Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-22
TOWN TOPICS

i''o liie W. H. DAVIS mouse on DERBY 81.
Mrs. Norcross and little son have
been spending week at Willoughby
Lake.
Miss Geraldine Farr of Hartford,
Conn, is here on visit to relatives
aud friends.
Christ Church Sunday School is
holding its annual picnic today in
Wa ner grove.
Miss Irene Lougee is in Coaticook,
Que, for a two weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Al ONO Bailey and two children
returned to Island Pond Sunday from a
two weeks visit at Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Cobb have COM
menced housekeeping in the pleasant
upstairs rent of +. NJ. Bartlett's house.
A j. Moye of Readville, Mass, ar
rived last Thursday to spend week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Moye.
E. A. Bemis continues to make i'm
provements about his premises on cross
street, the latest being the addition of
concrete steps.
Olin S. Clarke of Chicago, came last
week for his customary annual vacation
of two weeks, and his many friends are
pleased to see him.
Milton Stern is home from New
York for an indefinite stay, having a
second vacation this summer owing to
the cloak makers strike in that city.
The baseball boys had an off day
last Thursday in their game with the
Grovetons, so badly "otf'' that they
failed to score. Better luck next time
boys.
A consignment of twenty-seven auto
glides were shipped from the factory
here Monday to Beverly, Mass. Bust
ness is booming, and orders constantly
coming in.
A daughter was born Thursday, July.
IA, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Van Dyke,
at North Stratford, N. II. Mrs. Van
Dyke was Miss Geraldine Quimby of
Island Pond
Miss Mildred Foss has been engaged
as organist at Grace NJ f. church dur
ing the summer months, in the absence
of Miss LaRoche, attending the sum
mer school of the Boston Conservatory
of Music
Mrs. George L. Hunt entertained the
Ladies Aid of the Congregational
Church at her home last Thursday aud
all spent a most delightful afternoon.
Refreshment of sandwiches, ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. Thomas Henderson and little
daughter Miriam left last Thursday
morning to join Mr.. Henderson at
Newport, r. l., where they will pass the
summer. Her father, Mr.. John Reeve,
accompanied them to Portland, remain
ing until Monday.
Arthur A. Danforth has sold his
house on Middle street, and all his
household effects to Mrs. Ida Achilles
and the latter has taken possession.
Consideration $500. Arthur is ex-
pecting soon to leave Island Pond and
take up his residence at Deering, Me.
Eddie Osborne and four Others went
to Shel biooke, Que, by auto Sunday
to visit the formers brother John, at
present patient in the hospital, suffer
ing from the effects of the recent head
on collision. Eddie reports his brother
as daily improving and hopeful of
being able to return home within few
days.
Last week Wednesday afternoon,
while S. d. Hobson was unfastening
his horse in his yard, it was startled
somehow, and rushed to the front of
the lawn, and before it could be checked
horse and buggy came down the high
terrace, rolling over and over, and land
ing on Forest street. The horse cleared
the carriage and trotted down town
where. it was caught. Strange to say it
escaped injury, while the shafts, cross
bar and seat of the carriage were badly
broken.
For sometime past a bear has been
annoying the farmers of Morgan and
vicinity, and few days since killed
one of Hugh Maxwell's sheep. Arthur
Maxwell thereupon set trap, and last
Friday afternoon found bruiL caught
by the forepaw. On the approach of
Mr.. Maxwell it made frantic efforts to
escape, but was soon dispatched by a
bullet in the head. 1t was about half
grown and weighed 200 lbs. The car
cass was brought to Island Pond aud
utilized by the Bosworth Store Co. as
an advertisement for their rifles, by
beiug, placed in their show window,