Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-29
TOWN TOPICS

railroad yard have been armed with
billies.
A large party of railroad men went to
Seymour Lake Monday for a weeks
camping.
Mrs. II. +. Sargent, who has been
quite i'll the past two weeks, is conval-
escing, and able TO ride out.
Miss Myrtle Ames, who has been at
tending the johnson summer school the
past four weeks, is expected home on
Saturday.
Fred Paquette was transferred Mon
day from the customs service at New.
port to Quebec, Canada, owing to the
illness of Mr.. Titus, the officer stationed
there.
Mrs. w. P. Stevens, daughter Marion
and son Edwin arrived in town Monday
from Everett, Mass, to spend few days
with the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs
ID. c. Foss.
The saloons, closed last week Tues
day, reopened Monday morning. They
were ordered closed for three DAYS, but
the proprietors voluntarily kept them
closed until Monday.
f. c. Lynch and Mr.. Mosher of Lyn-
donville were in town Tuesday to buy
cattle, obtaining four good cows for $500
from John Buck and four cows, two
calves and several shoats from Elmer l..
Allen.
w. B Bagley, the accommodating
janitor of the r. r. Y. NJ. G. A., who
has been quite i'll for several days with
acute indigestion, has so far recovered
that he was able to resume his duties
Wednesday.
Mrs. c. w. Nolen had the misfortune
to fall as she was stepping into the
woodshed Sunday morning. She in
voluntarily put out her right hand to
break the fall, with the result that the
wrist was broken in two places.
Oscar T. Davis returned home Satur-
day from stay of several weeks at the
Eye and Ear lnfirmary, Portland, where
he las been undergoing treatment for a
serious ailment of his eyes. We are
glad to report that he received some
benefit.
Robert Weir of Rutland, Grand Chan
cellor, X. of p, Domain of Vermont,
made an official visit to Oswegotchie
Lodge Tuesday evening, when the rank
of Page was conferred upon Arthur W.
Burbank. Work was followed by a
smoke talk
A. W. Bosworth, who has been visit
ing in New York and Brooklyn for some
time, returned home the 2lst inst,
accompanied by his aunt, Mrs. r. d.
Earl, and her friend, Miss Hannah
Howard, both of Brooklyn. They will
spend few weeks enjoying our invig-
Grating mountain air.
Someone fired off two shots from a
revolver in The railroad yard early Sun
day morning. II. w. Simonds of St.
Johnsbury, states attorney of Caledonia
County, who has been here to assist
states attorney Hunt, investigated the
affair, and discovered that the revolver
had been fired ''just for fun" Pretty
foolish fun in these exciting times.
While returning home Saturday
morning, shortly after midnight, James
W. Farrell, chief train dispatcher, was
waylaid and beaten by two assailants
The outrage occurred on Mountain street,
near John Aldrichs place, Mr.. Farrell
was held by one assailsnt while the
other beat him about the face and head,
having stones in his fists it is claimed.
a fter struggling for some time Mr.. Far
rell freed himself and made good his
escape home. In addition to being
badly hurt, the shock to his nervous
system was great for time. He Is
unable to identify either assaiant, We
understand Mr.. Farrell does not attrib,
ute the act to any of the men on
strike, while the latter Indignantly con
denim it. Mr.. Farrell was able to re
sumo work Monday.
Saturday evening the crowd at the
station awaiting the arrival of the train
were somewhat startled by the discharge
of revolver, seemingly at a car uset
as boarding place for some OF the
strike breakers. In an instant ther
was the greatest excitement, the specla
deputies swarming over the freight car
and traversing the yard. Cassius Nc
Gregor of Concord, deputy sheriff o
Essex county, was standing on the plat
form facing the car in question, and h
observed that the shot was fred insid
the car and so notified sheriff Beattie
The latter made an investigation whic
disclosed the fact that Ernest Hayne
of Canaan, sworn in as a special COZ
stable, had fired off his revolver in tn
car. Haynes, who expressed his regre
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