The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-01-28

The auuual douaiiou Aad oyster
snpy4r iot TIE brneat u ahe GangnGN
,seual church will b. brid 90 Thursday
rtruiug. feb ;ih Al scAe-el Hall. and
4 Stz.d iitne 10 Assnre8 all ab0 come.
oar ln.nds ia the and nrigbhorug
toans arr cordially invited Ia he pres
eui and panaks II tbs good thing, 10
H. SERVED. Ihem sTaiis have long
hse0 noiod A. one u the events 81 the
winter and they are AlwAys largely 81,
tended Cone and ENJOY yoarseli.
soI-rR DORSET
49, Rain, hail, ihaw. sleighlng gone.
The wood gvtter. are discouraged.
GOOD clear lee Is being harvested.
We have had FIVE ihaws 10 Jan.
uAfy
Some commolion 10 regard 10 the
many house breaking. and petty lar
ceny here There viii be a general
over hauling 81 proceedings before
long 20 rnmared.
Bowen is hayinga lot Of real estate
printing done AT the Journal Office.
He viii sell your farm or home quicker
and cheaper than others. A. soon as
be gets to il he will have good nd ia
the JOURNAL
PERu.
&C. NJ. fsfnum was 10 town .hor.
time last week.
Lyle r. Batchrider who il attend
ing school in Townshend. visited his
father. Edmund Batchelder, over Sun.
day,
-. l. Farnum Of Manchester De.
pot, +. h. Simonds OF South London.
derry, and Emery Eddy OF Brattleboro,
were in town on business last week.
Mrs. Mary Phillips is visiting her
daughter ia Weston for few weeks
before going 10 her new home in Put
ney. We regret very much her depar
ture from town.
Lloyd Stone finished his school in
district No. last week. On Friday
evening he was given a very pleasant
surprise party at the home Of his bro |
ther, Delbert Stone.
We had quite severe thunder |
storm Sunday soon after noon. This
followed thaw of three days duration
which took most OF the snow. This for |
Vermont in January is rather unusual
Ladies' Aid meetings have been re.
sumed after an interval OF several
weeks. Wednesday afternoon n meet
ing was held with Mrs. A. +. Simonds,
and another was held at the same place
this week
Rev. Mr. Tilden of Bar Harbor,
Me, is expected this week as the guest
of his friend, Hon. M. J. Hapgood.
Mr.. Tilden has consented TO occupy the
pulpit next Sunday. Let every one
make an effort to attend and so show
our appreciation OF his kindness.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hapgood and Miss Della
Hapgood left on Wednesday for stay
Of several weeks with Mrs. Hapgood's
mother and brother in Boulder, Colo.
Before their return they will also spend
some time with relatives and friends in
California.
We were saddened TO hear of the
death Of Sylvester Blodgett which oc-
Cured very suddenly in Chester on
Wednesday, Jan. 10Th, while he was
shoveling path near his home there.
Mr.. Blodgett was very well known and
respected here, he having been EN-
ployed at different times in town. His
wife, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. A.
Sawyer. died several years ago. He
was buried beside her in the North
cemetery on Saturday, Mr.. Blodgett
is survived by daughter and son
who have lived with their grandpar
enls here since the death OF their
mother. We extend our sympathy TO
them.
EAST DORSET.
Miss Sarah Stone spent Sunday at
her grandfather's in Dorset.
Charles II. Roberts, who has been
in Troy for some weeks, returned 10
his home this week.
Miss Sarah Otis, who is mt Burr Il
Burton Seminary, spent Sunday with
her cousins, the Misses Ames.
On account ofthe bad weather there
was no meeting Of the Young Peoples
Society last Sunday evening.
-Myron McEckron who was employ
ed on the Shuttleworth quarry was ser
iously injured the first of the week.
Mrs. Harry Hubbard and infant
daughter, Of Manchester spent Sunday
with her mother. Mrs. Clara Bovia.
Miss Bertha Brophy has been spend
ing several days IN Rutland with her
sister, Mrs. Knox, who is seriously i'll.
w. g. Beebe and wife of Manches-
ter Center were in town last week and
attended the Sugar Sale Wednesday
evening.
Joseph Perry, son Of Wesley Per-
ry. who had severe attack Of pnen.
monia last winter, has been recently
threatened with the same disease, but
is better now and able to be out
THE Maple Sugar Sale held at the
Hall last Wednesday by the Young
Peoples Society was well attended and
all enjoyed the warm sugar. About
seven dollars was cleared which is 10 be
added 10 the fund for new church
carpet.
"A meat.pie supper will be held at