Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-04-30

Nay anu SATURDAY.
Miss Ethel Aulis of SherbroOke, Que,
was the guest of her brother Charles.
aud wife, over Sunday.
Dr. 4. II. Burnham, the eye specialist
OF Lancaster, N. II is stopping at the
Stewart House this week.
Mrs. James Meehan has been seriously
III for several. days with rheumatic
fever and other complications.
Camille Desland has returned home
from Orange, Mass, and at present has
employment in w. ii. kane's shop.
There is to be food sale in the YES
try of the Congregational Church Sat
urday afternoon, May LIST, from ; to 5
o'clock.
The Seniors of the Island Pond High
School will give masquerade prone
made May l4th, 1909, the last social of
the year. See particulars in next weeks
issue.
Grosvenor Lindsey, who is employed
as an assistant civil engineer on the
Grand Trunk in Canada, spent day or
two last week with his mother, Mrs
Cora Lindsey, returning Sunday.
The annual parish meeting of Christ
Church for the election of vestrymen,
will be held in the church edifice next
Monday morning at O'Clock, and at the
close the newly elected vestry will meet
for organization. The Bishop will be
present at both meetings.
Stern Bros. new advertisement this
week is OF especial interest to the ladies'
Their display OF garments and suits in
new wesves, effects and coors that
fashion favors this season is superb
Goods and prices are there equaling and
often exceeding your expectations.
LOST, a gold watch, hunting case,
Waltham movement, fob attached with
letter w thereon. Lost presumably be.
tween the M. II. Davis store and the
Clarke block. Finder will be rewarded
by leaving it at the Herald office, or
with James Welch at Thurston's drug
store.
State Fish Commissioner II. &. Thorn
as calls attention to the approaching
season for fishing in all Vermont waters,
ponds and streams Inhabited by trout or
any of its allies, which will open May
o and closes August Is. 70 which We
will add see the fine assortment of fish
ing tackle displayed in the Bosworth
Store Co.'S window.
Recent births at Island Pond:
March 26, son to MIR. and Mrs.
Arthur J. Desrochers.
April l6, son to Mr. and Mrs. AL.
phonse Thibodeau.
April 90, son to Mr.. and Mrs, Eddie
Scholes.
April "a, a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Al
Standish.
April 26, a son to Mr.. and Mrs. IT.
wing f. Curtis.
Leo j. Steady, employed as brake
man on the Grand Trunk, was injured,
presumably by being struck by an over
head bridge between New Gloucester
and Pownal, shortly after midnight
Monday. He was missed at Danville
Junction, and search being made was
discovered on'top of car unconscious
one hand firmly grasping grabiron.
From the Injuries to his head no other
conclusion seemed possible than that he
was injured as above stated. He was
at once taken by special train to the
Portland Eye and Ear Infmary, and
the latest reports are that he is improv-
ing, also that his injuries, though severe,
are not as bad as first reported.
Mrs. Emily France, who has been i'll
for several months, died Monday after
noon, aged si1ty-four years. She is sur
vived by her husband, daughter, two
sons, two sisters and three brothers, one
of the latter, Moses Courschene of Island
Pond. Mr.. and Mrs. France were form
er residents, but moved to lrasburg, re-
turning here almost two years ago. Flu
neral service, solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN, WAS held at the Church OF st.
Jane, the Greater Thursday morning,
burial at Newport, where one son is
buried. Many beautiful flowers, some
from Boston, bespoke the love and sym
pathy of friends.
That prince of insurance men, Col
W. W. Sprague of the firm of w. W.
Sprapue 4 Son, St. Johnsbury, made his
first visit to Island Pond Tuesday, after
an absence of seven months and was, OF
course most cordially greeted by all his
old friends. Ills son Arthur made the
regular visits during these months, and
"made good island Pond Herald.
Wonder what the Col. takes with him
when he goes to Island Pond Lyndon
vile journal.
He brings the best insurance policy
and the "square DEAL. Then, too, he
is such a pleasant man to meet socially,