Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-09-25


Arthur Blake arrived here last week
from North Dakota, aud is the guest OF
his uncle, q. l.. Mansur.
! WV. Davis of Boston came last week
for few days visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Davis.
Who's your hatterg Jones will be
after you have read that advertisement
OF his on the first page.
There ale several cases of typhoid
lever in town, in "A mild form, aud the
patients are all doing we'll.
Mrs. W. II. Bishop and her mother
Mrs. NJ. {. Mckinley are in Portland
this week visiting the formers son Roy
A. Bishop.
Lost, gold pin with freman's cap,
ladder and hooks. Finder will receive
substantial reward on returning it to
Leslie Skinner.
Mrs. W. A. Moore aud two children
returned to Brighton, Mass, the begin
ming OF the week, after a visit of two
months here with relatives. They re.
turned greatly benefited by their stay.
Miss Proulx has returned from New
York and announces her opening of uew
millinery styles for next Tuesday and
"Wednesday in her millinery parlor at
the rear of Blanchett-'s tailor shop.
Rev. Sister Vallee, of the convent of
Grey Nuns at Montreal, Canada, has
been transferred to st. Boniface, Mani
toba, and left Montreal Tuesday. Her
father, &. {. Vallee went to the city
Saturday to See her before her departure,
returning Monday.
At the age of forty-two years Walter
+. Bicktord, whose critical illness has
been mentioned in these columns, was
mercitnlly relieved from his sutterings
by death last Friday afternoon, at his
home in Crystal, n. II. Funeral services
were held at the old homestead SUNDAY
afternoon. lie is survived by his wife
and one son.
The annual district meeting of the
seventh district, D. f. S, which includes
the chapters of Barton, Island Pond,
Newport, Craftsbury, Barton Landing
aud lrasburg, will be held with Cotton
Chapter No. &C, at Irashurg on Friday,
October 8. The Grand Patron, Grand
Matron and other grand officers are ex-
pected to be present.
Cad Aldrch and wife started for
ST encer, Nebraska, Mon day, to visit
Mrs. Aldrich's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Reynolds, who are in poor health
and advanced in years, Mr.. Reynolds
being 81 and his wife 3d. They expect
to be absent about a mouth, and before
returning home will visit other relatives
at Norfolk aud Gregory in Nebraska.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Barrette of Reading, Mass,
who has been here the past four weeks.
was called home Friday by the serious
illness of her husband. A telegram was
received here Tuesday announcing his |
death, caused by cancer in the right side.
Mr.. Barrette had been sufferer for
many months. Much sympathy is felt
for Mrs. Barrette and her little daughter
Muriel. Besides his wife and daughter
he is survived by two brothers and one
sister for whom heartfelt sympathy is
expressed.
With adjoining towns embarrassed |
for lack of water, and similar cOndi- |
ton prevailing in many parts of the
state. how different is the situation in |
Island Pond. The citizens have had all |
they wanted, and there is today a big |
overflow at the reservoir, notwithstand- |
ing the long drought. Tuesday some
sixteen or more citizens interested in
our water system went to inspect the
new intakes, which they found in fine
shape, water beautiful and clear, but
very low, demonstrating beyond doubt
that if the commissioners had not in
stalled the addition, Island Pond would
have been in as bad shape as other towns.
The visitors expressed themselves as
greatly pleased with the situation.