Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-06-10
TOWN TOPICS

A big crew of men are at work lay
ing new steel rails OIL the Grand Trunk
between Island Pond and Norton.
The principal stockholders of the
Parks Paper Co, at Fitzdale, were bust
ness visitors here Thursday night.
| Charles II. Powers and wife autoed to
Concord Saturday to attend the funeral
of a relative, returning home Sunday.
Two very handsome samples of gran
tie taken from the Newark quarries are
| displayed in l.. +. Jones store window.
The manufacture of the Spaulding
auto-gide is going on slowly, one arti-
Gle having been completed and several
Others now under way.
Miss Anna Smith came up from Lew
iston Tuesday to spend few days with
relatives and friends, and is the guest
of her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Win Smith.
We had severe frosts Friday and Sat
urday nights, and ice, almost half an
| inch thick, formed. Considerable dam
age was done TO early vegetation and
garden produce.
Congratu lations most sincere to John
Eustace Guest, Who on Tuesday evening,
May 81, received the degree of Bache-
lor of Laws, OIL. b at the Uniyer-
sity of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Henry Riggie and bride arrived here
from Lewiston, Me-, Monday evening,
They were united in marriage that
! morning. Friends here extend congrat-
ulations and good wishes.
The Rev. Mother Superior of the
Presentation, from France, was in town
last Thursday and Friday on an official
visit to the mission. In honor of her
visit the pupils of the convent were Civ
en- holiday on Friday.
F. f. Currer resigned his position
April L as rural free delivery carrier,
and since then the work has been per-
formed by George Herrin. Al Davis,
the next eligible, has now been appoint
ed to the position and will commence
his duties June 10th.
The members of the hose department
were out Tuesday evening testing and
cleaning the hydrants, also giving the
boys little practice. Some pretty good
streams were thrown. giving bystanders
a good opportunity to observe the force
and excellence of our water system.
The employees in the office and engine
house have invested some $50 in potted
plants, with which they have adorned
and beautified the surrounding grounds
Later, when in bloom, it will be q
handsome sight. We wish others would
pattern after the plan in other parts Of
the village.
Mrs. Edna Stevens was pleasantly
surprised on Thursday when about
twenty of her friends stepped in tc
spend the evening and remind her il
was her birthday anniversary. They
spent a very pleasant evening. Mrs
Stevens received several pieces of silvel
as mementos of the occasion.
Hubert S., the youngest son of the
editor and Mrs. w. II. Bishop, and Mis-:
Ella Chadwick were united in marriage
at Portland, Me-, Thursday, June
They came to Island Pond on the mid
day express, and are staying for few
days with the formers parents. In the
new relations they have assumed, that
their present happiness may continue
throughout their married life is the sin
cere wish of their many friends.
The graduating exercises of the nintl
grade will be held in the opera hous,
hall Friday evening, June II, for which
very attractive literary and musica
programme has been prepared. Friend
are invited to attend without furthe
formality. The baccalaureate sermon
will be given by the Rev. l.. N Mood,
at the Methodist Church next Sunda,
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