Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-08

il later switches are taken therefrom and
/ put 10 base use.
Mrs. Mccartney and child from Mont
real are the guests of her parents at the
Congregational parsonage.
DIR. Sutton, Surgeon Dentist, will be
in town, professionally, May Il, l3 aud
II. Office at the Stewart House.
The winter covering has been removed
from the fountain in the square, thereby
presenting q much improved appearance
to that locality.
Mrs. Ethel Fitzgerald has moved
from her home on Pleasant street to the
cottage at Birch Point vacated by +. w.
Stolte and family.
Mrs. George NIackey aud her two lit
tie girls from Portland, Me-, came last
week and are the guests of the formers
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. James w. Skill
lens.
The President sent to the senate last
week the name of Col. +. ID. Hale, at
present consul at Coaticook, One, TO be
promoted to the consulship at Charlotte
town, p. F.. |. The Office at Coaticook
is to be abolished.
1t was feared that grass lands would
suffer severely from the thick ice on them
the past winter, but as far as reported
there isn't sign of winter killing. The
grass is coming out green and bright
from under the ice
Lyman II. llowe's moving pictures
are to I've presented in Island Pond some
time next month. The excellence of
these pictures the HERALD will vouch
for. They are superior 10 anything of
the kind in this or any other country.
Mrs. Fred Wing returned home from
Lyndonvlle last week, after an absence
of six weeks assisting in the care of her
sister, Mrs. c. y. Ladd. The latter,
since leaving Brightlook Hospital, is
slowly but surely regainlng health and
strength, Whereat her friends hereabonts
are greatly pleased.
A session of the L. S. circuit and dis
trict court commenced in the federal
! building at Newport Tuesday, May D..
This is the first court held there by
Judge Martin. The first case for hear
ing was the Union Bridge Co. vs.. the
Conn. Valley Lumber Co. 1t is dam
age suit for the loss of bridge at South
Lancaster. II. b. Howe for the plaintiff,
IIuntoon & Stickney, Drew and Jordan
for the defendant.
The Railroad Commissioners have
made public the result of their investi-
CATION of the case of Neil Chamberlain
aud Emile Liable, who were killed last
January while walking on the track from
Summit to Island Pond. The commits
sioners report in substance: The men
had been employed in the woods and
were walking on the track in a some
what intoxicated condition. 1t was
stormy day and difficult to see any dis
lance ahead. The engine was running
tender first having helped a freight to
| the Summit as was the custom. As there
| is no turn table handy the engines back
down. The commissioners do not al
tach blame to the railroad.
John Lawlor, who has been the ticket
agent at the Grand Trunk r. Il. station
! in Portland for 81 years, has resi- gned
his position aud Charles L. Teney OF
| Montreal Friday assumed temporary
charge of the office. Mr.. Lawlor went
to Portland 40 years ago as telegraph
operator for the Grand Trunk, original.
" coming to Portland from Quebec,
Since 1876 he has had charge of the
ticket office at the Grand Trunk station
and no man, in railroad circles, is bet
ter known or better liked than John
Lawlor. lie knew everyone, who tray
eled over the road, knew their families
too, and was friendly with them all. II
he has an enemy he is still! to find II
out. After 40 years of service in ont
place Mr.. I.awlor will retire and witt
the good will of every man who knows
him.
The annual meeting of Christ Church
parish was held in the church edific,
Monday morning. The treasnrer's re
port showed a small deficit during tn,
year, amounting to $22.55. This sun
was at once contributed by the Woman,
Auxiliary, so that the parish commence
the new church year free from debt
The Woman's Auxiliary will put in a
once new stained glass window in the
, Baptistery, to replace that broken b,
boys throwing stones. Speaking OF thi
matter five or six of the stained glas
windows have been broken in this way
: These vestrymen were elected Messrs
I John Reeve, W. II, Bishop, J. W. Thurs
r ton, A. A. Pomeroy, A. E. Bishop, JOIN