The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-24
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Battenkill Valley
REPORTED INTELLIGENT CORPS CORRESPONDENTS
MANCHESTER CENTER.

Mrs, Harrington of Dorset is Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. Frank Bene-
dict.
Thomas Coffey, who has been in
the employ of j. Davis & Son the
past year, leaves Jan, LIST for Boston
where he has position.
Byron Howe has opened restau-
rant to run in connection with his
meat market.
Loyal Bradford returned Wednes.
day from New Haven, Conn, where
he has been taking special course
at Yale College.
Richard Smith and wife are board
ing at W. II. Bundy's. Mr.. Smith
is foreman for the Dorset Mountain
Marble Co., at Dorset.
There is talk of repeating the
"Black bird Minstrels" that was given
a while ago by the young men of this
town.
Miss Maud Belden of Rutland
spent Sunday with Mrs. c. W..
Dewey at Thayer's hotel.
Mrs. c. w. Dewey left Monday
for Westfield, Mass, where she is to
spend few weeks with relatives and
friends.
Harry Adams left Thursday for
No. Adams, Mass, where he is to re-
main until after the holidays.
The Grammar, intermediate and
Primary departments of the schools
at the Centre closed Saturday until
after the holidays. The schools will
open Jan 3.
The Bennington & Rutland Rail-
road have put in side track at Bar
numyiIle to accommodate A. C. Conner,
who has 100000 feet of lumber to
ship from that station. Barnumvile
a few years ago was one of the larg-
est shipping points on the Bennington
& Rutland r. r for lumber, lath
and charcoal j. E. McNaughton of
Barnumville is the only person in this
section that now does any business in
burning charcoal.
Lucius Martin of Newfane is visit
ing friends in town.
A. c. Whipple of Rutland and
Harris c. WhippIe of Albany, N. Y,
spend Christmas at home.
Mrs. Louis A. Wilcox and daugh-
ter of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, are
spending Christmas at W. A. Adams.
F. b. Nichols of Leominster,
Mass, is visiting at j c. Deans.
j. B. Covey, son of M. j. Covey
of this village, who entered the SER
vice ofihe U. $. army stationed at
Fort Auachuca, Arizona, has recent
ly been appointed Lieutenant of
Troop A., United States cavalry.
Charles Burritt of Buffalo, Wvom-
ing is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Burritt Mr.. Burritt is
one of the well known lawyers of
Buffalo.
Carleton Garretson is spending a
few days in New York city with
friends.
The scholars of f. O. Winshlp,
who formerly taught the Grammar
school, gave him surprise party at
the vestry of the Baptist church Mon
day evening. A pleasant evening
was had.
Mrs Welcome Allen is spending
the winter Nth friends in Troy, N.
Y.
Loyal Bradford is spending few
weeks IN No Fetrisburgh.
Patrick Kelley is spending Christ
mas with his brother, james, in
ochuylervile, N. Y. Mr.. Kelley is
of one of the leading hotels
In Schuyleryille.
Trade IN the stores in town was
brisk the first of the week. One of
The leading merchants in town said
that sleigLing would help the Christ
mas trade greatly.
A. E. Hamilton has copy of a
paper sold in the Klondke gold fields
and called the "Kondike Bee" 1t
contains good many locals and has
Want, For Sale and To Let col.
ann. The paper is sold there for
$3.50 year.
W. II. Miller, the clothier, will
close his branch store here Saturday
and 60 to Granville where he will run
he store that he has in that place.