Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
TOWN TOPICS.


Pond free from ice May }.
Regular meeting of Essex Lodge, l..
O. O. F., this Thursday evening.
Charles Flaherty came from White
field, y. H., Saturday aud remained un-
Ill Monday.
DIR. Whitehouse is now pleasantly
located ia his new office over the Bos-
worth store.
Mrs Reeve has gone to IIatley, Que,
t. assist in the care of her mother, Mrs.
VIM. Brooke, who is critically i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.. c. Jones have
moved to their cottage at Averill, where
they will spend the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mackev of Port
land, welcomed an addition to their
family circle, a daughter born Friday,
April %.
Mrs. +. {. Potter and little daughter
returned home Monday evening, follow
ing a visit of month with her mother
at Fulton, n. Y.
viii Currier, who broke his leg few
weeks since, is able to get into the vii
lage, aided by crutches, also enjoys an
occasional drive with his wife.
The annual meeting of the parish of
Christ Church for the election of vestry-
men will lie held in the church editice
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Several of our citizens, democrats
aud republicans, have received copies of
the Clement petition, asking him to rum
as in independent candidate for COVER
nor.
Eph. Danforth and wife will leave
town soon for keene, y. H., where the
latter has employment as forewoman in
the new shirt factory started by our for
| llltl lNNllSilltll, VI, a. NIdlt.
T.. J. Steele, our express agent, who
has been very i'll for several months, is
able to resume his work once more,
commencing the LIST inst, much to the
pleasure of his many friends.
The HERALD is indebted to Mrs.
George II. Vallee of San Gabriel, Cal,
for copy OF the Los Angeles Times,
which is very full of the San Francisco
disaster, and freely illustrated. Thank
you.
John Sloan has purchased the Dun
ham place on North street, and will oc-
cupv it in the near future. Mrs. Dun
ham and two sons will shortly move to
Lvndonvile. where Mr.. Durham is en-
ployed 10y the Il. & NJ Il. Il.
Miss Eunice Vail, OF Corinth, n. Y,
IL sister of Mrs. c. ID. Lance, has arrived
in town and will succeed Miss Thurs
ton as teacher in the grammar depart,
ment. Miss Elizabeth Jones has been
substituting for Miss Thurston.
+. J. Bagley of the customs service
has been transferred to the city OF
Quebec, to remain during the summer
months. His work is to inspect the
baggage of steamer passengers, also that
of tourists, going into the United States
via the Grand Trunk. He left for One
bee Wednesday.
Mr.. Reeves dog "Pat" is no more
He engaged in another fight with por
cupine last week, his favorite pastime,
returning home with his entire body
filled with quilts. These We're extracted
md the cog taken home, and climbing
the stairs to his favorite resting place
: he rolled over, dead.
The fire alarm was given Sunday
morning during service hours, whicl
caused il general exit of men from TIN
churches. Fire spreading from a pill
If brush to some grass and fencing Oh
; Dale Avenue occasioned the alarm, but
: the services of the firemen were not re
5 puired, the fire being soon controlled.
! o. &. Stevens, who had first elias
license last year disposed of nearly al
his stock of liquors by Monday, whe
his license expired, save IL little wi NJ
> and brandy. The liquor kept III soocI
by him was tested during the year an'
: came ", to the required standard, an
/ we believe he tried consciehtiouSly tt
live up to the strict letter of the law.
III After an illness covering period o
over two wears, Miss A lit st. Pierre die'
| Tuesday night, of consumption, aged :
| wears. She had host of friends VIII
II admired and respected her for her man
| sterling qualities. Much sympathy
| oppressed for the deeply afflicted family
| Funeral services will be held Frida
| morning at the Church of ST. James tn
| Greater, her four brothers acting as pa
bearers.
Justice Parsons and a jury were occ'
ped several hours last Friday invest
| eating charge of petit larceny agaln'
| Mrs. Margaret Watts and her ten yea'
old daughter Mamie, by procuring ce