Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-24

"a lew days at Montreal.
Mrs. Spaulding of Norton was the
guest over Sunday OF Mrs. Jennie Hotf
man.
The number of logs in the mill yard
indicate something doing in lumber
manufacture.
The town meeting warning contains
nineteen articles, five of which relate to
the water question.
Milton Stern, who is attending college
at Sherbrooke, Que, came home to
spend Saturday aud Sunday With his
parents.
Mrs. Jennie Garceau, who has speut
several weeks with her parents at Stan
stead, Que, returned to Island Pond
last Friday.
The Stern Brothers received news last
week of the death of their father, which
occurred in Germany January 26. He
was 70 years old.
A prayer meeting was held at the
| Methodist parsonage Tuesday evening,
when special prayers were offered invok
| ing the spiritual welfare of the town.
Kit Hudson has completed his job of
pressing hay for the Fitzgerald estate
He pressed some sixty tons at the big
barn on Cross street, and thirty tons at
the farm.
Parties requiring fish to he planted
the coming spring should send to COM
missioner of fisheries and game, IL. e..
Thomas, Stowe, VT, for blank requisi-
tious.
The fur boas seized few weeks since
by the customs officers will be sold by
public auction at the custom house Sat
urday afternoon, February %, at ,
o'clock.
The residents of Pleasant street, who
are depending upon the Island Pond
Water Co. for water, have been several
days without water service owing to the
street pipes being frozen.
Mrs. Lizzie Foster, Mrs. Alice 5.
Norton and Mrs. Alice Willoughby went
to Brattleboro Tuesday to attend the
annual convention, Department OF Yer
mont, Woman's Relief Corps.
Miss Lena Holmes, aunt of Mrs.
Mary Jane Hall, is critically ill at the
latter's home, and we are sorry to add
that very little hope is held out for her
recovery.
Miss Holmes passed away Wednesday
midnight.
L. +. Jones is offering these days
some exceptional bargains in wall paper
that ought to attract the attention OF
those intending to paper their rooms the
coming spring. Read his advertisement
on the first page, aud note the astonish
ingly low prices quoted.
The HERALD is pleased to welcome
back to Island Pond from Westmore
MIR. and Mrs. S. NJ. Cole. Previous tt
leaving Westmore they were rendered
reception, and presented with a purse
of money emphasizing the special regards
of many friends. Mr.. Cole returns tt
Island Pond to have charge of the bobbi'
mill. which will soon be in active opera
ton.
The Lakeview was closed to the publi
Wednesday noon. 1t may be reopene'
in May, but conditions are not encourag
ing. Mrs. Fitzgerald had planned t.
leave Island Pond Monday for Portland
TO speud the remainder OF the winter
but illness has prevented her departur
for season. She was threatened wit
pneumonia, but this we are pleased
state has happily been averted, and he
condition is greatly improved
Railroading last week was carried o
amid unusually severe conditions Cd
= weather being either intensely cold 9
7 great wind and snow storms. The pa
senrer traffic was somewhat delaye
from the west, while trains from tn
east we're but little late. The fre'gl
traffic for a time was pretty we'll blocke
I and the train crews had EXCEPTIONAL
hard work, but things are moving easl'
now. A hard winter indeed for railro'
I work.
l As freight train from the west w
! coming into the yard last Thursday, al
passing over a switch opposite the I.
! C.. A. building, the switch rod brok
= followed by the Swapping IN two Oh
:, length of rail, which threw the train
| the track, causing it to collide with ca
! standing on an adjoining track dana
| ing several. including a passenger CT
| and snow plow. Were it not for tt
| rail breaking, the train in all probabill
would mt have left the track.