The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-11
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ming aud should be trimmed up At once
A. they are nuisance IN their present
condition A. the branches are so low
tina, they slap person IA the face When
waking GA the sidewalk.
All the sporting life of this town is
not centered in the Rod and Gun Clint
Of this town. Prospect street ia this
village has been working up a little
! life IN that line. Last Monday morn
iug I'd. lanley killed a skunk who had
/ just captured one OF his chickens and
was caught with the goods on aud the
same morning Ghas, Campbell killed a
hedgehog in the cellar Of his home.
Next
There is great dissatisfaction ex.
pressed among the merchants in town
over the poor service given by the rail
road companies aud express companies
a. well. The taking of Of messengers
on the express trains has thrown so
much work on those remaining that
they cannot handle the business they
have 10 handle and the result is that
pershable merchandise is often ear
ried by.
Next Sunday will be observed
throughout the Protestant world as
Cbildren's Sunday. At the morning
service of the Congregational church
the annual collection for the work of
the Congregational Sunday School and
Publishing Society will be taken. In
the afternoon of next Sunday at 4:3O
o'clock the annual Sunday School Con.
cert. consisting Of reeitatons and song
will be held in the church.
In RENTING for his Journal for
the next year Dr. VIM. A. Burnham,
well known to the older generation of
Manchester people, now of Boulder,
Colorado, says that where he lives is
fine country and climate but that he
can never forget the green hills Of Yer
mont. Mr.. Burnham always takes a
lively interest in the welfare of this
paper aud never loses an opportunity
10 say a good word for it.
Hosea Benson of East Dorset paid
a visit to the JOURNAL Office on Thurs.
day last, il being the 18th anniversary
Of his birth. Mr.. Benson has been
valued subscriber 10 the JOURNAL for
more than 30 years, also remembering
very distinctly the Journal in It's in
fancy. Mr., Benson is hale and hearty
at rs years Of age. We would like TO
see few more OF the Young fellows
step up and say something.
The Orchard Park Hotel and Gar
age is in shape 10 handle any traffic
that may come its way this summer.
Manager Willard has Just installed at
the garage a new Bowser gasolene tank
with a capacity Of GO gallons and which
has a meter and everything else attach
ed 10 il except stop watch. This will
enable him 10 carry a much larger sup
ply of gasolenc than heretofore and
minimize the chances of being caught
without the goods.
lit was the intention Of the Equinox
House to open on June 2ith but in view
Of the fact that they have been request
ed by ihe Automobile Club of America
10 provide accommodation for them on
their tour through here June 10th, they
are TO open on tina, date, and remain
open from then on until fall. The
bookings for this season are ahead of
what is usually the ease and the pros
poets now are for big season. This
seems 10 be the ease with all the host
leres in town as all are now engaged
10 their limit for the whole summer.
Everyone interested in the Semi
nary Is cordially invited TO the Junior
Alumni Banque. at the Equinox House,