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

Mi. and'Mr S, A. Shelter, Jra
speiA Sunday IN Rutland.
Mis-. y. s. Harris of the Wilson
House is SPENDING week nj Ravena
aud Albany, NJ y.
Lloyd Dryden of Bridpori, Conn,
calpe home July 4th TO spend a few
weeks.
t-Geo., b. Sexton Vt Manchester
Bepotswas In town last week deliver
ing coal.
Y -fbsan@y 0, Green of Troy, for
mefly Of this place, has been spending
a.SkAk lwsh.4iso. M. Wall.
Mrs. VIM. 7. Herrick Of North
eorsei, called On her father, u. M.
Torfey on the Fourth. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcomb, and in
FAINT daughter OF Rutland, have been
spending several days at John Grit
htb,s,
Otis Andrus and wife Of Chicago,
and John, Miss Cordelia, and Mrs.
.Andfus Of Pawlet spent Tuesday night
of last week with the Ames'.
7Gilbert II. Brophy. and wife re-
tu5ped from their wedding trip Satur,
datSetening, and have begun house
keeping.
MIR. and Mrs. o. ID. Cook of North
Adams, spent Sunday at the Hotel.
Mrs. Cook is a sister of Mr.. Pell and
Mfs. Harris.
Miss Bertha Ames has been elected
president of the Young Peoples Society
for the coming six months, and Miss
Bessie Brophy secretary,
LEO. Benstead of Rutland spent
the Fourth with his wife's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Brown in South
village. Mrs. Benstead has been with
them for the past two weeks.
'L-Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roberts of
Walljngford, Miss Mary E. Cramton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Nichols of
Rutland, were registered at the Wilson
House Fourth of July.
Howard Freedley and family left
on the flyer Monday for trip to Mon
treal, Quebec, and Lake st. John.
They expect to return the last OF the
month, to spend August here.
g. There was notice last week of the
filing of papers of incorporation by
the Manchester Marble Co. This is
thepbranch of the Edwin Shuttleworth
Co., of New York, that owns and
manages the quarry and mill at Freed
leyyille
Z s-+Rev. Park A. Bradford and son,
Fred, ! of North Dorset, were in town
and took supper at the Wilson House
Monday of last week. Mr. Bradford
holds options and leases on six pros.
pectiyc marble properties in North
Dorset, Dandy and Chittenden, and is
interested in their development.
The East Dorset Union society, at
its continued meeting last week Tues
day, heard and accepted the report of
the Committee on incorporation and
adjourned subject to the call Of the
Moderator. r. It is probable that a
special meeting will be, called in the
near future to consider the adoption of
the committees recommendations.
About 1890 Tuesday morning
Roadniaster Sheahan of the Rutland
railroad, going south in his gasoline
three wheel ear, without warning struck
With considerable force, a light wagon
driven by John Crandal at the cross
ing by the Depot. The left front
Wheel and the shafts OF the wagon
<are smashed. and the ear was slightly
dauaaged, but neither Of the men suf-
fbsed serious injury.
The first Of series OF fortnightly
ice cream sales for the benefit of the
Congregational church, will be held ut
Scbeot. Hall Saturday evening from $
until 10 o'clock. A special attraction
will be free art exhibit by Miss
a2fdra Dixon of Montreal, who holds
u eommendable record rs an artist
and exhibitor in Montreal, Ottawa,
Buffalo and other cities. She has with
her three large oil paintings, two OF
horses, one Of cows, and large num-
Der of small sketches from nature,
many Of them OF this neighborhood-
The Fourth OF July celebrations
we're in many respects quite success.
ful. So far az We have learned there
were no serious casualties 10 life or
limb--except that his "Nibs" lost his
hearing, at least temporarily, By SMELL.
ing Of cannon cracker just before 1t
reported. The regular baseball team
Was defeated by "EkuInoxh at Man
chester By the score Of - To q, though
the local team made more bits than
their opponents. The fielding was
ineffective. The field sports and base
ball game in Walls field in the after
noon. though Witnessed by compare.
lively few. we're warmly aud enthns.
iastiealiy contested. There were FROM
10 10 l6 entries in nearly every one Of
the seven field events VIII Flynn. by
winning the largest number ~ cyents,
earned the first prize, Jack Squares
the second. The baseball game was .
close one. the teams being pretty we'll
matched. II resulted in a victory for
VII W.fa...ss ,a.,r in tho IufH fyHsao