The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-06-10

Bearers was held Thursday evening
June 3rd, At School Hall About q
were present aud substantial repas
was served, Many toasts we're respond
ed to aud pleasant evening was en-
ioyed by all
Mrs. Geo. Weeks gave party TO
her niece, Anna Manley. on Friday las
from 2 TO 10 p. m. in honor of he thir
tesnth birthday. The dining room wa
prettIly decorated with pine and whit,
lilacs. Anna was the recipient Of man,
gifts from her young friends.
The Grange program for June 1911
is as follows:
Duet--lnstrumental, Mrs, X. NJ. Camp
bell and Mr.. Roberts.
Reading Mrs. c. Carhart.
Solo-Miss Ethel seymour
Reeitation-Mrs. Clifton Kent.
Solo-Mr. b. ConnelI.
Readng-Mrs. Austin Phelon.
Mandolin Solo-E. II. West aceompan
led by Mrs. X. NJ Campbell.
EAST DORSET.
Mr.. Miller is in town visiting hi,
son, Max Miller.
IS. A. Shelter, Jr.. is attending
court at Manchester.
Mrs. A. E. Belknap has returned
from q visit in Ludlow.
Miss Sadie Sherlock visited her
parents here recently.
Fred Stone and bride visited Mrs.
Katherine Stone on Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Cochrane and Mrs. j.
|. Cochrane spent last Friday in Rut.
land
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Avery are Wis.
ting Mrs. Avery's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Koran.
John DeJordy has commenced
building grist-mill on land lately pur.
chased of DR.. j. |, Cochrane.
Mt. Aeolus Grange of East Dorset
accepted an invitation to meet with
Battenkill Valley Grange at Manches-
ter on Tuesday evening.
Tho ,na n,aon, e,lo l.at ,,aal, w a
nesday was very pleasant affair and
success in every way. The Negro
singing was greatly enjoyed.
VIM. J. Whalon is improving his
residence by the addition of piazza
and bath room. Chas Roberts has also
commenced extensive repairs on his
residence.
w. S. Burgess, who is to preach in
the Congregational church during the
summer, is boarding at Arthur Bel.
knap's. He supplied the desk very &C.
ceptably Sunday afternoon, assisted
by Rev. W. A. McIntire of Dandy, at
the communion service.
SOUTH DORSET
"A whole week of cold rain.
Gardens are up in good shape.
Planting all done and lot of it too.
Rather too much rain for comfort.
The water is too high and cold for
trout.
Mrs. Edwin Bowen spent Sunday
at Brook Side Ranch. -
Helen and Ed. Bowen took in the
Memorial exercises at Manchester.
The strike down at Joppa doesn't
seem TO worry the old man much. He
doesn't scare worth cent.
-Rumor says our railroad has had
another "option taken" and may yet
grow longer. Hope it is true.
e. Birch having sold his house to
0. Mateson for S400 cash, Bowen clos.
ed out his furniture Saturday.
John Carrigan, wife and daughter,
were at Mrs. Ellen Bowen's over Mem
orial Day. They live in Bennington.
The autos run so fast they kick up
the dust the next day aftera hard rain,
but the new ones don I make that horrid
old pounding noise.
Mrs. Helen h. Bowen has full
blooded Alderney COW that gives ~ lbs.
of milk day and makes "a lbs. of but
ter week besides milk for the family.
Mrs. Dalton, one of the oldest PEG.
Pile in Dorset Hollow, died last week.
She was fine old lady and one Of the
old school Of honest, industrious set
tiers,
Our city friends, autos, dogs. and
servants are coming. We notice but
few children among them, Well, a pug
dog costs more than a baby, so they
have the dogs.
The widow Of John Tuly and her
ak small children have settled in Rut.
land. They left here Saturday the %.
VIM. F.. Tnlly accompanied them to
help them along. They are a very
pleasant family.
Bowen sold II acres Of meadow
land for Mrs. Nancy Carney clemmons
to VIM. II. Beattie last week. This
adds much To his place. M there is fine
cold spring Of water that can be piped
10 bis house. See Bowen's new I'D 10
this weeks JOURNAL.