Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-09
TOWN TOPICS.

AHe 'oNa auditors began work Wedus.
day GA the town accounts.
Friends Nill regret to learn Of III.
serious illness Of Charles Petris viii
typhoid paeumonia.
The light fall Of snox Monday va,
very ~e.eoD- to the lumbermen. and
II improved business conditions.
Z. }. Steele has sufficiently recovered
from h. illness A. to h able to visit in
tue village, bat not to resume work.
Deputy Sheriff Stevens VAS in Mont.
peher three days last week on Legal
business, returning hone SATURDAY.
night
Over thirty couples enjoyed the social
.ltiic= al the Lakeyiew last THURSDAY
evening. Use third in the series occurs
'hls THURSDAY evening.
The condition II Charles d. Thur,,ou
Who has been III Tor several DAYS with
appendicitis, is greatly improved, and
ne Is able to BE- about the house.
George W. Davis has leased the room
IL the bakery block, formerly occupied
by T. B. Desrochers As a tsilor shop.
tie s agent for a Western clothing firm.
James +. Mason came home from
Harrington, Me, a few DAYS ago, com.
PEELED to reiirquish his position for the
present Ola account Of trouble With MS
yes.
John ". Thurstoa, who has been COZ
fined t. Ms b-d for over week, suffer
ing with acute indigestion. is improving.
and hopeful Of getting into bis store ere
many days.
4 number Of "ur teachers attended =
sugar party at East Charleston Tuesday
By invitation Of the teachers At the
after village. They met with 4 cordial
welcome and had sweet and pleasan,
time.
Heri-rt ". Blake mas resigned MS
position 10 the customs service as deputy
collector aud inspector that he NAV
devote his fall time to his Law practice.
He mas asked for the resignation TO take
effect March l.
WiibeFt Campbell of Berlin, y. H.,
vas visitor in town over Sunday, re-
newing acquaintance with his former
railroad associates and other friends.
lie is employed ia the International
paper mill At Berlin.
Saturday. February }, Mas the occasion
Of pleasant gathering at the home OF
Mr.. aud Mrs. Albertus Cole, it being the
twenty first birthday OF their son Arthur.
Mr.. Cole had secured the service Of W.
F. Cargin, Nho with his photograph
gave first class entertainment. Re
freshments were served, games played
and a general good time enjoyed.
During the month of January the
Grand Trunk Railway hauled east and
vest through this port 92lj cars. This
Is an increase of 1899 ears over the mum.
her handled during January 1905, and
the largest number since the year 1900 !;
but owing 10 the increased capacity OF
the cars. the tonnage shows a higher
figure last month than the corresponding
month Of 1900.
At the stated meeting of Island Poud
Lodge. F. & 4. NJ. for the month Of
February. to De held next Monday even
ing. the third degree will be conferred
upon two candidates The District
Deputy, Frank y. Piper Of Guildhail'
will be present in his official capacity
AZ the close of the work refreshments
will b. served, followed by smoke
talk. Visiting brethren are cordially
invited to attend.
The community was greatly startled
and shocked Wednesday morning te
hear Of the sudden death Of Willard
| Curtis. All that We can say at present
until the result of the post mortem ex
animation is announced, is that Mr.
Curtis rose about o'eIock and made 1
6re. and not feeling well returned 10 bee
again. Att o'clock his wife went Il
cali him 70 breakfast, and was horrltiee
| To find him dead, lying on the bed, fac
ldoynwar,t. tie had complained 10
some time OF trouble in his throat.
wife aad four children survive him
Funeral services will be held at the hous
Friday at u o'clock, and at the NJ. r
| Church at = O'Clock.
Stephen Place met with a terrioi
accident last Friday morning, ~hicI
resulted in the loss by amputatlon OF til
right foot above the ankle, and the toes
~ tho left foot. Mr.. Place was employee
in the coal sheds of the railway company
He had finished unloading car OF Goa
aud in getting off the car at one end
two oars crashed into the one he Vi
leaving, pinning mis- feet between tn
drawbars and so badly hanging bot
feet that amputatiou was necessary