Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-10-15
TOWN TOPICS
Golden October dAys.

glory.
Miss Lena Fisetts Of Sherbrooke,
visiting Mr.. aud Mrs. John Wright.
Frank c.. Mosher vent to Ottawa
Canada Friday night, returning Tue:
day morning.
Miss Boardway is assisting in Mis-
Strathern's millinery parlor, learninI
the milliner's trade.
Mrs. G. ID. HeTin is in Worcester
Mass, this week visiting her daughter
May, Mrs. A. NJ. Stevens.
| Monday number of our townspeopl'
svailed themselves Of the low fares OF
fered by the Grand Trunk to visit Bos
ton.
Charles w. Farr and wife drove ~
from Guildhall last week, and spent two
days calling on old friends and neigh
bors.
Mrs. John Guest has returned home
from q visit with her son, the Rev
Douglass q. Guest, aud family, at New
port Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Denesha, Mrs.
Potter's parents, who have been taking
| trip out in Ohio and New York State,
are again visiting here.
Miss Rooney, who has been visiting
friends at St. Johnsbury, Lyndonville
and Newport the past three weeks, re-
turned home Saturday night.
District Superintendent Rev. +. W.
Lewis preached at Grace Church last
Sunday evening and held the second
quarterly conference on Monday even
ing.
Congratulations are in order. It's a
girl, born ut 8 O'Clock last Friday even.
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Haynes, at
brooklyn. Mother aud baby all right,
and doing nicely.
Mrs. Nj. Curran and son, Lawrence, of
Portland came Friday and remained
over Sunday, the guests of her sister,
Mrs. Annie Mason, aud her husband 5
sister, Miss Curran.
A number of young people of both
sexes, the guests of Miss Iona Parsons,
enjoyed straw ride round the FIVE mile
square Friday evening, and of course
had very pleasant time.
George H. Hill was arrested Friday
afternoon 10y deputy sheriff Bemis,
charged with drunkenness. Before jus
tice Parsons he pleaded guilty and was
fined IS and costs of $3.50, which he
paid.
At the shooting match last Saturday,
on the Tracy meadow, Fred Currier
won first prize, Savage rifle, and Fred
Stokes the second, haunting knife. In
four contests the latter has won three
prizes.
Joseph Scholes and wife started Mon
day morning for Los Angeles, California,
where they are to take up their resi-
dence. All their friends here wish them
much happiness and prosperity in their
far off western home.
Tom Powers, of Lancaster, who left
Island Pond some thirty years since,
came Saturday to visit old friends, &C,
companed by his wife, and we're the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Foss, with
whom Tom made his home when living
here. They returned to Lancaster Mon
day. 81
Mr.. Colin r. Guest and bride are up
from Groveton, N. H., to spend few
days with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Guest. Wednesday evening
the Young people gave them surprise
party, and extended congratulations and
good wishes. 1t was an occasion of
much pleasure to all concerned.
In the celebrated case of Geo. Van
Dyke Va. the Grand Trunk Railway Co.,
heard before three referees, F. S. Patt,
Horace F. Graham. w. H. Taylor, dam
ages have been found for the plaintiff
in the sum of s34, 1920, subject to the
opinion Of the court. The damages
asked we're 100000. The case has
been in progress for four or FIVE years
Aaron II. Wagner, U. S. Immigrant
Inspector, leaves town Saturday for a
months weII.earned vacation. If the
observant civilian is a Judge of such
matters, Mr.. Wagner is an inspector OF
high efficiency, and his tact and courtesy
in dealing with all the widely diverse
classes of passengers entering this port
are never failing. During the year and
q halt since he was stationed here, he
has made good with our townspeople
and the Grand Trunk officials and EN-
ployees. and has handled the govern
ment insI ection work with great thor
oughness and ability.