The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21


Wednesday afternoon.
PERU.
=. d. Bell and son are putting ~
steam mill on The J. G, Lakin place.
Ill is expected that student from
Boston viii occupy the pulpit May 81,
County road commissioner Bates OF
Pownal was in town a short time last
week.
Mrs. Ira Walker has returned from
several months stay with relatives in
Manchester.
--Delmar Stone. Otto and Hannah
Coolidge attended the c. 4. convention
at Bennington last week.
Mrs. Frank Wyman has been spend
ing several days with relatives and
friends in Londonderry.
M. J. Hapgood has been spending
the past week " Washington, ID. c.,
attending the Forestry meeting.
-. b. V. Quackenbush of Hoosick
N. Y. has arrived in town to superin.
tend the completion of his summer
home.
An effort is being made 10 stop
Sunday fishing in our town, and any
one seen so employed will be promptly
reported.
The listers have completed their
work for the year. The grand list of
the town shows small increase over
that of last year.
Mrs. Jennie Balch and children
have been spending two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. West.
Miss Lila is also home for few days.
"A party of fishermen from New
Britain, Conn, are stopping at the
Bromley House. Mrs. Russell has
charge of the house until the arrival of
Mrs. Mapes.
ARLINGTON.
Mrs. Kendall of Bennington is at
her home here.
Mrs. Charles Canfeldis visiting her
son in the West.
Mrs. Vault has returned from her
stay in Manchester.
e Phillips Bloomington was at g.
ID. Towards Sunday.
Miss Emma Benedict of Manches
ter passed Sunday in town.
Alec Porter of Rutland has been
visiting Edward Brownson.
Miss Sara Hard went TO Manches-
ter Thursday night to spend Friday.
james kilburn of Manchester re-
Gently visited his sister, Mrs. Horace
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Wright of New
Haven spent Sunday with Mrs. s. H.
Vault.
W. c. Vault aud son Kenneth Of
Bennington have been visiting his
mother for few days.
Mrs. Celia Deming who has been
spending some time i'm New York has
returned home.
Miss Maude Adams returned Mon
day from trip to Baltimore, Wash
ington and New York.
Miss Christine Liscomb and 0rlan.
do Liscomb of Albany have opened
their summer cottage here.
Miss Anna Maxwell of Saratoga
Springs who has been visiting Mrs.
Babcock, has returned home.
The Q. E. S. held its regular meet
ing last week Wednesday evening. The
following officers were installed for the
coming year: Worthy matron, Miss
Maude Adams; worthy patron, H. T.
Eaton; associate matron, Mrs. May
Lathrop; treasurer, Mrs. Irene Can
field; conductress, Mrs. Alice Randall;
associate conductress, Mrs. Emma
Eaton, marshal, Miss Julia Caldwell;
chaplain, Mrs. Emma Hard; warder,
Frank Andrew; sentinel, II. &. Brown
son; organist. F. B. Randall; Adah,
Mrs. Lena Nutting; Ruth, Mrs. Emily
Woodwork; Esther, Mrs. Emma Lath-
-op; Martha, Mrs. Eta Bailey; Electa,
Mrs. Henrietta Hamilton.
The funeral of DR.. w. s. Phillips
vas held in st. James church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. Taylor,
'ector Of the church, ofiiciated, assisted
~ Rev. s. II. Watkins of st. Adams.
Among those who attended were j. l..
3urdette Of New York, Mrs. Edgar
3oody Of Englewood, N. j.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bundy Of Troy; DR.. and
Mrs. +. l.. Beattie Of Shushsn; Charles
iurle of Semour, Ct; George Phillips |
# Middletown Springs; Mr.. and Mrs.
". c. Vault, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Hol-
len, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Parsons, Mrs.
Nary Adams and Mrs. J j. Shaksho-
,er, all of Bennington.
Obituary.
DIR. Winfield S. Phillips died at his
ZONE on Main street in Arlington
asst Thursday afternoon with heart
rouble, at the age of 81 years. He was
,orn ID Canadaigua county, New York |
nut moved with his parents to Pawlet
IT., in his early boyhood and worked |
N his fathers farm until he began his
higher education. He studied at the |
University OF Vermont and at the Al
,any Medical college, graduating from
hese he commenced in 1867 the prac-
ice Of medicine in Arlington and at
nee had good practice which eontin-
led TO increase until il WAS one OF the
argest in the county. Throughout all
a