Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-12-06
TOWN TOPICS
Home Talent
December l.
Prof. J. F. Riley
January Il
Juanita Boynton Company
February IL
Scotch Singers
April

| registered below.
Miss Elsie Hall has returned TO the
parsonage after visit of several weeks
with her sister at Montreal.
Regular meeting of Clyde River Re.
bekah Lodge, Wednesday evening, De
cember IL. A full attendance is desired
The wrecking crew was called to South
Paris Thanksgiving day owing to the
derailment of several ears of freight
train.
The Rev. F. T. Clark, wife and chill
dren, from Windsor, came last week to
visit Mrs. Clark sister, Mrs. +. F.. Blake,
and other friends.
DR.. Canfeld's wife and daughter re-
turned to Island Pond last week Wednes-
day, after visit of seven weeks with
relatives in Akron and Doylestown, Ohio.
Thanksgiving was generally observed
all the stores closing in the afternoon.
There were quite number of out of
town guests, and several family gather
ings.
Miss Marion Dale and her brother
Timothy have returned from a stay of
six weeks at Battle Creek, Mich. Miss
Edith Bartlett, no was their companion
has also returned.
Two handsome bull moose arrived
here from New Brunswick for Bellows
Falls. They attracted great attention.
| The spread of the antlers of the larger
one of the two was fully six feet.
Early Christmas shopping ensures the
customer better service, less wearisome
times for the sales people and the adj
vantage of securing gifts while there is
time to make a desirable selection.
As result of the art exhibit S3l.75
is available for the purchase of pictures
| for the schoolrooms. The sum Of S32
was realized from the sale of tickets,
from refreshments IS 50, and other re-
ceipts sl,20, total of $4,000; expenses
SlO.25.
The work of repairing the Guest
Wilcox block is being expeditiously
pushed along. BY last Saturday three
tenements we're ready for occupancy.
James Pilgrim is hopeful of being able
to move back into his old quarters,
much enlarged, some time next week.
Miss Fife Webster, teaching at Brad
ford, the Misses Ella and Melissa Moore
at " ellis River, Miss Blanche Rextord
at St. Johnsbury, Miss NJ. A. Lee at
Gorham, n. H., and Miss Martha Davis
at Newport, were all at their respective
homes here for the Thanksgiving recess.
Several thousand young trees have
been shipped from here the past fe"
DAYS. At Miles Pond recently parties
tried to negotiate with L. W. Hastings
the we'll known lumberman, to secure
trees. He readily consented to sell, but
when they found his price vas one dol
lar per tree, take them as they came
they were not so eager to purchase.
A whist club was organized and hel(
their irst meeting Thanksgiving night
! About sixty people assembled and highly
, enjoyed themselves. The following Of
ti.ers were chosen by the company
Treasurer, NJ. r. Sadleir, executive
committee, l.. B. Jones, F. w. Stote
W. A, Gleason. The next assembly
will be held Thursday evening, Decembe
p IL.
$ At a special meeting of Ross Encamp
meut, |. O. o. F., Tuesday evening
five candidates received the Roya
. Purple degree, after which refreshment
n were served. At the regular MONTH
q meeting last week three candidates TT
ceived the Patriarchal degree and fiv
the Golden Rule degree. The member
ship of the encampment has been Target
increased during the year.
:, Asa result of the consultation OF
= delegation from the Business Men
Association with the advertising agef
of the Grand Trunk Railway. the la
ter are having several enlarged picture
=, of Island Pond and vicinity printed ff
l exhibition at various sportsmen,s show
during the winter. They will1nblis
u descriptive article of this place wit
il; cuts in apamphlet known as "Nlonnta''
Rivers and Lakes of New England
is If the association will publish an eigl
page pamphlet of 10000 copies at a CO.
e. of about 500, the railway people WI
exhibit enlarged pictures in ten OF the
largest city Offices, and distribute IL
nampblets at these places before II
tourist season opens next summer