Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-02-09

Office at residence, North Street.
The E. i. BagIey Place. Phone $50
Fire chief H. E. Randall and his
department have been busy the past
few days answering the numerous
fire alarm calls. There were two
calls Saturday, one at the house of
Ernest Kimball on Pleasant street,
the ire catching in a partition where
the plumber was thawing out water
pipes. Another alarm shortly after
this came from the house of Max
Bailey on Derby street, where a pic
ture hung over fue in the chimney,
the fire catching from the picture.
Sunday an alarm was called for a
fire in the tenement occupied by
Frank Marquis on Derby street, and
Monday the department was called
out for a fire in the tenement oc-
cupied by Dan Desrochers on Rail-
road street. These were all put out
without much damage, but it kept
Chief Randall busy. 1t is easy to
pass these incipient fires by as but
of little account and easily subdued,
but what might have happened but
for the fine water system and the
we'll directed fire department is not
at all pleasing to contemplate.
E. r. St. ONE has been i'll the
past week of grip.
The following is taken from the
Springfield Reporter of Feb. e.
The marriage engagement of Ar
thur F. Bennett, a craftsman in the
office Of the Jones & Lamson COM
pany, and Miss Marian Dale, one of
the graded school teachers, was an
nounced Tuesday evening to a party
Of about 80 at the residence ofJudge
and Mrs. H. H. Blanchard. Games
provided entertainment and during
refreshment period the interesting
information was found by the guests
in the bottom of little Dennison bas-
kets. Both of the young people are
Very favorably known in Spring
field and have the sincere congratu-
lations of many friends.
Miss Dale is daughter of Con-
gresham Porter H. Dale. Her
many friends here extend congratu-
lationS.
There will be no meeting of the
the Woman's Guild of Christ church
next week.
Rev. G. D. Trottier was visiting in
Norton this week.
M. P. Gallagher, piano tuner, will
be in this place in few days to tune
pianos. Leave orders at Rooney's
store or the Stewart House.
Civil Service" is the drama to be
presented at the opera house next
Monday night, February 18th. This
is played by local talent of North
Stratford, N. H., and is a thrilling
drama, and excellently presented.
1t drew large houses during its rec
ent presentation at North Stratford
and won much praise as a pleasing
and popular play. 1t comes here
under the auspices of the High
school and the proceeds are to &c
into the fund to pay the expenses of
the High school graduating class on
their Washington trip. This is a
cause all are interested in and the
play should have large attendance
The p,rpOse for raising this fund
should appeal to everyone. 1t mean.
little to US individually, but to the
High school graduates it mean.
much. Just finishing their higl
school work, this Washington trip il
finishing touch to our splendiC
school work, that will add object les
sons to their education and be help
full all through life. The minds o
these graduates are keenly impress
sive and at no other period of thei
lives would this trip be so readil,
taken in and retained as at the pres
ent time. Let us all respond glad,
to this cause of aiding our higI