and son, who came last
week to visit the formers mother, Mrs.
Harrison Ladd, returned Tuesday to
their home in Libbytown, Que,
Miss Edna Ladd is entertaining her
cousin, Charlie Foster, of Boston, also
Miss Mildred Cobb of Portland and
Miss Phyllis Culhane of Gorham.
The condition of Edward Spiller, whose
right leg was broken at the hip four
weeks ago, also that of Herbert Blake,
who underwent two operations for hernia,
is comfortable, and gratifying to their
friends Edward SpiIler has been free
from pain in the leg broken ever since
it was set.
Fred Keith. giving his residence at
Norway, Me, was arrested Sunday by
deputy sheriff Bemis, who found him
drunk and incapable in the new addition
to the canning factory. The next day
before justice Clarke he pleaded guilty
and was fined s., with costs of 1915.
Unable to pay he was committed to
Guildhall Jail for twenty days.
Wilbert Campbell, brakeman, who
three weeks ago was injured by falling
between the tender and a freight car, is
again on an enforced vacation. Last
Friday when his train was leaving West
Milan, in closing the door of the van
he thrust his right arm through the
glass, badly decorating the hand and
wrist. Several stitches were necessary
to close up the cuts, and it will be
several days ere he can resume his run
Careful, WiIbert.
Deputy sheriff Stevens went to beeeher
Falls last week, and armed with a war
rant. assisted by Henry Duff of Canaan
made a. search and seizure at the Line
House, kept by Milo Stevenson. They
seized a large quantity of liquors
Stevenson was arrested and arraignec
before Garlic Green, J. P, and wa:
bound over in the sum of $500 for hi
appearance at county court. Bail was
furnished. The L. 5. customs officers
subsequently seized the liquors
The heaviest rain storm for mauy
long day occurred Friday afternoon
lasting less than fifteen minutes, accom-
panied by much wind, which brok
down several trees. Charlie Farr tn
delivery clerk for the Bartlett Co, wa
caught out in the storm, but toun
shelter in door way, holding the hors
by the reius. and to give some idea
the immensely of the downpour, durln
the few minutes thus sheltered the raj
filed to Overlooking his delivery Wagon
The hearing in the case of State V
Waterman was held at Victory Augu'
10 and IL, conducted by Harry B. Anne
states attorney. Prof. L. White OF ii
. Vermont University, medico legal chen
ist and DR.. b. H. Stone, also an
structor in the University medical sehoc
pathoIogist, and several other witness
we're called. The expert testimol
tended very strongly to show the pre-
ence of salicylic acid in excessive qua
titles in the stomach and intestines
the little girl, and that the same mig