The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-11

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4 derry has been spending several day
at q. NJ Niail's MISS Morton Of Win
ball aud kmme,i Tuiiie were guest
herr on Sunday They reported lis'
road over the mountain IN fine condi
ton.
John Reri. wbe has been living "a
win MAsou'. house. nsoyed III" urau'
VILE. n. y. ih.s week Mr. Reed j.
10 live about three miles from AieA
Sears. who went 10 Granville 10 live
several weeks aRu.
-~Rcy. W. A. Mcintyre Of Dandy
will speak al the Young Peoples meet
INK Sunday evening. March lssh on
What are the liquor laws and how are
. they enforced" This will be an open
, meeting aud al are invited.
The school hall is certainly much
improved by the new paint, kalsomine
! and other repairs. Dne would hardly
: recognize il ~ the same room OF a
month ago. The new cook stove which
was recently placed in the ball by the
two church societies Of this place. adds
much 10 the eonveniences Of the kitchen
arrangements.
The oyster supper which was to
have been held last Thursday evening
was postponed until Saturday evening.
March iIih. on account OF the storm.
There was n good attendance Saturday
evening, several coming over from
Dorset aud few from Manchester.
This was one OF the most successful
affairs of the kind ever held here. over
one hundred being present.
The following ale the Grand aud
} Petit Jurors selected at Town Meetipg
Grand Jurors for County Court; A. l..
Bowen, II b. Kendall. VIM. Il. FULLY,
j. Il. Buifum, =. A. Shelter. Jr., and
Moses Sheldon. Petit Jurors: VIM.
Kelley, s. J. Harwood, Michael Kelle
her, b. +. Roberts, Eugene Simmons,
g. II. Brophy, John Matson, Henry
+. Harwood, +. 0. Eddy, VIM. Leary,
Chas. l.. Clifford, Lawrence Malloy,
VIM. j. Whalon. Chas. Il. Lee, A. j.
Loveland, John Tanning, B. }. Con-
nell and Chas. A. Gennett.
SOUTH DORSET
The house breakers seem to have
let up. Several parties are under sus
picion and are being closely watched
and they know it.
Town meeting went of very quiet
for this town and good hoard OF Off
GERS were elected. The town is grad.
ually getting out of debt. The quarries
and mills give employment the year
around and also furnish local mar
ket for all surplus produce. Hay,
potatoes, butter, apples, etc, are worth
New York prices here, while corn.
oats and feed stuff are from % to so
cents hundred higher than city prices
There is no buster town than Dorset
and always will be as our marble has
no end TO il.
Tuesday demonstrated the value Of
the referendum way of deciding things.
Had it been left TO the Emphatic legis' |
lators undoubtedly we should have
been in for term of high county
taxes 10 build another monstrosty |
court house near Branch Brook in Ben
nington Pocket. But thanks to the
whole county having chance to vote
on the question they said NO with
yengence. Why, they we're beaten 200
in the south shire and only got two to
one in Bennington Pocket. Now
hope we shall have more referendum.
Winhall felt so good she voted license.
Now Peru, Landgrove and the other
mountain towns can irrigate near home
and wont have to walk Is miles to get
there as they used to when So. Dorset
had license years ago.
The first chance the voters OF the
several towns in Vermont had TO ex-
press their views Of the late Legislators
at Montpelier they took occasion to
turn down the members wherever
found in town office, thereby showing
their disaproval Of their actions. Such |
is sure to be the case wherever and
whenever the servants Of the people
get too obstreperous. But there are
cases where good faithful town officers
have failed to hold their places because
they would no longer do the thankless
work because of other and more press
ing and better paid jobs and the towns
are the losers thereby Dorset had
for its first selectman last year young
lawer, Edward Griffith, who made one
Of the best selectmen that town ever
had He is very quiet, and unassum-
ing, but knows his business and does
his work in thorough, straight for.
ward way without fear or favor, For
the seventh time the town had voted TO
Sell the Town Farm, but six times the
selectmen failed to do so. Griffith sold
it as it was voted to do and he held up
expenses in other ways, on roads and
unnecessary leaks, so that the town is
in better shape than ever before in 40
years. But Griffith would not stand
for reelection as his business takes
him into other sections The towns
best wishes 20 with him.
ST clone.
PERU.
Quite a severe storm the last of the
week. Our new road commissioner
was right on hand 10 attend TO his
duties.
Miss Lila West is home from Man.
chester Depot for brief vacation.
Mrs. Clarence Balch and children
OF Springfield recently spent few days
at her home here.
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