Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-19
TOWN TOPICS.

Anybody lost $40? Don't all speak
at once
Edwin Spiller has returned from a
two weeks visit at Lyster, Que.
\. p. Drown has been appointed
janitor of the opera house block, succeed.
ing NJ. V. Renell, deceased.
The fall term of the Island Pond
High School closes Friday. The winter
term will begin Monday January 5.
NJ. c. Davis has closed the Essex
House as hotel, and has converted the
former hotel office into a grocery store.
Mrs, Phippen of East Burke, who the
past six weeks has been the guest of her
brother, Almon Smith, returned home
Saturday.
Nathan llobson and wife have given
up housekeeping for the winter, closed
their house and are now boarding at the
Stewart House.
The cold wave which set in on the 9Th
inst and continued ten days was especi-
ally severe, for its suddenness caught
many unprepared.
Bearin mind that while you may feel
poor there are those who are more so
that it is the Christmas season and sit
is more blessed to give than to receive
L. L. Greene commenced his labors in
the customs service Saturday. He is
assigned to Norton Mills, succeeding +
j. Bagley who is transferred to Island
Pond
The annual meeting of Ross Encamp
ment, |. o. o. f., will be held next
Tuesday evening, at which time officers
for the ensuing year will be elected
Every member should be present.
The Christmas services at Christ
Church will be Evensong at O'Clock
next Wednesday, followed by the Sun
day School entertainment at 7.30
Christmas Day there will be IA celebra
ton of the Holy Communion at A. NJ.
followed by second celebration and
sermon at 10.
The Rev. Messrs. Lyman and Wrigh
of the Congregational and Methods
churches, Barton Landing, are to preacl
in the Congregational and Methodist
Churches of Island Pond, in exchang
with Rev. Messrs. Hall and Gale mex
Sunday at the usual hours of service
morning and evening.
A meeting of the creditors of Alber
Parker was held in Dale & Amey's ofiic
Monday, the result of which will doubt
less be compromise, paper to Thu
effect to be circulated at once. Tn
creditors had better have even a sma
percentage of their claims than tina
available funds be spent in fees.
A goodly number of the members G
Island Pond Lodge, +. & A. NJ, attende
the District meeting at West Concor,
Tuesday, several driving there, and al
report it successful and profitable o.
casion to the craft. They were mos
Hospitality entertained by the brethre
of Moose River Lodge of West Concord
The Congregational Sunday Scho'
will hold its Christmas festivities ne>
!. Wednesday evening the oath inst, con
mencing at Z o'clock. The exercise
will consist of Rotations, choruses an
solos by the children, with the usu
Christmas tree. Parents and friends
the school are all very cordially invite
to be present.
Peter Kane had the great misfortul
Monday to lose SIS. He had drawn tn
sum from the bank for his daughte
Mrs. Grove, widow with six youl
children, whose needs are very great,ar
he lost it presumably in the railros
yard. The person finding the mon'
and restoring it to MIR. Kane will fiji
his greatest reward in helping the wide
IN and the fatherless.
"a Miss Nettie Colburn very pleasant
entertained a number of her friends al
companions at the home of her fatht
~ w. II. Colburn, last Friday evening, t
es occasion being the celebration OF h
twelfth birthday. The evening W
lg very pleasantly passed in playing gam'
I'd after which the guests partook OF sug
III on snow and other refreshments. III
lg little maid was the recipient TT ma
beautiful and useful presents, which on
served to show the high esteem in viii
she is held. Her friends wish her ma
more such happy anniversaries.
Last Friday there was hearing
fore Justice Parsons in the case OF Sta
VS.. Michael Golden, the latter und
arrest for selling Intoxicating liquor.
iurv trial was demanded, and the par
] consisted of John Willoughby, l..
Payeur, A. A. Pomeroy, d. Foss, E.
Blake and G. L. Clark. Some IA "