Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-05-03
TOWN TOPICS.

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''orn to Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo. Bsyne Apr
IN.
T. j. Parsons is converting part q
his house into tcnement soinprisin,
, six rooms.
How about base ball team this sum
merE Not even a scrub game on 9TH,
Hat yet is something unprecedented.
Paste this in your hat. The littl,
pleasure steamer queen of the Island
made its first trip this season around IN,
lake Thursday, April %.
The annual meeting of Christ Churcl
parish for the election Of vesirymen will
Toe held in the Church ediiiee next Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The high water of the past week i,
fast rceeding. Life will soon be bur
den to the trout and other finny occu.
pants OF nearby ponds and streams.
The report that the &. +. Il. divisional
run from Montreal to Island Pond and
vice versa has been divided and that
Richmond has been made terminal is
denied 10y the officials at headquarters.
Sydney +. Davis, who has been in the
-customo service at Newport, has been
transferred to the port of Island Pond.
to succeed T.. 5. ElkinS, resigned. Mr..
DAVIS commenced his duties here on the
LIST inst
\ steel ceiling has been placed in
John W. Thurston's drug store which
| shows the store off to great advantage.
j. H. lluse of Newport and Geo. IL. Val
lee did the work and made very nice
job of it.
Rev. ~ l.. Cooper, former pastor of
the NJ. +. Church, has been in town
several days calling on old friends. He
occupied.the pulpit on Sunday at both
services and was greeted by large con-
giegations.
Remember, a good, substantial supper
OF roast meats, ham, salads, etc, all YOU
want to eat, will be served by the Wom-
ans Auxiliary in the opera house this
Thursday evening, from ) to 80, for
the small sum of , cents.
George +. Adams the Canadian Gus
toms officer at this port has new official
uniform with elaborate gold trimmings,
etc. Even the large buttons on the coat
are gold plated, but George walks the
earth same as common folks.
o. l.. Mansw is about to build two
story block on Cross street, the lower
story to be occupied asa grocery store
His increasing business renders larger
store necessity. The work of grading
and digging a cellar has already begun.
The members Of Oswegotchie Lodge
No. II, X. of p, are earnestly requested
to be present at the meeting of the lodge
next Tuesday May Z. The rank of
esquire will be conferred upon one can
didate. Last Tuesday the rank of Page
was worked.
The public installation of officers OF
Island Pond Lodge, F..S A. NJ, occurs
next Tuesday evening. Admission con-
fined to the members of the order and |
of Eastern Star Chapter and their fami-
lies. All sojourning masons are cordi-
ally and fraterally invited to attend
without further ceremony.
The infant son Kenneth Weldon,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay A. Ellis died
last Sunday morning April 2S, at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Danforth. Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Hall
officiating. Very general sympathy is
expressed for the bereaved parents, who
feel deeply grateful to all who assisted
them.
don't forget to remember" that that
most amusing burlesque, The Old Maids
will be given in the opera
house hall this Thursday evening. And
as announced last week there will be
vocal solos by Mrs. Eta Landre of Mon
treal, an additional attraction, surely.
Reserved seat tickets at the usual slight
advance can be had at Thurston's drug
store.
Rev. +. j. Gale who few weeks since
went to Alva, Fla. to assist in the care
of "a brother, DR.. Herbert l.. Gale, in
the last stages of consumption, returned
last Friday with his brothers body, 60
ING direct to the home of his parents at
Barre. where funeral services were held
afternoon conducted by Rev.
A. f. Atwater. Rev. Mr.. Gale has the
sympathy Of the entire community in
his hour of sorrow. 1t, is expected he
will return to Island Pond this week.
The anniversary exercises and enter
tainment furnished by Essex Lodge, |.
O. O. F., last Friday evening were
greatly enjoyed. About $50 We're in at
tendance, and the evening was pleasantly |