The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-07-22

AstAEaF hAfNbANAs NsAsAitf ~ AAt ihtt
late Wm. A. Baruhsm. - long and
isvorably connected rhh Burr A Bar.
t5u Seminary
The Ladies Benevolent Society
vili bold iueir aunuAl church sale ~ The
church parior. Friday. joly gllh. frem
30 4. M. to ~. ~. Contribution. {
home made candy, cake, bread, roli
pi,s. jrllies aud vegetable. will bt ,efy
gladly received =. early A. possible IN
thr morning
Miss MARY r. Gleason Of Troy ~
ia town making her usual stay. Mss
Gleason j. the daughter u ihe late
Samuel A. Gleason u Troy who made
Manchester biz summer home aud who
disd here, Miss Gleason has i fine
touring ear ia which She seems ~ take
great pleasure. aud in which she enter
iains extensively,
RI. Rev. A. G.. A. Hall. bishop Of
the diocese Of Vermont. preached attwo
services At 81. Johns Episcopal church
Sunday. There was a good sized aud
ience present 10 greet him, ~ spite Of
the severe rain storm nj the time Of the
five O'Clock service. Several were pre-
sent from out Of town.
The aged Mrs. Sylyanus Boynton,
who resides with her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Way, on Franklin Avenue. very
quietly celebrated her glst birthday on
Saturday last. While not ms strong as
has been her wont still this venerable
woman is possessed Of as keen a mind
rs can be found ia the possession OF
many people who are years her junior,
May she live 10 pass many more equal
~ AS pleasant anniversaries.
Our streets are very literally used
these days by auto aud team and they
should be kept well sprlnkled, especial
ly those portions which are used most.
The main street leading TO the Center
Is sprinkled only part OF the way
down but should receive attention as
far MS there are thickly settled places.
Why not sprinkle all our most tray
eled streets aud not some particular
sectioni This is a matter for the Vii
age authorities 10 look into
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas o. Thatcher
are making visit 10 Manchester for
the first time since they were married
short time since. Mrs. Thacher is
remembered as one of the charming |
LaVie sisters who have spent several
seasons at Manchester. They are stop
ping with MIR. and Mrs. Geo. II.
Thatcher, whose son George was also a
guest over Sunday.
This valley has not suffered with
an overabundance OF rain this summer
and in spite of the heavy amount OF
moisture that we have had since last
winter, things are still quite dry. New
ertheless there are places that have
been suffering from lack of rain. Sum
day we were treated to goodly down
pour and again on Monday which will
help the farmer out all right.
The Misses Hoyt are TO give an.
other of their lnimitable entertainments
at Music Hall on Saturday evening,
July 3lst. That they will have full
house goes without saying for there is
always lively scramble for reserva-
tons at these popular entertainments.
These young ladies are to 20 on a
trans. continental tour with Sousa and
his band as soloists and leave here for
their first concert on August 10Th. They
will appear in Bennington Sept 23d.
Theodore Fl. Mead of Tarrytown,
n. Y, and guest at Macnaughtan's,
died suddenly on Friday last after an
illness OF only few moments, of
Bright's Disease. Mr.. and Mrs. Mead
spent the whole of last summer here
and were among the first of the arriy
ais this summer and were planning TO
spend the whole summer here when I
death cut short their plans. The re-
mains were taken TO Tarrytown and
the funeral held on Monday last. Mr.. ;
Mead's life had been an active one, he ,
bein member of the great publishing
house OF Dodd, Mead x Co. and X.
Hoe 4 Co. ms well as other prominent
concerns.
MANCHESTER CENTER.
Clyde Millington of Troy is in town.
M. J. Convey was in Bennington /,
Saturday.
Miss Mildred Cressey is visiting in
Bennington. /
Pearl ID. Lakin spent Sunday at
his home in Peru.
Miss Mary Scott Of Bennington is !
the guest of friends. )
Regular meeting Of Skinner W. X.
&. Friday at 2.30 p. m.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Morris OF Dorset
were in town Saturday.
Mrs. A. Kohler and family spent
Sunday at Lake Emerald, in Dorset i
Miss Maud Taylor of Bennington =
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Fred Reed.
John Balch, who has been visiting /,
IN Bennington and SALISBURY, return.
"a Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. T.. II. Holden and
children Of Bennington spent Sunday
n town.
Miss Ethel Hall Of Granville, n. Y.
! visiting Mrs. G. V. Whitman and
Mrs Lester Reed
August kohler, who has been !,
pending bis vacation at home. return
"a 10 Schenectady Monday.
The service club OF the Baptist ,
,hurch will meet with Mrs. James
Jameson FRIDAY afternoon.