Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05

Miss Helen NJ. Blake of this place hai
been resPpointed by GOV. Mccullough
examiner Of teachers for Essex county.
The Grand Trunk Company advertis,
ia this issue cheap excursion to Mon
treal, Quebec aud 1t. Anne de Beeupre.
Miss Olivia Strathern returned to
Bloomfield Monday, having been en-
gagged to teach the winter term Of school
The ladies of the G. A. r. will give q
clam supper in G. A. r. Hall, December
10. Supper Is cents. All are cordially
invited.
The receipts at the Island Pond post
Office for the last fiscal year amounted to
s3,0i5.s7. Deducting the post masters
salary sl400 and other expenses the net
gain to the government was sS4S.92.
L. l.. Bristol being about to leave
town will sell by public auction all his
household effects and tools of trade next
Saturday afternoon at Clarke's freight
shed. Sale commences at o'clock, l..
w. Stevens, auctioneer. For list of
property to be sold see posters.
Harry A. Jones, a brakeman on the
G. T. r., running west of Island Pond,
fell from a box car few days since be-
tween Compton and Coaticook. He was
taken to the Sherbrooke hospital where
it was found that he had several bruises
and a leg injured, nothing of serious
nature we are glad to state. He was
taken to his home at Melbourne, Que,
Monday.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c.
Lynch at Lyndonville was the scene of a
pleasant social affair last Friday night
says the Lyndonville journal. 1t was
their eighth wedding anniversary and
about sixty of their friends fearful lest
they overlook the Importance of the
date gave them a surprise call in the
evening. The self invited guests re-
ceived a most cordial welcome and were
entertained with games and music. Cake
and coffee were served. The guests pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch with set of
dishes, set of silver knives and forks,
cut glass bread plate, tea set, water set
and a silver plated door plate. Mrs.
Lynch was formerly Miss Cora Randall
of Island Pond.
Don't forget the annual Christmas fair
by the Ladies Aid of the Congregational
Church, at the opera house Tuesday aft
ernoon and evening, December 9th.
The sale begins at $50 p. m, and con-
tinues through the evening. A warm
supper consisting of cream potatoes,
meats, rolls, pies, salads, ETC., ETC., will
be served from to- o'clock. Price of
supper % cents. The Loan Art Exhi-
bition, consisting of interesting and
valuable things secured from different
individuals, is under the management of
Miss Steele, which insures it worthy of
your patronage and will repay you the
small sum of admission. 1t will be
open during the afternoon and evening.
Admission 10 cents.
The evening of November Goth was
the scene of a very pretty wedding at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving john
son of Holland, friends of the bride,
when Ernest Langmaid of Island Pond
was united in marriage to Mamie
Thayer of East Charleston. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. G.
Ellery Reed in the presence of few
relatives and friends. The bride was
becomingly attired in new blue, trimmed
with white silk and applique. They
were the recipients of many pretty and
useful presents, among them being a
set of silver knives and forks and pair
of napkin rings from the aunt of the
bride, and very handsome lamp from
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Cass.