Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-01
TOWN TOPICS.

| ASA ANuANh
Next Monday, the Fourth, the post
office will be closed from o A. NJ. to IL. 80
p. NJ, and from to GIN.
The Woman's Auxiliary meeting
which was to have been held on Friday
of this week has been postponed for one
week.
AT the state democratic convention
w. A. Gleason of Island Pond was
elected one of the alternates to the St.
Louis convention.
Miss Glynn Mckenzie has completed
her business course at Gray's College
Portland, Me-, and returned home Fri
day evening, the proud possessor of a
diploma.
Edward Moore and Grosvenor Lind
say, cadets of Norwich University, have
returned to their homes here for the
summer vacation. "Joe" Coulombe
is also home.
General Manager Hays and other
officials of the Grand Trunk System will
be here next week to inspect the new
buildings and bridges erected for the
company the past year.
The Rev. f. P. Lee and John w.
Thurston have erected flag poles on the
lawns in front of their respective homes,
from which "Old Glory" floats. Birch
Point is patriotic as we'll as ttractive.
"The Town Gossip" is a rafting good
satire of married life, and that meddle-
some busy body the Gossiper. 1t is
bright, fresh and breezy, and filled with
musical gems. At the Opera House
Jnly 4.
Wilfred d. Roy of Island Pond, gen.
orally known as Wilfred d. King, has
recently secured situation in Boston
as conductor on the South Boston d.
vision of the surface cars of the Boston
Elevated Railway.
Our community was deeply stirred
last week by the news that Mrs. Winnie
(Iobbs) Linehan, who has been very ill
the past two months at her home in
Portland, had suffered partial shock
two weeks since, carrying with it loss
of reason, and necessitating her removal
to the asylum at Augusta, where she now
lies in a very critical condition.
In the sweltering heat of the sun last
Friday the Cardinals defeated the Bar
tons by score of IL to IL. The day
was so hot, loose fielding and heavy bat
ting was the result, the heat also affect
ing the attendance. For the home team
Foster and Davis excelled in the field,
while all batted we'll. For Barton
Hitchcock was very prominent with the
stick, and excelled in the field. All
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three pitchers certainly had their trou-
bles.
OF "The Town Gossip Company Mr..
Max Rossi is splendid Phillip, and is
excruciatingly funny, his facial expires
sions at times are screamingly amusing
Beatrice Rumsey who is looking for the
foundation of love, is droll Jane, laugh
ter provoking at all times. Minnie
Ellison is sweet Mrs. Barton with a
beautiful voice. "The Town Gossip
deservedly takes rank as one OF the
notably acceptable productions of the
season, and will appear at the Opera
House July 4.
Miss Ruth Lane of Newport will TAKE
the part of Mrs. Wigs in the presenta
ton of "Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" to be given on either July 12tf
or 18th in the Opera House. Miss Lane
is exceptionally well qualified for thai
position, being gifted along that line ant
having taken the same part on former
occasion, with marked success. Th'
members of the Woman's Auxiliary are
sparing no pains in planning for an even
ing of rare enjoyment. Hold yourself
in readiness please.
The republican caucus to elect dele
gates to the district, state and count
conventions was held Saturday evening
w. H. Bishop was elected chairman an
F. C. Mosher secretary. Delegates wer
elected as follows: District and State
| j. C. Fogg, f. G. Mosher, E. M. Bari
lett. County-W. H. Bishop, }.
Sweeney, +. NJ. bartlett, D. A. Hayne
r A. A. Pomeroy, and delegates were II
structed TO select their alternates. >.
{ Linden, C. E. Johnson and A. A. Pom
!, row were elected town committee.
Michael Gibeau, one of the young me
r who left here with Mr.. Ames to go
Liyermore, Me-, to work in the mill,
mentioned in our last issue, Was browne
Wednesday afternoon June %, two da
after his arrival at Livermore. Ho
! the accident occurred no one kno"
He was hitching logs at the slip, and Il
sudden stoppage Of logs coming into u
{ mill was the first intim alton OF anythll
+, :. - 40, discovered FIJI