Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-23


home from their wedding trip last Sat
urdsy.
Nat Bunker's horse dropped dead on
Middle street Wednesday afternoon. A
big loss for Nat
Floyd A. Elkins, clerk at the Stewart
House went to Boston Tuesday for a
vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. Lenihau, who has been the guest
of Mrs. Lizzie Foster for some time re-
turns to her home at East Hiram, Me-,
today.
There will be genuine and wide
spread sympathy with North Troy, Sax
toms River and st. Johusbury in their
recent losses by fire.
Mass will be celebrated in st. James
Church at midnight of Christmas eve,
with special and new music, which
promises to be most elaborate.
The enterprise shown by our mer-
chants in decorating their stores and
show windows in honor of the Christ
mas season is noteworthy and commend
able.
The annual meeting of Ross En-.
campment, l. 90. F., for the election
of officers will be held next Tuesday
evening at o'clock. All Patriarchs are
urged 20 attend.
Monday r. e. Webster and crew
were busily engaged in scraping the
pond of snow in order to begin cutting
ice. A measurement showed the ice to
be ten inches thick.
Senator Dale and sou, George n, a
page in the senate, representative Amey
and p. j. Cerbett, stenographer, are at
home, to remain during the adjourn
ment of the Legislature.
Ella May, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Z. c. Wilcox underwent an
operation at the Brightlook Hosl ital,
St. Johnsbury, Tuesday, for adanoids
in the throat, which we are glad to
state was very successful and the young
miss is doing nicely.
The bill providing for the construc-
ton of highway from the town Of
Norton to the village of Island Pond
has passed the House and Senate aud
been approved aud signed 10y Governor
Mead. Tally one for Cameron of Nor
ton aud Amey of Brighton.
At the annual meeting of Essex
Lodge, |. o. o. f., held last Thursday,
| these officers were elected for the en-
suing year; +. j. Maxwell, Noble
| Grand, reelected. l.. Earl Royce, Vice
Grand; F. C. Mosher, Secretary &. Z.
Clarke, Treasurer both re elected.
z. j. Miles & Co. have in their stock
many Christmas articles always sure to
please, several Of which are mentioned
in the firms advertisement this week.
All over their store you will find un-
limited gift suggestions in both quality
and usefulness and at the least tax on
the Christmas purse.
Frederick w. Goldsmith of Massa-
chusetts, an expert electrician, is in
town for week or two assisting the
Electric Light Co. in their efforts to
get the fullest power capacity from
their steam plant. The Company ex-
pect to furnish current for the Christ.
mas exercises at the several churches.
Readers of the HERALD, especially
local readers, will be pleased to see in
this issue another letter from Col. f. D.
Hale, formerly of Lunenburg, now
! United States Consul at Port of Spain
Trinidad, B. w. |. Letters from his
pen are not only interesting but they
always impart much information, espe.
ciaIly so this week.
Upon his return to Montpelier rep
resentative Amey will draft a bill pro
viding for vote by the citizens of Els
sex County at the General election il
1912 regarding the change of the shir,
town from Guidhall to Brighton. 1t j
anticipated there will be little or no OF
position to this plan, inasmuch as i
will be left to the decision of thos
most interested.
The following programme of musi
will be rendered by the choir of Chris
Church at the morning service o.
J Christmas DAY. There will be n
evening service.
, Professional Hymn 40, oh come all we faithft
Venite a. Robinson
TIE Deum O., Van Boskerck
Benedctus IoI Dudley Buck
Introit Hymn So, o Little Town of Bethlehem
Kyrie 3SI Elvey Gloria Tibi 37s Gounc
Sermon Hymn 81, Hark the Herald Angels
, Offertory Hymn 50,
1t came upon the midnight clea
Sanctus 4I2, Camidge
Eucharistic Hymn 225 Bread of the world
Gloria in Excelsis 40, Ellwanger
Nnnc Dmittus ago Vincent
Recessonal Hymn 60,
{ Angels, from the Realms of Gloi
School Attendance Record
First and second grades, Miss Brood