Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-07-18
TOWN TOPICS.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

July Sd.
Guy Clough has gwen up his position
as brakeman and is now night clerk at
the Lakeview.
Alvah Blake has rented the John
Tracy house on Mountain street and
moved in last week.
w. S. Nolen who has been in the vi
cinity of Montreal the past two years re-
turned to Island Pond last Monday.
Miss Couture, stenographer at the
shirt factory, enjoyed the company of
her friend Miss Doyle of Gardner, Mass,
two days this week.
\ movement is on foot to organize a
republican club, the members of which
pledge themselves to support the party
nominees at the fall elections.
Frank w. Morse, wife and daughter
from Brockton, Mass. are spending this
week in Island Pond with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs ID. Morse.
Miss Ella Moye, compostor in the
HERALD office, left town Tuesday for a
vacation of two weeks at Rumford Falls,
Me-, and thence to Livermore Falls, Me.
George Furber is here for the summer
which will pass all toe soon for him. He
is never so contented as when in Island
Pond. Good people, good place, eh
GEORGE
Miss Kate Chadwick of Maiden, Mass,
is here on visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Chadwick, to remain two
weeks. She is accompanied by her little
niece, also from Maiden.
A special dispensation has been given
North Star Chapter, o. L. S., by grand
patron, f. j. Parsons, permitting the
chapter to call off all regular meetings
during the months of July and August.
Are we to have a Bloomer base ball
club? Pictures recently taken of bevy
of Island Pond young ladies arrayed in
| base ball suits would indicate it. If so
the Cardinals must look well to their
laurels.
A severe thunder storm passed over
this vicinity Tuesday accompanied by
heavy rain and lightning. A COW owned
by Mrs. Ordway, and standing within
20 feet of NJ B. Ladd's barn, was struck
by lightning and killed.
We learn with much pleasure that w.
S. Wilson will soon return to Island
Pond from Rutland, where he is now
employed as train dispatcher on the
Rutland X. r., to resume his old posi-.
ton as dispatcher for the &. T. r.
II. II. Brewer of st. Louis, Mo-, is in
town, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. s
Cunningham. Mr.. Brewer recently came
back from the Klondyke, and is here
in quest of health, which we think he
will find ere returning to st. Louis. Al
least 1t looks that way now.
Joseph Vachon was arrested last weef
by deputy sheriff Bemis on charge Of
stealing 81 from Mrs. Clarke. Whel
arraigned before Justice Parsons he
pleaded not guilty, but after hearing
was adjudged guilty and fined 30 ane
costs, in all $3.50, or the alternative
sentence. He paid.
Mr.. Geo. A. Cane, manager OF thu
Cane Shirt Co., was taken suddenly ant
alarmingly ill Monday night and TO
hours he was in critical condition. A
this writing, Thursday morning, we arr
thankful to say that he is much easier
and his complete recovery is assured
which is gratifying news to. our entir
community.
A petition has been in circulation
among the citizens and freeholders o
the town, which has been almost unani
mously signed, requesting the selectmel
to build road on the northwestern
side of Back pond, from Back street t.
the Cad Aldrich place. This road i
now an absolute necessity for the safet.
of the public as two most dangerou
railway crossings will be avoided.
A young man named McMorrow me
with quite a mishap Tuesday. He wa
CARRYING skillet of molten lead, used i
sealing the joints of the water pipes no.
being laid, and some of the lead spille
over and dropped into his shoe, unde
the tongue, badly burning his ankl
He bravely held on to the skillet despit
the great pain he was enduring so thu
g those around him were not burned.
$ Considerable interest has been deve
II oped in boating this summer. Sewers
D. new boats and canoes have been put int
u the lake the past few days, among othe
G canvass row boat, owned by MIR. Gu
bingham, which is shapely craft.
new boat house is being constructed G
the shore of the pond east of the roun
Y house to accommodate Chapman's stea
launch and other boats. The new boz
house of the Algonquin Canoe Club {
Rirch point.is cnmnleted and is now I