Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-17

ruary 20.
The hoard of auditors have completed
their work on the accounts of the town,
and the report is now in the hands Of
the printer.
The quarantine has been lifted from
the homes of AL. Davis and Will Currier,
and there is now only one house in the
town that is quarantined.
Miss Blanche Cane who has been
visiting with friends here for several
weeks returned to her home in Leomin
ster, Mass, Monday morning
At the foresters hall, Shrove Tues
day, March Z, hot supper at 8 o'clock
will be served by Companion Court,
supper to be followed 10y whist.
"Jack" Reeve who has employment at
Deering, Me-, came home last week
Tuesday owing to illness. He expects
to return to his labors again this week.
Kit Hudson of East Charleston has
quite an extensive job to press the great
quantity of hay stored in the Fitzgerald
barn, but he is a hustler and the work
goes merrily on.
We note by the Hartford Comm
Times that Perley E. Herrin has sold
his two family house, and understand
that he has disposed of his property as
he intends locating next tall at Los
Angeles, Cal.
Albert Andrews who is working for
c. Colby at Wenlock, on February Sth,
with one pair of horses, hauled from the
stump 4,420 feet of spruce to the land
ing. 1t was chopped and loaded by
John Peavey and two other men.
Miss Pearle Davis who has been teach.
ing school at Fabyans, N. H., closed the
term last Friday and has returned to
her home here. Miss Bessie Allard,
teacher at Newark, is also enjoying a
short vacation at her home here.
We understand the Herrick Seed
Company of Rochester, N. Y, want an
agent to canvass this section. We can
recommend this Company as all right.
Their references are the best. Any ole
out of work write them for terms at once.
A large number of the members of
Erastus Buck Post, e.. A. r., We're pres
ent at the Methodist Church Sunday
morning. The pastor preached on
"Abraham Lincoln's Work and its Con
tinuance," dwelling on the fact that
Lincoln stood for righteousness in
national life, and if our institutions are
to be preserved men must stand for the
same thing today. There were many
expressions of pleasure with the service
heard.
Miss Della Davis gave a very pleasant
party to twenty of her friends at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Davis
last week Wednesday evening. Pro
gressive lotto, together with several other
interesting games made the evening one
of great enjoyment. Dainty refresh
ments were served, the table being
prettily decorated with pink and white
carnations and ferns. At late houl
the happy gathering returned to thei1
homes voting it very enjoyable occa
sion.
Opinions in two cases, of specia
interest to Island Pond, we're announced
by the supreme court on the 9th inst. a
| follows:
| Charles Corbin rs. Grand Trunk Rail
way Co., from Essex county. This cast
was heard by Referee +. w. Smith ant
Judgment was rendered in the lowe
court on the report of the referee TO
the defendant to recover its costs. Tn
opinion read by Judge Munson thi
morning says in substance that the ac
of the plaintiff was the cause of hi
injury and the judgment of the count
court is affirmed.
Town of Brighton VS.. NJ L. Kelsey
from Essex county. In this case ther
was motion to dismiss the wri
because it was not properly dated. Thi
motion was overruled pro forma in tn
lower court and the case was passed t.
supreme court. Tie opinion of tn
higher court was that the motion t
dismiss should have been granted
Judgment reversed and judgment tina
the writ be dismissed with costs
Opinion of Judge Watson.