Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-05-27
TOWN TOPICS

Mrs. Rawson returned home Satur
day from an extended visit in Portland
Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph DUDE are receiv-
ing the congratulations of host of
friends Oh the birth of a daughter
May Is.
W. B. Nagle returned to his work on
the Central Vermont, st. Albans, Tues
day, following a visit of several weeks
here with his wife and children.
In the absence of the pastor, the Rev g.
j. r. Hunter of Coaticook, Que.
preached two excellent and instructive
sermons at the Congregational Church
last Sunday.
Mrs. Allan Guest arrived from Bur.
lington Friday evening and will remain
some time here with her husband. The
latter We are pleased to add is daily
gaining in health and strength.
The several schools in town will hold
the customary pre-Memorial exercises
Friday afternoon, for which interesting
programmes have been arranged. Pa
rents and all interested in the schools
will be heartily welcomed at these ex-
ercises.
Roy A. Bishop, census enumerator
for Brighton, completed his task last
week, but he doesn't tell how many in
habitants there are, or whether we have
gained or lost in the past decade. For
this we shall have to wait for the official
declaration.
The selectmen have notified the board
of civil authority for the town of Brigh-
ton to meet at the town clerks office
Saturday, May 2S, at $50 p m. for the
purpose of revising the caucus check
list. A copy of this check list is posted
III tne posi- ONCE.
Edward Moore, who for sever al years
has been military instructor at St.
Matthew's School, Burlingame, CAL,
left there May -, homeward bound by
the Washington Sunset route to New
York via New Orleans. He expects to
arrive in Island Pond early in June.
The baseball season was opened Sat
urday afternoon when the Island Ponds
met and defeated a nine from East
Charleston. Score 10 to 7. Tuesday
morning the home team went to STAINS
stead, Que, where costly errors caused
their defeat. Score to |. Honors are
therefore easy.
Congratulations to L. f. Jones once
more in being elected to the second
highest office in the gift of the Grand
Encampment, |. o. o. F., of this state
at the recent annual session, that of
grand high priest. Next year we hope
and expect to chronicle his election to
the highest office, grand patriarch.
Adam Danforth and wife have re-
turned from their visit to New York.
While there Mr.. Danforth consulted
two experts regarding his eyesight, and
we regret TO say they hold out no hope
of improvement. This intelligence will
be read with great sorrow throughout
this community and wherever he is
known.
Miss Hazel Powers entertained large
number of her friends at the Stewart
House Saturday afternoon, May 81,
from 2 to 5 o'clock, it being her tenth
birthday anniversary. The aftern Don
was pleasantly passed in various games
aud music, and delicious refreshments
were served. All thoroughly enjoyed
the occasion.
Essex County Herald,
Island Pond, Vt.
Nj. Editor
| desire to notify the public through
your columns that am a candidate for
the Office of States Attorney for Essex
County for the coming term.
Yours respectfully,
II. b. AMEY.
Island Pond, Vt. May "a, 1910.
Persons contemplating the purchase
of an auto will do we'll to consider and
investigate the merits of the E. M. F.
go, the car advertised by Foss & Co.
in this weeks HERALD. 1t is high
standard, kept aid maintained as such !;
luxurious in its furnishings; smooth
running, dependable, and in every re-
spect just the car for general purposes.
A demonstration given at any time.
MIR. Victor f. Miller, Treasurer and
General Manager of the Spaulding Man
ufacturing Company, of Boston, was in
town Saturday trying to make arrange
ments with the proprietors of the ma
chinery in the shirt factory to manu-
facture his Spaulding auto-glide, an i'm
proved variety of lava chair. Arrange
ments have been made to commence the
manufacture of few of the articles, and
if results are satisfactory it is probable
that an exclusive contract will be made
to supply the Spaulding Manufacturing