Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-09-09
TOWN TOPICS.

Tuesday.
Milton Stern has gone to Sherbrooke
to take course of study at the St.
Charles Seminary.
A son was born August 81 to Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Barnes, and September 4 a
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Tarlin.
Miss Blanche McCabe, who has been
visiting at the home of Miss Agnes
Deveny, returned to her home in Port
land Sunday.
The Bartlett Store Co. closed their
store Monday, Labor Day, taking advan-
tage of this public holiday to facilitate
their annual taking account of stock.
Miss Elisabeth Jones leaves for Bar
ton Landing Saturday, where she has
been engaged as teacher of the grammar
school and assistant in the high school,
The Cardinals go to Barton Friday to
plly a match game with either the
Woodsville or Barton nine, the game
being one of the attractions of the fair
now in progress.
Rosh Hashona, the Jewish New Year,
begins Friday evening at sunset and
continues until Saturday evening at
sunset, during which time Stern
Brothers store will be closed.
Z. j. Parsons left for Boston on the
Pullman Tuesday night in response to a
summons from George II. Fitzgerald,
who we regret to say has not been feel
ing as well as usual the past few days.
The stated communication of Island
Pond Lodge, F. & A. NJ, for the current
month, will be held next Monday even
ing, at o'clock. Let all attend who
can. Visiting brothers fraternally well
coined. Work.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Eugene Foss leave
Friday for trip to Buffalo, where Mr..
Foss goes to attend as a delegate the
annual convention of Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen. Before returning
home they will visit Niagara Falls.
During the severe thunder storm
which visited this town Saturday evening
several suffered inconvenience by the
burning out of fuse, and the telephone
in E. NJ. Bartlett's house was badly
splintered. 1t was hard electrical
storm.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles c. Hosford of
Claremont, N. H., came to Island Pond
last week to visit Mrs. Hosford's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Moye. Mrs.
Hosford will remain two weeks, but
Mr.. Hosford returns to Claremont today,
Thursday.
r. Harry Hall, who left Island Pond
early the pr esent year, and is now resid,
ing at Sharbot Lake, Ont, is in town to
attend the wedding of his sister, which
occurs at the Congregational Church
this Thursday evening. 1t goes without
saying that he meets with cordial
greeting from all his old friends here
Harry is accompanied by his brother
Charles.
Mrs. VIM. M. Stephenson and two
daughters W. M. and Vera H., of Port
land, Me-, are spending the week here
guests of the Stewart House. Miss w
M. Stephenson is the gifted writer OF thu
Woman's Club articles for the Portland
Press, the "Small Talk" of the Portland
Advertiser, and the Society and Socia
Gossip columns in the Sunday Times
features that contribute much towart
the success of these papers.
The Guy Brothers presented a goo'
entertainment to large audience at tn
opera house last week Thursday evening
which gave very general pleasure. u
their street parade they went little on
of their way and stopped at the residenc
of James Strathern, where they playe
Aud Lang Syne. AS Mr.. Strathern ha
been confined helpless to his bed TO
nearly seven years with inflammation
rheumatism their courtesy in remember
ing him and their music gave him col
sidera BILE pleasure. 1t was kindly &C
y in keeping with the reputation OF tn
= Guy Brothers. They have been comm
:, here for over quarter of century, an
their performance always affords anus
ment and pleasure.
= The citizens of Brighton are to |
. congratulated in the clean and order
conduct of the local political campaig
the past three weeks. There has bee
no mud singing, and even the hasty ar
heated language usually uttered o
such occasions, were conspicuous Z
their absence. Even the customary Gel
bration was omitted. Both partle
nominated good men, and both ra
ahead of the state and county ticke
Bv the election of Orange l.. Mansur
town representative Brighton is on
more in the republican column. Ii
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