Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-01-05
TOWN TOPICS

Miss Edith Lowe of North Stratford
n. H., was in town, over Sunday.
Mrs Winnie Linehan spent Christmas
with friends in Lancaster, n. H.
Mrs. ii. w Marsh of Norton was in
town the first of the week.
Arthur Corliss aud wife were guests
OF relatives in Newport recently.
o. H. Cameron of Norton was in
town the first of the week.
Joseph Trompe and wife were in
Montreal for the holidays.
c. d. Boardway and wife went to
Newport on business trip Tuesday.
II. w. Blake of Gardner, Mass, was
business visitor in town the week
before Christmas.
The w. Z. T. U. will hold its next
meeting Tuesday afternoon at go with
Mrs. d. A. Boardway.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Paquette of
Lewiston, Me, are spending two weeks
III town visiting relatives and friends.
The Ladies Literary Society will
meet with Mrs. IL. IL. Hobson, Thurs.
day afternoon, January IL.
Mrs, f. A. LaRoche has been enter
tanning Rev. U. II. Layton of Hanover,
n H., the past two weeks.
Mrs. Frank Clark and two children
of Woodstock visited at f. E. Blake's
from Wednesday to Monday.
Miss Annie Mayhem of Sherbrooke.
aud sister, Helen, of Dixville, p. @.
were guests of Mrs. r. E. Chesney
Tuesday.
Mrs. G. Newman has come from
Newark to join her husband who is
employed as fireman on the Grand
Trunk.
Robert Thompson went to Boston
the Friday before Christmas to spend
the winter with his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Farnham of
Canaan were guests of relatives here the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. F. Jacobs and ii.
Wertheim of Berlin, N. H., were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Stern from Saturday
till Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T; c. Carr went to
N. H., Saturday for
weeks visit with the formers parents.
Miss Glare Rooney has charge of the
store during their absence.
All schools in town commenced the
winter term "Wednesday with the ex'
ception of the grammar room which
opens next Monday. There are no
changes in the teaching staff
Alex Stott, Sr., was taken seriously
i'll last Saturday morning and his con-
dition at the present writing is consid-
cred serious. His daughter, Miss Anne,
a trained nurse from Burlington, is
assisting in caring for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Finnegan, of
Littleton, N. H., were in town Wednes-
day calling on relatives. They went to
North Stratford Thursday to attend
the funeral of an aunt Mrs. Kate
Smith and Mrs. Henry Moffett also
attended.
Little Bernard Giroux was the victim
of a very painful accident one day last
Friday. Passing the stove in the
kitchen, he reached up and pulled some
boiling water over, scalding both legs,
one of them, the entire length, so severity
that when the leg was undressed for
medical attention the skin came with
the stocking.
The following X. of P. officers were
installed by Lucius Mckinney Tuesday
night:
b. w. Farmer, &. G.
Martin Renell, V. c.
Levi Hopkins, P.
g. N. johnson, M. w.
H. Danforth, NJ. A.
f. c. Potter, NJ. F.
r. Thompson, M. E.
w. f. Morong, X. of r. S.
II. Aldrich, Trustee for three years
The following are the officers elected
to serve Island Grange for the ensuing
year:
B. ". Farmer, Master
G. II. Albee, Ovorseer
Mrs. J. A. McWain, Lecturer
Albion Stevens, Steward
Mrs. H, B. Blodgett, Chaplin
H. b. Farmer, Treasurer
+. b. Hill, Secretary
l.. c. Elliott, Gate Keeper
Mrs. B. w. Farmer, Ceres
Veda Allen, Pomona