The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-06

sol TH DORSET
Zero weather the hrst II the week.
Thanksgiving passed of quietly
here.
The few turkeys left are saying
quit.
Bowen is kept busy delivering No
Tar Roofing,
And now again the law makers are
rustling the papers at Montpelier.
Dec. LIST made the justices swear
again--in order 10 hold two years more.
Hops, kitchen dances aud parties
are the order of the day, or rather
night.
Wood is high and scarce here this
winter. The quarries use large guam
titles.
Say, the great American hen is
top Of the roost at North Dorset. Last
week over 100 of them sold for about
dollar a hen; with eggs at W cents a
dozen they were cheap at that.
We have three meat carts and two
delivery wagons running through here
constantly; all gentlemanly drivers,
but prices are so high that they refuse
10 take silver, as il is so heavy they
cannot haul il home.
That coat the boys have had SO much
fun with Old 81 about has arrived. 1t
came up from Boston after the Thanks
giving rush was over, and is the big
gest and best coat of its kind ever
shipped into this section and Old 81
steps spry with it on. j. c. Helmet
got il.
The marble testers have put up
their machines, polished up their sam
Piles, and are gathered around the
stoves slipping hard cider, smoking eli
gars and swapping lies; soon they will
be chopping wood 10 keep warm with
until gentle spring comes again.
81 CLONE.
ARLINGTON.
"A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. J. j. Stakeholder on Dec. I'd.
The Misses Brownsons returned
Monday to the North Adams Normal
School.
Ed. Brownson left Sunday for
Schenectady, where he has secured a
position.
Mrs. 4. c. Woodwork is enter
tanning her cousin, Mr.. jolly, from
Schenectady.
p. Cullinan and mother have pur.
chased the property known as the Ar
lington House.
H. s. Wilson, sheriff Of Benning.
ton county, went to Brattleboro Mon
day on business.
Geo. Cullinan spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cullinan on School street.
Ed. Morrison, who has been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. John Robinson, re.
turned to fitchburg Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Howard took
Thanksgiving dinner with the family
Of Chas. Phillips in North Bennington.
Florence Hard, with two friends
from Schenectady, spent Thursday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z.
Hard.
Mrs. Vault left Friday for Pep
PEREZ, Mass, TO visit her niece, Mrs.
Abby Woodland. She will be absent
some time.
PERU.
Mrs. J. II. Brown is visiting rela-
lives in Pennsylvania.
Miss Mary Prouty has returned
from several weeks stay with her
sister in Putney.
M. b. Lyon was called 10 Green
land, n. H.. last week by the death Of
his son-in.law. W. II. Packer.
Miss Clarissa Coolidge went 10
Mechanicsville Friday. where she will
teach this winter.
MIR. and Mrs. II. NJ. Swift enter.
tanned a. Thanksgiving Mr.. and Mrs.
7. b. Swift and two daughters OF
Atiiol, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. y. |.
swift Of Bratileboro, Mr.. aud Mrs. E.
y. sibley Of Rowe, Mass, Miss Eva
Swift Of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. X. |.
Batchelder, Miss La Belle Ba,chelder
Of Manchester Depot.
LAsDGRovE.
Hon. George Harris, our repre-.
sentative, came home a week ago last
Friday.
School in district No. | closed
Monday with Miss Ripley Of Chester
teacher.
MIR. X. W. Roby visited at her
sisters. Mrs. Walter Bernis. in Lon.
ionderry, recently.
Mr.. and Mn. Vets Of Weston Wis. |
tied Mrs. Vets parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
CIV. Towslee, recently.
Charlie s,reeter and family Of Per. |
hnsYille are moving into part Of bis
fathers house in clarksville.
Mrs Henry Abbott and daughter
Wlnnis visited Mrs. Abbott's mother,
Mrs. Parker, on Thanksgiving.
-6eorge Fisk died Al his home in
lAndgroTc, Friday morning about four
Q clock. He IL said 70 have been the /
oldest person 10 toyu.