Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-10-12
TOWN LOCALS

| a. u. Sprdgue OIL OF. JOnnSDuTy
was in town Tuesday.
J. w. Carroll, who has been ill of
! typhoid fever, is recovering and
able to be up short time each day.
James Sampson, Jr., has moved
into the upstairs tenement of Mrs.
G. E. Clark on Railroad street
Peter Flynn has moved into the
tenement of L. J. Payeur on Meadow
street.
George Chase, who has been stop
ping in town for the past two
months, left Wednesday for West
field, Mass.
News is received of the death of
John Tracey at his late home in
st. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Tracey was a
former resident of this place and
was employed as engineer on the
Grand Trunk for many years. After
leaving the railroad he went to Ian.
caster, N. H., where he was in bust
ness for time, and from there to
St. Louis. He leaves ..many friends
in Island Pond, where he passed the
greater portion of his active life.
Erwin Curtis, who left the employ
of sE. L. Lanpher several months
ago, returns to his old job with Mr..
Lanpher, commencing work next
Monday.
Miss Adelaide Hooker, domestic
science teacher in the High school,
was called to Canaan Tuesday night
by the accidental shooting of her
nephew, son of Editor Cummings
of the Border news. The lad died
soon after the accident.
Mrs. E. S. Harmon left Wednes-
day for Warren, N. H. to visit her
son, Everett.
Miss Edythe Osborne, who has
been compositor in the Herald Office
since August 1916, finished work
Wednesday, and leaves Saturday for
Augusta, Me-, where she has en-
ployment in the office of the Kenne-
bee Journal.
John Page of St. Johnsbury was a
visitor in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Austin Hall of Charleston
was taken to the hospital at Mon
treal Wednesday for treatment. She
was accompanied by DR.. Cushman.
Norman Sampson, who enlisted
with Co. B, I'd Maine Infantry some
time ago, has received his discharge.
He is visiting in Augusta and Rum
ford, Me-, before returning home.
The 900" party of the o. E. S.
Tuesday evening was we'll attended
and very enjoyable affair. There
were six tables for players and a
merry crowd made the game excit-
ing. A tidy sum from the receipts
was turned into tie Red Cross
treasury.
Ruby Irene Flood, daughter of
: Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Flood, died
Thursday the 4th, of diabetes, aged
, six years. The funeral was held at
the home Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock Rev. F. A. Krackhardt Off
ating, assisted by Rev. w. R. Price.
The funeral arrangements were in
charge of Undertaken E. A. Bemis.
Burial was in the new Protestant
cemetery. Ruby was the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Flood and
} is the first death in a family of eight
Medical skill was of no avail, the dis
ease making rapid progress, the i'll
, ness covering only the short period OF
five weeks. There were many beau.
tiful floral offerings, among them
, being a piece sent by Mrs. Archie
Wells of Newport. Mr.. Flood pur-
chased farm at the head of the
pond and about year ago his fami
ly came here to live. In this great
sorrow that has fallen upon theii
! home they have the sympathy of the
community. Those from out of
/, town attending the funeral were
: Mr.. and Mrs. John Shedd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Shedd, William Nelson
George Heslin, Rev. and Mrs. w. R.
Price of Charleston.
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