Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-08-07


Church.
Neil L. Clancy returned to his work
Monday morning greatly benefited by
bis vacation.
There is no need of any one being
nut of employment in Island Pond who
really desires work.
1t is almost two weeks since there has
been an arrest here for drunkenness.
Let the good work continue.
A masonic pin, found on the highway,
has been left at this office to be restored
to the owner if he will call for it.
Rev. and Mrs. Thos. Hall and the
Misses Hall left Mo- day morning for
Old Orchard, Me-, to remain month.
The Y. w. c. T. L.. will meet with
Mrs. f. F. Norcross Friday night, Au-
gust I. There being special work it is
hoped all the members will be present.
The State Board of Railroad Com
missioners are expected here this week
in the matter of closing certain grade
crossings and the erection of the over.
head driveway and Overpass.
By the courtesy OF Seth w. Fowle
Sons of Boston large number of our
citizens have the past week enjoyed a
glass of that delightful soda fountain
beverage Coca-Cola, from Thurston's
soda fountain.
Ernest Loggie has returned from his
trip to New Brunswick, and is again at
his post in the canning factory. He
went home in pursuit of health, found
it, and comes back rejoicing. His
friends rejoice too,
The scholars, teachers and friends of
Christ Church Sunday School had their
annual picnic Tuesday, going to Messrs.
Stolte and Jones camp, near Birch Point.
All had an enjoyable time and reached
home in season to avoid the rain which
came about 4 o'clock.
John w. White, the popular night
porter at the railroad station, while act
ing in the capacity of 'ice man" few
nights ago had the misfortune to drop a
cake of ice of several tons weight on his
principal toe, injuring that member so
badly as to contine John to his home fol
week.
After a visit of several weeks at
DEBORAH, Ohio, Mrs. f. S. Cooper re
turned to Island Pond Saturday, accom-
panied by her niece, and her husband
The latter went to DEBORAH two weeks
since for his vacation. The little girl i!
already prime favorite with the guests
of the Stewart House.
At the special town meeting Tuesday
the voters very wisely decided not tt
pass to some other town the benefits VI
have enjoyed since the establishment o
the shirt factory, ten years ago. 1t il
pleasing too to report that the voter
were so unanimous in their action, Their
being only one lone no vote on the prill
cipal article in the warning.
Miss Teresa McElroy of Boston, who
for several days has been the guest o
Mrs. Walter Vallee, left Monday TO
Quebec to be absent three weeks. Mis-
McElroy is former resident of Islan'
Pond, takes great interest in its futur
and is ready at any time to give OF he
means when needed to help any projec
that will be of advantage to the place.
The work of demolishing the engin
house commenced Tuesday morning, a
which a large number Of men al
employed. Soon we shall see the ere
ton of a commodious, convenient an
imposing round house, to be followed
we hope, by other necessary improve
ments in which the town and the raj
way company are mutually interested.
The reservoir was successfully file
last week. Tuesday night the ho'
company assembled and turned Q
streams at seven hydrants. They kel
the water running for half an hour an
there was no evidence of depreciation
the force. Island Pond can be congra
ulated in having IN excellent water Sc
vice. not excelled in Northeastern We
mont. Mr.. Tinker, the manager, hi
worked unremittingly to accomplish thl
giving his personal supervision to tt
work.
Christ Church rectory was broken
to Tuesday, during the absence OF u
rector and his family at the picnl
Two watches, two chains, one long oil
fashioned silver chain, very valuabl
and several dollars in money were stole
1t is thought to be the work OF tram
as one was seen in that vicinity.
went to the pantry where he secured
loaf of bread and some butter, and lin
ing no one at home stole the proper