Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-23
Island Pond

Hon. Kyle T. Brown of Lunenburg
was in town Friday.
Judge Henry W. Lund was in town
on business Tuesday.
Fred Bellrose and wife are in camp
at Metallak Lodge for the summer.
John Stevens of Sutton is the new
meat cutter in the Lanpher market
Leon h and O. H. Cameron of
Averill were business visitors this
week.
G. G. Temple, county highway
commissioner, was a business visitor
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sweeney, while
motoring to Orleans, had the front
wheel drop from their car; fortunate
ly Mr.. Sweeney was driving at low
rate of speed and no injuries resulted.
Owen Riley of this place and Miss
Irene Cox of St. Johnsbury were
united in marriage at the parochial
residence by Rev. G. D. Trottier,
Monday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley left for Boston Tuesday where
they will spend their honeymoon.
Miss CorneIia Needham,a former
Island Pond young lady. but now a
trained nurse residing in New York,
has been calling on old friends here
this week. During her stay in town
she is the guest of Miss Ella MacKen-
zie.
Alec Stett is having many improve
ments made on his farm at the head
of the pond. He has at present two
carpenters making alterations on his
barn, and intends to put in a concrete
milk room.
The repairs on the highways are
about completed and so we'll have
the proper officers performed their
duties that we doubt if there is
another town in the state that has
it's roads in so good a condition as
Brighton. The work that has been
done on the state road extending
from the East Burke turn to the
Nicholson place is also completed.
Hon. William T. Haines, ex-gover-
nor, and ex-attorney general of
Maine, passed through this point
Thursday, July Is, en- route for his
stock farm in Maine with two
thorough bred Guernsey cows and
one calf, all of which came direct
from the Island Guernsey. While
crossing the Atlantic they were
nearly wrecked by a German torpedo
boat. Mr.. Haines was the guest of
H. B. Amey during his stop here.
The case of 4. P. urgess V. the
Coaticook River Water Co., which
has been pending in the Essex county
court so many years, will be tried at
the Lake Side Inn in Averill, begin
ming August 9th, before Hon. Josiah
Grout, special master. This case in
wolves contest of the right to flood
lands around Great Averill and Lit
tie Averill ponds by the Coaticook
River Water Power Co. There will
be present great array of counsel
and witnesses.
Mr.. anC Mrs. Casey and daughter
of Somerville, Mass, spent severa
days this week atthe Stewart House
Mrs. Casey will be remembered as
, Miss Nellie Farmer, daughter Of
the late Charles Farmer, many years
ago residents of Island Pond, fol-
. years residing on Derby street. She
: was warmly greeted by those re
I naming here who were her friends
. at that time. They left THURSDAY
: for few days visit in st. Johnsbury
and Lyndonville before returning tt
her home in Massachusetts:
O.P. Wilcox & Co. have just re
ceived a shipment of the highes
) grade teas from the largest importe
J in the United States. These tea
are packed under their own label
"WILCOX'S TEAS, "and will includ
all of UNPOPULAR BRANDS, such a
! CEYLONS, FORMOSAS, JAPANS
CONGOS, etc. These goods wer
bought before the advance in tn
price of teas and will be sold at tn
former price of 80 cents per pound
: while the same goods are worth Z
). cents per pound on the New Yor
e market to-day. adv
Christ church Sunday school he'll
n their annual picnic last Wednesda
d at Amey's cottage on the lake shore
A large gathering assembled at tn
u appointed hour and were conveye
to the grounds in automobiles, ca
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