Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-08-07
TOWN TOPICS

John :. Sweeney, wife aud daughter
went to Willoughby Lake Tuesday aud
will remain there ten days.
The Ladies Aid of the VI. f. Church
will hold food sale in the yestry sat
urday afternoon from to q.
NJ. aud Mrs Leander F. Currier went
to Bloomington "Wednesday aud will
spend the remainder of the week there.
W. bod tremendous downpour of
rain Wednesday afternoon, continuing
several hours. Long needed and most
welcome.
Republicans of Brighton, don't for
get TO remember the caucus next Tues
day evening at 5 o'clock, to be held in
the opera house.
A large key blank was found in the
highway 10y Leander F. Currier a few
days since, which the owner can have
by calling at the HERALD office.
Newly painting his buildings and the
many improvements j. c. Fogg has
made about his premises of late, his
store on the main street shows off to
excellent advantage.
Mrs. A. J. Chesney and three children
from Belleville, Ont, are making their
customary annual visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Is. Farmer, also to her
son, Ray Chesney, and his wife.
The first shipment of blueberries for
the canning factory was received Tues
day night, 1900 boxes, aud the work of
canning was commenced Wednesday.
Indications point to a busy season.
Charles Bresse paid to Charles Viii
!oughhy on Tuesday the sum of S75
compensation for the injury sustained
by his horse when it colided with a
wire fence on Mr.. Dresses place July &c.
The fence has been removed.
The cheek list is posted, and contains
i32 names. The board OF civil authori-
ty will meet to revise the list at the
town clerks office Friday August II =,
Friday August p, and Saturday August
30, at p. NJ, each OF said days.
f. J. Cleugh writes us from st. Louis,
Mo-, as follows New baby boy, Edward
Stevens Cleugh, arrived at our house
A. NJ. Thursday, july 30. Mother
and son doing we'll" Friends in Island
Pond will extend congratulations
During the game OF ball Tuesday
afternoon Peter Flynn was struck in
the forehead by batted ball, discoloring
both eyes, as we'll as bruising the fore
head. Now boys, don't crowd too near
the diamond When game is in progress.
1t is Mr.. Pomeroy's intention to re-
tire from the management of the
Stewart House some time this month,
and we are sorry to add he and his fam
ilv are TO leave town. Mr.. Pomeroy
will go to Rutland for the winter, and
Mrs Pomeroy and the children to Coati-
cook.
Constable Bemis, last Thursday morn
ing gave Moses Speaks, tramp, his
choice of leaving town or being arrested.
He left. aud in the afternoon Mr.. Bemis
received word over the phone that the
fellow was Insulting women at Wen
lock. The constable went there, ar
rested him and brought him to Island
Pond. He was soon thereafter arralgn-
ed before Justice Clarke, who sentenced
him to twenty days confinement in
Guildhall Jail, and the taxpayers foot
the bill. seepiug the fellow in idleness.
Capt. Randall had another exciting
experience with his horse on Tuesday
He was driving down the steepest part
| of South street, his team loaded with
tile pipes, when one OF the holdbackS
| broke. and while eudeavoring to KEEP
the horse under control with the reins
The latter broke. The horse then bolted
and Mr.. Randall seeing the wagon was
no place for him left it with more haste
than dignity. The horse continued 1t:
career down the Steady hill, crossed the
track OH to Railroad street, where the
| wagon was overturned, both thill'
broken, also eighteen lengths OF pipe
and the horse freed from the Wagon
kept on until it was stopped at thu
Charles Tracy place on Mountain street
fairly exhausted after its long run, bu
uniniured.
In very interesting base ball gam
n,aved here Tuesday the Berlin National
met defeat at the hands of the lslan'
Pond team. by score of Il to 2. In
game was free from kicking throughout
which is marked improvement on tn
majority of games played here lately
The Island Pond boys all played
strong game, Danforth, especially
pitched fine game.
The boys did not meet expenses an
their feelings can well be imagined
sas;po so MANY watch the game from tn