Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-02-14
TOWN TOPICS
Scotch Singers
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Miss Geraldine Quimby, employed in
the telephone office at Colebrook, n. H.,
is at home for few days vacation.
Mrs. W. Greenlay and daughter Maggie,
several days the guests of Mrs. Laroche,
left Tuesday for their home at High
Bluff, Man.
Ernest {. Wilcox, who has been in
poor health for several DAYS, has gone
to Boston for medical advice, aud treat.
ment if necessary.
Frank Russell has been appointed
county veterinary. lie passed his exami-
nation with the high rating of 50. Con-
gratulations and success to YOU Frank.
G. A. Ridlon is busy harvesting ice
for the Grand Trunk, and expects to
inrnish them about 5000 tons, 1000 to
fill the ice house here, and the remainder
to he shipped TO Portland Gorham,
Point Levi. Richmond, and Sherbrooke.
Mrs. Needham and her two daughters
Ava and Georgina, all of Newport, ar
rived here Saturday evening for few
days visit with friends. Mrs Needham
and daughter Georgina are guests at the
rectory and Ava is the guest of Miss
Hardy.
Hon. II. W. Blake, Judge of Probate
for the District of Essex, held his quar-
terly session of the Probate Court az
I.unenburg Monday morning, and at Con.
cord Monday afternoon. Tuesday he
went to St. Johnsbury to attend the
session of the supreme court.
A union meeting, for men only, will
be held on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the Grace NJ. +. Church. Mr.. J. NJ.
dudley of Montreal will speak, and a
male chorus will lead the singing. A
vocal solo will also be rendered by Mr..
Chesley. All men are earnestly invited
to attend this meeting.
The large pictures which the Grand
Trunk agreed to furnish advertising the
| town as summer resort are now COM
pleted and displayed. They consist of
five views grouped on mount about
eight feet square. The folders published
by the Business Mems Association are
now being run OFF the press at this
Office.
| If you are one of the few whose pa
per is yet in arrears it is time you were
thinking about fixing the matter up.
| Uncle Sam meant what he said when
he told the publisher he should not trans
port papers to parties in arrears. Anoth-
er thing, if you are behind on your pa
per it is not enough to order it stopped,
settlement must be made.
Mrs. Mary A., widow of the late Ben
jamin F. Sawyer, died in Charlestown,
Mass, February ). The deceased was a
former resident of Island Pond, Miss
| Mary A. Hannah. and for some time
taught the children of st. James Church
their catechism. She was married about
thirty-five years ago, in the house then
aud nov occupied by &. c. Vallee.
Owing to the heavy storm, west of
Montreal last week, freight traffic was
very light for few days. All trains ex-
cept passenger aud rush freight were
cancelled. One day the storm was so
severe that no trains of any description
were run over the third division. 1t is
reported that the snow was so deep in
Point st. Charles yard that it was nee
essary in some instances to shovel to
find the numbers Oh the cars. A train
of ten cars required at different times
four engines between Richmond and
this point. A resulting rush of trains
is now relieving the congestion of cars
at terminal points.
The twenty men who braved the in
clement weather of Friday evening tc
attend the lecture on petroleum at the
Y. NJ. G. A. were rewarded by mos'
instructive and interesting demonstra-
ton of the actual operations in the OF
industry from the time when well is
commenced to be bored until the finish
ed products are put upon the market
, Rev. A. z. St. Delmas, who gave thu
= lecture, has spent several years in the oil
region, and had models of all towers
derrcks, stills, etc, made by men actual
~ engaged in the business. lie showed
SAMPLES of crude petroleum from tn
fields of Ontario. Pennsylvania, Ohio
New Brunswick and Newfoundland
aud all the by-products of the retiner.
! commencing with gasoline and napth
and ending with the hard gritty resldu
um. After the lecture WAS closed tn
& speaker answered the questions OF al
who chose to ask them, and allowed tn
: audience to examine his models and al
paratus. 1t is hoped that the lectur
may be repeated in our community
the near future when the conditions WI
he more favorable for securing large