Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-06-28
The days are shortening somewhat.

visiting his grandparents, Mr.. aud Mrs
Don {. Foss.
/ Miss Mabel Sullivan of Rrookline
Mass, has been the guest the past weeE
OF Mrs. \. l.. Bailey.
Gerald Farr recently caught two longr
IA Lake Seymour one OF which weighed
/ : louuds and the other pounds.
Miss Iua Hopkins, who has been here
I visiting her parents week ar more.
returned to her home it, Boston Tuesday.
Capt. and Mrs. ". 4. Graham re-
turned home last week from visit ot
is" weeks at Chicago aud other western
points.
Box rent at the post office for the ELI
suing quarter is nov due. Box holders
are reminded that all box rents must Ice
paid before July /.
Mail clerk, h. 4. Smith, aud family
have moved to Portland, Mr.. Smith
having been transferred To the short run
Groveton to Portland.
Mrs. Walter Bickford and little son
returned To their home in Lisbon, y H.
Saturday, after visit of ten days, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. }. {. Fogg.
The Grand Trunk will commence its
cheap seaside Sunday excursions next
Sunday, and continue them until Sep
TENDER 5, inclusive. The train will
leave Island Pond at APO A. NJ. Fares
for round trip, Portland Sl.50, the
Islands $40, lIarpswell Sl.sj, Old Or
chard Sl9O.
DR. Edward Tracy of keene n H..
arrived here Saturday accompal led by
his bride. formerly Miss Chaplin of Al
stead. y. H., to whom he was united in
marriage at Walpole, y. H., Wedues-
day, June -. They left Monday to
visit his parents at Lancaster. n H.
The doctor is enjoying good practice.
Peter Dussault. Grand Trunk conduct
on, was very seriously injured at Sher-
brooke, Que, Monday afternoon. We
have been unable to get the particulars
beyond the fact that he was struck 10y
the diPper OF the steam shovel, and
suffers 4 compound fracture in the leg
between the knee aud ankle. The leg
is also badly lacerated, He is having
the best of care and attention in the
Sherbrooke hospital and the latest IT,
port We have (Thursday) is that he is
as comfortable as could be expected.
Mrs. DuSsaut went to Sherhrookr Tues
day aud Will remain some time.
Owen Reilly, brakeman on the Grand
Trunk Railway, is of duty for a. few
days, owing to a peculiar accidept that
hefelI him Sunday morning. lie had
come in on his train from Portland. aud
while uncoupling the steam derrick his
foot caught between switch rail and
railroad tie, and all his efforts to free
himself We're futile. Ills train mean
while was approaching him, and as a
last desperate resort he graSped the
ladder on freight ear, and clinEing to
it with alt his strength the force Of the
moving train released the foot, but in
SO doing broke u hone in the iustep.
Owen is very thankful that his injury is
not more serious.
\ horse driven by George Chase,
owned by NJ. c. Davis, ran away Mon
day morning. The horse was at the
station and became frightened at the I'M
loading of baggage and holted. 1t
coIlided with John Farmers team, on
Cross street then whirIed ia the passage
between Payeur's blacksmith shop and
house adjoining, the wagon striking the
stone post at the corner of the black.
smith shop slinterIng the thills, and
whtIiptree. The horse here freed itself
from the wagon and made a break for
the barn, which it entered with such
force that a splinter of the wagon thill,
about S inches long somehow attached
to the harness, penetrated completely
through the barn door, pinning it back.
1t required considerable force to extract
the splinter.
We doubt not many friends here will
he interested to learn of the we'll doing
of James +. White and wife, who some
time since left Island Pond to take up
their residence in Montreal The editor
was in that city last week and called on
them. Both are enjoying excellent
h eaIth. Mr.. White is the manager of
the Point St Charles Social Club, which
has membership OF 225 members. lie
is pleasantly located at the corner of
Richmond and Wellington streets, and
is enjoying lucrative business. This
Club House contains lodge rooms and a
dance hall which are occupied nearly
every night in the year except Sundays.
lie and his wife retain pleasant recollec-
i;,,e &c THAR ala fr;anlc haro au1 all