The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-05-27

Memorial services will be held
At the Bapiis, Church next Sunday ri
| II O'Clock. Post will meet IN front Of
the Opera House at 10 o'clock sharp
Col. dim Scott Of Bennington was
visitor ia town Wednesday last. lie
was here getting measurements OF the
monument 10 the Soldiers and Sailors
Of this town, which is located IN this
village. This monument has been uni.
yersally admired and there have been
great many here at various times
looking at il aud taking measurements
Of il for use elsewhere
on Saturday the Goth of June the
Equinox House viii be opened to the
public for the 57th consecutive season
and also under the management OF the
Oryis family The present owner,
George Orvis, has been identified with
tins hotel property practically his whole
life and under his ownership, aud the
management of Mr.. Martin, this fam.
Gus hostelry will make still further ad-
vances in public favor. The outlook is
for large season.
Mrs. Harriet Garfield. relicl of the
late Malcolm Garfield, passed peace
fully away on Friday morning last at
the ripe age Of ~ years. Mrs. Can
field was spared a long illness and died
after a short illness, being in bed but a
couple OF days. Paralysis was the i'm
mediate cause Of her death. She was
buried on Sunday from the house, Rev.
W, H. Bamford officiating. The in.
terment was in Sunderland,
w. B Edgerton has been very
busy lately with his real estate business
having large number of deals on.
His latest one was the selling of all the
holdings Of h. J, Hawley on the west
mountain, including the Beartown pro-
pcrty. to Messrs. Wilmoth 4 Pollard of
Ludlow. This tract comprises over
400 acres aud runs as far north as the
Dorset line. MIR lIawley had in this
tract probablythe finest stand of spruce
on the west mountain The cottages of
Miss Roe and Miss Fowler were rented
through Mr.. Edgertou.
The Ekwaaok Country Club will
have its golf coarse in perfect condi-
ton by Jane Is, aud Mr. II. j. Wing
hhm in his article THE Ideal Golf
Links" IN Scribners for May, has this
70 say; There are few golfers in
tje country who have steadily set them
selves TO keep mp the real standard,
like Mr. Herbert Leeds who believe
is responsible not oni, for Myopia but
for the Nine. hole course at Bar Harbor
and the winter course at Aiken. There
is an excellent inland course at Man.
chester, Vermont, aud there is Garden
City, which lately has been much i'm.
proved. When one has mentioned
these, one has included practically all
the Inks IA the country which approach
in interest and quality The best courses
abroad
Black River Academy defeated
Barr a Barton Seminary Wednesday
afternoon by score OF 10 IN the
fastest and most exciting game OF the
season seen on the local diamond. The
game was marked by few spectacular
plays but steady base ball and sharp
fielding Of bothteams kept the outcome
~ the balance until the last man was
called out. Az the beginning Of the
ninth the score stood 8 all Moore
tame 10 bat, gained first on a single. /
stole SECOND, was sacrificed 10 third /
aud came home on single by Buchold.
thus winning the game for Il. X. A.
Score by innings:
- y v v Y y " III
y. X. A. 0i0002 00l-4
Batteries. Walsh Walsh, Koran
lmpires. Shaw skeels.
Struck out by Walsh 7, by Hoan 4: 3
bNse hit. MeGaire.
The Grand Army will meet al al.
ans ball May 3ls, nj . a M. sharp and
march 90 the cemetery 10 decorate the
graves and from there will march 10
be rulbnru House, instead of the Grand
Army Hall a. was stated last week.
shetr Dinner will he served ut nj
o'clock sharp 10 the Post. Fire Com.
psny, sons ~ Veterans. Relief Corps,
Ladies Ad sud invited guests. Al
o'clock sharp fall ID line At colburn
House and march r. the cemetery 10
iseorsie graves marching from there
y tbs Hall where the following cxer
,ises siii be held
Prayer, Rev y. NJ. Fuller, Song by
q pupils, Defamation, Miss Marsh.
Recitation, krhid Benson. DeclArna.
aou, Sadie Miller, Defamation. Flor.
nee Humphrey, song 10 Pupils. Dee.
amalion- Vivian Woodcock. DeclAnaa.
lon, MAude Johnston, Defamation.
Florence Humphrey, song. Mrs. Il.
Raw Brooks. Speech, d. X. simonds