Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-01

Only the present month in which to
pay your taxes and save the discount.
Miss Esther Gerrish is home from Au-
burn, Me-, to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John ii. Gerrish.
Mrs. f. NJ. Bartlett and son Phillip
are visiting relatives in Lamoille county,
to he absent two weeks.
W. NJ. Sargent of Morrisville spent
three or four days in town this week
with his brother, DIR. Sargent.
Dennis May of st, Johnsbury was in
town Tuesday, Some pensioner will
doubtless be benefited by his visit.
Selectmen are reminded that accord
ing to law the check list for the coming
election must be posted by Saturday of
the present week.
The HERALD is pleased to extend
greetings and welcome to +. S. Cooper,
who comes to Island Pond from Virginia
to take a position as train dispatcher,
succeeding Thos. ii. Mason, resigned.
The fine weather of the past few days
has permitted great progress in putting
down the enlarged water pipes. Mon
day more pipes were put in than during
the whole of last week.
Miss Dorothy Guest pleasantly enter
tanned several of her young friends by
tea party Monday. They greatly en-
ioyed the occasion, also the fact that
the charming hostess was GUEST.
DIR. A. w. Tracy of West Meriden,
Conn, agreeably surprised his numerous
friends by alighting in our village last
Friday evening, coming by stage from
Newport. The doctor is looking hale
and hearty.
John Vallee and friend have Just re-
turned from fishing trip at Indian
stream. While at the klondike driving
camp John killed bear, which is said
to be the largest ever seen in that sec
ton, weighing about 400.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Watson of Port
land are in town the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Thurston. Mrs. Watson
will be pleasantly remembered by our
people as Miss Belle Blackden, whose
marriage we announced last February.
Her mother, Mrs. Blackden, was also a
visitor here last week.
Again on its ronnds, the air brake
car, a travelling school of instruction for
railroad men to keep them posted on all
brake appliances and devices in use, is
here this week under the direction OF
Albert Wright of Montreal All railroad
men when off duty must spend a portion
of their spare time in this school
We are proud to see among the in
structors and lecturers at the summer
school here former resident of lslant
Pond, then Miss Anna Dyer, now Mrs
Pollard, lady of great attainments
who has devoted much time in the cause
of education and other good works. 70,
will miss a treat if you fail to hear he
lectures.
The roof of the station again ugh
fire Saturday evening by sparks from {
passing engine, and once again it was
discovered and extinguished with NJ
damage save the burning of few shin
giles Talk about luck Five or 81,
times within as many months has this
station building caught fire. 1t is evi
IDENTIFY fireproof.
A party who drove here from Beeb
Plain to witness the ball game Saturda,
met with a mishap at the corner of Cros
and South streets, near where the ban'
9 stand is located. The driver turned tn
corner too sharp with the result tina
one wheel broke down and every spok
in that wheel was detached from tn
hub. Happily the occupants of the cal
riage were not thrown out and thereb
all escaped injury.
A. A. Pomeroy has leased the CLARK
block for another term of 5 years, an
will occupy the entire block in the nea
future. He intends to carry larg
stock of ladies furnishings, which b
will keep separate from his present stoc
and will have the services of sale
woman, already engaged, to wait on h
lady customers. Success to his new We
I ture. The more we have of such ente
prsing men the better for Island Pond
Allie Blair, liveryman at Beebe Plat
will be little more careful in the futu
as to where and how he obtains hor
blankets. Coming to Island Pond la
Ii week he stole horse blanket from ]
+ Moore at Morgan Plain. Moore follow
- him here and procured warrant. Arm
G with this deputy sheriff Bemis search
Blair's team and found the blanket.
thereupon arrested Blair. The lat'
when arraigned before Justice Parse
|. pleaded guilty and was fined $5 a
= costs, in all 5000, which he paid.