Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-03-22
TOWN TOPICS
Spring is here, according to the calen.

Is your dog iicensedt you can save a
dollar 10y attending to this before April
/.
The first rehearsal for the "Seminary
Girls" will be held at the opera house
Friday evening March -, at 80 p. NJ.
The regular meeting for the current
month of Ross Encampmeut, No. 4, |.
.. o. f., will be held next Tuesday
evening at the usual hour
Edmund T. Garland of Portland. a
former resident of Island Pond, was in
town Friday renewing acquaintanceshir
with oldtlme friends. lie has greatly
improved in health of late.
MIR aud Mrs. Earl l.. Boyce left town
last week for Brooklyn, y. Y, and will
he followed next week by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright Danforth, and daughter Lenuie.
All will spend the summer in Brooklyn.
as usual.
Teachers examinations were held
Tuesday and Wednesday in the home of
Prof Wiley, conducted 10y county ex-
aminer. Mrs. Aida F. Enright Eight
candidates presented themselves for the
examination
The choir of Christ Church, assisted
| 10y friends, have had a number of prac-
tees OF the Easter music. which this year
! promises to be unusually attractive. We
| understand that special programmes are
to be arranged for in all the churches.
! A. {. Chapman aud wife had 'house
warming at their cottage last Friday
evening, number making the trip there
on snowshoeS The CHEEKY fireplace,
hot oyster stew, pop corn, etc, added
much to the general iollity of the little
party.
The Water Commissioners have or
gained by the choice of l.. C.. Foss as
chairman, aud e. +. Clarke as treasurer,
which includes the Office of clerk aud
collector. ID. p. Mackenzie mas been en-
gagged as superintendent, pretty good
working team,
While in the shooting gallery Thurs
day afternoon Ernest Shaw was accident
ally shot. The attendant in charge was
loading the rifle, when it went off, Err
nest receiving the contents in his left
shoulder. He left on the Pullman this
Friday morning for the hospital at Port
land.
The tiremen were called out Tuesday
aftern0olsfor fire at the Methodist
parsonage, in one of the upstairs Rooms,
caught from the chimney. The use of
chemicals quick ~ eXtinguished the fire,
but a stream was laid on as further pro
lection. Not great deal of damage was
done We are happy to add.
IIavilp b. Human of North STRAIT
ford, n. H., who recently purchased the
Stewart House, has leased it to Herbert
Doyle for one year, with privilege OF
five and option of purchase. Mr.. Doyle
is in possession, and ftom what we hear
is a good hotel man. The community
in general wish him success.
The Grand Trunk pay car was here
last Thursday, and disbursed the largest
monthly payment, save one, since Mr.
John Reeve has been agent, now 80
years The pay roll amounted to ovel
ten thousand dollars, and Il short month
too. A pretty good criterion of the large
amount of business handled Seven
teen or more employees drew over one
hundred dollars each.
Ms. Ernest c. Wilcox, who went tc
Boston last week, underwent a capita
operation at Emerson's hospital, Forest
Hill, on Thursday, and her many friends
. in Island Pond will be greatly pleased
. TO learn that it was very successful, anC
will be able to return to her home fully
restored to health. During her absence
2 Mr.. and Mrs. O. p. Wilcox of Morgan
1 are here to keep house for their Sol
Ernest
Winter died hard, if it really made it
exit Wednesday. Tuesday Afternoon
snow began to fall, and continued
through Wednesday, good sized biz
zard. The high wind caused the snoN
to pile up in huge drifts, making it on
of the worst storms of the season. n
highways were so badly drifted that
was impossible for the stage drivers t
make their regular trips, being nnabI
to get much beyond the village Ilmlt'
The trains, however, were but little lat
o. considering the violence OF the storm
q George Brooks the past three yea'
or more A Grand Trunk freight conduct
or, died Sunday morning OF typhol
y fever after il weeks illness. He VIZ
about 30 years of age. His death cam
as sad surprise, not only to his fello
ruilrond man among whom he was