Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-12
TOWN LOCALS

DR.. A. Ellie and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Paquette spent Saturday and Sunday
in Burlington visiting Armand Ellie,
who enlisted in the United States
Training school at the u. V. M. and
has been studying for the past month
and a half. They expect to move
soon to another station and the new
call of $50 will take their place at
the u. V. M.
Attorney David E. Porter of st.
Johnsbury was in town this week on
legal business.
Mrs. George Wagner and little
daughter returned home Monday
from Cherry Mountain, N. H., where
they had been passing a week with
Mrs. Willie Nolen.
Rev. P. Boivin of Hyde Park, and
Mrs. Thomas Laheche and daughter
of Vancouver, B. C. are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Willie Goulette. The
trip from Vancouver took five days.
1t has been nine years since Mrs
Goulette has seen her sister. Mrs.
Lafeche has three sons in the service,
and one of them has been in France
for two years.
The Union Sunday School picnic
at Warmers grove July 4th was at
tended by large number. Much
interest was taken in the sports and
the ball game between the High
school nine and town nine was great
ly enjoyed. The game was won by
the town team, the score being 8 to
IL. All express the wish that the
union picnic may become a fixed
annual event.
c. j. Lefebvre left Saturday for
Port Huron where he is attending a
convention of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen.
Sheriff Richard Beattie of Maid
stone was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. c. c. Lord, DelWin and Alice
left Thursday for Groton where they
will spend two weeks at their cottage
on the lake.
Martin B. Ladd died at his home
in Lyndonville, Thursday, July 4th
of pericarditis, being i'll only few
days. A prayer service was held at
his late home Saturday morning and
the body brought here where servi-
ces were held at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Harry B. johnson at
o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson, Con-
gregational pastor at Lyndonville
, and close friend of deceased, offici-
ated. The burial was in the family
lot in the old Protestant cemetery.
The bearers were old friends and as
sociates, j. S. Sweeney, E. A. Bemis,
B. W. Farmer, E. E. Blake, E. C.
Potter, B. J. McKenney. Members
! of the Knights of Pythias lodge at.
tended in a body and held their
burial service at the grave. Deceased
was 62years of age, born at Island
Pond and lived here the greater por.
ton of his life. He was contractor
and builder and had charge of the
construction of many large buildings
in Pennsylvania and Washington be.
sides large number in his old home
, town. AT the time of his death he
held the position of instructor in car
pentry at the State Agricultural
school at Lyndonville. He was head
carpenter at the Vail farm fol
> several years and had charge of the
building of many of the barns and
r houses on the Vail property. At one
: time he was in the hardware bust
r ness in this village, under the firm
l name of Vallee. Laid & Hobson, his
firm selling to A. w. Bosworth. He
was charter member of Knights OF
Pythias lodge, loyal, public spirited
citizen, and one who always did his
! part in every movement for the pro.
e gress and betterment of his old
s home town. He is survived by g
/ widow, and three children, one son
Gerald Ladd of Lyndonville, and two
l daughters, Mrs. Harry B. johnson
I of this place and Mrs. Harry R
l Johnson of Lyndonville, one brother
Harry J. Ladd of Rumford, Me
=, Among those out of town friends al
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