Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-29

Morflson are enjoying vacation at Sey-
mour lake.
j. p. Carney, who has been staying
with II. w. Blake the past month, re-
turned to Boston Sunday.
The Methodist Church is receiving a
coat Of paint, giving the building a
greatly improved appearance.
Ed. Gonya succeeds O. l.. Fultz as
leader of our brass band. Ed. will fill
the bill for he is full of music.
The store of the Bartlett Co. will be
closed next Monday, Labor Day, to per-
nit of the annual stock taking.
Mrs. NJ. c. Mckinley is visiting
friends in Barton for a few days, the
guest of Lewis Allbee and wife.
A party of IS young people enjoyed
camp life at the llobson and Bartlett
camp at Seymour lake last week.
Mrs. Jacob Stern, who has been very
i'll for several days is improving, but is
yet unable to attend to business.
Miss Grace Croft has been engaged
/ to teach the fall term of school at New
ark and began her labors last Monday.
The presence of Miss Pearl Durham
of Portland in town affords pleasure to
her many young friends aud associates
Of the recent past.
Miss Strathern, the milliner, is having
her millinery parlor on Cross street en-
larged, rendered necessary by her COL
stantly increasing business.
John Ladd, wife and son have gone
to Everett, Mass, to reside John having
a position as motorman on the electric
cars from Everett to Boston.
Miss Blanche Cane is one of the most
reliable weather prophets Island Pond
has had for some time. Her predic-
tions the past few months have been re-
markably correct.
The annual excursion to Montreal,
Quebec and St. Anne de Beaupre, via
the G. T, r., occurs September 10. For
rates and routes consult the large post
ers issued by the company.
Mrs. O. n. Doyle and daughter OF
Bellows Falls, who have been in town
several days the guest of the formers
sister, Mrs Ellen Lynch, left for theil
home Wednesday morning.
j. d. Bates and family are soon t.
move to Berlin, \. H., where Mr.. Bate
has a good opening for the practice o
his profession, the law. We wish then
every success i'll their new home.
Moore Brothers have closed thei
. grocery store in the Clarke block, having
6 sold their stock to the Bartlett Co. TIL
store thus vacated will be occupied b.
! A. A. Pomeroy as a ladies furnishing
I store.
: The new house on Derby street bein
Z built by A. j. Move is almost completed
Z 1t will be very attractive home an
: we hope that Al. and his wife may Ion
. enjoy the comfort and convenience
9 offers.
9 We are all glad to see Frank H. Nj
9 son of Akron, Ohio, once more visitt
8 to our village. He arrived Tuesday
4 remain few days. His wife an
: daughters will not come to Island Pom
= this year.
Z This is the last opportunity the Hell
AID will have this season to advise d.
y linquent tax payers to pay their take
g A failure to pay them on or before Moi
s day next will involve loss of the di
4 count, and the imposing of addition
q charges to cover the cost of collection.
4 The directors of the bank did We
,3 graceful thing in securing an elega
- enlarged picture of Nathan Hobson al
placing it i'll the bank office in recogl
ton of the fact that he has been sin
its organization one Of the directors,a
is now vice president. 1t was co
plete surprise to Mr.. Hobson and he W
fairly speechless when called in to see
AT the special town meeting held
the opera house Wednesday foreno
it was voted to instruct the selectmen
Law out and build road on the northe
side of Back pond, at an expense
exceeding $4,000 1t was also voted
~ expend an additional sum not exceed
$500 for land damages if necessary.
vote was almost three to one i'll favor
building the road.
Last Saturday afternoon as AL
Emery and young companion W
~, tossing a bail one to the other, AL
inadvertently turned his head a trlfi-
at the ball was thrown to him, with the
suit that the ball hit his glasses, sc
w pieces going into one eye. He SUITE
great pain and was unconscious
about half an hour. DIR. Sargent
MI tended him, and we are glad to
fV. +hat tba LITTLE fellow is coming out