Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-02
Our Holiday Goods
,rp beautiful selections of desirable and
appropriate gifts for both old and young.
raIl and see them.
JAMES PILGRIM. JEWELER.
TOWN TOPICS.

college studies during the Thanksgiving
vacation.
A. o. Deehene has had his house
wired for electric lights and the current
turned on.
III. Payeur has made during the
past two or three weeks II large double
traverse seds for the Burgess Sulphite
Fibre Co.
Island Pond is frozen over, and few
evenings last week skaters had fine
sport, but the storm of Friday destroyed
all the skating.
Mrs. Maggie Brown has sold her house
on Railroad street to III. W. Blake for
$500. The house is at present occupied
bv Mrs. John Letourneau.
A. w. Bosworth and II. w. Blake
left Monday for Camp Winchester to
spend week in the woods, accompanied
by George Rogers as guide and general
factotum.
Mrs. George f. Adams, who has been
absent almost two week at Coaticook,
by reason of the illness and death of
relative, returned to Island Pond
Wednesday night.
Robert Clarke spent several days with
his parents last week, returning to
Portland Monday. His sister Miss
Helen E. from Newport was also here
over Thanksgiving.
H. B. johnson, who has been engaged
for several weeks past in weighing the
mails, has completed his labors for the
government aud has gone to Portland
to take a course in business college.
In the absence of Miss Beatrice Reeve
/ her position as organist at Christ Church
is most ably and aeceptably filled by
Mrs. Harry B. Amey. Island Pond is
indeed fortunate in the possession OF so
many talented musicians.
The concert under the direction O
! Miss Giboin, announced for last Friday
was postponed on account of prevailing
y sickness. As the quarantine is ilfte'
the concert will be given Friday evening
3 december 2. Secure your seats now.
8 There was great sufliciency o
) poultry at Island Pond for Thanksgiv
3 ing, in fact the supply exceeded the de
: mand. The prevailing price for turke
: : was twenty-four cents per pound, Will
= in adjoining towns thirty and thirty
= five cents was asked.
= We have had somewhat OF a scar
: owing to a few cases of diphtherla /
s town. Two or three are yet i'll wit tn
g dread disease, but these are improving
- and no ill results are feared. Amp
1 precaution has been taken to prevent Il
/ spreading, and we do not believe thel
will be any additional cases.
The Right Rev. A. c. A. Hall, d. l
Bishop of Vermont, will make
er ANIMAL visit to Christ Church next Su
day. Services will be as follow
Morning-7.30, celebration OF the Ho
Eucharist 10, Su day School.
Mathis, apostolic rite of Confirmatio
r second celebration and sermon by
Bishop. Evensong and sermon at
" o'clock. All will he welcome at the
- services.
The county officers elected last 5
v Itember will begin their official du'
- today, Thursday December l. y.
Cutting of Concord succeeds Matt
Hobson as second assistant Judge
Nr Hooson in turn succeeds 5.
p,wars ~ first assistant Judge Ch
/ succeeds himself as Judge OF PROP
also Richard Beattie as sheriff. ia
B. Amey succeeds Henry W. Lund
scate's attorney.
The fourth annual concert ana
No given by Grand Trunk Lodge b. OF
r.. was very pleasant and Ma
q event, marred only by one sad 'ncio
= referred to in another paragraph n
delightful concert by Burnhal
f" Barney's orchestra, which was
mucb enioyed by the dancers and
tators, the grand march was formed
,v Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HodsdeT
It. which fifty couples participated
Increased to about seventy COZ
Then followed season OF dancing
midnight, when splendid supper
carved at the Lakeview by nine
\ Omar Furber, he being deservediy
Lluo. ,,,;ma,ted Following supper til
'eU vel mainder of the dance order was ca
,utsid- ont. All. Chapman was an efhc'eh'
prize. MANAGER and was ably seconded y
aids. The committee in their enc
nlease we're very successful and