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

- = 'hls thursday evening.
Frank Name, employed at Mech,ni,
Falls, Me, was at his home here owe,
Sunday.
conductor VIM. Ladd is off duty fol-
few days, having injured his leg while
getting on to his train.
Rev. {. ID. Lance assisted the N. +
church of colebrook in special meetings
Tuesday and "Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. b. Ladd has been quite i'll
Tor several days, but happily averted a
run OF fever and is NOW improving.
Ernest c. Wilcox and wife went to
Portland Sunday night for a brief bust.
"ess aud pleasure trip, returning on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jennie Garceau returned In
Island Pond Saturday from a visit of
several weeks with her parents at
.''ouHtSads NStcs
Sixteen couples enjoyed the social
lance last Thursday evening at the
Lakeview, in the large room formerly
occupied as a casino.
ii. W. Blake is at Montpelier, attend
ing the present term OF the supreme
court, appearing for the plaintiff in the
case OF Patrick +. Powers Y. The Grand
Trunk Railway Co.
w. II. Bishop, Jr., and wife came
from st. Johnsbury, Saturday night.
The former returned Wednesday morn.
ing, but his wife will spend the remainder
Of the winter here with her mother
For several days the pond has been in
prime condition for skating, and With
ideal weather, too, consequently the
pond has been thronged with skaters
1t is long time since such good ice
existed
At the whist party in Foresters' Hall
last weeE Thursday evening, with Mrs.
W F. {. Jones as hostess, ten tables
were occupied by the players. At the
close OF the playing refreshments were
served. The occasion was voted a very
enjoyable social function.
Miss Geraldine Farr was very happily
surprised by a number of her school
associates last Saturday evening, the
occasion being her 18th birthday ami
versary. All had pleasant time, and
the young lady was the recipient of
several handsome birthday tokens.
Hon. Robert Chase OF Guildhali,
Judge of Probate for the District OF
Essex, held a special session of the
probate court here Monday, when the
will OF the late James Strathefn was
admitted to probate, John w. Thurston
and A. A. Pomeroy were appointed
commissioners OF the estate.
II. W. Blake has recently received for
Mrs. Jennie Spiller the check of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF
North America, paid on the policy OF
the late Edwin Spiller with that com.
panv. This may reassure those who
have been reading the newspaper reports
Of the delinqnencies of that organization
The Ladies Literary Club met with
Mrs. II. IL. Hobson January %. A
soodly number responded to the roll
with Recent Events. The lesson
review on Krupp and Siemens, the two
great industrial firms of Germany, was
conducted by Mrs. Thurston, after which
Miss Eaton read an interesting paper
on The japanese Woman OF the Tween
t,etb Century. The hostess served
delicious tea, after which the members
dispersed to meet with Mrs. NJ.
Sadlier February s.
A few wears since, George Norris
pmployed as brakeman on the Grsnt
Trunk, was thrown from circus trair
near Montreal by two circus employees
aud his spine so severely injured tina
for time it was thought he would no
live lie was treated in the Montreal
General hospital for while, and the
brought to his home here. since whlc
, time he has been almost helpless, an
5 now his condition is such as to occaslo
k his friends great anxiety. All efforts
Il canture the brrtes who committed thl
dastardly crime were unavalling.
' Last week John Peterson, OF Bostol
one of George Van Dykes lumbermeI
was arrested at Bloomfield and brougl
before Justice Parsons to answer TO IN
charge of furnishing intoxicating i'q"e
; to lumbermen in the woods. The illeg'
i, furnishing of liquor to lumbermen h'
this year caused a vast amount OF srouo'
in the woods and employers are usi''
every effort to break up the trath
Peterson is the first to be brought
time, and d! good harvest Of his so
is likely. unless the business stops
once. Various operators have possess'o
.,o ,,r,;,st sayeral of the me,