Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-31
TOWN TOPICS.

| '"''' VI WI ii"'iiS oh beIhN stltels
The first time this season for the use
of wheels Tor travelling was Friday,
March u.
VIM. Holmes and family leave Island
Pond today, Thursday, for their new
home in Louisville, Ky.
Wright Danforth and family left town
Tuesday for Brooklyn, where they will
Spead the summer mouths, as has been
their custom the past few years.
ID. y. Haynes has sold his grist mill
to a +. Hawkins with iumediate
possession. 1t is the intention of Mr..
Hawkins TO improve and enlarge the
property ere long.
The machine for thawing frozen water
pipes 10y electricity has been most sue
cessfully operated within the past few
days, restoring the water service to
several households.
The license commissioners, Messrs. +
NJ. Bartlett, }. 5. Sweeney, NJ. b. Ladd,
appointed 10y the assistant judges, have
accepted the appointment, and will meet
Saturday, April |, for organization.
George Mackay has been appointed
baggage master on conductor Fickett's
train, Island Pond and Portland division.
vice Marshall llaseltine, whose death
was recently reported in these columns.
j. 5. Sweeney has sold his house on
Derby street, known as the Anderson
house, to Robert Davis, taking in part
payment the house recently bought by
the latter from Mrs. Walter Vallee on
Alder street.
Harold Foss is one of our brightest
young scholars. Only thirteen and a
half years old he took the examination
for teachers a few days since, and passed
with general average of 79C6. Well
done Harold.
William Smith, foreigner stopping
at the camp near Buffers mill, froze
both feet a short time since, resulting in
the necessary amputation of two toes.
The operation was performed last week
Wednesday by Drs. Ellie and Sargent.
Some facetiouS individual named the
big sheet of water on the fiat, Island
Ponds great business thoroughfare
thinkers Lake" The space thus occu,
pied is probably about 400 feet long by
250 feet wide. The efforts to drain this
"lake" were successfully completed to-
day, Thursday.
We understand the water commission
ers have perfected plans for a complete
water system; have settled in satisfac
tory manner all claims for rights of way
and streams, and expect to place orders
soon for pipe for immediate delivery sc
as to he ready to break ground as soor
as the frost is out.
Last Sunday as DR.. Ellie was in the
vicinity of NJ. c: Davis farm house his
dog chased Il pet cat owned 10y Mrs
Davis. The cat in it's fright and flight
leaped clean through window into the
kitchen, and now it is suggested that the
doctor treat the cat for her injuries
, instead of paying for the glass.
t A message was received here Monday
. announcing the death at Daytona, Fla
, of Wilbur Wilcox. His nephew Ernest
of this town, who has been with hi
uncle the past few weeks will at once
start north with the remains which vii
be inferred in the family lot Ill Morgan
! The deceased had been i'll for some tou
l or five wears aud at times was a grea
sufferer.
All last week the fiat was covered i
water to ii probable average depth Q
two feet, aud one evening a well know
drummer arrived on the train, and a
= once made a bee line from the station
to the Bartlett Co.'S store, thinking tn
water not more than an inch deel
aud frozen at that. A few steps frol
his starting point he broke through, an
WAS IN almost knee deep; but he wa
gritty. and rather than turn back b
waded across to his destination, transa'
ted his business. aud then hurried to tn
hotel for change of clothing.
NJ. G. Davis. the old proprietor of tt
Essex House, surprised his friends las
week by purchasing the Lakeview an
j. furniture paying therefor $780, ais
for $3.50 the small house adjoining, no
used as harness shop. One half OF tt
hotel will he opened to the public
the immediate future. Mr.. Davis
planning many changes, chief OF who
is to cut the building in two, al
lengthen it some fifteen feet front. II
harness shop will be moved to the rel
some ten or more rods in order to ma