Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-03-06
TOWN TOPICS
Scotch Singers
April !


The W. {. r. L. will meet with Mrs.
W. A. Graham next Tuesday afternoo n
at the usual hour.
The condition of Miss Evangeline CT.
Boin, whose Illness with typhoid fever
was mentioned last week, is very salts.
factory.
Wallace |. Allen, of Barton Landing.
brother Of Elmer L. Allen, has rented
the Essex House for one year, aud moved
in Tuesday.
The next meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of Christ Church will he held
with Mrs. Stolte Tuesday afternoon,
March 10, at 2.30.
The stated communication of Island
Pond Lodge F. & A. NJ, for the current
month will be held next Monday even
ing at S o'clock. Work.
James Pilgrim has been appointed
watch Inspector for the Island Pond di-
vision of the Grand Trunk System, sue
ceeding ". W. Lombard, resigned.
Mrs. w. p. Stevens of Everett, Mass,
came to Island Pond last week, called
here by the illness OF her mother, Mrs.
d. {. Foss. The latter is slowly re-
covering.
A union temperance meeting was held
in Grace NJ. + Church Sunday evening,
i at which telling addresses we're made by
| Revs. Z. ID. Lance and Thomas Hall.
| large co aggregation was present.
The Olympic Dramatic Club of West
Charleston presented the comedy,drama
.Jedediah Judkius, J. p" to a good
audience last Friday evening. After
| the performance there was a social dance,
but only few couples participated.
Mr.. aud Mrs. II NJ. Hubbard, who
were the guests of the Misses Strathern
last week, returned to their home at
Guildhall, Saturday, accompanied by
Miss Stratheru, who will spend day or
two there and then go to market to pur-
chase spring millinery.
The visit to Island Pond Of Elmer A.
Cabana, wife and daughter Jessie, from
Buffalo, n. Y, Monday gave their
friends much pleasure. Mr.. Cabana is
making a business trip East in the in
terests of his firm, the Buffalo Speciality
Company, aud will travel through the
New England States the next three
weeks, Mrs. Cabana and daughter mean
while remaining here, the guests of Mrs.
Stolte.
The enforcement of the food inspec'
ton law has produced a marked change
in the character of the products placed
before us to be used rs food and drink.
This is especially noticeable right here
in Island Pond with reference to our
milk supply. Less than one year ago
759 of the milk delivered in town was
below the standard test and would be
classed under the head of adulterated
food. Today the analysis shows that
every milkman is sending out milk
above the standard in quality, and what
is more important, is the absence OF
dirt.
The board of civil authority in count,
ing the ballots for and against license
had an unusual experience Tuesday
As shown by the check list Dab voted,
whereas the hox showed 52o votes
Cries OF "ballot stutiing," "dirty work
aud the like filled the hall. For few
minutes the matter looked serious, unit
, man in examining the ballots discov'
cred Number of last years ballots. II
was then made clear that the ballots
cast last year had been left in the box
: and these were counted with those cast
this year. When the 1907 ballots hae
been thrown out it was seen that II:
ballots had been deposited, (Which cor
responded with the check llst), III No
70 Yes. Counting the 525 votes thu
vote was 800 No, 225 Yes. The vot'
. last wear was 1856 Yes; l27 No.
> I'VE songs of We olden TYNE" at tn
:. opera house Monday night, "sung by ye
| third and fourth generation" FURNISHES
I one of the most pleasing and delightful
entertainments that we have had TO
wears. Through long programme
solos, Duets, quartettes, double qna'
,ettes. and choruses, also recitations, tn
- narts we're so well sustained that tn
audience could not restrain themselve
from applauding heartily every numbe
All are to be congratulated. Ihey p'
heart and soul into their work, the
Y VOICES were well trained, and with sue
talented pianist and accompanist
Mrs. Harry B. Amey, who was host
- herself. it can readily be imagined thi
/ the entertainment has rarely bee
eoualled here. The attendance, thong
is good, was not nearly as large as the n
tnre of the entertainment deserved, b'