Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-29
TOWN TOPICS.

foundation OF the Railroad \. NJ. [. A.
building.
The Seniors will give their last social
of the season this Thursday evening at
Woodman's Hall.
There must be a marriage in the near
future. "There is music in the air"
that sounds like wedding march.
Saturday May 80, (Memorial Day.,
the Post Office will be closed from 9
A. NJ. 20 IL 80, and from to p. NJ.
Save the flowers for the use of the
veterans, Saturday. There should be an
abundance of beautiful blossoms for
every tent of green where a soldier
sleeps.
Island Pond is entirely surrounded by
fire. Look which way you will, there is
fire raging, and everything is so dry that
when spark falls a fire is ignited. The
damage must be immense.
Mrs. j. w. Skillens left town today
for an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. George J. Mackay, who with her
two children are to spend the summer
at Waites Landing, Portland, Me.
Don't miss A. @. Scammon's "Side-
Tracked" to be presented at the opera
house next week. The company will
give the same complete show that they
give in the large cities. Plan to attend.
An unusually severe frost Saturday
and Sunday nights badly damaged
nearly all the early planting. In several
places the apple blossoms were frozen.
Together with the excessive dry weather
the outlook is not encouraging.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Harris May &c, their third child il
two years. The birth of their first born
occurred two years ago, a year later
their second child was born, and foul
days after the latter event the two chill
dren died.
Edward B. Lee, son of the rector o.
Christ Church, has been admitted to the
Ecole DIES Beaux Aries in Paris. He
was one of eleven Americans, out of fifty
who were admitted. He will remain il
Europe another year, returning home il
the spring of 1904. Congratulations tc
father and son.
Engineer +. O. Mitchell, with com
panion, went fishing early the present
. week and brought home a nice mess o
speckled beauties. This is nothing un
! usual, but there is another side to thu
trip that is unusual. Mr.. Mitchell in
formed US that he returned to the brool
over 40 trout that did not meet the re
] uuirements of the law as to measure
ment. Ananias comedies the belt.
Mr.. George II. st. Pierre and Mis-
: Ada Belle Cabana were married Thur:
day May 2l, at the Roman Catho.i
Church by Rev. Phi. E. Lachance, ant
have since been kept busy receiving
: congratulations and good wishes. Th
bride is a very attractive young lady
and the groom is one of our promisin
young men, and all hope that niue
happiness may follow them in thei
marital relations.
Since the license law went into effec
here 90 persons have been arrested, col
victed, and fined or imprisoned, for II
toxication. 1t would seem that the'
prompt arrests and conviction have NJ
been without their effect, for very lit
drunkenness is seen nowadays. Poop
inclined to abuse the license privile,
are beginning to understand that
over indulgence in liquor will certain
result in their arrest and upon convi
ton their names placed on the bla'
list for the space of six months. Sc
eral of those arrested were not residen
of Island Pond
The overpasses to be constructed
Island Pond have been ordered. L
frame work is to be of steel, with wood
stringers. The Selectmen and the Ra
way Company have agreed upon
D. cree as to location and material. L
overhead drive for teams is to be
feet east of the present station. This
\ to contain a sidewalk for pedestrian
] When the actual work of placing the
bridges begins it will be carried {
very rapidly. With the railroad Y.
C. A., the new round house, and the n
bridges going up at the same time bu
ness will assume new phase of activ
in our village.
80 We havn't command of sufficient '
ing orous language to express our dete'
ton and adherence of those individu
who in this dry spell are daily sett
ion fire to brush heaps, Or cleaning up la
az with no thought of the damage s.
Won fires have done and are doing, and W
SEES, out making any effort to keep such
Use. within bounds. Even the beaut
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