Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-09-11
TOWN TOPICS

Mr' anu Mrs. Harry Ii. Amey left
Monday morning on visit TO Buffalo
and Chicago, to I've absent two weeks.
Mrs. Benz l.. Meigs of Malcom, Ohio,
came Saturday morning and will spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. George
l.. Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Bishop, Jr, ar
rived Monday night from Leominster,
Mass, and will spend two weeks with
their parents.
&. \. Robbins of Burlington, state
reporter for Bradstreet's Agency, was
in town last week interviewing our
business men.
Charles Bresse lost one of his cows at
Wenlock Saturday morning. 1t strayed
on to the track aud was struck by a
train and killed.
Robert Knapp painted the democratic
flag poles last Friday and made good.
Not an enviable task painting at a
height of 60 or 20 feet.
H. W. Bishop, many years ago pro,
prietor of the Stewart House, now re-
siding in Crattsbury, was visitor here
Friday and Saturday, accompanied by
Mrs. Bishop.
Miss Maria Lee went to st. Johns.
bury Monday and will attend the Acad-
envy during the present term, which
commenced Tuesday. Her parents ac-
companied her.
Majo r ii. Hendershot, the original
Drummer Boy of the Rappahannoek,
aud his son, the most wonderful drum
mer aud ffer in America, will be at the
opera house October &.
Mrs. }, c. Fogg has been at Crystal,
n. H., several days assisting in the care
of her brother, Walter Bickford, who is
critically i'll, With but little or no hopes
of recovery. Mr. Fogg was there over
Sunday.
The Fitzgerald Land & Lumber Co.
have now employed in their lumber
camps at Summit one hundred and
twenty five men and twenty-five teams
aud are securing all the men aud teams
possible to obtain.
Our population is increasing. August
2G, a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs James Findley; September 3, Il
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mar
kee September 8, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Harris.
Mrs. Ernest L. Green has returned to
this section from Buffalo, and has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Car
penter at Derby Line for several days.
| She will teach at the Nelson Hill school
in that locality the ensuing year.
A. l.. Blake, a conductor on the way
freight, in attempting to hoard his train
at West Milan last Friday slipped and
fell on a pile of rails, breaking rib and
was otherwise injured. He is doing
nicely at present, although suffering
considerable pain, and will he restricted
to his home for several days.
The quarterly communion service will
be held at Grace Church next Sunday
morning. Also the baptism of infants
and adults and the reception OF mem
bers. In the evening the pastor will
commence a series of sermons on "Ihe
best short story ever written TOPIC
for the first sermon, "Whe the judges
ruled
The water is 80 low at Plunkett Falls
as to somewhat cripple our electric light
ing plant two or there nights this wee k
The urgent need of rain is apparent
everywhere. Not many towns have
been SO fortunate as ours in the posses
sion of plentiful supply of water dur
ing the long dry spell. Few can REGAL
the time when the brooks and rivers
were 40 low as now. And although wi
have sufficiency all unnecessary vast
should be avoided.
| Monday witnessed the usual exocus o
number of young ladies engaged a
teachers elsewhere, including Mise
Martha Davis and Iva Applebee to New
nort; Misses Efie Webster and Blanch
Rexford to st. Johnsbury; Miss ELI
Moore at Wells River: Miss Ella Mac
Kenzie to Watertown, Mass. Mise
Alice Strathern and Melissa Moore wen
to Barre last week, and Miss Myrtl
Ames to East Charleston. Quite Al
outgoing of capable teachers from Oh
Town.
Next Tuesday. September 10, is tn
date for the annual special excursion t
Montreal, Quebec and St Anne d
Beaupre. Tickets good to return on
, before October ii gong and coming b
anv regular train. Fare from Islam
Pond to Montreal or Quebec $500, t
L. uao,nra a. 40 Montrea