Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-11-06
TOWN TOPICS.

on the site of that recently destroyed by
fire.
Don't miss our new feature, commenc-
ing this week. See last column of sec
ond page.
The q, artery meeting of the vestry
of Christ Church will be held next Mon
day afternoon at o'clock.
Miss May p. Follett of Newport, for,
merly of Island Pond, and Charles +.
Gustavison of Pomfret, Conn, We're unit
ed in marriage at Roxbury, Mass, Dc
tober 4.
At the NJ. f. parsonage Albert f..
Hanson of North Monmouth, Me-, and
PAMELA A. Talyor of Island Pond were
united in marriage Wednesday October
rs, by the Rev. VIM. Shaw.
Mrs. Edith Spaulding, dressmaker,
has moved to Island Pond from Norton.
After Thanksgiving she will be prepared
to take in dressmaking aud sewing,
guaranteeing satisfaction.
Mrs. Eleanor Ladd, mother of William
Ladd, died at Colebrook, n. H., October
26. The remains were brought to
Island Pond and then taken to Stan
stead Plain, p. O., for interment.
Messrs. Holden & Cross have conclud-
ed their years lease of the Essex House,
and the hotel is once more in the hands
of its owner, Nj. c. Davis. Harvey
Cross has gone to East Deering, Me, to
again enter the employ of the &. T. r.
The boys got in their Halloween mis-
chief a day ahead of time, rather than
be disappointed. What fun they could
find in removing signs, overturning
wagons, etc, thereby giving the owners
no little trouble to recover their proper
ty, is hard to imagine.
At the third quarterly conference
held November l, at the NJ. +. parson-
age, committee consisting .of 5. ID
Hobson, George S. Robinson and ii. F..
Titus was appointed to consider the
question of church property, with power
to sell if deemed advisable.
Thomas Tatro, brakeman, was severe
ly hurt at North Stratford Wednesday
night. While attending to his duties
he was struck by "blind" switch, in
juring his back and hip. He was brought
to his home here and is now fully as
comfortable as could be expected.
Leslie Thompson, an Island Pond
boy, is working at his trade at Grand
Valley, p. Q. He has big job on
hand single handed he has the contract
to lay 100000 brick and fifty cord OF
stone. Quite an undertaking for a
young man, but Leslie will prove equal
to the task.
l.. A. Cobb, district deputy grand
master of the new fourteenth masonic
district, (Which embraces the lodge OF
Essex County, went to Burlington Mon,
day night in order to attend the annual
meeting of the district deputies of the
state, which convened Tuesday morning,
grand lecturer Lee S. Tillotson presid-
ing.
The Congregational Society are soor
to issue an Island Pond year book fol
1904, consisting of quotations and cuts
of the village. If there are any thai
would like a place in this book thai
have not been asked, if they will leave
ouotation, name and ten cents witt
Mrs. NJ. T. Sadleir during the mex
week, it will entitle them to a day il
the year book.
We see by the Hartford Conn.
Times that Mrs. Anna Dyer Pollard,
sister of Mrs. Myra Cheney and M. l.
Over of Island Poud, has been instru
mental in rescuing little ten years ole
girl from life of barbarous cruelty
The child's back had been burned witt
hot flatirons, her nose broken and twist
ed out of shape, and in other ways wa
maltreated. Mrs. Pollard further Shove
her kindness of heart and good natur
by taking the little girl to her home.
Rev. T. Hall in his sermon Sunda
morning spoke very feelingly OF the la'
5 Mrs. Booth Tucker, infinitely describil
the tragic end, and picturing how sad
must have been for her dear old fathe
bordering on eighty, and her hushar
and seven children when they receive
the awful news, adding what an honore
servant she was to be called "home
But her work on this earth is not fl
ished, he said, it has just begun an
added that he wished to draw out I'll
important point "are you ready y
As near as we can ascertain but OF
deer has been killed in town during I'll
open season, the lucky hunter belI
Clarence Goupee, who resides at I'll
head of the pond. The first day OF I'll
close season, within stone throws dl
tanca DR.. Ellie SAW a magnificent but