Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
TOWN TOPICS.

he little steamer commenced its reg
ular trips around the lake last Saturday
Island Pond farmers report the pros
pect of an immense yield of hay thi,
season.
\ ripe strawberry was picked on
Birch Point Tuesday, yet they say the
season is late in Northern Vermont.
W. W. Lombard has put out two new
signs that leave no shadow of doubt as
to where he is at or what he is there for
The offertory at the Memorial Service
at Christ Church next Sunday afternoon
will he devoted to the Widows and
Orphans Fund of Essex Lodge.
ID. p. Mackenzie is Il good deal of a
hen man these days. Any one who can
hatch three chickens from - eggs has a
right to lay claim to the title of expert.
The friends of j. II. Edwards. for
merly of Island Pond. now freight agent
at Groveton, will be glad to know that a
son has been added to his family circle.
At the Methodist parsonage Wednes-
day evening June &, George Eweus and
Miss Maude Peavey, both of Morgan,
were united in marriage Ivy Rev. T.. j.
Gale.
The planking of the sidewalk on
Cross street is in very broken and
dilapldated condition, and should re-
ceive the attention of the proper
authorities.
There will be game of base bali on
the ball grounds this Thursday afternoon
between the home team and the Grove
tons. General admission to :he grounds
- cents ladies and children 10 cents
The steamer Queen of the Island cut
in little too close to the Big Rock"
on her trip Monday evening and was
stuck in the mud for several hours. She
was gotten off without material injury.
People are daily taking advantage of
Magoon's special piano sale, Recent
purchasers of pianos are Geo. W. Davis
a Kingsbury, Mrs. Bosworth Knahe.
DR.. Ellie a McPhail, and G.. Bouneau an
Estey organ.
NJ, J. Daley, j. W. Thurston and ID.
G.. Foss are at Montpelier today, Thurs
day, delegates to the Democratic State
and District conventions, or as Mr..
Thurston puts it the conventions of the
"unterrifed."
NJ. l.. Dyer resumed his place on his
engine last week after lay off since
January, caused 10y poor health His
friends are much pleased that he has
sufficiently recovered as to again take
his regular flll.
Those intending to take part in the
prize contests and the procession ON the
Fourth are requested to notify the com
mittee at once. There is now no time
for delay, and if you would have the
coming celebration a success be on hand
and do your part.
Preliminary work has commenced for
the building of A. Bartlett & Sons new
block, to be erected under the direction
of NJ. B. Ladd. DR.. Ellie has purchased
the small building used as IA crockery
room adjoining Bartlett and Sons store,
and will move the same to his lot on
Cross street.
A large party of friends assembled at
the home of Charles Tracy last Saturday
evening, and reminded him that he and
his good wife had been married just lC
years, and they were DESTROYS of celebrat.
ing the event. Charles and his wife
gave them the freedom of the house and
the barn, and everybody had a rousine
good time, in dancing, games, ETC., not
forgetting the extra nice refreshments
Ere departing the visitors presented Mr.
and Mrs. Tracy with a number of usefu
household articles as souvenirs of tn,
occasion.
In response to an invitation Of Mrs
f. f. IIobson, several graduates OF thu
Island Pond High School met at he
residence last Monday evening and dis
cussed plans for the formation OF al
Alumni Association. Agreeable to tn
suggestions of the Rev. Thos. Hall an,
others present it was resolved that tn
object of this association should be t.
keep alive the memories of student day
and to encourage each other in the fun
ther pursuit of knowledge; to assist i
promoting the general welfare of thei
Alma Mater and to aid the cause @
higher education throughout the tow
A committee consisting of Miss Mabel
Wilmot, Miss Shirley White and l.. /
Jones were appointed to draft q const
tuition and report at a meeting to b
held at the same place on July 10.
;s earnestly requested that every gradl