Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-27
TOWN TOPICS
Prof. J. F. Riley
January Il
Juanita BOynton Company
February II
Scotch Singers
April

NIeopHaS Naheau was the winner OF
the handsome doll at Thurston's store.
with ticket number II.
Miss Glyun Mackenzie, a stenographer
at st. Albams, is spending her Christmas
vacation with her parents.
Santa Claus did not overlook Princi.
pal c. II. Wiley and wife, leaving over
all else son, born December "a.
Mrs. f. F. Hobson and daughter
Lucille spent part of last week at Bar
ton, with the formers brother, Geo. c.
Lang.
Miss Antoinette Ellie, student at the
Coatlcook convent, is spending her
Christmas vacation with her parents, DR..
aud Mrs. Ellie.
Special communications of Island Pond
Lodge, +. & A. NJ, for work, will be held
Saturday evening at I. 30, and Monday
evening also,at I. 30.
John Gill was in town Monday shak-
ing hands with oldtime friends. lie ar
rived from Maine, and was EN- route for
home at Port Huron. Mich.
The regular Sunday evening service
at the Methodist church will he omitted
next Sunday, but the Epworth League
service will be held as usual.
l.. B. Walker of New York is located
here as assistant immigration inspector.
aid TO Mr.. Harris, his territory covering
west of Island Pond in this State.
Steamships of all kinds are being rush
ed to Portland to load with grain. 1t
seems that the Grand Trunk will beat
all previous records in grain shipments
this season.
Miss Ella Mackenzie, teacher at
Chelsea. Mass, Miss Etfie Webster at
bradford, Miss NJ. A. Lee at Gorham, n .
H., and the Misses Ella and Melissa
Moore at Wells River, are home for the
Christmas recess.
The lumber camps of the Fitzgerald
Land & Lumber Co. at Summit are a
scene of great activity, and the lumber
is coming in to Island Pond in large
quantities. The company expect to
handle this season between five and six
million, which means a busy time at
the mills.
S. ID. Hobson left Island Pond last
Thursday to spend two or three weeks in
Chicago with his son Albion and his
daughters Sarah and Elsie. He was ac-
companied by Miss Edna Abbott, who
has been here the past year with her
grandmother, Mrs Falls, and who is re-
turning home to East Tawas, Mich.
Mrs. Albert Motfett Companion died
Thursday night, December 10, after a
brief illness with puerperal fever, aged
26 years. Funeral services were held at
st. James Church Sunday afternoon,
and Monday morning a solemn high
mass Of requiem was celebrated. De-
ased is survived by her husband and
tour young children, the youngest born
December 4. For these much sympathy
is expressed.
Mrs. Mabelle Fitzgerald of Portland,
Me-, was here last Friday, on business
but was called home at midnight by the
illness of her daughter Geneva, who
Saturday evening underwent an opera
ton at the hospital for appendicitis
The many friends in this vicinity of thu
young lady and her mother will be pleas
ed to hear that the operation was in ever.
way successful, and she is resting yer,
comfortably. All wish her a speed,
restoration to complete health.
| e.. l.. Nichols, the efficient secretary o
the Y. NJ. c. A. the past two years, witt
his wife and children will leave lslan'
Pond Saturday for Altoona, Pa, wher
the former has a similar position to tina
he occupied here. They will stay II
Buffalo over Sunday with relatives
Mrs. Nichols. At the evening servlc
at Grace Church Sunday the Rev. =. l.
Lance spoke feelingly of their departure
which was regretted by the church an
the community, adding that those VIII
intimately knew the family could bes
appreciate what they had accomplishe
here. The HERALD joins with the
MANY friends in wishing them the fullei
measure of happiness and prosperity i
their new home. Mr.. Nichols will /
succeeded by Wells F. Morong, fro'
Roanoke, Va, who is expected to arri'
here Friday evening. Before going
Roanoke Mr.. Morong was the assistaI
secretary of the H. r. Y. NJ. {. A.
Portland, Me.