Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-04-03
TOWN TOPICS

Hubert 5. Bishop has finished work at
the Norway, (Me.) Advertiser, and is
now on the HERALD staff.
Miss Blanche Harden of Orange,
Mass, came last Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Henry Lougee.
The W. c. T. L. will hold the next
meeting with Mrs. f. F. lIobson Tues,
day afternoon, April :, at 2.30.
Mrs. A. F.. Bishop went to Derby Line
last Thursday to spend two or three
"eeks"ith her parents aud grandparents.
Mrs. VIII Smith and Miss Julia
Liable Sl-ut Sunday in Groveton, the
guests of the formers mother, Mrs. ). 2.
Clock.
Lyman Marsh, wife and two children,
Of Norton We're here over Sunday, the
guests of Mrs. Marsh's father, II. +.
Ames.
Mrs. David Porter of Lenmoxvile.
Que, former resident, was in town
Tuesday and "Wednesday calling on
friends.
Geo. S. Robinson went to Montpelier
"Wednesday TO attend meeting of the
directors OF the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
We are happy to state that the Rev.
f.. 7. Lees condition continues favor
able and he is making excellent progress
toward recovery.
The next meeting of the Woman'S
Auxiliary of Christ Church will he held
with Mrs. c. ID. Thurston, Tuesday aft
ernoon, April :, at 80
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Thurstou, who
have been boarding at the Stewart
House the past winter, return to house
kaeping next week in their tenement
over the store.
The Loyal Temperance League will
give social in the vestry OF the Con
gregational Chmch Friday evening.
April 3. Refreshments will be served.
Admission 10 cents.
Mrs. T.. J. Parsons has been visiting
friends in Maine, but came home Thurs
day to attend the banquet and reception
in honor of Mr. Reeve, returning to
Maine the following day.
The Rev. FIR. Trottier on Sunday ex-
planned to his congregation the new Ro-
man Catholic marriage laws, the salient
features of which were published i'll this
paper few months since.
Martin b. Ladd returned home Tues
day night from hurried prospecting
trip to Chicago, thence to Kansas City,
the Indian Territory, and to Oklahoma
line, making the trip il eleven days.
Miss Ella Chadwick, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis two weeks
ago at Maiden, Mass, was able to return
to her home here Tuesday. Her sister,
Mrs. Thos II. Mason accompanied her
from Portland.
John Guest and his daughter Janet
went to Boston last week. and from
thence Mr.. Guest went to St. John. \.
b.. his former home, and Miss Guest
will remain in the city two weeks visiting
her brother, j. Eustace.
Jack" Macdonald was called to
Nicolet, Que, to see his brother Aleck,
who was injured while clipping horse
and is threatened with the loss of an eye.
The horse threw up its head causing the
scissors Aeck was using to penetrate the
eye.
Mrs. Thos. Henderson and little
daughter, who have been here several
weeks visiting the formers parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. Reeve, returned to her home
in Westbrook, Me, Friday accompanied
hy her parents, who expect to be absent
week.
| The listers have commenced work dis
tributing inventories. These contain
| the declaration clause this year, but as
there has been no petition filed asking
| the voters to declare their party inten-
tons, the filling out of this is not i'm
perative.
Two of the Railroad Commissioners
Messrs. Redmond and Porter, were il
town Wednesday forenoon conducting
IN inquiry regarding the death of tw'
men who were found on the railroad
track two or three miles west of lslan'
. Pond last January. having been run owe
Ivy a train. Their finding will be report
ed in the HERALD.
The entertainment given by tn
Scotch Singers last Wednesday evening
; was immensely enjoyed by probably tn
largest audience of the entire lectur
course. They captivated all attending
The solo work of Miss Cntlitf aud Mis-
Lambert was very fine and the perfec
,l- L.. e tho ,-ninnr of the nnartett