Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-01-10

Aahuss anu laniiY.
All the graded schools were open Mon
day 10 complete the winter term after a
vacation of three weeks.
The Bosworth Store Co. announce a
remarkable cut in price of their remain
lug stock of wall paper.
Archie Courchesne returned Monday
To Winooski, where he is a student al
the college, after spending the holidays
with his parents.
The stated communication of Island
Pond Lodge F. & A. NJ, for the current
month will I've held next Monday eveu-
ing at O'Clock. Work.
Thomas W. Barron of Eaton, Canada,
and Miss Ada Bingham of Toronto,
Canada, were united in marriage at the
NJ. F.. parsonage January ?, by the Rev,
c. ID. Lance.
Read The new advertisement of l.. +.
Jones on the first page and see what a
mark down sale means at his store, and
the great discount offered on serviceable
and stylish wearing apparel.
Willard Smith, who went to Caiifor-
MIA few months since with his family,
hoping that Mrs. Smiths health might
be benefited, has purchased a lemon
grove at Pasadena, and will take up
their residence there.
This week is being observed by the
Congregational and Methodist churches
as the Week of Prayer, the services al
ternating at these churches, Monday and
"Wednesday evenings at the Methodist /;
Thursday aud Friday evenings at the
Congregational. The attendance thus
far has been good and much interest
shown.
Those teaching at distance who
were at home during the holiday recess
have returned to their respective schools
namely; Miss Martha Davis at Newport,
Miss NJ. a. Lee at Gorham, n. H., Miss
Mackenzie at Chelsea, Mass, the Misses
Moore at Wells River. Miss Rexford at
st. Johnsbury, Miss Alice Strathern at
Barre, and Miss Webster at Bradford
The total number of loaded freight
cars passing this port during the month
of December was 90GS, and -. Ssh cars
have been handled east and west during
the year 1907. This is the largest traffic
since 1901, when the total reached 10
al cars, but computing the increased
capacity of the cars the business the
year just past exceeds that OF 1901 10y
about 200.
1t the old saying is true, that the
II days after Christmas rule the II
months of the year, 1908 will not he II
very cold year TO say the least. Last
Saturday morning was the coolest of
the twelve days, the thermometer regis
tering in different parts of the village
from ; to 10 below zero. At noon it
was 40 above. Sunday morning ush-
cred in a snow storm, with singing
north wind, and the thermometer reg.
istered below zero, making it very I'M
comfortable for those who wen! to church
these were few however.
At a special meeting of Ross Encamp-
ment, |. O. o. F., Tuesday evening, the
officers for the present year were in
stalled into their respective chairs by j..
c. Fogg, d. ID. &. p, assisted by staff
of Past Chief Patriarchs The Off GERS
are
James Pilgrim, { 7.
f.. {. Barnes, II. p.
John Worth, S. W.
l.. F. Jones, Scribe
Az Decbene, Treasurer
f. j. Maxwell. j. w.
O.. 5. Eaton, O. S.
ID. Allbee, |. S,
+. Royce, Guide
F.. F. Hobson, lst. w.
W. Webster, I'd. W.
David Haynes, I'd W.
F. CilIey, 4th W.
b. Corliss, lst e. of T.
II. Danforth, I'd q. of T.
The annual meeting of the First Con-
gregational Church of Brighton was held
on Tuesday evening. Notwithstanding
the storm there was good attendance
E. NJ. Bartlett was elected chairman, and
in the absence of the clerk, John Guest