Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-03-20
TOWN TOPICS
Scotch singers
April !

License your dog, thereby save dol
lar, also save yourself from being dog
less.
Edward GiBoin came up from Port
land Saturday, and is spending this week
with relatives.
A son was born to Mr.. aud Mrs Frank
Barnes March IL, aud a daughter to
MIR. and Mrs. Pat Powers.
Spring is here, calendar speaking, but
the combination of boys and marbles
has been here several days.
john l.aRoche succeeds Harry Blake
as assistant in the post office, and is now
learning the routine work. An excellent
choice.
The next meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of Christ Church will be held
with Mrs. c. d. Thurston, Tuesday aft
ernoon, March "a, at $50.
Last Friday and Saturday were good
zap days in some places. Monday B..
W. Farmer gathered quite quantity
and made some syrup.
At Grace NJ. F.. Church next Sunday
evening the pastor will preach a sermon
especially to young people, using as his
theme, building Fence.
j. j. Connolly, trainmaster of this
! division of. the Grand Trunk System,
has been restricted to his home week
or more with sharp attack of rheuma-
| tisn.
Miss Pearl Davis has given up her
| position as compositor on the Berlin
(N. h. Reporter, returned to her home
in Island Pond aud is now working in
her fathers store.
Mrs. ID. c. Foss continues to improve
and friends are now hopeful of her com
plete recovery. Her daughter, Mrs. W.
| p. Stevens, returned to her home at Ev-
erett, Mass, Saturday.
Mrs. Winnifred Finnegan, OF the Cen.
trail office, left Wednesday for Portl and
to spend the remainder of the week with
her aunt. Mrs. Lizzie Clarke. 1t is a
welcome and needed vacation for her.
| The Ladies of the Methodist church
conducted n most successful sale last
Wednesday afternoon and evening, and
also served delightful and appetizing
supper which was well patronized, and
deserving of the compliments freely be-
slowed.
Elmer A. Cabana, who has been on
an extensive business trip through New
England, representing the Buffalo Spe-
cialty Co, completed his trip last Satur-
day and came to Island Pond. Tues
day, he and his wife and daughter left
for their home in Buffalo.
Miss Mary A. Lee, employed as a
teacher at Gorham. n. H., is enjoying a
brief vacation at her home, before COM
mencing the spring term. Miss Martha
Davis, teaching at Newport, is also at
home for brief vacation before return
| inc for the Sprinp term
Former secretary McAlster of the Y.
| NJ. c. A., now of Montreal, came here
Saturday for brief visit, which gave
pleasure to his friends. Sunday evening
he gave a most excellent address in the
Methodist church on "Redeemng the
time" Notwithstanding the storm a
good congregation was present.
/ l.. B. Jones of the custom service and
John Reeve, station agent, went to Rut-
land Monday morning, their evidence
being required in the case of United
States VS.. last blocks, $4,000 of which
we're seized at Island Pond some time
ago, which the government claims were
invoiced at less than they were worth.
All who attended the social aud liter
airy evening, given by the Epwortf
League Friday, enjoyed a rare treat
The programme was exceptionally good
and the address by f. F. Johnson un
usually instructive The magnitude ant
scope of the L. 5. postal service wa
brought out with telling effect. Among
the many good things so brought GU
was tbe mail service as leveler Of al
lines of caste, showing how poor maj
stands the same chance to have his let
tiers we'll handled as the rich.
About twenty from here went t
North Stratford on the afternoon tran
Saturday to attend the funeral OF Asst
.Indoe ]. II. Beattie. The funeral pre-
cession. was escorted to the Baptls
Church by All escort composed OF mem
1 hers of the Order of Knights of Pythiaa'
and the Rev. Mr.. Brown, formerly G
: North Stratford, delivered feeling &C
dress. After friends and relatives ha
taken a last look at the deceased friend
!. the procession again formed, under til
escort of the Knights of Pythias, an
marched to the Maine Central station
whence the remains were taken on tn