Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-09-13
TOWN TOPICS

"Sht CicIh 1T the stewart House.
Mrs. W. A. Graham is spending this
week in st. Johnsbury aud Richford.
Mrs. f.. j. Cleugh and little son started
last Friday for their home in ST. Louis.
Mo.
One first offence drunk paid fine of
- and costs, assessed by justice Clarke
Monday.
The Essex House was reopened Sat
nrday under the new management of
Will Smart.
Mrs. George Moye returned home
last week from visit of several weeks
in Boston aud vicinity.
Albion Farmer starts Friday for CO.
lumbus, Ohio, TO take Il course of study
in the Ohio State Veterinary College.
We are sorry to report that James +.
Mason is quite i'll at Montreal hospi-
tai, where he has been an inmate for
several weeks.
Fred Hodsden, who is learning the
machinist's trade at Rutland, came
home last week and will probably re.
main until winter.
Many visitors have been in Island
Pond during the week and the capacity
of the Stewart House has upon some
nights been well taxed.
Mrs. T. 7. Denesha, who has been
here several weeks visiting her daughter,
Mrs. +. {. Potter, returned Tuesday to
her home in Fulton, n. Y.
Mrs. Arthur Chatfee and four children
returned to Island Pond the first of the
week from a visit of three weeks at
Lawrence and Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. 7. II. Fuller of Boston is here
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Lefebyre,
and is accompanied by her nephew,
Ralph Fuller of Nahant, Mass.
Taken literally. Wilfred Bernier, read
ing in the HERALD last week about the
stork lowering over Island Pond, re-
marked Gee, that's so, | saw lot of
them OH the meadow"
Dan Stern, wife and two sons spent
the Jewish new year in New York.
They are expected to return next Mon
day, except Milton, who resumes his
studies in Brooklyn College.
Miss Ella Mackenzie left here Mon
day morning for Chelsea, Mass, where
she has been engaged to teach. The
engagement is peculiarly gratifying to
her as she returns to teach in the same
school from which she graduated severaI
years since.
A service of forty hours devotion was
commenced Monday at the Church OF
ST. James the Greater, closing Wednes
day, and the service was well attended
The Rev. FIR. Trottier was assisted by
the Rev. Frs. Goyette of Stanhope and
Quay of Norton Mills, also the Rev. FIR
Kelley of Manchester.
When the list of taxpayers paying
over $50 was furnished the llERALr
for publication the following names
were inadvertently omitted from The
list, and are now published by reques
of the listers
Norcross, f. F. Sl5o.S2
Tracy, Charles $3.50
Nallee, Mrs. Annie $3.50
A. A. Pomeroy has leased the Stewar
House, with privilege of purchase, an'
assumed the management last Friday
This is a new business for him but he i
a capable business manager, and will d
his best to give his patrons good service
A little encouragement by the towns
= people will be of material assistance
maintaining first class hotel in Islam
Pond.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.
Allen made their first trip on the car
: last Friday, when they went to Shel
brooke, and enjoyed it too. Befor
starting, Guy was naturally very solicit
Gus enquiring whether he would "haV
: to sit still the same as in boat for fea
it would turn over" His wondermel
and enjoyment can perhaps, be bette
> imagined than described.
. A probably unheard of occurrent
II happened last Friday morning to "Jim
i horse owned by Charles Willoughb
1t had been placed in the stable, secure
to the manger by a common chain wit
J. snap, the snap being fastened under
mouth. as the horse was in the habit
!oosening the snap when it was attach'
to the manger. Somehow the hor
managed to work this chain round
neck, and the snap loosened in such
n way that it caught onto an eyelid, pierre
IS through the lid, and became fastene
o. Tn this condition the horse stood
# some time, when shortly before no
Mr.. Willoughby entered the stable a