Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
TOWN TOPICS.

SVerh brothers advertise this week the
new spring style of hats aud caps.
Indications point to Brighton being
III the no column the coming year.
The semi'mouthly meeting Of Essex
Lodge, /. o. U. F., is to be held this
Thursday evening.
Frank Dauforth. student at Grav,s
Business College, Portland, spent few
days here last week with his parents.
Lost, a gold stick pin, somewhere
between the Essex House and the station.
Will finder please leave at this office?
The town report has been sent to the
voters. and its subject matter has furn.
ished topics for reflection aud discussion.
Charles Petrie has sufficiently recov.
cred from his severe illness as to be out
again, fact his friends are pleased to
note.
George Murphy, who was injured some
months ago by having his foot iammed,
some toes being amputated, has again
resumed work at the roundhouse.
The Revs. Thomas Hall and c. ID.
Lance attended meeting of the Upper
Connecticut Ministerial Association,
held at North Stratford Tuesday morn.
ing.
Mrs. j. A. Both we'll received a sudden
call to her former home in Drummond-
vile, Que, Tuesday, on account of the
critical illness of sister with typhoid
fever.
John Guest and family have moved
into their handsome and convenient
new house on York Hill, and we trust
they may be long spared to enjoy its
comforts.
Hartman f. Jordon of Colebrook, n.
II and Jennie f. Smith of Guildhall,
were united in marriage by Rev. c. d.
Lance at the Methodist parsonage Thurs
day, February %.
We hear that DR.. Whitehouse of the
PennsN lvauia State Hospital intends
locating here at once for the practice
Of his profession aud has rented office
room for the present over the Bosworth
Store Co.'S store.
A collision in the railroad yard Sun
day afternoon between switch engine
No. so. and double header, engines
| SEQ and 625, attracted the attention of
quite large crowd. Engineer T. Hubert
of Richmond was slightly injured by
falling, when getting off his engine.
Engines 50 aud 625 were damaged to
some extent.
In transit, and arriving at Island Pond
last Thursday, on Grand Trunk freight
No. 90, there was carload of choice
meats cured and packed by Swift Bros.
from their large plant located at Calves
ton. Texas. consigned to j. c. Taylor,
private secretary to King Edward. 1t
was shipped in car GA of the Union
Refrigerator Co, built and fitted for
this trip especially.
There is quite strong sentiment IN
favor of re eIecting the great majority
of our town officers, especially the
selectmen, listers and oyerseer OF the
poor Certainly the affairs OF the town
have been efficiently and we believe
economically handled with many diff
culties to contend against, and having
good men in office we ought to keep
them there Our present board of listers
comprises practical men who understand
the value of property, real and personal
: a great consideration, inasmuch as TINS
is the year for the quadrennial appraisal
of property.
Col. C. S. Emery, the new Collector o.
the Memphremagog District made hi'
first official visit to Island Pond Tuesday
accompanied by the retiring Collector
Col, Z. NJ. Mansur, and special deputy
Charles A, Bancroft. Col. Emery mad
GOOD impression among his subordl
/, ratas and such of our citizens that h
| met during his stay. He had neVe
been in Island Pond before, and ne was
acreeab!y surprised at the natural peau'
Of our surroundings, our puohc pu'io
ipes, notably the Y M. c. A. and Tn
station. The latter he considered III
| finest station in the State, ana IL Il
.;thor+ . doubt. We were all please
to meet him.
! Thursday evening, February 90 Mr'
Il { +. Ellis invited to her home n"moe
| IS tba friends of Miss Myrtle Ames, tn
l occasion being the latter's oireh'a
anniversary. The time was most plea
| autlv spent amid music and singing
and much sociability prevailed. MI
! refreshments, too, were served MI
Myrtle, who is very popular So""
lady, enjoying the friendship OF man
was presented during the evening WI
beautiful gold chain and cross, a 'ok'