Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-13
TOWN TOPICS.

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to believe all We hear.
After few weeks shut down the shir
factory started up again last week, mucl
to the pleasure of the operatives.
Two special trains heavily laden Will
excursionists from Lewiston and vicinit,
on a pilgrimage TO st. Anne de Beaupre
passed through here Tuesday evening
The second train required two engines.
Apropos of our Fourth of July celebra.
ton, what a story the tongue of the
congregational Church bell might tell il
4; could only speak, ELI, Claude 1t may
he told some time. n. b. No pun in
tended.
The stone foundation for the new
part of \. Bartlett < Sons block is COM
pleted. The ceiling of that portion of
the building occupied as store has
been raised two feet, and the work of
raising the roof, which is to be raised
sixteen feet, is progressing finely.
J. +. Tracy and family left town this
week for Lancaster, n. H., where Mr..
Tracy has embarked in the grocery
business. While their departure from
Island Pond is very much regretted, all
our people wish them abundant happi-
ness and prosperity in their new home.
The arrival here this week of F. L.
Logic, of the firm of Loggie Brothers,
| indicates that the seasons work will
soon commence at the canning factory.
Some new machines have been added to
the plant which will greatly facilitate
the work. Our people are always glad
to see any of the members of this firm in
| town.
While playing on York hill on the
Fourth Grosvenor Boulds picked up a
cannon cracker, which had the appear
ance of having been used. To satisfy
himself in this respect he applied a
match when the cracker exploded, terri
bly, burning his face. His injuries
while exceedingly painful are not con-
sdered serious. His experience ought
to be warning to all boys to let these
dangerous things alone, but we doubt if
it will.
The day following the Fourth there
was quite boom in police court bust
ness Gin keeping with our building
and commercial hoom) and quite a
heterogeneous mass were gathered to
await Justice Parsons ear. Five We're
fined for intoXication the usual amount
and costs, which were paid. In one in
stance a sympathi2ing crowd Clipped i'll
and paid the fine imposed to prevent the
respondent from going to the county
jail for 90 days.
A stranger on the night of the Fourth
set up temporary bar-room in the
building now being erected for the use of
the Fitzgerald Land Lumber Co., and
for the time being did a rushing trade.
lie had a ten gallon cask from which he
sold the half pints and pints to eager
purchasers until driven out by the
Waterman, John Gerrish He at once
made himself scarce, forgetting in his
eagerness to depart to express his appre
citation for the use of the building.
Mrs. Geo. f. Adams, wife of the
Canadian Inspector of Customs sta
toned here, returned to Island POND
last Saturday after an absence of seven
months in Boston undergoing medica
treatment. Mrs. Adams returns very
much improved, which gives great pleas
ure to a large circle of friends. The
HERALD welcomes her to Island Ponc
with the hope that her stay during the
summer will be of great benefit anc
bring about complete restoration tc
health.
ID. p. Mackenzie has recently laid on
and graded a road from Back street neal
his land, running parallel with Mountain
street, which is one Of the best pieces Of
road in town and as level as a rac'
course. He has contracted for a mum
Der of young maple trees and it is hi
intention to set them out next spring a
, distance of 80 feet apart, on both side
: the road, which will make it a YER.
handsome street indeed, and from whicl
when the sand bank is removed a re
markably pretty view Of the pond AM
! its surroundings will be revealed.
The Frogs of Windham,
A pleasing historic opera of Colonia
times, shows the adventures of an Ems
lish dude in search Of an American hei