The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-25
MANCHESTER CENTER.

Andrew Mylott, who has served
Eve years in the United States army,
has re-enlisted and has gone to Platts-
burgh, N. Y, to join the troop sta
toned there.
Miss Maude Taylor is visiting
friends iu Bennington for few days.
Mrs. M. j. Belden of Rutland is
visiting her brother, Ira Paris.
Rev. c. A Bradford was in Winoo-
ski Thursday of last week
Parker Baldwin is home from the
Albany Business College on short
vacation.
A. G. Bell has been engaged to act
as janitor of the Methodist church for
one year.
The Shakespeare club met with
Mrs. E. L. Wyman March %. Sc
lections from Elizabeth Browning
and Aurora Lee were read.
Miss Mauie Belden of Rutland is
visiting Miss Jessie Paris.
M. b. Hurd of Schenectady, N.
w is in town on business. Mr..
Hurd expects to open a photograph
studio at Manchester Depot the com.
ing summer.
Mrs. E. B. Thompson is confined
to the house by sickness. Mr..
Thompson who has been sick for
some weeks past is better.
E. B. Hollister of Philadelphia,
Pa, formerly of this place is visiting
friends in town.
S. W. Sykes has moved from Bar
numville to his farm in East Manches.
ter. M. G. Taylor of Brattleboro
will take charge of the farm vacated
by Mr.. Sykes.
Fayette and Frank Brewster are at
work for the Dorset Mountain Mar
BILE Co., al East Dorset.
Carl Madison of Bennington visit
ed his father, Fl. W. Mattison, on
Friday Of lest week.
E. H. Blackmer is manufacturing
several bicycles for different persons
in town. The name of the wheel is
The Tidal Wave.
The fourth and last quarterly con-
ference for the year and the election
Of officers of the Methodist Episcopal
church was held at the church Mon
day Afternoon, Presiding Elder Noe
of Rutland was present. The follow
ing persons we're elected stewards
for the ensuing year: j. H. Bone
steele, Mrs. f. D. Adams, j. W..
Marsh, Mrs. Kate Lugene, R. H..
Linsley, Hiram Chapman, Mrs. Jen-
mic Hillard, Percy Gilmore, Mrs.
Henry Long, Henry Kendall, Will.
lam Ames, P. d. Ames; Recording
steward, j. H. Bonesteel; District
steward, G. L. Randall. The finan.
cial condition of the church was
found to be in good condition. 1t is
hoped that the present pastor, Rev.
c. A. Bradford, will be returned for
another year.
The Daughters OF the American
Revolution met with Miss Sue
Bucklin at the residence of j. K.
McNaughton in Barnumville, March
%.
William Harris who has been con-
fined to the house by sickness is able
to be out.
Miss Mamie Esta brook of Benning-
ton is visiting friends in town.
Ray Utley left Wednesday for
Greenfield, Mass. where he has pc.
sition.
Louis Roberts is visiting his sister
in East Dorset for a week.
Mrs. Martin Sheridan is seriously
sick.
j. b. Bench of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
is visiting his brother, Henry bench.
Miss Alta Curtis spent Sunday
with friends in North Dorset.
D. j. Keefe of Rutland the present
owner of the Colburn House is in
town making many improvements on
the hotel. The main office is to be
enlarged and electric bells are to be
placed in every room. Some of the
rooms will be enlarged and each will
be newly papered and painted and
these improvements with the new
toilet and bath rooms will make the
hotel one of the best in the southern
part OF Vermont. The Colburn House
is the headquarters Of the L. A. W.