The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-28

Troy ior a slsesi risii,
Fsyeils Bcussn 10 working 10 Rat
iaad. He has been ihesv about fuar
weeks
Miss BERTHA Bowen vas al home
Over Sunday from The Normal School
si csailcton,
The shuilie~urth Compsny have
finished drawing the three large boilers
and their fittings from the Walls plant
10 Manchester.
Tho Ames farm has bcca rented
by Mr.. Martin Avery. The Misses
Anes and Mr.. Theodore Ames will
siill occupy part Of The house.
Miss sadie X. Bart, who has been
living with Der sunis. Miss Burt and
Mr.. sahin. al The Wilson House. is
spending q week al home IN sinous-
vile.
The Ladies Missionary society,
which was appointed 10 meet with Mrs.
Ames this afternoon al three o'clock,
will meet At the same boar with Miss
Gertrude Bppby.
The neighborbocd prayer meeting
this evening viii be at Mrs. Couplings.
The subject will b. THE Kingdom ia
the Islands" An interesting program
is expected.
MIR. Alvin c. Bacon Of Brandon,
now a senior in Hartford Theological
Seminary. who supplied the pulpit here
during the summer OF 1905. has accept
ed the call 10 become superintendent
Of the Stanley Memorial Chapel in New
Britain, Conn. The chapel is the only
American place OF worship in the new
err section Of New Britain, with pop
ulsiion Of about COCO.
The remains OF Mrs. Mary Andrus
we're brought here Saturday for burial.
The funeral Was at one o'clock at the
old homestead IN South Village, now
occupied by Mr.. Wesley Perry and
family. and interment was in the family
lot at the local cemetery. Mrs. An
drus was seventy-six years Of age
at the tims OF her death, She had
lived in East Dorset as much NJ fifty
years ago, though she had not resided
here in thirty years past. She went
west with her son Fred, and returned
with him some years ago TO Rarre,
where she was living at the time of
her death. She had boon i'll for nearly
year. She was woman of consid-
cradle ability and of high moral char
acter, and was respected by all who
knew her. A number Of relatives and
friends came 10 town 10 attend the
funeral.
The church oyster supper at the
School hall, Friday evening, might be
pronounced a success from every point
of view. The walls and platform had
been handsomely decorated with hem
lock and spruce boughs and American
flags, which gave the ball quite fes-
tive appearance. The attendance was
unusually large. There were nearly
forty in several sleigh loads from Dor
set, about half ms many from Manches-
ter, three coming in on snowshoes,
and the East Dorset contingent brought
the total up 10 a hundred and twenty
five or thirty at least. The supper was
excellent in quality, abundant in guam
tlty and well served. Music of an in.
formal character was yerv eniopahia
feature Of the evenings entertainment
and helped to enliven the conversation
and relieve the monotony. Everybody
seemed 10 have enough to eat and to
nave good time generally. Nearly
fifty dollars was cleared for the church |
treasury. The ladies all worked hard
and were well repaid for their efforts.
They, rs well AS many Of the guests,
expressed their great and hearty APP
probation of the untiring services Of
Mr.. Lloyd Stone IN decorating the hall
so handsomely and in managing so ca
pably and efficiently the table service.
of the fifteen or more questions TO
he considered at the town meeting,
Tuesday, probably none more vitality |
Affect the life Of the community in
Every respect than the question Of Ii.
sensing the sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
Aside from the moral question of IL
'ensing for remuneration what is
by the highest courts of
ustice and by other authorities as an
evil and the greatest
'ource OF crime and Of expense 10 gov
is the very practical question
Vhether we want tho Wilson House
'un with an open bar again. They
ay that when a child has burned his
myers once he will know enough not
o touch the hot stove again. But
question whether the adult doesn't
utgrow that foolish notion. To put
be question very pointedly: Do we
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