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

The Lenten season commences mex
Wednesday.
VIM. N. Kelley is critically ill wit
either cancer or abscess of the stomach
Of the twenty-eight days in Februar,
thirteen of them the thermometer regis
tered below zero.
Mrs. Fitzgerald sufficiently improve,
IN health last week as to permit her tc
go to Portland Saturday.
Ernest Wilcox went to Florida las
week to accompany his uncle, who.is il
feeble health, back TO Vermont.
| Roy A. Bishop, clerk in the freight
office of the Grand Trunk at Lennox
vile, Que, was home over Sunday.
| Col. Mansur of Newport, collector o.
customs for the District of Memphrema
cog, was in town on official business,
Tuesday.
Miss Edna Ladd, who has been EN-
ployed in printing office at Portland
Me-, for some weeks, returned home
last Saturday.
At the sale of the Central House
Tuesday, by public auction, the propert,
was bought by Alfred Wilson of Char.
lesion for $3.50
Harry b. Amey, Esq, and the Rev. f
| P. Lee went to st. Johnsbury Saturday
to attend the double funeral of Judge
and Mrs. Jonathan Ross.
! Owing to the illness of the Rev. Thos
Hall no services were held in the Con
gregational Church. Rev. Mr. Hall i.
daily gaining and expects to occupy hi.
pulpit next Sunday.
Some thirty or more of the member,
of the Christian Endeavor society wer,
entertained Tuesday evening at thu
home of Mrs. John Guest, and they had
a right royal good time.
1t is great pleasure to report tina
Horace w. Bailey of Rutland, Unitec
States Marshal, will be the speaker al
Island Pond Memorial Day. We shall
have an address worth listening to.
The W. C. 4. U. will hold a unior
temperance service next Sunday evening
in the Methodist Church. There viii
be an address and papers on interesting
subjects by members. All cordially in
vited to come.
Thursday, February %, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
John, their daughter Flora and RALPH
Davis we're united in marriage by thu
Rev. VIM. Shaw. All their friends wish
for them long and happy married life
Fred Z. Cargill has resigned his place
in the customs service, in effect March
aud has been succeeded by Claude S
Foster. Congratulations and goot
wishes Claude in your new position. Mr.
Cargill resigned to accept a genera
agency for large publishing house.
A town meeting is no place for frivoI
ity, passion, prejudice or any such con
siderations. Everything ought to bt
done seriously, with candor, care, anc
Judgment, and with the same solicitud'
that individuals feel and exercise il
conducting their individual business.
The HERALD has excellent authorit,
for saying that it is the intention Of TIN
Railroad Company to do considerable
work in Island Pond the coming sum
mer, which will include the leveling o
the bank, wherein w. M. Smiths hous
stood, also the Strengthening of the rail
road yard, etc.
: Mrs. w. +. Lewis left to join he
husband at Mechanic Falls, Me
Wednesday noon, he having assumes
, charge of 1.-THE G. T. R. station at tina
place. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will b
greatly missed in this town, where the
have many warm friends, and may the
have Just as mauy in their new home.
At the annual meeting of the w. +
G., Department of Vermont, held a
Brattleboro last week, Mrs. Alice {
Willoughby of Island Pond was electe
a delegate to the national convention
All our people are pleased that Mr.
Willoughby has been thus honore'
}. knowing the Department will be abb
represented.
The fur boas and imitation fur boi
seized by the customs officers fe
weeks since, were sold at public au
ton last Saturday, realizing $l4,35. III
genuine boa was sold for $l0.25 and tt
others for $4.1O. The appraisers est
mated the total value at about $40,
Mr.. Pomeroy, the purchaser, evident
made good trade.
The selectmsn in their report nal
the recommendation that larger tax
, assessed this year, which to the HERAI