The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-07-26

sam. Reynolds and wife aud child
have visited Mr.. Reynolds parents IN
Wilmington.
MIR aud Mrs. X. J. Bagbec Of Ben
ningiop, former residents, passed sun
day IN town,
Geo. II. Barber and wife have been
guests for seycrri days Of Mr., aud Mrs.
q. W. Wood,
Cleo. Meyers d Bennington and
Frank Smith of Burlington are working
for Geo. W. Knapp.
The village school taught by $. NJ.
Bowles CLOSED Friday. The term has
been a successful one.
/ "A dozen prominent Bennington
people are camping for ten days on
the shore Of Lake Pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burroughs re-
Harmed Sunday 20 Boston, after spend
| ing week at the Park homestead.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur W. Bowles
Of Leominster, Mass. are passing few
weeks with relatives in Woodford, Ben
nington. and White Greek. n, Y.
Fred Robbins and John Place Of
South Londonderry are in town shaving
scyths snaths for A, j. Dewey. They
are boarding with Henry Ryder, who
recently moved here from South Lon
donderry.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. |. Knapp took
thier little daughter Elnora 10 Albany
last week TO be treated in a hospital for
dislocated joint. They returned Sat
urday and Mrs. Knapp and the child
are in feeble condition.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
For two weeks at least wind ant
weather were such M 10 gladden. thu
! heart of the haymaker.
Mrs. S. NJ. Holden remains yer,
i'll.
Miss Stevens of Jamaica Plain
spent week with Mrs. Ellen Jaquitl
going from here to Me.
Misses Esther Dale and Mabel Stod
I dard of Townshend gave a pleasing
musical program Mt the Town Hall Jul.
10 under the auspices of the Epwortl
: League.
Miss Halle Thompson who ha
been with II. B, Cushman and Go
! New York ms cashier and bookkeepe
since Oct. is spending her vacation a
: her home here.
Rev. r. f. Fibbals Colgate Sem
! graduate acceptably filled the Baptis
pulpit last Sunday and is expected b
be here July % also.
Miss Emma Wheeler of Winchen
don Mass. is visiting at G. j. Thomp
sons.
RUPERT.
Rev. w. Tanner Hughes, who re
Gently came from Wales, has accepte
a call to the passionate Of the Congre
gational church at Rupert, and wi
y nleo eupply the pulpit 90 ens- ~ ~'-'
lconorepntional church at West Paw
!, let.
{, Jonas Wilder, formerly u resider
of this village but for several year
1 past a resident of Woodstock, VT, die
:. on Saturday morning, July z, IN tn
g3d year Of his age. Mr.. Wilder be-
came engaged in the construction Q
n the Vermont Central railroad, an
part of the Ogdensbnrg road; and W
on completion of the Central he wa
connected with its operation until lS5l
: when the Ogdensburg road employe
him as travelling solicitor OF freIgl
q traffic. In the following year Nj
> Wilder became superintendent OF IL
Rutland q Washington Railroad. III
" road was then new and Mr.. Wilde
= had three hundred freight cars bui
for it, including 20 refrigerator car
y and, also, devised the first coupon ticl
r. cts ever issued by railroad. He WI
very successful in this management
but overworked, and was obliged
~ resign. Thereupon he contracted
> furnish all wood used for fuel on u
road for the next three years. ~
this purpose he bought $50 acres
woodland in this town. He also opel
Is cd store here, in which he did a vel
large business until he sold out at u
k cxpiratian Of his contract and re-ente
ed railroad work. Since 1898 he h
resided in Woodstock with his son
A Mrs. Wilder having died in 1874. 4
. b. Wilder manager OF the Woodsto'
= Inn. and +. w. Wilder cashier OF Il
Woodstock bank are the survivor
III He was one of the oldest members
the Masonic fraternity in this countr
n. and perhaps the oldest in Vernon
He was also the last surviving chart
IS. member Of Middlebury Commander
X. T. The officiating clergyman
A Rupert was the Rev. Mr.. Lewis, rect
~ of the Episcopal church in Poaltne
The bearers. formerly sehoolmates
Messrs. A. b, and +. W. Wilder, we
= Messrs. John f. Sheldon, Charles
- Sherman, Joseph Perkins and Berni
Bibbins, Of Rupert.
ny Use of steam Road Rollers.
re In reply TO an inquiry by W Pierr