Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-17

q, was the guest of relatives in town
over Sunday.
Roy Bailey has gone to North Troy
aud will work for his uncle on farm
there.
Friday is st. Patrick's Day and the
"wearing o the green" is the order fol-
the day.
Mrs. G. n. johnson is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Macdonald, and little
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Marsh of Norton
were the guests of Frank A. Danforth
and wife Sunday.
Miss Proulx returned from her bust
ness trip to New York and other places,
Wednesday night.
Col. Sprague of st. Johnsbury was a
business visitor in town Tuesday and
Wednesday. Yes, the pay car was here
too.
Alfred Gardiner, connected with
Bailey's music rooms, Lancaster branch,
was in town the first of the week.
Miss Geneva Boulds is in New York
for the purpose of purchasing COM
plete line of the newest spring goods.
Mrs. S. + Gerrish, who has been
visiting her son, john, during the past
two months, has returned to her home
in Auburn, Me.
Tie woman's auxiliary of Christ
Church will meet with Mrs. Amey at
the Stewart House next Tuesday after.
noon at 2 30.
Mrs. d. X. Hopkins of East Charles
ton was the guest of her daughters,
Mrs. Elmer Barnes aud Mrs. Carl Nor.
ris, the latter part of last week.
Miss Annie L. Beebe, of Whitefeld
n. H., spent Monday with E. c. Wilcox
and wife. Miss Beebe went from here
to her home at Stanstead Plain.
Mrs. ID. Stern returned Tuesday from
a visit of several weeks in New York
City where she has been combining bust.
ness with pleasure.
Felix Goulette is confined to the
house, under the care of DR.. Ellie, sui
fering from an injury to his knee cap
received by slipping while alighting from
a moving train.
The funeral services for the little
son of Mr.. aud Mrs. William Murphy,
whose death was reported last week
were held from the church of st. james
the Greater Saturday afternoon.
The Rev. A. NJ. Dunstan, B. A. rector
of St. Marks church, Groveton, viii
officate in Christ Church on next Sun
day evening, exchanging with the Rev
DR.. Miller who will officiate in St. Mark
church. Mr.. Dunstan has many friends
here who will be pleased to see hin
again.
Preparations are under way for thu
Both anniversary of the institution o.
Essex Lodge, No. Is, |. 0. 0. F., at thu
lodge rooms, Wednesday evening, Apri
5, at which time there will be roll cal
of the members, social hour or TIVE
and refreshments.
Traffic has been unusually brisk oil
the railway the past week occasioned b.
two large steamers arriving and sailing
from Portland. In addition to the larg
amount of freight handled several extrt
passenger trains have been required t.
accommodate steamship tourists.
Jere King was quite badly injured
Monday afternoon, while assisting Free
Lavallee to handle load of hay, a ba'
spot in the road caused the load to I'll
over and i'll attempting to save himsel
by jumping he injured his side and hi
to such an extent that it was necessar
| to call in the doctor
Alvah Blake had narrow escap
from what might have proved seriou
injury one day last week. While a
tempting to mount moving train a
Stark, n H., his feet slipped, his hea
striking near enough to the wheels ths
the top of his hat was cut off leavin
the rim only aud one hand quite badl
scratched, This was surely "hai
breadth" escape.
E. c. Barnes, secretary-treasurer (
the &. T. r. Joint Protective Boar
recently bought of the Canadian EXPIRE
agent, i. j. Steele, money orde
amounting to nearly $4,000 whic
when RENTED brought Mr.. Steele I'll
information that it was the large
amount ever received from one man {
any one day from any office in Il
system. This is a record that o.
"poverty stricken village" can point
with pride.
: The following changes in train me-
. ters ON the Grand Trunk Rv. took effe