Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-07-28
TOWN TOPICS.

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The Rev. VIM. Shaw was a visitor
here Gle day last week.
The Rev. Z. p. Lee officiated at St.
Peters Church, Lyndonville, Sunday.
Frank Thurston came up flom Port
land Saturday TO spend few DAYS with
old time friends.
Bert L. Ladd is about to give up his
position in the post office to go on the
Grand Trunk as a brakeman.
We are sorry to say that the Cardinals
have decided to disband owing to lack
# encouragement aud support.
Mrs. John f. Laid and son from
Everett, Mass, are spending their sum.
mer vacation with friends here.
James +. Tracy has returned to
Island Pond, the troupe with whom he
was engaged being about to dishand
His many friends are much pleased to
see I. IL. Farrell able to get out again,
alter a months serious illness with APP
pendicitis.
Painting and papering, water and
soap and plenty "elbow grease" are
effecting great changes about the Central
! House.
The hot days of last week were sue
ceeded 10y remarkably cold nights, and
Thursday night there was white frost
which did very little damage, however.
Mrs. Frank Paquette went to Port
, land Monday morning to undergo an
operation for the removal of tumor
She was accompanied by her son Frank.
Through the agency of Col. Sprague
Mrs. Esther Fitzgerald has purchased an
annuity from the National Life Insur-
ance Co. of Montpelier. This form of
INSURANCE. is becoming more aud more
popular.
The wrecking crew were called out
Monday to the aid of freight train,
some cars of which were derailed at
Watervill lie. There was not much delay
to traffic. Calls for the wrecking crew
have been very rare of late.
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Davis, heard last week before Zed S
Stanton, special master, was concluded
Wednesday night. The master will
report his findings at the next term of
the Washington county court.
Mrs Gill enjoyed visit last week
from two Of her daughters, Honora, Mrs.
j. Ernest Donuelly of Houton, Me-, ac-
companied by her husband, and Maggie,
Mrs. Earle Crandemere, with her two
children from Bangor, Me. The visitors
returned home Sunday.
All the buildings in and about the
mill yard owned by the Fitzgerald Land
and Lumber Co. are being put in a
thorough state of repair, and when this
work is completed, the mill, dry houses,
store houses, sheds, barn, office and the
boarding house are to be painted. Good.
II. II. IIobson received postal card
Monday night from his sister Elsie, who
is spending her vacation this year iii a
trip through Europe, her second TRIP
abroad. The postal was written al
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The
writer was in excellent health and en-
ioying herself immensely.
At the morning and evening service;
at Christ Church last Sunday Mr.. w. b
Reeve presided at the organ in his usua
talented manner, and at the morning
service his young son Brooke sang yer.
sweetlv an offertory solo. The musi'
and singing at the two services were
greatly enjoyed by the worshipers.
Tie Rev. T. Merrill Edmands, wifi
and daughter arrived here last weeI
from Wahpeton, n. OAK, and are TIN
Quests of Mrs Edmands mother, Mrs
Bartlett. Sunday morning Mr.. Edmand
occupied his former pulpit in the Cor
- preoational Church. much to the plea:
ure of the members, especially those VIII
were members during his pastorate.
The HERALD is pleased to welcom
Charles Willoughby once more as
resident oil island Pond, after an absenC
of many years, and with him his wifi
They have come here to reside, havin
purchased his brother Johns grocer
business. in which we wish them tn
measure of success. John Willoughf
and wife leave here early in Septemb'
for California. with the intention 1
.. spending the winter, perhaps longer
Monday as VIM Nicholson was dri
ing on Cross street his big pair of hors
attached TO his creamery wagon, n
that secured the neck yoke to the Pc
worked off. letting the pole fall to tt
ground. which frightened the horse
and with plunge they freed Intensely
from the wagon, and headed for hon
at n lively gait but were caught