Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-03
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TOWN TOPICS

| " since Monday OF last week.
James Meehan has been confined to
the house several days, suffering with
tonsiitis, but is now improving.
A. l.. Blake and wife went to Hol-
land Monday to attend the funeral of
the formers aunt, Mrs. Hollis Stone.
Don't forget the dime social at the
home of Mrs. w. Ii. Norton this Thurs
day evening. Five hundred, music and
refreshments.
Mrs. Mayo and two children left town
Monday morning for their new home in
Somersworth, n. IL. DR.. Mayo will
probably leave today.
Word has been received from Miss
Strathern, who is undergoing treatment
at Barre for her eyes that she is receiv-
ing much benefit therefrom.
Friends will be pleased to learn that
an increase of pension has been allowed
Don Carlos Foss at the rate of $40 per
month from January 10, 1911.
The Grand Trunk is building a new
switch house at the west end of the
yard to replace the one burned. The
work is in charge of Henry Lougee.
CHANGING at the Stewart House regis.
ter Sunday we noticed humber of dis.
tinguished names, registered from New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Paris and
London.
A daughter esther was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Osgood Pike at Sanford,
Me-, January "a. Mrs. Pike will be
remembered as Miss Geraldine Fitz.
gerald, formerly of Island Pond.
Geo. Hagerman of Boston has been
in town this week making valuation
of the Essex Telephone Co. property,
also the Peoples Telephone Co., with
view of combining the two in the near
future.
Andrew Mckinley is very sick man
with pneumonia. He returned from
the West two days after Christmas, and
soon after went to Monroe, n. H., to
work. He came home January 81, suf-
fering with lagrippe, which developed
into pneumonia. Mrs. N. B. Longee is
assisting in caring for him.
A forty ton coal car crashed through
the coal shed last Sunday, tearing down
the west end of the she'd The car re-
manned on the rails save the front truck
which fell to the ground, distance of
fully % feet. Happily no one was in
jured The cause of the accident is at
tributed to the failure of the brakes to
work.
Mrs. l.. F, Jones gave an "At Home"
| in honor of Mrs. Gerrish of Lewiston,
Me-, Saturday afternoon. The tea
table was prettily decorated with cut
flowers and ferns and from it dainty re-
| freshments ware served. The severe
weather prevented many who desired to
meet Mrs. Gerrish from accepting this
opportunity.
Saturday we were visited by wind
storm of almost hurricane proportions,
accompanied by heavy fall of snow.
We hear Of no damage, not even the
electric and telephone wires being put
out of commission. Sunday was beau
tiful clear day, but Monday furnished
another storm, similar to that of Satur-
dav, and during the afternoon large
plate glass window in the Lakeview
was blown out and broken.
Mrs. d. Stern went to New York
Monday morning, to be absent severa
weeks, combining business and pleasure
The latter means attendance at severa
social functions, including prominent
wedding, the contracting parties being
we'll known in Island Pond through
their annual visits to Mr.. and Mrs. d
Stern. The business part of the trT
includes the buying of new spring anC
summer goods for the store.