Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-05-28

VIII be pleased to hear tha
ans W. 5. Currier, who has been yer,
III since last January is convaleseing.
Rev. FIR. Trottier left town wednes
day for st. Johnsbury to attend a con
Terence of priests, expecting to return
Friday.
Fuller Smith of st. Albans. national
oanS examiner, was in town Tuesda,
on Official business, his first visit here
since his appointment.
George Adams, of the Canadian ems.
toms service, formerly stationed at tbi.
port but now at Coaticook, Que, greet
Ell his many friends in town Tuesday.
DIR. Garfield and family have moved
from the rectory into their cottage, and
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Thurston hone 70
move into their cottage in a few DAYS.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Godbout of
Montreal, former residents of Island
fond, visited friends here over Sunday.
and were the guests of the Rev. FIR.
Trottier and his sister.
ii. Edward Randall, Jr. will COM
mence the season with his launch "Ben
ifur today, Thursday. He will make
hourly trips around the lake at 3, 4, ;,
and and s o'clock daily. Special
rates given to picnic parties.
The Senior Class has purchased a
bust of Lincoln to be placed in the
High School room. This with suit
able bracket purchased at the same time
VIII make an appropriate memorial.
The class of 1908 left picture as a
memento. This should now be con-
sidered a custom.
Pre- Memorial day exercises will be
held in each of the schools of the town
Friday afternoon, with programmes ap-
propriate to the occasion. Members of
the post are expected to visit some of
the schools and entertain the pupils with
"reminiscences, personal aud otherwise.
of the civil war.
John Guest left Saturday for Chata-
nooga, Tenn, to accompany his wife
home. Mrs. Guest has been spending
the winter with their son, J. Eustace,
who is a law student in the University.
Her sojourn in Tennessee has been of
great benefit and she will return to
Island Pond very much improved in
health, which gives pleasure to many
friends.
There will be sold at the custom
house on Saturday afternoon, June 9th,
at o'clock, at auction, miscellaneous
lot of dry goods, consisting of ladies'
raincoats mems and childrens hose,
several kinds of lace and embroidery,
side combs, etc. These goods may be
seen previous to the sale on Thursday
and Friday afternoons of next week
between . and o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs, George l.. Hunt and
Elinor, spent Sunday in Mont
real with Mrs. Hunts sister, Mrs.
Meigs, who has just been discharged
from the Western hospital after nine
weeks there as patient. From Mont
real the sisters and the little girl went
to Malone, n. T., to visit their mother
and grandmother, and later Mrs. Meigs |
will 90 to her unce's farm in Texas to
recuperate. Mr.. Hunt returned to Island |
Pond Monday.
The usual celebration of Memorial |
day will occur in Island Pond next |
Monday, May 81. The pre-memorlal
sermon will be preached by the Rev. l..
N. Moody at the Methodist Church on
Sunday, May 80, at $50 p. NJ. This |
year the graves will be decorated in the
forenoon and the address will be de-
lyered in the afternoon, at the opera
house by the Rev. N. NJ. Learned, many
years ago pastor of the Methodist
Church. The w. r. c. will serve din
ner 10 the veterans and invited friends
in the banquet hall.
Secretary Morong and VIM. spence
left Tuesday as delegates from the local
RR.Y. M. C. A. to attend the Ihlr- |
teenth International Convention OF
r RY. M. C. AS at St. Louis, Mo.
The conference has program extend
ing through four days and among the
speakers will be presidents and officials
representing the great railroads of North
America. The pulpits of the city will
be supplied on Sunday by these laymen
and the convention will close i'll the
afternoon with big mass meeting for
men. addressed by Fred B. Smith OF
New York City.
~.-~>neement Week..