Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-11-23
ISLAND POND.
As seen by a Visitor and a Citizen

Where is Island Pond?
That was the question frequently ask
ed before election by residents of the
southern and western counties OF Yer
mont and we will confess that until re-
Gently, we supposed it was i'll Grand Isle
county, among the Islands ofLake Cham
plain. The election of the gallant Col. L.
NJ. Mansur as Lieutenant-Govcrn has
called the attention of our citizens to the
fact that there is such place as Island
Pond. 1t was our privilege, short time
since. to make trip through Essex Coun-
ty, and to spend day in that delightful
village, Island Pond. We havcspent sew
eral years in Vermont, and have visited
MANY of our picturesque localities, but
we must say, with a full degree oi,aHdoT,
that Island Pond is one of the most thrift
ty villages from a business point OF view
as well as the most picturesque, from al
most any point of view, that there are in
Vermont. Island Pond derives its name
| from it's location on the margin of n beau
tiful sheet Of water, about mile and a
half in length. by mile in width, having
wooded island near it's center, and sur
rounded on all sides by high mountains
or gracefully sloping hills. Island Pond
village dates its existence back to the adj
vent of the Grand Trunk railroad, some
forty-two years ago, and some OF her
most enterprising citizens of to-day were
among those who built the first houses
in the village. Island Pond has some
thing over 1000 population, and is con
stantly growing in wealth, population
and commercial importance. Among her
most euterprising business men are Geo.
H. Fitzgerald, wholesale lumberman,
who dresses and ships annually about
IS, 900, 900 feet of native and Canada
lumber, the product Of his several mills
in northern Vermont and Canada.
S. d. Hobson, member of the state
board of trustees for the insane, who is
now building a large creamery which will
be Of great benefit to the farmers and
dairymen of that vicinity;
L. NJ. Mansur, acknowledgements of
Vermont, of whom everybody in Island
Pond speaks in warmcst praise;
Geo. N. Dale, cx-lieutenant-gover
now state Senator from Essex county,
who is so we'll and iavorably known
throughout the state;
John w. Thurston, deputy collector,
who has charge of the custom house at
Island Pond. Supported by force of
eight assistants, he succeeds in assessing
our foreign competitors, something like
S125. 900 annually, all OF which our IN
Gle Samuel is glad to get these hard times.
We met, besides these gentlemen named,
many others who are an honor to any
town, and although Island Pond has fur
nished two Lieutenant Governors in re-
cent years, we think we are warranted
IN saying that she can furnish several
more without running short Of first class
material.
Last year the town built and supplied
with power four story frame factory
building, 150x60, with ell for offices, at a
cost Of $12, 500, and leased the same to
Messrs. George and Charles Cane o.
Massachusetts, to be used by them as a
shirt factory These men grew up to
manhood among the beautiful hills o.
: Essex County, Vt, and now as expert
enced men of large means. return agar
to the scenes of former days. They expect
uhen fully entiinned and The hnsiness al