The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-11
BOYS AND cHILDREN'S SUITS
AND FOR CASH ONLY.
Howley & O'Brien,
8 CENTER ST. r1EAD BUILDING.
RUTLAND, : VERMONT

on the evening Of June 9th. Ticket
are one dollar for each person. Tn,
banquet only occurs once in two years
aud no effort will be spared 10 make i
a memorably pleasant occasion. Pleas,
come and bring your former school
mates, As Il is necessary to estimat,
the probable number of guests at Tia,
( Banquet, some little time beforehand
persons intending 10 come are earnest
ly requested TO send their names IL
Miss 5. n. Cleghorn, Chairman of the
Committee, If possible by June 18th.
The Center Branch of the Band OF
Mercy met last Friday afternoon in Miss
Marshall's room at the Center school,
and listened TO an interesting short
talk on "fhe Way to Have The Best
Vacation" by the Rev. II. s. Me.
Cready. Mary Cherbonneau recited a
poem, about Birds, and n prize was am
nounced, to be given in the fall, for the
best composition about the habits OF
birds, insects, or animals, from original
observation. The compositions may be
of any length, aud may be handed to
the President, Stewart Bennett, either
OF the Vice Presidents, Clark Kelley
and Miss Marion Botsford, or Miss
Sarah N. Cleghorn, at any time during
vacation. Information from books
must not be included in the compost
tons. They must be written from the
writer's observation with his or her own
eyes and ears, in the fields and woods
during the summer, and no knowledge
must be gained by killing or hurting
any animal, or destroying its home.
The annual meeting will be held in July
in this village.
MANCHESTER CENTER.
MIR. and Mrs. MeLane OF Hoosick
are visiting in town.
Regular meeting of Skinner w. X.
c. Friday at 2;30 p. IN.
Mrs. Z. c. Gilmore will open her
dressmaking rooms June 10Th.
Mrs. Motifs auction was well at
tended and things sold well.
Regular meeting of Battenkill Val
ley Grange Saturday evening.
Louis Combs of Albany was in
town Monday calling on friends.
Mrs. Jerome Hill is very i'll at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. d. III.
Dyer.
Mr. and Mrs. h. H. Holden and
children of Bennington are visiting in
town.
-Children's Day exercises will be
held in the Methodist church Sunday
evening.
Married at the Baptist parsonage
Friday, June 9Th. William Henry Cum
mings and Bessie May Moon both of
Bennington.
Topic next Sunday evening at Bap-
tist church How Shall | Become
Christianf" postponed from last Sun
day evening.
- Mrs. A. j. Davis and Misses Mabel
Taylor and LuelIa Davis attended
the convention in Bennington the first
Of this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Bamford and Mrs.
Charles Dench will attend the district
meeting of the auxiliary this week
which meets in Fair Haven.
"A gospel service will be held in the
school house Thursday
evening at 1880 O'Clock Mr.. McCready
and Mr.. Upton OF the American s. s.
Union will attend.
The Georgia Jubilee Singers will
sing in the Baptist church Thursday
evening, June 18th. They will sing
Plantation and Jubilee Melodies as
sang in the sunny South,
The first quarterly conference OF
Methodist church will be held on Sat
nrday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the par
souagc instead OF Friday rs announced
by mistake. The Rev. p. l.. Dow the
Presiding Elder will be present.
On Sunday morning next Hope
Lodge, No. 80, |. O. o. +. will have
their annual memorial service in mem
DRY OF deceased brothers, in the Metho-
dist church, with sermon by the Rev.
f.. :. Morey, pastor OF the church.
"A Sunday school has been organi-
zed at East Manchester. Supt. X. Burr
Gleason Of the Baptist Sunday school
has assumed charge This insnres a
successful school. MIR. Upton. a Mt.
Iiermon student. representing the Am
erican Sunday School Union has given
Of his time aud counsel and
addressed the school last Sunday after
noon. He also conducted q gospel ser
vice last Friday evening.
MANCHESTER DrroT.
Harry Long wbo hss t.-eu st.sk far
a long time is no better. bat Mrs. Long
is improving.
John McNAnghton, manager for o.
r. Walker, has been running the mill
Tor some time and flushed cutting out
what logs there were IN The yard.
just before going 10 press We learn
thai Frank Briggs has purchased The
touring car formerly owned by y. Ii