Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-31
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comedy draml. will BE- seen at Island
Pond Opera House this Thursday even.
in, AaguSt 30. Joshua Simpkius" was
one of The Aig hits" last season, and 50
tar this season. IS said to be PLAYING tu
enormous business. While it is billed as
a comedy there are several startling
scenes and situations in in it, and won.
dcriul realism is shown in the great Saw
Mill scene in The third act. The excellent
music of the orchestra carried by the
company pcr:ccts several musical special.
tics that are introduced during the action
OF the play by different members of the
company.
Miss Agnes Haley of Norton visited in
town last week.
The Junior League will meet at Grace NJ
L. Church next Saturday at 80 p. m.
Mrs Charles Chcsney OF Livermorc. y.
H., is visiting old friends in town. All are
glad to see and greet her.
Jacob Stern has closed out his business
at Newport and comes here this week
with his family as permanent residents
Good.
Miss Mabel Wilmot returned last Fri
day from Livermore. n. H., where she
has been for some weeks past engaged
in teaching school.
\ night-blooming cercus, owned by
| Mrs. L. {. Robinson, hlossomcd last Sun
day evening, and the beautiful sight was
witnessed by large number of our citi-
zcnS, Mrs Robinson very CourtcouSly
opening her house for all who desired to
see this celebrated plant. Two blossoms
opened out that evening.
The Bar Docket lust from the HERALD
office for the September term OF court is
being delivered to the members OF the
Essex County Bar. The docket contains
in all Il eases, of which twelve are State
cases, and + chauccry. There are also
quite a number of divorce cases. The
term commences Tuesday September IL,
the Chief Justice, Hon. Jonathan Ross,
presiding.
/ Saturday evening at 100 O'Clock, ut
Grand Army Hall, Circle of the Ladies
of the &. y. X. will be organized and Off
GERS installed by Past Commander L. +.
Johnson. All mothers wives, daughters
and sisters of cx-soldlcrs are eligible to
membership, and are invited to attend
and Join, also all members of the 6. \ K.
! Reno & Ford, successful +.act rustic
comedy drama, Joshua SimpkinS" comes
to Island Pond Opera House, this Thurs.
/ day evening, August 80, The play is said
to be much in the same vein as the "Old
Homestead, County Fair" and other
like productions, and will be staged with
special scenery and effects, including the
realistic Saw Mill scene. introduced in the
thIrd act, i'll which a real buzz saw takes
an active part in the performance. There
is an abundance of good, wholesome
comedy i'll the play, and many pleasing
singing aud dancing spccial,ics. There is
also some excellent descriptive music by
fine orchestra carried by the company.
Two games of base ball were PLAYED
here last Tuesday. One III the forenoon
between the East Charlcstons and the
picked nine, which played at East Char
lesion last Saturday; and one IN the at
tcrnoon between the East Charlcstons
and our second nine. The first game re-
suited in a victory for Island Pond BOYS
/ by a score of Is to 6, and in the second
game the visitors were again vanquishcd
by a score Of 32 to 5. The interesting
feature OF the morning game was the
work of the battery for the Island Pond
nine The battery was composed of two
deaf and dumb BOYS from the American
/ Asylum at Hartford, Conn, who are
stopping in town the guests of Roy Web
ster, who is an instructor i'll the asylum.
They, in spite of their misfortune, can
cast shadow over some OF our local
celebrities when it comes to practical and
! theoretical base ball