Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
TOWN TOPICS.

Save mousy To aiicud the ..Temi.le o.
Fame
Very general sympathy &, expressed
Tor Mr.. and Mr.. Nm. Magic ia thr
death oi their dr,i harm. a daughter.
Nathan IIol'son aud wife i.ryc cls,ei
nP th'ir home for the winter aud az.
boarding at the Stewart House.
The Union Benevolent society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Siolte Friday
afternoon. January Is. at half past two.
The heaviest SNOW storm Of the sca-
son set in last Friday night, continuing
until Monday. Over a foot OF snow
fell.
The regular meeting Of Ross En-
eampment No. 1. |. q. o. f.. for the
current month occurs next Tuesday
evening. \ full attendance desired.
Alfred l.. Ames of the i3rd regt. L.
:. Vols, now in the PHILIPPINES, has sent
to W. III. Bishop. Jr.. dagger taken
from Filipino. 1t is an ugly looking
article. lie also sent a bullet that had
evidently met its billet.
The public event last week was the
very enjoyable and successful kinetiseope
entertainment given at the NJ. +. Church
saturday evening by J. NJ. Foss < Son.
Despite the raging snow storm the church
was filled. aud everybody was highly
pleased.
During the month of December 1890
cars were handled at this port, exclusive
OF passenger coaches. At the rate of %
cars to train this makes 30 trains. an
average of a train for about every one of
the II hours in day. This is Il
phenomenal record.
\. b. Lougee and large force of men
are engaged in clearing the snow from
the ice between Birch Point and the
island preparatory to harvesting the
winters crop. The ice is 10 or more
inches thick and taken from this loca-
ton is always of excellent quality.
The snow roller and snow pillow are
kept on the move these days and are do
ing excellent work both in and outside
the village. Capt. Randall is displaying
commendable and characteristic energy
as road commissioner and the result is
town roads as good as they can be made
in this country at this time of year.
Island Pond may now hang on to its
back yard gate and talk via the New
England Telephone Company's new lnc
with her neighhors ''down east The
line to Stratford was completed and
opened last week Thursday when by the
courtesy of Mr.. Pelton, the genial right
of way man, the editor from the tee-
phone in the HERALD office exchanged
greetings and congratulations with
North Stratford. The line connecting
us with that enterprising little village
also gives us connections all along the
line even to Portland. Thus is Island
Pond in the swim and keeping up with
the times.
Henry W. Rives, for the past three
years yardmaster at this place, has re-
ceived from Mr.. c. 5. Cunningham.
formerly trainmaster here but now SUI
perintendent of terminals ut Port
Huron. Mich, the offer of the response
Lle position of chief clerk of that divi-
sion and left for his new duties Tues
day morning. While we congratulate
Mr.. Rives on deserved and hard earned
promotion yet we unite with all who
have known him here in their regret at
his departure. 1t will he n long time
before the Grand Trunk will get a more
genial, hardworking and efficient official
than Mr. Riyes has been in position
that has not been and never will he a
sineeure. Mr. Rives's family will join
him in Port Huron some time next
month.