Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-07-02
TOWN TOPICS

was increased last week by one, owned
10y John W. Thurston.
Col. Dale was called to Waitstield
Monday lay the death of his uncle, Viii
liam, brother of the late George n. Dale.
Mr. Carroll A. Davis, the official
guager Of this customs district was in
town Monday evening on the business
of his office.
After a protracted illness, Mrs. Ida F..
Mcigs has returned to Island Pond and
will make her home with her sister, Mrs.
George l.. Hunt.
The Grand Trunk Company is ex-
Pecting an immense passenger traffic
this season, record breaker. Here's
hoping expectations may be realized.
John Guest and daughter Dorothy
We're the guests of the formers son, the
Rev. Douglass Guest, at Newport Centre
Saturday and Sunday, returning Mon
day.
David A. Haynes left town Wednes-
dry morning to visit his son George and
family in Brooklyn, N. Y, also his sis
ter in Epping, n. H., expecting to be
dissent several weeks.
Mrs. Leon X. Cook of Yarmouth, Me,
has been the guest of Mrs. ii. II. Hob
soa during the past week Mrs. Cook
will be remembered as a daughter of
the late Joseph Andrew.
The summer time schedule went into
fleet on the Grand Trunk Sunday.
There are not many changes made, save
corrected time table is given elsewhere.
Hen thieves are getting in their ne
tarious work. A few nights since f. c.
Barnes hen house was broken into and
every hen stolen save one. Charles
Tracy also lost six, and other cases are
reported.
Fred Stokes has been seriously i'll for
several weeks with rheumatic fever, and
his friends sympathizing with him in
his trouble have during the past week
sent him substantial token of their
sympathy.
Elsewhere in this issue we publish an
interesting and entertaining letter from
the pen of Mrs. ID. Stern, who recently
went to Germany to spend the sum-
mer, that will be read with pleasure by
all her friends.
II. W. Blake and H. B. Amey went
to Newport "Wednesday to attend the
| hearing in bankruptcy in re the Green
Mountain manufacturing Co. From
Newport Mr. Blake went to st. Johns
Jury on legal business.
Mr. aud Mrs. John w. Thurston and
Mrs. Ethel Fitzgerald went to Portland
| Tuesday to attend the wedding of their
,ipce, Miss Geraldine Fitzgerald, the
happy event occurring in the cathedral
1t high noon Wednesday.
Herbert l.. Davis has resigned his
york ON the Grand TraHk, after a SER
vice of thirty-seven years in various pc
,itions including that of conductor, and
will shortly leave town in the hope OF
LONG better for himself.
Howard Ames, a student at the YER
mont University, returned to his home
here Monday to remain two weeks, and
then will return to Burlington to work
for the state forester during the re-
mainder of his summer vacation.
We are glad to state that the Rev. F
d. Miller ID. c. L., at present of 5
Marks Church, Erie, Pa, has accepted
the call to the rectorship of Christ
Church, and expects to commence his
labors the first Sunday in September
The baseball boys went to Derby
Line Saturday and met with decisive
defeat, score ID to A. They did not put
up their usual snappy game, perhaps
were somewhat tired with their long
ride, but their defeat is solely due tC
the fact that they were up against bet
Ter players.
Mrs. John Stott and two children
from Farnham, Que, who are occupy
ing Nogale cottage for the summer
have been joined by her sister Mis-
May Aging, a trained nurse, of Rock
land. Me-, also her sister Mrs. Rober
Moffett. the latter's husband aud TIVE
sons, of Cranbrook, b. G. The three
sisters (the Misses Ayling) were forme
residents of island Pond.
The milkmen of Island Pond Civ
notice elsewhere regarding rule the.
have been compelled to adopt in sci
protection Some persons have take'
milk for two or three months, and Whe
asked for payment show temper and tel
| The milkman he need not call again
Without paying up, they transfer thel
trade to another milkman and repea
Their dishonest practice. and the milk
linen have "caught on.