The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-07-11

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M J. nAwley. manager Of the
Vermont Marble Cos. Pacific Coast
branch with headquarters At San
Francisco, l. on business trip east
and when on his way 10 The home
Office at Proctor, stopped for day or
two 10 visit his parents in this village.
Mr.. Hssey reports the condition
d Theodore Swift as being NOR. com
Portable.
Rev. VINCENT Raw is in Boston
this geek making arrangements for
bringing his family TO their future
home here. While in Boston he will
meet his parents aud two sisters who
are returning from abroad and whom
Mr.. Raw has not seen IN two years.
Rev. George II, Smyth, Jr. will ofiici.
ate in Mr.. Ravi's absence next Sunday
Al both morning and evening services.
On Sunday evening last there was
one of the grandest electrical displays
in the northern skies that il has ever
been orr good fortune 10 observe.
For more than two hours the clouds to
the north were alive with electricity
and the quick imagination could dis
cern many beautiful scenes IN tho
clouds as they were successfully illum-
by the lightning
important meeting OF the Man
chester Band of Mercy at the school
house in Manchester Center on Thurs
day afternoon July 18th at } o'clock.
Officers are 10 be elected and short
talk will be given by Mr.. A. l.. Miner.
Children from Manchester village and
the south eud Of the town will find a
wagon at the schoolhouse in this vii
lage at 2;30 O'Clock, TO carry them to
the meeting. All persons interested
are invited.
One day the latter part Of the week
while Chas. c. Bell was drawing a
small load of hay from. the yard of
Mrs. =. ID. Way on Franklin Ave-, the
hay slipped and three small children
who we're riding on the load were
dropped on the ground and one of
them, little Rose Ellis, had the misfor-
tune 10 have her arm broken. The
editor can sympathize with you Rosie
MS his arm breaking escapades when II
child are on record in town, and the
record still stands.
On Monday afternoon an auto par
ty from the Equinox House only es.
capped serious accident by very mar.
row margin while passing through the
"Dugway" at the north end OF the
town. When near the watering trough
at which was team drinking. another
team was seen approaching and re.
CARELESS of the lives in the auto, the
chauffeur tried to get by and narrowly
escaped going down the bank, the only
damage being the coming off Of tire.
II owners woulduse more care and take
fewer chances the mourners would not
have TO go about the streets so often.
MANCHESTER CENTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rowe spent
the Fourth in West Dorset.
John Balch spent the Fourth with
friends in Bennington.
-ormsby Chapter y A X met with
Mrs. Snyder, the regent, Monday.
- Mrs. Lee Bourn and daughter are
visiting friends in Hoosiek.
Mrs. Sarah Parsons of Florence,
Mass. is visiting friends in town.
Regular meeting of Battenkill Val
ley Grange Saturday evening.
Miss Isabel Smith is in Bennington
the CUES, of Mrs. Edward II. Holden.
Emerson Es,abrook OF Bennington
was in town Tuesday.
John Fairrnan and daughter of
East Dorset called on friends in town
the Fourth.
Miss Alice Frederick OF Philadel-
phia is stopping with Mrs. NJ. J. covey
this summer.
Miss Marion Dimond Of Palmer.
Mass. Is spending her vacation with
friends in town.
Doctor Bartlett Of Bennington has
been in town. called here by the III
ness OF Mrs. Charles Brothers
Notice change in advertisement an
nouncing Special Sale a. Miss Hama.
mans Millinery parlor. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle futile spent
spen, Sunday last with Mr.. and Mrs.
Allan Barrett in Rutland
Mrs. A. Phelp. wymAn and child
Of Chicago are spending season with
DIR. and Mrs. y. l.. wymsn.
The venerable Elias Thompson is
seriously III a, bis home in the north
part d The town.
Mrs. Rlnehart and daughter u
I Philadelphia have rented rooms - Mrs
Myron Lawrence for the summer.
John Marsden, dAng hier aud grand.
daughter 0. Utica, \. Y. are guests Of
Mr.. and Mr.. Arthur Marsien.
-Mrs. Cora Arnold and are visii.
ing Mr.. Arnold. parents Mr.. and
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