Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-18
TOWN TOPICS.

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1t Is estimated that not more than
'ol OF the voters in town signed the
certificate Of political utilization attached
to the tax inventory.
Al the Methodist church next SUNDAY
evening Masters Percy Elliott. CIaud.
Foss aud Ralph Wiley ~iIl sing togeth-
ar Count your blessings"
Miss Maroney has been great suffer
-r for several days with two felons on
the thumb aud forrfuger OF her right
hand, bat hravely continues her work at
the store.
o. I. Davis will connect his telephone
system With the Cold Spring House at
Averill the present week. This will be
u great convenience to the patrons Of
that popular resort.
A flock Of Wild geese Monday even
Jug flying north made. tempting target
Tor one Of our sportsmeu, bu. as the
workmanship was necessarily high he
only wasted his powder and shot.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest L. Greene are ell
PERTAINING the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. W. Greene, who having spent
the wiutrr in Brattleboro. are now Ell
route tor their summer home in Hol-
land
Frank Willett of Norton was arrest
ed Monday evening by deputy sheriff
Bemis charged with intoxication. Be-
fore Justice Clarke the following day he
pleaded guilty aud was fined s. and
costs.
Mrs A. II. Wilkie and family moved
to Lyndouvlle this week. where her sou
Henry is living. The tenement vacated
ny Mrs. Wilkie, in the Bartlett block.
is now occupied by Wilbur Elliot aud
family.
f. NJ. Bartlett, p. 6. NJ, L. F. Jones,
d. D. q. NJ, and past grands o. NJ. Car.
penter, J. F. Linden, ID. A. Haynes are
in attendance this week at the Grand
Lodge, l. Q. o. F.. which convened at
Burlington Wednesday.
Aaron A. Hawkins will shortly COM
mence the erection of saw mill, 20 be
located near his butter box factory. He
now supplies nine creameries with boxes,
and as soon as he gets his mill running
will ship them by the carload to the
West.
Miss Della Davis went to Portland
Friday for medical advice and treat
meut Her friends will be pleased to
learn that she will return this evening
very much improved and nothing dan
g-rous as to her condition. The report
as to hemorrhage Of the lungs is with
out foundation.
Bert Corliss was severely burned a few
days since while rakiug out an engine,
his arm being caught between two
CRATES. His efforts To free himself were
futile. aud we're it not for his presence
of mind in moving the arm about until
assistance came he would probably
have lost the use OF it.
As already announced, the Right Rev.
\. c. A. Hall, d. d., Bishop OF Vermont,
will make his annual visitation to Christ
Church Friday evening of this week,
Evensong will he said at 80, followed
10y the Apostolic rite Of Confirmation
and sermon by the Bishop. The public is
cordially invited to attend this service.
Saturday morning at : o'clock there will
be celebration OF the Holy Eucharist,
with the Bishop a. celebrant.
The annual fair in aid of the Church
of ST. James the Greater commences
| this Thursday evening at the opera
house. The feature of attraction Friday
evening will consist of some of the latest
songs, the reproduction of keep little
COW corner in your heart for me, also a
minuet made up of the young ladies, all
under the able management OF Miss
Bertha Giboin, whose ability Is so well
known that it is needless to say it viii
be interesting. Tuesday evening a
drama will be presented.
Probably there is no better fishing IN
the state than at Averill. The daily
catches there are great. Charles +
Johnson was there one day aud returned
with five handsome Takers and two
salmon. the seven weighing twenty-five
bounds, and others are readily catching
from thirty to fifty pounds. Everybody
that goes there is successful and th'
reputation of the place is extending
The first land locked salmon fry wer
planted in Big Averll three years since
and today these three year old fish ar
being caught weighing three pound
and over In the near future l2O,OO
= lake trout will be planted in Big Aver
in and 10000 land locked salmon il
Little Averil. These are from the |
$. fish hatchery at St. Johnsbury. The