Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-07
TOWN TOPICS

IN the high school commenced Monday
A. NJ. Stevens has purchased we'll
mated pair of blacks for use in his liv-
cry business.
The State Board of Health has fur
nished a supply of diphtheria anti.toxin
at Thurston's pharmacy.
A large flock OF crows was seen flying
over the village Sunday afternoon.
Spring is coming, even if it delays three
Tonths.
A. II. Vallee OF Boston made his Gus
tomary new years visit to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. q. d. Vallee, returning to
Boston Monday.
The stated communication of Island
Pond Lodge, F. < A. NJ, for the current
month will be held next Monday sven
ing at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo returned to their
home in Boston last Friday, following
a visit of several days with their son,
DR.. Mayo, and family.
Miss Bernadette Dufour will not re-
turn to the convent az Coaticook, Que.
for the winter term, remaining here to
assist her mother in the store.
Postmaster Sweeney and first assis-
tant, John Carroll, have to hustle some
these days owing to the absence, through
illness, of John ii. LaRoche, the second
assistant. =.
During the year just closed 33 births,
IS marriages aud b deaths were re-
corded in the town clerks office, In
1908 there were A births, rs marriages
and b deaths recorded.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. II. Powers went to
Concord Tuesday. Mr. Powers will Ie-
turn this week, leaving Mrs. Powers to
assist in the care of her father, John
McGinnis, who is in poor health.
F. {. Mosher, d. ID. e. NJ, drove to
Derby Wednesday to install the officers
of Orleans Lodge, l. o. o. f., and was
accompanied by past grands, d. =. Mac,
kenzie, John Guest and Rev DIR. Miller.
The annual meeting of the stock
| holders of the Island Pond National
| Bank for the election of directors and
officers for the year ensuing, will he
held at the bank next Tuesday after.
uoon at , o'clock.
New years day was quite generally
observed as holiday. Several stores
were closed part of the day, and he
ing legal holiday the bank was closed
and he post office was open during the
usual holiday hours.
Miss Lucille lIobson left town for Bar
ton last Saturday, and her mother will
follow in day or two. We understand
! that Miss llobson will enter school at
! Barton, and that her mother will spend
the winter visiting friends there and
in other places.
The funeral of William Christie, ac-
cidentally killed in the railroad yard last
week, was held at the NJ. +. church
Sunday forenoon, Rev. l.. n. Moody
officiating, and the body was taken tc
West Milan, n H., on the afternoon ex
press for interment.
A large party of friends took the
home of Capt. W. II. Norton by storm
Thursday night to congratulate him on
the anniversary Of his sixty.ninth BIRTH
day. The captain was surprised all
right, but as usual was equal to the oC-
casion, aud entertained his callers roy
ally.
Edward Randall, who has been visit
ing his parents the past two weeks, re
turned Wednesday to his studies at til,
L. V. NJ, Burlington. During his sta,
he had tumor removed from his RICH
instep, which had been giving him con
siderable trouble, and partially spoiled
the pleasure of his vacation.
The members of the choir of st
James Catholic Church remembered
their organist, Miss Agnes Steady, a
new years in very appropriate manne
by presenting her with beautiful chat
and locket. Miss Steady has occupe
this exacting position for several year
and it is IA pleasure to note the esteel
in which she is held by her choir assoc
ates.
Tuesday morning ushered in th
: coolest day of the season. the thermon
i eter registering II below zero, and
{ stiff gale blowing. The mercury fe
n very rapidly, Monday night regsterln
II "a above. The weather continued col
y all day Tuesday, 10 to IA below, and
9, IS midnight it was 80 to "a below. 500
!. after midnight there was a rise in I'll
temperature at o'clock it was IA b
low and zero at noon.