Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-19
NEWPORT NEWS.

Henry Burgess is building a summer
cottage at Knowlton's Bluff.
Parker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. D.
Lindsay, has been i'll for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Davis spent the
week end with Mrs. Davis mother,
Mrs. Clarke, at Island Pond.
j. E. McCarten, D. w. Dwinell, o. S.
Searles and P. C. Blanchard were in
Lancaster, N. H., last Friday.
E. Byers has moved into the Blair
tenement, so called on Third street, re-
Gently vacated by Fred Linguist.
Mrs F. D. Badger returned Mon
day from Manchester, N. H., where
she has been for a week s visit with her
son, Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Fee will occupy
E. C. Huntington's house on Pleasant
street during the latter's absence in
California.
Eddie Merritt and wife, Will Ken
niston and wife and George Silloway
and wife from Cabot spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Wiley.
The C, 0. F. are to start relief
fund for the Belgians, and expect to
hold a card party in their hall in the
near future. Watch for posters adver-
Using the event.
Tinker's Singing Orchestra, gave a
dance at School Hall last Friday night,
with concert until nine o'clock. The
event was an enjoyable one but the at
tendance was small.
Report is received that the house and
barns of Leon Percy residing on Pine
Hill, including much of his live stock,
was burned Wednesday night. Full
particulars not received.
Miss Sargent entertained a number
of young people at the Library last
Tuesday evening. Dancing to the mus,
ic of the Victro.a formed part of the
evenings entertainment.
The many friends of Walter Mitchell
will be sorry to learn of the death Of his
wife, Eleanor Kershaw Mitchell, which
occurred on Nov. 8, from typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell were married
Sept. 10, 1913, and had made their home
at Tufts College, Medford, Mass.
A special sale of walnut meats at
Gaspar Policies store from November
goth to 25th. Regular price so cents q
pound, special sale price 80 cts a pound.
Only one pound to each customer. Viii
also have a full line of green vegetables,
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The Woman's Missionary society gave
It's semi annual Ihankotfering dinner in
the Cong'l church dining rooms Tues,
day night. There was large attend
ance and the offering tOtaled about $40.
A service IN the church followed the
dinner, Rev. Paul Dwight Moody of
st. Johnsbury being the speaker.
A. ALVIN BisbuD has returned from
Burlington and will be in his studio from
now on. de would appreciate it If those
wishing Photographic for Xmas would
sit as early as possible. However, il
there are those who are unable to do so,
he will promise them their work if they
sit within reasonable time beforehand.
The Mothers Club met at the home
of Mrs. l.. b. WelIman on Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. r. E. Deuel. had a
very interesting paper on ''Teaching
Obedience" and Dir. J. Fraser MacIvel
gave a talk on the advantages and dis.
advantages Of Twilight Sleep" The
meeting was very interesting and in.
structive, but owing to many other at
fractions the attendance was small.
A very pleasant and unusual coinci
dence took place on Nov. 10th when {
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Dubrav at five n. m. and OF
the same date. a son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Newton Scott at six o. m
The fact that both mothers are close
friends and neighbors makes the occur
ence most interesting. Both mother
and babies are doing well. Congratu
lations.
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