Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-28

Christmas shoppers had soft time
Monday, aud no mistake.
Did it occur to you that it was tn,
last Christmas of the century?
Dry stove wood is at premium at
any price and growing ,.scurcer" every
day.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
track Tor the steam shoyel's advent in
the spring.
Island Pond merchants express them
selves as highly satisfied with the holi-
day trade up to date.
Curious how things will go sometimes,
aud Steve never smokes a pipe, either,
Who'd have thought it of him?
The Hotel Daley is the name of the
hostelry and it will be opened for the
reception of guests in "A short time.
A characteristic change in the weather
of "Wednesday sent the mercury down
20 degrees in less than three hours.
Mrs. VIM. Currier, who has been
seriously i'll the past three weeks. is
now thought to he slowly improving.
What has become of that town incor-
poration enthusiasm that was uucorked
short time ago? Why is this thus?
DIR. and Mrs. Trenholme returned to
Island Pond Wednesday from their
bridal trip. They will be ~. home"
after January II.
We are all glad to see Nathan Hol-
son again able to attend to his business
after an irksome confinement to his
house by illness of nearly month.
Found, last week in the Bosworth
Store, a pocket book containing sum
of money, and Mr.. Bosworth will toe
glad of the opportunity to restore it to
the owner.
Miss Mabelle Wilmot held the lucky
number that secured to her possession
of the handsome doll that has been on
exhibition in Stern Bros. show window
several days past.
The annual election of officers for
Essex Lodge, |. o. o. F., for the ensu-
ing year occurs this Thursday evening !;
installation next week Thursday even
ing, when the appointive officers will be
named.
A watch night service will be held in
the Congregational Church Monday
evening next. Service of song at 1890 !;
Worship from IL to II o'clock. At
midnight the church bell will strike the
hour, the congregation will then join in
the Lords prayer and New Year
HYMN and be dismissed with the hene-
diction.
Our citizens will be pleased to learn
that the Forest Stream Water Company,
who were chartered by the last session
of the Legislature, are preparing plans
and specifications to submit to the select
men by which the company will complete
during the coming summer a system
that will furnish the town adequate fire
protection at most reasonable cost.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage at Springfield, Mass,
December "a, of our former townsman
Harry G.Clarke and Miss Fanny saun-
ders Taylor, charming young lady who
visited here last summer. Their Island
Pond friends will extend most ,ordial
CONGRATULATIONS and wish them all the
happiness possible in their future life.
Geo. Madison and Thos. Gamer, hail
ing from Canada, were arrested Christ
mas morning by deputy sheriff Davis
Madison for breach of the peace and
Gamer for INVESTIGATION, Wednesday
before Justice Parsons they pleaded
guilty to the complaints against them
Madison was fined so and costs, III all
S16.26 and Gamer s. and costs, in all
$11.26.
Fire caught in the basement of Christ
Church Monday forenoon, but 50 prompt
was the response to the alarm and SO
quickly was powerful stream OF water
thrown on. that the fire was under con-
troll in less than ten minutes following
the alarm. The damage is estimated at
less than 500. 1t is believed that the
fire originated from spark that dropped
when the ashes were removed from the
crate to the ash bin. The rector. war
dens and yestrymen are very grateluI
| ;ndeed to all who rendered such timely
and efficient aid in keeping the fire
within bounds and extinguishing it
with so little damage.
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