Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
TOWN TOPICS

Will be absent SIX weeks or more.
The teachers and pupils OF the Con.
gregatioual church Sunday School had
an enjoyable outing in Warmers grove
last Friday.
James Ram and wife of Natick
Mass, former residents of Island Pond,
have been calling on old friends the
past few days.
Mis-. T.. F. ilobson left Thursday morn
lug for Baltimore, Md, to visit her
daughter Beatrice, (Mrs. Coohug) ac-
companied hy her daughter Lucille.
Old Sol aud General Humidity, sig
cling combination at best, were well on
their job all last week, the mercury
running we'll up into the uineties nearly
every day.
a majority of the farmers have COM
menced haying in earnest, aud notwith-
standing the late season the crop is a
general average as compared with pre-
yious years. Help is scarce.
Mrs. F. j. Waite, formely Eva Davis,
came Tuesday night from Maiden, Mass,
to spend few days with her father, H.
l.. Davis, also at Barton Landing with
her sister Blanche, Mrs. Williamson.
Albion Hobson of Chicago made a
brief visit to his father and other rela
tives Friday and Saturday, enroute for
home via Boston, after leaving his wife
and three children at her home in
Machias, Me.
ii. \. Webster very kindly sent to
the editors family last Friday basket
of extra large and luscious strawberries
from his garden. The basket contained
80 berries, and 20 of these weighed Just
a pound. Thank you.
Eddie Scholes has moved into the
Currier house on Derby street, which he
recently purchased, occupying that pof-
ton formerly occupied 10y Charles Aulis.
The latter has moved into the tenement
of &. f. CIarke's house.
Harry j. Ladd of Rumford Falls, Me,
came last Friday to spend few days
with his wife and children, who are
summering here. He returned Thurs
day, but will undoubtedly come back in
October, as he is very fond of venison.
Mrs. John c. Farmer is entertaining
her two sisters, Mrs. =. X. Rideout and
Mrs. John F. Ladd, and their children
all of Everett, Mass. Mrs. Rideout is
accompanied by her three children, and
Mrs. Ladd by her son Frank and May
(Maroney) Mckinley.
The hearing in the case of Geo Van,
Dyke V. The Grand Trunk Railway CO.,
so long delayed, will he resumed at
Island Pond next Thursday, August |.
1t is expected that this session will oc-
cupy at least two weeks. About thirty
attorneys and expert witnesses will he
| in constant attendance.
DR.. Robinson Bosworth has closed his
professional practice at Barton, having
accepted position as assistant to Dr.
| Lawrence Flick ia his sanatarum fol-
tubercuar patients, at Whitehaven, Pa
Before entering upon his new duties he
will spend a few days here with his
father, A. W Bosworth.
Mrs. Reeve aud family have as theil
guests her brother George, and her aunt
Miss Weston, both of Hatley, Que, hel
nephew Will, from Ottawa, Ont, also
Mrs. John f: Ladd and son from Everett
Mass. The party was increased Wednes,
day by the arrival of her daughter Bea
trice Mrs. +. NJ. henderson, of West
brook, Me.
Well done, selectmen We now have
a good concrete sidewalk OH Cross street
It was completed Friday. In all 261
wards of concrete has been laid, which
includes % yards from the sidewalk
across to the Nj. +. Church This latter
piece was constructed at a cost of $50
the town and the church bearing equa
proportions of the expense. The work
has been under the direction of W. l.
Tucker.
F. w. Sadeir and wife left tow
Tuesday afternoon for their new hom
in Lsavenworth, Wash, accompanied b.
the good wishes of the community. Mr.
Sadler has accepted the position OF &c
connective foreman on division OF 1T
Great Northern Railway, a position sim
liar to that occupied by him at lslan
Pond the past eight years. I. l.. Mayhe
formerly of Island Pond, is superinten
, dent of the division. b fore leaving
Mr.. Sadleir was presented with hand
some meerschaum pipe from the me
in the round house, gold watch fror
Euoene and Carl Foss, and Masonic an
{ Odd Fellows watch charm from +. ,
MAXWELL and B. Corliss, as tokens @
tho esteem in which he has been hel