Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-08-11

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over Sunday.
Mrs. Stolte is here from Quebec fol
a few days, keeping house -fnr-hel
father in the absence OF her sister, Mrs
L. B. Jones.
Twelve participated in the examine
lions for teachers, held 10y the county
examiner at Island Pond, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Lee. who has been
visiting friends in Portland, returned
home Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Harvey Cross.
Mrs. j. \. Stevens of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting her parents, G. d.
Herrin and wife, and is accompanied by
her little daughter.
Frank Russell has closed his barber
shop on Cross street, and hereafter will
be found at ID. p. MacKenzie's shop, in
the opera house block.
John NJ. Bartlett started Wednesday
for his home at Minneapolis. His visit
here afforded great pleasure alike to
himself aud oldtime friends.
John Reeves dog, Pat, engaged in
a fight a few days since with hedge
hog, and it must have been a sharp
fight, judging from the uamher of quilts
extracted from the dog.
Judge Nathan Hohson is renewing
his youth. In his eighty-third year he
has gone to Old Orchard for vacation,
and before returning home will visit his
brothers at Buxton, Me.
A. r. Campbell and wife of Morris.
vile are here visiting old time friends.
TO remain two weeks or more. They
are staying at East Brighton, with Mrs.
Campbell's sister, Mrs. +. +. IIobson.
Messrs. Cousens and Mason of Port
land, two of the stockholders of the
Fitzgerald Land x Lumber Co, were
in town Tuesday. The former returned
Wednesday and the latter will remain a
few days.
A special meeting of Ross Encamp-
ment, |. o. O. f. will be held next
Tuesday evening, August 10Th for the
purpose of comforting the Royal Purple
degree Every Patriarch who can is
urged to attend.
There will be two eclipses this month,
visible here, partial eclipse of the
moon August II and -, and an eclipse
of the sun August 30, visible here as a
partial eclipse only, being in eclipse
about the time it rises
Mr.. and Mrs. Ensign Barrett of
Gorham, n. H., came last Saturday,
The former returned ZONE Monday,
but Mrs. Barrett remained for few
days with her sister, Mrs {. ID. Thurs
ton, and her mother, Mrs. VIM. vii.
loughby.
The Sunday Schools of the Congre-
gational and the Methodist churches
united in picnic Tuesday at Webster's
grove. Soon after starting for the
grove there was quite a rain storm, and
at noon there was a great dowupour,
but the ardor of the party was not
dampened. They were out for merry
time, aud would not let rain affect them
Miss Bertha NJ. Lee, of Cleveland, O..
is making a short visit at the rectory.
She is il daughter of the rector's eldest
brother, John L. Lee, an architect and
builder in Kansas City. Miss Lee is a
teacher in the public schools of Cleye-
land. aud spent the month of July in
special study in the University of Chi
cago. from whence she arrived Saturday
noon via the lakes, Buffalo, Niagara.
Toronto, the st. Lawrence and Montreal,
splendid trip with which she expressed
herself as very much delighted.
States attorney Amey is at Victory
today conducting an examination in the
case of Robert Waterman, who is under
surveillance, pending the outcome of the
inquiry into the cause of the death Of
his daughter. The particulars OF this
case were given last week. The case
was adjourned from last Friday until
| today in order to secure a report of the
analysis of the child's stomach by the
state chemist. Much depends upon the
findings in this analysis, for it is very
generally believed that oil of winter
green was found. An exhaustive analy-
sis cannot he completed for some time
but preliminary report will be given
at the hearing.
Annie, wife of Albert r. McCanlis
died at her home Friday afternoon
August 4, after a short illness, although
she had been in failing health for ;
wear and half. The family formerl,
resided here, coming from Brooklyn
: twelve years ago, returning tothe latte