Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31

iting relatives in town.
Leland Parker of St. Johnsbury
spent Xmas with his parents.
Mrs. Carl Swenson spent Christ
mas with relatives in West Milan.
c. S. Gushing of Newport was a
business visitor in town Wednesday.
DR.. a. f. Parlin and family spent
Christmas with relatives in Orleans.
The W. C. T. U, will meet with
Mrs. Fl. H. Hobson Tuesday January
4th.
Richard Beattie, high sheriff Fs
sex county, is a business visitor in
town.
Henry Danforth is keeping house
in one of the @. T. Davis rents on
Derby St.
The w. R. C. will have an instalIa-
ton of officers Tuesday Jan. Is, at
three o'clock.
VIM. Currier our local horse train
eris training two colts for Mrs. Rob-
ert Robinson.
Ernest Kimball and family spent
Christmas with relatives in Nor.h
Stratford, N. H.
Miss Elizabeth Jones entert ined
several of her friends at five hum
dred at her home last Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Ladd and son,
Gerald, E. E. Johnson and wife were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Johnson Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frances johnson
spent Xmas at the home Of Mr.
Johnson's sister, Mrs. x. C. Guimont
in North Stratford.
Frances Hathaway Of the John
Carter Brown Library Brown Univ
PIovi !ence, r. l., is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. G. H. Bennett dur
ing the holidays.
Napoleon MarteE,' ,'wife and son Of
Ggoveton were guests Of Carl Foss
and wife Christmas. Returning,
they were accompanied by Mary
Foss, who viii visit in Groveton p
few days.
Christ Church Sunday school, h..
B. Jones, Supt., had their Christ.
mas concert and tree on Christmas
eve. A large number of parcnl
and friends listened to the recita-
tions and. special music. Presents
were givenI by the Sunday school
teachers and pupils.
Several enthueia tie wrestling fans
OF norton ATTENDED the match here
Christmas, coming by team over the
new road The overpass is not Who'll
ly completed, bat it is expected by
early spring the work will be finish
ed and the road open TO all traffic.
The Woman's Guild will meet on
Tuesday. Jan. 4, 1916, with Mrs. H.
Lewis Hail at 2:3O. A business meet
ing will be held and everyone inter-
ested is asked to be present. VIII
everyone donate one piece Of work
toward the Guild, as our supplies
have run out, and starting the New
Year, make this your New Years
present.
Friends will be grieved to learn If
the death Of MRS. Sarah Emery, at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. R.
Hoffman, in Waterloo, ?, O., Dec.
23rd. She is survived by one son
and two daughters: Z, H, Emery Of
Willimantic, Ct, Mrs. A. l.. Watson
OF Concord, N. H., and Mrs. Hoff-
man. The interment took place at
Waterloo, Que, Sunday, Dec. 26th.
Mrs. Emery was rs years Of age.
The terrific storm which ragged
Christmas night and all day Sunday
did much damage in this vicinity,
telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down, fences were destroyed
in different parts Of the town, .
and the striking apparatus of
the town clock was put out of COM
mission. One of the windows Of L.
f. Jones dry Poods store was blown
in about noon Sunday, doing much
damage to the stock and fixtures;
one show case was badly broken and /.
several othe,s damaged The dis
play stock in the window was blown
from one end Of the store to the
other while some vas blown out into
the street The damage of stock and
fixtures is estimated to be 500 and
to the windows about $3.50.
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