Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-06-19

turned home Saturday evening greatly
improved.
Mr.. ii. b. johnson and wife have re-
turned to Portland after spending their
vacation with their parents, and incl
dental'y making several successful fish
in .trips in this vicinity.
The Guest Wilcox Company is
making an exceptionally fine showing
this week of white goods and summer
goods, for men, women and children.
Rev. +. p. Lee and the editor went to
Burlington Monday to attend the one
hundred and eighteenth annual conveH.
ton of the diocese of Vermont, which
convened Tues day forenoon.
The Rev. Thomas Hall was in St. AL
bans last week in attendance upon the
18th annual meeting of the Congrega.
tional Convention of the State of Yer
mont, returning home Saturday.
Mr.. Chas. Lebourveau and Miss Mabel
Reed, both employed in the National
Bank at White River junction, and well
known here, were married last Wednes-
day and are spending their honeymoon
at Cold Springs Camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Averil of Walden,
Mass, were the week end guests of Mr.
and Mrs NJ. b. Laid, returning Monday.
They will be remembered as presenting
Zephra here some years ago with local
talent.
A good attendance marked the social
dance given by the Mt. Bluff Camp, NJ
w. A. last Monday evening, abont 20
couples participating Music was fur
nished by the self playing piano.
Next Sunday will oe observed as
Children's Day at the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. In the morning the pastor
will preach to the children. The even
ing service will consist of exercises by
the children.
The sale of the plant of the Green
Mountain Mfg. Co. which was advertised
to come off Sunday morning was adj
iourned until Wednesday to allow bid
ders who were expected to come from
Massachusetts, time to get on the
ground.
Roy A. Bishop, employed ON the Maine
Central at Deering junction, came
home Saturday to spend his vacation
of ten days with his parents. He is ac-
companed by Master Chances Sampson
of Woodfords, Me.
While Miss Agnes Steady was on the
way home from Seymour Lake one day
last week the horse became frightened
causing her to jump from the carriage
resulting in severely sprained ankle.
While Miss Steady is confined to the
house, her place at the organ in ST.
James Church is taken by Mrs. I. j.
White.
DR.. r. T. johnson of Concord came
over Friday afternoon in his new Max
we'll, making the trip, distance OF 80
miles, over rough, hilly roads, in less than
two hours. The doctor had pleasant
visit here. the guest of his brother, +. F..
johnson, and returned home Saturday.
The body of Elroy Dunn, who died
from typhoid fever at Groveton, N. H.
after a weeks illness, was brought here
for burial last Friday. An escort of the
Red Men acted as bearers. Elroy was
young man of good habits, and favorite
with all who knew him. He is survived
by his parents and three sisters.
The embargo on receiving pulp wood
for shipment to Berlin, N. H. has been
lifted, and large quantities are now
being forwarded from Canada. 1t is re-
ported that $4,000 cords will be loaded
at Point Levi, and about an equal
amount at points near Sherbrooke and
Lvster. This means increased traffic on
the Grand Trunk Railway.
An employee in the car repair de-
partment OF the railway remarked on re-
ceiving his pay cheek last Monday, that
he would now be able to buy "A new pair
of shoes. Last month he had pur.
chased pair of shoes at 1915, had
them tapped twice making total ex-
pense of So. rs for foot wear for one
month, this is a record. The gentleman
only needs to wear pedometer to hold
the worlds walking record.
II is expected that the Rev. j. p
Brushingham ID. ID. who has been fol
the past four years secretary of the
General Conference Commission on Ag
gressive Evangelism, and had charge o.
the evangelistic services held in connec
ton with the recent general conference
at Baltimore, will conduct evangelisti'
services in Grace M. +. Church for fou
days commencing Thursday, July 9ti