Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-28
TOWN TOPICS

, with snow Monday.
Miss Forest of Coaticook, Que, is the
guest of Mrs. Gene Lyon.
f. a. Steady of Berlin, n. H., was il
town Monday to visit his parents.
Charles NJ. Fletcher of Canaan was a
business visitor here Monday.
The w. c. r. U. will meet next Tues
day afternoon at $50 with Mrs. Alvin
Bartlett.
Mrs. Ida Moye Hosford spent last
week at Montpelier with her husband
who is the representative from East
Haven.
Senator Dale has introduced a bill
providing a railroad line from Brighton
to Newark. The course of this bill will
be watched with interest.
A new piano was installed in the
home of Mrs. LaRoche last week, alse
one in the home of Mrs. Charles Petre,
both from Bailey's music rooms.
A. W. BoSworth recently found a
sum of money which the owner can
have by applying at the store, and fur
nishing description of the amount.
Arthur Cole returned home Saturday
from stay of several weeks in the
Sherbrooke (Que) hospital, greatly
benefited by the treatment.
l.. F. Jones, Grand High Priest of the
Grand Encampment of Vermont, |. O..
o. F., made an official visit last week to
the Encampments of Plaintield and
Bradford.
Oral Corliss of Morgan and Miss
Myrtle Wheeler of Holland were quiet.
ly married Tuesday at the home of the
groom's sister, Mrs John Leavitt, Rev.
L. n. Moody officiating.
The class of 1911, |. p. II. s., will
give spook social in the haunted
chamher-E oresters' Hall-Friday even
ing, October rs. A glimpse into the
future for DC. Prizes at the mystery
tables. Admission to the hall zoe. Re-
freshments will be served.
The annual meeting of District No.
5, |. o. O. F., will be held at Derby
with Orleans Lodge, No. %, Wednes-
day, November 8. Evening Star Lodge
of Newport will exemplify the work of
the second degree. The lodges in Dis
trict No. 3 are Essex of Island Pond,
Evening Star of Newport, Crescent OF
Barton and Orleans of Derby.
Next Wednesday, November ?, is the
time limit for the return to work of
those who went out on strike on the
Grand Trunk This reinstatement does
not apply, however, to employees de-
bcCbtu III dtNS VI NIOltHCt lluS thc
strike. 1t is estimated that from s. to
90 per cent of the men on the Eastern
division have already been reinstated.
At the second quarterly conference
held in the NJ. L. Church parlors Mon
day. the Rev. f. W. Lewis presided and
after hearing and disposing of the re-
ports of the various departments, which
all showed health and progress remind
ed the members of the mortgage on the
district parsonage at st. Johnsbury upon
which the greater part of the assessment
on this church was Immediately pledged.
II. II. Scolly was arrested Saturday
at midnight by deputy sheriff Bemis on
a charge of stealing an overcoat from
Joseph w. Lafountain of Portland, and
S37 from George M. Sanborn, also of
Portland, The alleged thefts were COM
mitted on passenger train of the
Grand Trunk between Coaticook, Que,
and Island Pond. The coat was fou nd
in the possession of Scolly. He was ar
raigned before Justice j. c. Fogg Mon
day, waived examination and was held
in $500 bonds to await the action of the
county court. Unable to furnish the
required bonds he was committed to
Jail by the arresting officer. Scolly was
employed as a conductor during the re-
cent strike.
The Herald is indebted to Miss Ella
Mackenzie of Chelsea, Mass, formerly
of Island Pond, for a copy of the Chel-
sea Gazette, special achievement num-
her, illustrating old and new Chelsea
and showing the wonderful progress
made since the great fire which devas-
tated the city less than two and half
years ago. The publication in question
is fine specimen of the printers art
mechanically and geographically, print
ed on fine coated paper and splendidIy
illustrated 1t certainly is a souvenir
number worth preserving. The people
of Chelsea aresao be congratulated il
this great progress, as shown by the
Gazette, and they doubtless appreciate
A., o,,tornr;sa Of tho nuhlisbpr of the