Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-30

The Ladies Literary Society will
meet with Mrs. Edmunds, Thursday
afternoon, January 5.
The condition of Mrs. w. j. Rooney,
i'll with bronchitis, has greatly improved
the past two or three days.
The Saturday class in elocution was
entertained by Mrs. Miller at the Rec
tory from two to five o'clock last Tues
day afternoon.
The merchants generally report a
larger holiday business than they ex-
pected, and several greatly in excess of
that of last year.
Freight traffic on the Grand Trunk
through this port has been quite heavy
the past few days, and even the spare
men are well employed.
William Lowe has been engaged as
brakeman on the Canadian Pacific, with
headquarters at Farnham, Que, leaving
for the latter place Tuesday.
All schools in town commence the
winter term Monday, January 2, high
school and grammar school for term
of twelve weeks, all other schools ten
weeks.
Not for many years has there been
such an excellent quality of ice harvest
ed from the pond At present it is
II inches thick, free from snow and as
clear as crystal.
Philip j. Corbett will spend the
Christmas holidays with friends in
Montreal, returning to Montpelier to
resume his duties as stenographer at
the opening of the adjourned session.
The Young Peoples Snowshoe Club
enjoyed the first tramp of the season
Wednesday night, after which they
were entertained in fine style by the
Misses Ames at their home on Pleasant
| street.
The officers elect aud those to be ap-
pointed of Essex Lodge, No. ID, |. o.
0. f., will he installed at special meet
ing to be held next Monday evening at
o'clock by e.. o. Burton of Derby, d.
ID. G. NJ.
The heavy downpour of rain Satur-
day was about the best Christmas gift
many could possibly receive. 1t put
new life into the farmers and the cleo
trio company especially, and the people
generally.
Last week Wednesday DIR. Ellie ac-
companied Miss Jennie Elliott of Nor
gan to a Montreal hospital, where she
underwent successful operation for the
removal of tunor. DR.. Ellie returned
home Friday,
The Rev. U. H. Layton, junior of
Dartmouth College, who was ordained
deacon at the late conference here,
preached an excellent sermon at the
| Methodist Church. He is a guest of
Mrs. LaRoche.
There was a double wedding at
Derby Line Tuesday, December 81,
when four of our young people were
united in marriage, Robert Cilley and
Miss Eva Melcher; Alton Hardy aud
Miss Cora Hopkins, by the Rev. Freder-
ick II, Cole.
The Sunday School teachers of Christ
| Church will serve tea for ten cents at the
| home of Mrs. Malcolm T. Sadleir
Wednesday afternoon, January 4, from
3 to o'clock. The Woman's Auxi-
liary of this Church will meet with
Mrs. Charles E. Johnson next Tuesday
afternoon, January 3.
Ross Encampment, |. o. o. F., elect
ed officers for the ensuing year at the
annual meeting Tuesday evening as
follows;
f. j. Maxwell, Chief Patriarch
James Worth, High Priest
l.. Earl Boyce, Senior Warden
l.. F. Jones, Scribe
w. H. Bishop, Treasurer
d. Z. Allbee, Junior Warden
Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper were
called to Berlin Thursday morning to
see Mr.. Coopers brother, John, who was
fatally injured last week Tuesday He
was going to his work at the Cascade
| Mills when he was struck by Grand
Trunk train. He was thrown about ten
feet from the track, breaking several
ribs ana receiving internal injuries from
which death resulted Saturday, Decem
Der "a. Funeral services ere held in
Berlin Monday, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper
accompanying the remains to Quebec
where they were taken for burial. Mr.
Cooper was well known here having
worked here several years ago.
Christmas day was marked by trag-
, edy in the home of Nicholas r. Goss, a
) Grand Trunk engineer, at Portland,
}, when his only son Orville H., was ia
tally shot while playing with rifle.
The boy was at the home of neighbors,
} named Gulrickson, waiting to go to