Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-25

Mrs II. L. Bishop. at West Burke last
week.
Mrs Levi Hopkins is spending Christ
mas with Mrs. +. A. Currier aud friends
ia Portland.
Dr. and Mrs. Mayo and little daughter
went to Boston Monday night to remain
during the holidays.
"Wednesday was an ideal day for shop
pug, and the stores were crowded with
shoppers day and evening.
Miss Maud howes Of westfield is the
guest of her friend Miss Jennie Hopkins
through the holiday season.
Miss Helen Ladd went to Portland
Wednesday to spend Christmas with her
sister, Mrs. II. b. johnson.
Mrs. Lucy Woodbury. has gone to
Lewiston, Me-. to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hayden.
DIR. Clifford Of Gorham, n. H., was in
town early in the week on professional
business, and called on number of old
friends.
The \. NJ. c. A. bowling tournament
closed the 18th inst. p. n. Brown
captured the trophy by making total
score of 2342.
Yes, the cold strengthened immediate
ly after the shortest day, Monday.
wednesday morning the thermometer
registered 20 below zero.
Not many can recall so severe a storm
of wind and snow as that experienced
last Monday afternoon and evening.
People could not see distance of ten
feet.
The Ladies Literary Club will meet
Thursday afternoon, December 81, at
the home of Mrs. Sadleir. Each MEM
Der is requested to bring her own choice
of items for the roll call any short read
ing, humorous anecdote, tableau, etc,
will be in order.
Ross Encampment held its annual
| election of officers at its meeting Tues
day evening, with the following result
John Worth, {. p.
f. j. Maxwell, H. p.
+. c. Barnes, S. W,
l.. F. Jones, Scribe
4. y. Decheue, Treasurer
O. S. Eaton, j. w.
The annual sale by the Ladies Aid of
Grace Nj. F.. Church Tuesday afternoon
in the yestry was great success, almost
everything for sale being disposed of and
there was a nice display. The new
cook books also met with a ready sale.
A chicken pie supper was served from
$50 to I, to about one hundred, and this
feature was all that one could wish for.
Some of our citizens are DESTROYS of
knowing what was meant by an article
which appeared in some of the state pa
pers the latter part of last week relating
to a bill in the legislature to establish
municipal court in the town of Brighton.
Next week, some of the attorneys of the
town will present in detail the reasons
for. and need of, the establishment of
this court.
Rufus Everson King, lecturer, is the
next attraction Oh the Entertainment
Course TO be presented at the Opera
Hall, Friday evening, January |, In
his wonderfully popular lecture "The
Days That are Gone" he makes peui-
tent recognition that our ancestors were
not fools, presenting glowing tribute
TO the large worth and unappreciated
achievements of the past. DO not fail
to hear him.
A. Frank Pinaey, many years resi-
dent of Island Pond, who lett here about
ten years ago, died at West Stewards
town, N. H., Friday afternoon, follow
ing an illness of eight weeks with dropsy.
Funeral services were held at Canaan
Sunday morning, and the body was
brought here for burial the same day,
accompanied by his daughter Claribel,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Buck. De-
ceased was in his sixty-second year, and
is survived by two daughters Clarihel
(Mrs. Smith) and Lillian, and Que son,
Raymond.