Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-08-28
TOWN TOPICS.


fall term Tuesday, September s.
The first degree will be conferred on
two candidates at Essex Lodge, |. o. o.
F., this Thursday evening.
Mrs. Ida Roberts left town Wednes-
day afternoon for New Cumberland, W.
Va, having accepted position as house
keeper for Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Miller.
Island Hose Co., No. /, will meet in
their new quarters next Tuesday even
ing. A full attendance is desired as
business of Importance is to be trans
acted.
Saturday is the last day in which tax
payers can take advantage of the dis
count, allowed to those who pay their
taxes within the time limited for that
purpose.
George Pickett, conductor on the
local mail train between Island Pond and
Portland, is off duty at present, confined
to his home with foot wart. His run
is taken by Archie Letarte.
All patrons of the public library are
requested to leave with the librarian a
list of such books, not at present in the
library, as they deem desirable for the
reading public. New books will shortly
be purchased.
The stone foundation for the shirt
factory is almost finished, and a portion
OF the stills laid. Another carload of
lumber was received Wednesday, and
ere the week is out considerable head
way will have been made on the building.
The HERALD is indebted to Ehenan
+. johnson for files of the San Francisco
Bulletin, which contain very complete
report of the national encampment pro-
ceedings. The party from Island Pond
arrived there Sunday, August 16, at 4
p. NJ.
The East Charleston base ball team
played picked team here last Saturday
and were defeated in good game by II
score of to ). Both teams at times
played erratic but on the whole put up
good exhibition. The home team
won through superior hitting.
All past masters of Island Pond
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, are requested to at
tend meeting to be held in the lodge
room next Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of practice in the work of the third
degree for the forthcoming past masters
night. All members invited too.
There were three men arrested for in
toxication last week. Frank Lewey and
Jerome Bishop, pleaded guilty, and paid
their fines. The third, Asa B. French,
pleaded not guilty, and demanded a jury
trial. THE jury returned verdict of
guilty and he was fined SIS and costs or
the alternative sentence of 20 days in
the county Jail. He chose the latter,
and was taken to Guildhall Monday.
There arrived i'll Island Pond last
Saturday William Thomas Richards of
Dodgeville, Wis, and Matilda l.. H.
Tapsicott of Bristol England, and dur
ing the day they were united in marriage
by the Rev. VIM. Shaw at the Methodist
parsonage. They remained in town UNI
til Monday, and favorably impressed
those whose acquaintance they made
They went to Montreal Monday, and
will sail from thence to Bristol. Con
CALCULATIONS and bon voyage.
A little bird whispers to us that whel
the Island Pond party en- route to Sal
Francisco reached Chicago, they couldn'
drink Chicago water, and had to sub
stitute something more palatable. W.
know two of the party had in thei
possession large bottle of home mad'
wine for just such an emergency an'
perhaps the others were not so well pro
vided. In company with Mr.. and Mrs
f. F. Hobson the Island Ponders visite'
the stock yards, packing houses, ant
other places of interest, and had higl
old time.
Last Thursday at the station, lad
passenger on the express train from
Montreal was mourning the loss of
gold ring, highly priced, which she ha
lost on the train, and had not Discovers
her loss until the train reached Islam
Pond. She expressed a willingness t
"give anything for its return" Th
ring fortunately was found by &c
ALVIN, the brakeman, and when he di'
covered who had lost it restored it to hel
She kept her promise and rewarded hir
most liberally-with thanks. But &c
had only performed his duty, and dl
not want even the thanks.
Despite the rainy weather the pa
week excellent progress has been mad
on the rouudhouse. 1t is thought
record will be made on this building
BY Saturday night it is expected thu
the outside circle walls will be pract
oollv comnleted An average OF 70, ~