Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-08-28
TOWN TOPICS

Miss Edith Nelson Is visiting hel
sister Mrs. II. W. Blake.
Mrs. Belle Chambers of Washington
ID. C., is visiting Mrs. Quimby.
Charles W. Calvin from Richmond
Que, is the new stenographer at the
| station.
Walter Ashcroft, who has been spend.
ing two weeks with his brother Ed. left
town Tuesday.
Voters are reminded that the ballot
nox will be opened at 8 o'clock next
Tuesday morning.
Only few days left in which to pay
taxes if you desire to save the discount,
aud avoid additional costs.
One day last week Jack" Mcdonald
had his left hand badly pinched between
car aud the operating lever.
Mrs. William Cobb of Barton came
Tuesday to visit her sisters, Mrs. Sarah
Bartlett and Mrs. L. F. Jones.
Alfred Mutt, fireman on the Grand
Trunk, badly cut his finger on a tin
can recently and is off duty for few
days.
A new concrete walk is being built on
the west side of Cross street extending
from South street to Middle street.
Good.
Good piano players who have tried
the piano to be given away by the
Guest Wilcox Co. pronounce it a splen-
did instrument.
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Clack welcomed
the addition of son to their family
circle August %, grandson to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. ID. Ladd.
A dog owned by Ed. Gleeson was run
over by an automobile last Friday, and
so badly injured that it died few
minutes thereafter.
Miss Margaret Hooker of Colebrook,
y. H.. who has been visiting Miss
Geraldine Quimhy for few days, re-
returned home Monday.
NJ P. Flaherty is here from Berlin,
n. H., for Il few days, to take charge of
his brothers store in the absence of the
| latter at Portland and Boston.
Miss Marguerite Hohson returned
home Saturday from two weeks va
cation at Old Orchard and Portland,
and has resumed her position with the
l'osworth Store Co.
Mr.. W A Gleeson, Mrs. +. f. Butler
Mrs. } j. Connolly and the Misses Sadie
aud Annie Sheridan made pilgrimage
to st. Anne de Braupre the latter part
of last week, returning Monday.
The season is here for fall overcoats
and somewhere in the complete line in
the store of l.. f. Jones there's one
made to snit you in every respect, price
quality, workmanship and style.
Friends will be Interested aud pleased
to learn of the birth of a son, Johr
Lawrence, August 20, to Mr.. and Mrs
Charles c. Hosford of East Haven
grandson to Mr.. and Mrs. George Moyt
of Island Pond.
Almon Smith has sold his farm
known ~ the Steele place, includin'
stock, tools, etc, to HaZen Blodgett 0
East Brighton. The latter for SOM
time past has been manager of the OIL
Hobson farm at East Brighton, owne
by Charles Stevens.
Mrs. Eva Haley Wilson of Bethel
VI, is here visiting her sister, Mr.
Roby, and is accompanied by her chi
dren. 1t is eleven years since her las
visit, and she notes with evident plea:
ure the many improvements, especial
on Main street aud vicinity.
Beginning last Wednesday all tn
mail going out of the local postotfice wi
be weighed. The mail will be accoun
ed for at the Office for the governme'
, and again at the station for the raj
road. This will be kept up for tire
months and will take place all over tn
country where mail is carried by raj
: roads. The amount to be paid to tn
railroads will be determined by thu
three months weighing.
a Sad Fatality,