Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
TOWN TOPICS

days growing shorter!
island Pond will make the fifth o
July LOOK like the Fourth.
DIR. aud Mrs. Parlin aud daughter o
Orleans are the guests of her parents
Mr.. aud Mrs J. 5. Sweeney.
The baseball team goes TO Derb!
Line Saturday to meet the Frontiers
who stand we'll up in front as ball play
ers.
The Rev. l.. y. Moody went to Mont.
pelier Tuesday, aud before returning
home at the week end will visit al
Waterbury.
George K. Pickett of Portland, many
years conductor on the local mail trains,
Island Pond-Portlaud run, was in town
Monday greeting old friends.
Charles +. johnson of the customs
service at this port has been transferred
to Newport for the summer, aud com
meuces work there next Monday.
Island Pond is to have a fitting cele-
bration of Independence Day. 1t will
not be elaborate, but it will be enjoy
able. The full program me is given else
where.
Don f. Albee, wife and daughter took
carriage drive last week, visiting
friends in Lisbon, Landau aud Bath, y.
H., stopping at Lyndonvile over night
each way.
Edward Randall left for Burlington
Monday to take the examination re-
quired for admission to the University
OF Vermont. Here's wishing you sue
cess, Edward.
Miss Fife Webster returned home
last Friday frC IN her school work at ST.
Johnsbury, and will not return for the
fall term, having accepted position to
teach here. 1t is we'll.
Garnet Jones, who has been employed
for some time past as stenographer In
superintendent Connolly's office went to
Portland last week where he has sim
liar position on the Maine Central
Charles Calvin of Richmond, Que. sue
ceeds Mr. Jones.
News was received here last Thurs
day of the birth of son, Charles Ga
briel, at Westbrook, Me, May ~, to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Nallee, former resi-
dents of Island Pond. Many friends
hereabouts will extend fluctuations up
on the happy event.
Mrs. William Moore of Brighton,
Mass, aud her little son, are here for
the summer, staying with her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Thompson. The
Two former have been quite ill, but
since coming home an improvement is
already apparent. Mr.. Moore expects to
Join them next month.
Miss Dorothy Demie Cooper and Mas
ter George Clark Cooper gave an "at
| home" to a number of their young
friends Wednesday afternoon, the occa-
sion being the tenth birthday anniver-
sary of Miss Dorothy aud the seventh
birthday anniversary of Master George.
Hosts and guests had a delightful time
aud enjoyed themselves only as little
folks can, especially the ride in Mr..
Chapman's motor boat, also the delicious
refreshments. Miss Dorothy aud Master
George were the recipients of many
handsome souvenirs to remind them of
the day so pleasantly spent.
J. r. Applebee, fish and game warden,
was at Seymour Lake last week iuvesti-
eating case of wauton deer killing.
Some person, at present unknown, de-
llberately killed deer by drowning it
in the lake, several witnessing the act,
but unable to identify the individual,
who was some distance from the shore,
Their shouts attracted the mans atten-
ton. and he becoming alarmed, left the
deer, also his boat, HE'D to the woods
and made good his escape. BY order OF
the fish and game commissioner the
venison was sold by Mr.. Applebee aud
the proceeds turned over to the commits
sioner's office.
Three persons, Fred Lavallee of this
town, and Mrs. Lavallee's father, Mar
shall Hope, and her brother, Ben, boil
here on visit from st. Adams, whilt
out in canoe on the lake Monday haC
an experience they will not soon forget
They we're fishing, and had hooked
large black bass, but in their excite
ment to land it did not handle the can
oe as carefully as they otherwise might
and Mr. Hope fell out. His son graspet
him, and in so doing overturned tn,
canoe. All kept above water by cling
ing to the boat and shouted Justify TO
help, which attracted the attention o
Will Stott, aud f. o. Grover, the latte
visitor from Chicago, son-in-law o
Capt aud Mrs. Graham. Both put GU
in their boats and relieved the men from
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