Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-08-21
TOWN TOPICS

| "Sls oheicu " James Illgrlu
this week ought to he snapped up quick
Mr. aud Mrs. Peter Donnelly of New
York city are the guests of Miss Sadie
Foley.
Leslie Skinner has returned from hi,
vacation aud resumed his place with tn,
Guest-Wilcox Co.
w. r. Boulds is building an addition
to his store, made necessary 10y his in
creasing business.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Reeve aud Miss Reeve
went to Portland Saturday, to be ab.
sent a month or more.
Miss Esther Hall has been engaged
as stenographer at West Bethel, Me,
and commenced her work on Monday.
The Misses Sadie and Annie Sheri-
Ian of Boston are visitors in town, the
guests of Mrs. ID. Gleason and other
| friends.
Miss Blanche Rexford, who has been
engaged for some time in the Children's
Home, Burlington, is home for brief
vacation before goirg to St. Johnsbury
to teach.
W. f. McGovern has resigned his
position as stenogra pher for the Grand
Trunk, to accept position at State Y.
NJ. c. A. headquarters, Darlington, leav-
ing here Wednesday night.
Mr.. Frank b. Tower and Miss Mary
Webster of Barton, were married Fri
day, August nth. at the home of the
grooms sister, Mrs. l.. n. Moody. Rev.
l.. n. Moody otficiated
The Guest-Wilcox Co. announce
their intention of presenting a superb
piano to one of their customers next
April. For particulars see their new
advertisement this week.
Mrs. Chas. Plummer and two sons,
Wesley and Kenneth, returned to their
home in Portland, Monday, after hav-
ing spent some weeks with her sister,
Mrs W. F. Morong of this town.
Harvey &. Cross and family, former
residents of Island Pond, have moved
from New London, Conn, to Groveton,
n. Fl. Friends will be interested to
learn of the arrival of a young son at
their home August IA.
Miss Edith Bartlett is entertaining
friend, Miss Streicher, of Boston. At
the Congregational church Sunday morn
ing Miss Streicher, who is a gifted sing
err. sang a solo which gave great pleas
nre to the congregation.
Island Pond has no better friend than
John NJ. Bartlett, and there are certain
ly some things worth thinking over IN
what he says regarding Island Pond il
communication to this paper, pub
hshed on the second page. ut is never
too late to mend"
Capt. Randall is experimenting the
work of putting in new sewer, extend
ing from the vicinity of the junction OF
Cross aud Middle streets, through South
street to Railroad street. This sewer
viii accommodate many house owners,
and is good thing.
Mr.. n. W. Parker assistant secre-
tary of the r. X. Y NJ. {. A, is com
hiuing business with pleasure Ivy spend
inc his vacation at Y. NJ. {. a. lnsti-
tnte. Silver Bay, on Lake George, \, J..
August 1881. During Mr.. Parker's alb
sence his place is filled by d. A, Haynes
The Rev. l.. \. Moody and family
left town Tuesday morning to spend
two weeks vacation at Seymour Lake.
The usual Sunday morning and evening
service will be omitted during Mr..
Noody's absence, but the Epworth
League will meet at p. NJ, also the
regular week night services will be held
as usual.
Among those camping at Seymour
l. Mrs II
G. Cotb, Mrs. Eola Thurston, Miss
Alice Nolan, Mr.. Harry Buckley and the
Misses Gertrude aud Mildred Cobb from
Portland. Mr.. Grosvenor Lindsay from
Beaverton, Out. and Mr.. and Mrs NJ
B. l. add aud family, Mrs. Cora Lindsay
and family, Mr.. aud Mrs. II. B. } ohnson
and S ID. Morse.
If attention and applause are any IN
dication, the large number of people VINO
| attended the musical and literary enter
taiument by Prof Harrington and his
able talent at the NJ. f. Church last
Monday night, were certainly delighted
| At the close of the entertainment frol'
Harrington made known his plans
to arrange class in voice culture and
singing. whereupoD thirty-two people
responded and will take the full course
Prot. Harrington will be in town two
weeks holding his classes at the NJ b
aud Congregational churches, alternat,
ing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and