The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-08-06

tshAtf's N.Y. -
Mr.. Janrs Barton i % thc ick
ist
Mrs. Rodney Roby vas home over
Sunday.
NJ. and Mrs. NJ. y IAquilh are the
guests u q G, and NJ. A. Thomsen's
Mss Mary 4. Howard 81 Thomp
sonhurg spent Sunday All X. W Rehy's.
Alien and Poward iiillani II I.and
grove Hollow we're az . e. Barton's
Sunday.
SouTn LONDONDERRY.
Stephen lloughlon was IA Man.
chester Saturday and Sunday,
Notice of the talk on birds to be
given by Rev, II. r. Job should read
Aug. O, instead Of Aug. TO-
Our sick list has quite good many
names. Mrs Bradford l.andmsu re-.
mains seriously IN. Mrs. Cyrus Rabbit
Is also quite bad. Mrs. Tyler was oblig.
ed 10 cake her bed last week aud Mrs,
Clayton, Mrs. Harrington aud II. z.
Chase are among others.
Work on the foot bridge which has
hung detected wreck for SO long be-
gan this week and we hope soon 10 see
positive evidence Of a dam at the old
site which would rnean added beauty
to the lower part Of the street as we'll
as added business facility. One more
rural pond is contemplated aud with
these improvements il would seem
little public spirit or pride might be
applied TO the few unsightly places
along Main street and ours would be n
country village TO be proud Of.
SOUTH DORSET
Several took in the Lake George
excursion August ..
--iiaying is about over and oats are
being cut. A good crop.
"A. l.. Bowen has rare bargain in
real estate ad in another column of
this JOURNAL.
Our roads become very dusty in a
very short time caused by the hundreds
of autos constantly running over them.
but the auto drivers are as rule more
careful and obliglng this season.
More than 5000 a week is sent
out of prohibition Vermont for rum
which comes into the state in plain
boxes. The heft of the mail order and
register business of money post Offices
is for this purpose. Undoubtedly more
liquors are consumed in Vermont per
capita than any state IN the Union.
If the Road Commissioners in both
Dorset and Manchester would rake out
the small stones from the hill roads ac-
cording to law, people could at least
walk over them without spraining their
ankles and horses could probably trot
a little. The small stone is the biggest
nuisance we have and one easiest abat-
ed and ought to be attended to often.
The States Attorney was up here
last week looking after some Juvenile
law breakers which occurred July 4th,
and after looking into the matter thor
onghly concluded that while the young
sters overdid the celebration of the lth
yet lack of evidence and the old Gus
tom of celebrating our natal day work
ed 10 the effect OF dropping proceed
ings at present with the tacit under
standing that good b ehavior in future
will be observed. Many people lack
the moral and physical courage to
either abide by the laws or to help put
them in force and many of our laws
are so radical that no decent man will
enforce them.
WEST ARLINGTON.
Miss Maddrew Of Washington, ID.
G., is a guest of Mrs. Otis.
Mrs. Crawford of New York is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. H. G, Me-
Kee.
Mrs. Sheldon of Pennsylvania and
Mr.. Hurd of Nebraska were in town
last week
Mr.. Becker and granddaughter of
Easton, N. Y, visited at II. G. Bucks
one day last week.
Mrs. Augusta Best of Hartland has
been spending several days in town as
the guest of her relatives.
Elias Harrington of South Airing
ton and Jacob yelling of Johnsonvifie,
n Y, called at Daniel Harrington's
Mrs, Sarah Randall has the sym
pathy Of friends in this town in the
loss of her home in Sandgate which
was destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon.
PERU.
Mrs. Isaac Dryden and son Lloyd
have been at Tolbert Dryden's for a
few days.
The hotel and cottage are filed, a
few of the boarders are rooming at
private houses.
Rev. Mr.. Kerridge and family of
Easton, Pa, are occupying Mrs. Anna
Batchelder's cottage for few weeks.
F. X. Crossman, II. NJ. Swift and
!. u. Farnum attended the county con
'ention at Manchester, Thursday. July
10Th.
IF. /. farnum Of Manchester De-
DOT has been spending few days at bis ,
,rother's, w. }. Farnum, assisting him
With his haying.
The weather for a few days the :
,ast week have been very warm. Far
ners are getting their hay nearly in,
a,,,, rina, a fair ernn Crope ara tnaL