Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-05-30

Tue lolltlca pot d boiling.
l.. Il. Jones was ia Montreal on Gus
tom business Wednesday.
/ he w. c. T. L. will meet next Tues
day, June }, az the reading room.
The W. II. c. Sewing Society will
meet with Mrs. John Aldrich Thursday
June ;.
VI. +, .tus, of the Custom House
force leaves here June LIST for four
months service in Quebec.
The Ladies' of Grace NJ. F.. Church
have commenced extensive improve
ments in the church furnishing.
The post office will be open Friday.
May Both, Memorial Day, from to 8
A. NJ; 1890 to and 6 to 9P.M.
Oswegotchie Lodge, No. II, X. of-P.,
worked the third rank on candidates
Wheeler aud Corliss Tuesday evening.
Services at the Congregational
Church next Sunday at IL A. NJ. and Z
P. NJ. Subject of the evening sermon
"The conversion of the first foreign mis-
sionary."
At special communication of Island
Pond Lodge, f. < A. NJ, held Mo lday
evening, Charles ID. Thurston took the
initial step in the mysteries of ancient
craft masonry.
The rain that has been, on some
accounts, more or less of an affection
for the past few days has undoubtedly
saved the grass crop to the farmers,
who are accordingly thankful,
State Superintendent of Education,
Walter +. Ranger, has arranged for a
summer school in Island Pond from
July IS to August IL. The full pro-
gramme and all particulars will be pub
lished later.
At the grand lodge of Vermont, |. o.
o. F., held last week, John F. Linden
of Island Pond was appointed District
Deputy Grand Master of the fifth Dis
trict, which includes the lodges at Island
Pond, Barton and Newport.
Several of our local sportsmen have
recently caught large strings of trout at
Averill Lake. A. c. Chapman secured
fifteen which weighed % pounds, and
Charles Averill and 4. Bedard, night OPP
orator at Norton, caught twenty-five
which tipped the scale at forty-four lbs.
Mr.. +. NJ. Bartlett, Mrs. Bartlett, 4.
W. Bosworth, Jr., and Capt Graham
have been appointed delegates to the
Orleans county conference of the Con-
gregational churches, to be held at Bar
ton Landing next Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 1 and >.
Thursday evening, June ), the Chill
dren's Auxiliary will present their can
tata and pantomime in the opera house,
instead of the Island Pond Hall as pre-
viously advertised. The little folks
have been well drilled in their respec-
tive parts. and they deserve encourage
ment. Admission II cents ice cream
and cake 10 cents.
Some IS or more people from North
Stratford will come to Island Pond Me
mortal Day to listen to the address by
Russell ii. Conwell, coming here by
special car. The majority of these have
heard Mr.. Conwell lecture and having
heard him want to hear him again, The
town will undoubtedly be tmonged with
visitors, rain or shine.
The Willoughby Lake House, than
which there is no more popular resort
for people in this vicinity, will be opened
for the season June 9, under the man
agement of Mrs. Naomi Richardson, a
hostess deservedly popular with the
travelling public, shown by the increas-
ing patronage accorded year after year.
All who go to this charming retreat are
sure of hearty welcome.
The entertainment given last Friday
evening by the Village improvement
committee of the Business Mems Associa-
ton was not as we'll attended as it de-
served, otherwise it was decided sue
cess The prize winners from the
public schools in the essay contest on
village Improvements We're: High
school, Misses Moore and Ames; the
lower grades, Misses Esther Hall, Pink
Danforth and Isabelle Melcher. The
essays were excellently rendered and
commanded the closest attention of the
audience. The. young ladies presented
many new ideas in the way OF improving
and identifying the village. The
Trillphone Club was an unique feature
and their selections were heartily
encored.
Base Ball Notes.
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