Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24
TOWN TOPICS.

The field strawberry crop Is said to Be
very large this season.
/ o. L. Mansur mas a new salesman in
the person Of John LaRoehe.
The shirt factory closed down Tuesday
for few days to permit of the annual
stock taking.
The gentle rains, Tuesday and
Wednesday were great help to growing
vegetation and the hay crop
| The WOman's Auxiliary will hold q
food sale at Christ Church parish room
Saturday afternoon from $50 to $50.
4 semiannual dividend of three per
cent is being paid this mouth to the
stockholders Of the Island Pond National
Bank
Ed Gouya babe farewell to Island
Pond Wednesday afternoon. Hispresent
destination is Durand, Mich. Good
luck, Ed.
DR.. Norcross cut the first crop of hay
Monday from his place on Mountain
street, and by Tuesday the hay va.
cured and ready for the barn.
Archie Letarte is now conductor on
the through express trains Montreal and
Portland, taking the place Of Patsy King
who Is OF on a vacation OF thirty days.
Friday Is the feast Of the nativity of
st. John the Baptist, and special services
will be held in Christ Church. St.
John the Baptist is also patron saint
/ of the masonic order.
Don't forget the ball game on Friday
between the Cardinals and Bartons.
The latter have defeated the Cardinals
once this year and the Cardinals hope
10 return the compliment. Any way it
will be hot game.
Poles have been erected on the north
eriy approach to the visduct for electric
Lighting purposes. An iron fence is
being put IN at the southeriy approach,
which viii add greatly to the general
| appearance Of the structure.
A number Of our people went to New
port last Sunday to De present at the
ceremony Of the blessing OF the corner
stone of the new Roman Catholic
Church, St. Mary's Star Of the Sea
Church. The services were very i'm
/ pressive.
/ j. B. Flaherty has discovered that
cutting of corner lots while out fishing
does not always shorten the distance to
bring him to the haven where he would
be, bat is apt TO take one very much out
Of his course. This was his experience
last week.
Homer Stott, Grand Trunk engine.
man, left town last Saturday, temporari
IL transferred to the Middle Division OF
the Grand Trunk System. with head
quarters at Toronto. If conditions are
satisfactory to him the transfer Will b.
permanent
/ The Jolly Club and the Cardinals ar
fast getting into shape for their share il
the Firemen's celebration at Coaticool
Dominion daY, July l. The eommitte
on transportation have secured the 10,
rate Of zoe Island Pond to CoaticooI
and return that day, which is yer
low rate.
John Brown. who left Island Pom
some fifty years ago and settled il
Michigan, came last week to look q
old friends and comrades, his secon
visit since leaving. His first visit wa
made two years ago. He has quite
trip marked out ere returning hom'
going from here to Newport, We:
Burke and other places in Vernon
thence to ST. Louis, back to New YorE
thence to Boston to take in the nations
encampment, g. A. R., leaving til
latter city for his home.
MIR. Gibson hopes to have the concre'
walks about the station completed wee
[ hence. Since coming here last Augu
L he has been very busy man. He hi
superintendent the erection of the ne
E engine house, machine shop and otic
the new station, the viaduct and fo'
bridge, having at times over two hundrs
men working under his direction. L
Is hustler, wants his men to hustle to
= and what he does is well done. He
withal courteous and genial man
! meet. Our people wish him continue
success In his future undertakings.
L BLAEE-kING.
- Another June wedding has been add
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