Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

willie Foster came up from wrsr
rsris' Me- to spend Sunday with hi,
mother.
Erastus Buck Post will give a sngar
party 10 Grand Army Hall this Thursda,
evening.
SO $1,000 Gold Bonds, offered at q
very attractive price, by II. Is. Powell &
TO. IN this weeks HERALD.
Mrs. Ossood, demonstrating at Charles
"ilioughby's store last week. sold owe,
$40 Packages OF plum pudding.
Henry Moifett and wife entertained
over Sun lay the formers sister. Miss
Julia Moffett Of Groyeton, y. II.
Conductor Adam Danforth and nj.
family have again taken up their resi-.
deuce IN Portland, moving there thi,
week, and their house has been rented
to E. c. Potter, train dispatcher.
p. l.. Dempsey, st-nographer in the
locomotive department of the Grand
Trunk at this point, left Tuesday for
Springfield, Mass. for brief vacation.
which may continue through the sum.
mer.
Hon. Robert Chase, Judge of Probate
Tor the district of Essex. suffered a
sudden attack Of chils and fever Sunday
evening and was unable to hold session
oil the Probate Court Tuesday as
announced, aud the session is adjourned
to Tuesday, April Il.
George A. Haynes and family will
leave town the latter part of next week.
"Wednesday he will sell by public auction
at the old bakery building on Cross
street all his household effects. Sale will
commence ut P. VI. For list of articles
to he sold, terms, etc, see posters.
Misses Bertha Webster and Fife
Moore, have been engaged as teachers.
the former at Lake. the latter at AveriIl.
and commenced their work Monday. As
also Miss Gladys Farmer. who has been
engaged TO teach in the Roby district.
midway between Norton and .Averil.
MIR. Bosworth is in the city this week
making selections for his annual rug
sale, which begins next Monday, April
10th, continuing one week. This will I've
the filrSt opportunity of the year to get
at city prices, delivered at your door,
anything you may require in the rug
line. If you cannot call at the store.
write the firm. Freight will he paid any
where in New England.
The Ladies Literary Club held their
annual business meeting Thursday, April
5, at the home OF Mrs. NJ. T. Sadlier
The club voted to continue the Bay
View Course for the next year, combin.
ing with it lessons in domestic science.
The following officers We're elected -
Mrs. John 1aurston, President. Mrs.
Claude Foster, Vice President. Miss
Edith Bartlett, Sec. Treas Mrs. II. f..
Randall, Director.
The old folks ball and entertainment,
which will be held on Tuesday evening
next, at the opera house hall, will be one
OF the events OF the year. The committee
informs us that every effort is being
put forth to make it ii big success, and
a very pleasant time is anticipated by
all. The old dances will be revived, so
that it will give our older residents
chance to enjoy themselves as they used
to do in days gone by. The advertise,
ment appears on the last page of this
issue.
The HERALD is in receipt of letter
from the Rev. +. j. Gale, formerly of
Island Poed, now of Macon, Mo-, in
which he says he and his good wife like
the State, and particularly the town
where they are located At the recent
session of the conference he was returned
for another year. lie has had an unusu
ally pleasant and successful year,
delightful church to work with, united,
enthusiastic and progressive. Friends
here will he pleased to learn of their
continued prosperity.
We have had the pleasure recently OF
reading a series of historical sketc hes OF
the discovery, settlement and progress
of events in the Coos country and
vicinity, principally included between
the wears l7ji aud 1855 written 10y Rev.
Grant Powers. These sketches are ex-
ceedingly interesting. The author writes
of things grave, things trivial and things
important, and he portra>s IN an enter
tanning STYLE the circumstances, views,
feelings, hahits and customs OF the
early settlers of the country named. The
book was published in 1911, and is
owned by Mrs. George +. Adams to
whom We are indebted for its rerusal.
Rev. G.. d. Lance leaves next Monday
morning for Morrisvllle to attend the
6opd session OF the Vermont Conference