Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-09-20
TOWN TOPICS

The selectmen have appointed NJ A
Courchesne second constable.
IT, ID. Herrin has bought the Eugene
bresse farm located on the Gore road.
AT Island Pond this year BIZ tickets
were sold for the Sherbrooke fair as
compared with 2lj last year.
Frank Russell has nicely fitted bar
Der shop in the block, in the room for
merly occupied by ID. p. Mackenzie.
Mrs. f. Purcell of Groton arrived in
town Saturday TO remain a few DAYS
visiting her mother, Mrs. ID. Gleason.
+. {. Barnes and wife are receiving
the congratulations of their friends in
the birth OF son, Saturday, September
IA.
Ernest c. Wilcox and wife started on
their annual vacation Wednesday, going
to Boston and other places, expecting to
be absent two weeks.
Charles Valee, wife and two children
returned to their home in Rumford
Falls, Me-, Monday, having greatly en-
joyed their visit here.
Mrs. Blanchette returned to Island
Pond last week after an extended visit
with friends in Philadelphia, and Allan
tic City, n. j., which she greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Jennie Garceau, who has been at
Stanstead Plain, Que, the past five weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Willoughby, returned to her home here
last week.
Ora Bushaw and Miss Mary Sanborn,
both of Holland, were united in marriage
by the Rev. c. d. Lance at the Method
list parsonage, Saturday evening, Sep
TENDER IA.
DR.. Robinson Bosworth from White
haven, Pa, was visitor here over Sun
day. He was called to Vermont as a
witness in case before the Orleans
county court.
Mrs. Esther Fitzgerald returned to
Island Pond from Portland last Thurs
day, and bore the fatigne of the journey
remarkably we'll. She is now as COM
Portable as could reasonably De expected
Word has been received from the
Victoria Hospital at Montreal that an
operation will be necessary ere there
will be any material improvement in the
condition of James f. Mason, at present
a patient in that institution.
Miss Pearl Davis, who has been ELL
gagged as compositor in the Office of
"Among the Clouds, on Mount Wash
ington, has completed her labors owing
to the close of the season and came home
last Saturday for much needed rest.
Middle White and wife of Montreal
have been here few days this week,
the guests of b. J. Mckinney and wife
They have been spending their vacation
at Millinocket, Me-, and Thursday they
left for Quebec, expecting to return to
Montreal Sunday.
Work on the coal chutes in the rail
road yard is progressing finely. When
these are completed and other plans con
tempated carried out, the railroad com
pany will have at Island Pond the best
terminal on the entire Grand Trunk
system, so says several of the officials,
and they ought to know.
The Rev. and Mrs. f. p, Lee left
town last Monday for Richmond, Va,
where Mr.. Lee is delegate from the
Vermont Diocese to the triennial con
vention of the Episcopal Church. En-
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route they will spend few days with
his brother, DR.. Lee, at Cleveland, Ohio
They expect to be absent about five
weeks.
A very pretty wedding took place
Tuesday morning when Mary II. Nichol-
SON of Island Pond became the wife OF
George A. Chase of East Charleston,
Rev. FIR. Trottier officiating. Mr.. Orem
G. Morse was best man and the bride
was attended by her. sister Miss Nellie
f. Nicholson. The happy couple left
on the noon train for trip to Portland
and Boston. On their return Mr. anC
Mrs. shase will reside at East Charleston
A host of friends join in wishing them
long and happy welded life.
One day last month LOUIS Riggie en-
tertained stranger from Canada, an'
the stranger "took him in. He (tht
strangely had stolen team from Mr.
Jones of Mansonville, Que, and brough
it to Island Pond. Here he induced
Louis to swap horses, Louis paying hin
81. and entertaining him over night
The fellow was next heard from at New
bury, where he sold the horse, carriage
etc, for $l15, receiving $75 cash, AM
q note for the balance. In the mean
time Mr.. Jones discovered his horse II