The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-04-22

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Nsw York homeopathic Medical Cot
lest sill be- held add The aiumnl u th'
college wili bold their snnusl hspqaes
F0s several ressaas The two day pro
gramme that has been arranged wii
I be the mosi interesting IN which sh'
graduates ~ she college have ever par
ticipsisd. and hundreds ~ bomeopa
the physicians in all parts II The coan
Try are prep ring - he 10 New fors
sn Wednesday and Thursday. May Il
and II. many will spend the cnsir'
wesl 10 the metropolis. for tbe college
has arranged special clinical weed
+ beginning May 10. 10 which all home
opaihic practitioners are invited with
( Dnl charge. Among those who have
I beca asked 10 attend the commence
I meni exercises and banquet ~ Df. I'd
\ mund l.. wyman 81 Manchester Cen
ter. graduate Of the college Of th,
4 class ~ 10.
Il A. l.. GRAVES.
1 This death oi Allen l.. Grayes Of thi'
village at bis home brrs on sunday
I morning last. while not unexpected
came as shock 10 his many friend,
and removed Que OF the old time mer
chants whose whole mercantile life had
been spent In the town OF his adoption
Mr.. Graves was born IN Rupert, Ben
uington county. May 81, lsi5, He wa'
educated in Ponltney Academy and
Burr and Burton Seminary in Man.
chester and sitter his finishing there
he entered the old stareQi Cone a Bur
ton in Manchester, where be remained
for some years. He went from theif
10 assume tho management of THE bnsl.
ness OF Burton 4 Co, In this village,
which business be- purchased after thu
death OF Mr.. Burton. and which be had
conducted in bis own name from thai
time practically up 10 the time OF his
death, he having closed deal only a
/ few days before his death for the trans
fer OF the business TO the Combination
Cash Store OF Rutland.
Mr. Graves was prominent in fnan.
cial and political circles in Bennington
county, having been president OF the
Factory Point National Bank for a
number of years and state senator dur.
ing the term 10000. He had also
held minor town Offices and was trus.
tee Of Mark Skinner Library, Burr 4
Burton Seminary and Dellwood Gene
terry Association at the time OF his death.
Mr., Graves was twice married, his
first wife being Mary y. Hemenway Of
Bridport and who died several years
since, and his second wife was Della,
only daughter of the late Il. b. Smith
Of this village, who with three daugh-
tiers, Esther, Edna and Celia, survive
him.
The funeral services were held at the
home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. E,
NJ. Fuller, pastor of the Baptist church
officiating in the absence of his pastor,
Rev. Vincent Raw who was unable to
be present. Friends from Rutland,
Dorset and Rupert we're present. The
bearers were r. B. Smith, James G.
Dean, Frank Il. Bond. A. j. Hicks,
Fred G. Rowe all OF this village and
Frank N. Wilson of Rutland, all for
mer clerks of Mr.. Graves.
lnterment was in the family plot al
Dellwood Cemetery.
MANCHESTER DEPOT.
Chancey Reynolds is working fol-
Chas. Parker.
Geo. d. Seymour has moved 10
Schaghticoke, N. Y.
Miss Mabel Taylor who has been
very i'll with typhoid pneumonia is gain
ing slowly.
Charles Curtis of Westwood, N. j.,
is spending a few weeks In town visit.
ing his relatives and friends.
Richard Hanley Of the John G.
Myers Store, Albany, N. Y, is now in
the New York Store at this place.
Miss Walker and Miss jackson
spent Sunday with the Misses Anna
and Alice Kelley at VALLEY View
Farm" Dorset Hollow.
The Norcross- West Co. have just
installed new travelling crane which
runs few feet under the big one and
handles the marble from the planners.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Harry Lawrence
are playing Keith's Hippodrome Thea
tire at Cleveland. Ohio, with their new
flying perch act. They expect TO be
back in town in q few weeks.
Our new mllliper, Miss Luella
Davis. returned from New York last
Saturday. She is having rooms fitted
up in the Davis Block for her store
which she expects to open in few
days.
1T is almost time for our summer
friends TO spend their vacations with
us and why do the people Of Manches
ter Depot let the park fence remain as
an eye sore for our visitors 10 be greet
ed with AS soon as they step from the
trains. Haven't we any public spirit
for improving our village which sum.
mer people say is the most beautiful
place on the mapf
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. \. |. Farnnm Saturday at 2.3O p.
m. Delegates will be elected TO attend
County convention which will be held
at North Bennington May 4th and 9Th,
commencing Tuesday evening. A sill
yer medal contest viii be held Wednes-
day evening. Rev. +. NJ. Fuller will
give an address Tuesday evening.
Every member OF our Union should be
present at our meeting on Saturday.
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