Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-04-19
TOWN TOPICS.

The Womau with lie duster aud the
br,-'iH Is having h,r tuning.
The har'lrts "a. pat ia this week a
new Portland locomotive boiler 10 run
their grist mil.
The weather for several DAYS has
been most driightlul, warm and bright.
ideal weather i"r sugar makers.
Gov. Dale has purchased the II. W.
l'i'es house. near the Brown basin, and
has rented it to John Donnolly.
Nh. aud Mrs. Henry Steady are re,
ceiving congratulations over the arrival
OF a little daughter into their family
circle.
Robert b. Davis having good posi-.
ton offered him near Boston has sold
out his interest in the firm of Davis &
Moore to I. ID. Blake. The firm name
now is Moore y Blake.
We are very glad to state that Miss
Susie Brown. who for several weeks past
has been very i'll with bronchial grip
and typhoid pneumonia, is improving,
now being able To sit up a short time
each day.
The railroad men who were trans
lein"d from various points on the Sys.
tenn 10 Island Pond during the winter
season, at which time the freight traffic
Is very great are fast returning to their
respective homes.
+. l.. Gordon, who went to the hos
pltal at Montreal several weeks since
tor the purpose of submitting to third
alnPutation Of his leg, returned home
last Tuesday, hopeful that no further
operations will he necessary, a feeling
shared 10y the whole community.
Essex Lodge. |. O. o. f.. will observe
the eighty-secoud anniversary of the
order next week Friday, April 20, by
social in the lodge room, open only to
the members of the order and their
families \ special committee is arrang-
ing programme for the occasion.
The bazar in aid of the Church of St
James, now in progress, has thus far
been a great success. \ more than or
dinarily attractive programme is offered
for this Thursday evening as will be
seen elsewhere in these columns. Gen
eral admission 20 cents, children - cts
The voting contests will be- decided Sat.
urday, the last night of the bazaar.
At the annual business meeting of the
W. {. I. t., the following officers were
elected; lst President Mrs. Porter ii.
Dale 2nd President, Mrs 4. W. Bos-
worth; 3rd President Mrs Almon
Smith 18th President, Mrs. Howard II.
llohson; Treasurer, Mrs. O. 5. Eaton
Secretary, Mrs. l.. F. Jones. The next
meeting will be held May 9TH at the
home of Mrs. Dale, and not only are the
members Of the society invited to be
present, but all women who are interest
ed in the social and moral benefit of the
young people of our town.
Mrs. L. +. lIobson and children leave
today on tie express to take up their
residence at Chicago, where Mr.. Hobson
has been several weeks past. lie is
pleasantly situated and enjoys life in
the windy city. A few evenings since
the members of the Epworth League
and other friends assembled at her
home where they spent a pleasant social
time, and before leaving Prof. Thomas,
in behalf of the visitors presented Mrs.
Hobson with a handsome silver tray, to
which she made fitting response. Geo.
$. Robinson also spoke in reminiscent
mood and feelingly referred to the loss
the town and the Methodist Church
would experience in the departure of
the family from Island Pond. The
kindest good wishes of all our people go
with them to their new home.