Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
TOWN TOPICS

closes this week Friday.
w. II. Kane has leased his barber
shop to Eugene Miron aud Leo Fortier
until May l, next.
Mrs. Annie Davis and son went to
Boston last week and purchased a piano
for use in the motion picture shows.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Nj. Buck of Canaan
came to Island Pond Saturday, remain
ing till Monday, the guests of Mrs.
Dyer.
The evening service at Christ Church
will be omitted next Sunday evening if
the village is without its customary
electric light service.
At the Essex House, December o,
Patrick Joseph Foley and Della Rosalie
King, both of Wenlock, were united in
marriage 10y &. Z, Clarke, }. p.
Last week the weather was exception
ally cold for the time of year. The
thermometer registered below zero the
entire week, one or two days % to IS
below.
Miss Wanzer, deaconess from Bos-
ton, spent Friday night at the NJ. +.
parsonage. She was on her way to
Bloomfield where she is assisting the
pastor in special services.
Arthur Cole, who has been ill for
ID weeks, portion of the time patient
in the Sherbrooke (Que,) hospital, has
entirely recovered, and on Monday re-
sumed his old position in +. l.. Lam
piers store.
The keenest interest prevails over the
cash coupon prize contest innaugurated
October lst by w. II. Boulds, which
closes December 80. The prizes are a
handsome golden oak sideboard and
golden oak side table
b. W. Farmer, master of Island
Grange, went to Burlington Monday
morning to attend the annual meeting
Vermont State Grange, P. of H., which
convened Tuesday, sclosing Thursday.
Mrs. Farmer accompanied him.
Mrs. !. E. Covell died at her home in
East Brighton Wednesday morning,
December IA, after a brief illness with
puerperal septice mia, aged twenty-nine
years. She is survived by her husband
and six small children, the youngest a
babe of seven days.
Mrs. Ethel Fitzgerald and son.. H. E
CBill"), left Wednesday morning fol
their home in Methuen, Mass. The lat
ter has situation with the Arlington
Wooden Mills. The cottage on Birch
Point vacated by Mrs. fitzgerald vii
be occupied by W. F. Morong ane
family.
The Grand Trunk pay car was her,
Wednesday morning, and in addition
to their regular pay the employees re
ceived the back pay agreed upon at the
settlement Of the strike, namely from
May l to July Is. Itwas a :most wei
come addition to the men, coming a
this season.
Alfred E. Ames, who, suffered tn
amputation of leg last June, as re
suit of railroad accident, has procure
a wooden leg which he used for the frs
time last Thursday. He is now able t.
get about with ease and comfort, and i
hopeful of soon going to. work as trai
baggage master on the Grand Trun
Pacific.
While Don E. AIlbee, stage drive
was waiting in the post office yesterda
morning for the stage mail, his horse
started for home on the double quick
Turning in between Johnson's cafe an
} MacKenzie's shop one horse went dow
a flight of several steps and crashe
through the glass door, cutting itself S
badly that Mr.. Allbee will lose the us
of its services for at least two months.
A colt owned by john Donnelly brol
Y away from its fastening in the mi
yard Tuesday evening, and bolted, b.
was soou caught, the only damage beir
the breaking up of the, sleigh seat.
< very few minutes after, the colt, aga
r broke loose and dashed through Il
mill yard and on to the railroad static
where it colided with great force again
J the south eastern corner of the static
t Some of the by-standers thought
killed, but it was only stunned al
when the shafts were taken off the co
rose to it's feet and was able to wa
home. 1t is not thought to be perm
nantly iniurad