The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-02-25

social Monday evening. which was
largely attended. many wearing old
fashioned rUstnmfs which added inter
ed 10 the affair. The musical program
which followed Abe supper was com
posed ~ The or familiar songs which
bring fond reeollections before u, and
was cbarmiuRly presented by a chorus
OF carefully trained voices. The clos
ing number being Johnny Smoker" y
popular old time Jungle which received
great applause, Tie exceptionally fine
rendering Of the two vocal solos 10y
Prof. Albert Cheney accompanied ON
Z The piano by Mrs. X. NJ Campbell,
was rare lrca, and gaeatly appre.
elated by the audience.
SOUTH DORSET
February il all kinds of weather.
Oar schools have closed for the
year.
Not much excitement over Town
meeting.
More talk Of the railroad extension
through 10 Whitehall.
Bowen has big lot of timber land
for sale. See ad in Journal.
The variegated weather has caused
some sickness but all are on the gain
at present.
Winter is passing swiftly away and
very little distress has been noted here.
All who will work have job and will
come out fat in the spring,
Large orders are constantly com.
ing in for large and long blocks of
marble for columns. The quarries
here can produce any size that can be
handled and are doing so all the time.
House breakers are busy up in
Jerusalem searching for rum, eatables
and nick hacks in the summer resi-
dences. Four more houses ransacked
last week.
The worst ice and sleet storm ever
experienced here last week ! Trees and
shrubs were> broken down and the tele-
phone lines put out of working order
for several days.
The following pupils attending the
South Dorset grammar school had the
best attendance for the term ending
Feb. 10Th. Perfect attendance jamie
Tully, George Cooley. Absent IL days
Loretta Wyman, Jamie Malone. Per-
feet attendance for year jamie Tully;
for two terms George Cooley, Helen
Bowen
MARGARET A. STUART, Teacher.
EAST DORSET.
Miss Telma Arnold of Londonderry
vitited Jennie Stone recently.
Colonel Whalon came home last
Wednesday for few days.
Joseph Reed of Saxtons River spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Clara Buffum was home from Mid
dlebury for few days last week.
The annual donation and oyster
supper will be held at the hall by the
ladies of the Congregational church,
on Thursday evening, March 4th. All
are inviteded 10 attend.
The % ,ial ut Anna Roberts last
Saturday evening was very well attend
ed, over thirty young people being pre-
sent. Games were played and pleas
ant time reported by all.
Mrs. Grace Ames, who has been in
Florida for several weeks, returned
home Monday The hotel where Mrs.
Ames was staying was burned and some
personal property lost by the guests.
but no one was seriously injured.
The masquerade ball held at the
hall Monday evening was a grand sue
cess. The hall was so crowded that il
was almost impossible TO dance. Be-
tween $50 and $40 was realized, which
will be added 10 the fund for the hard
wood floor for the ball.
PERU.
The wind and halstorm of Tues
day did no particular damage here.
Miss Minerva Lyon is spending a
weeks vacation at her home here.
Mrs. +. g. Wyman spent few
days Of last week with relatives and
friends in Jamaica and South London
derry.
Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Lyon pleas
antly entertained their Sunday school
classes on Monday evening at the home
OF Mrs. Lyon.
M. }, Hapgood has been absent
most Of the past week visiting Ben
nington upon the court house matter,
and having been unexpectedly called 10 I
Rutland. lie brings back with him a
large photograph labeled 1.-THE mother
Of nineteen children starts home for
her brood" in which he takes great
delight aud has put upon exhibition in
bis store.
ARLINGTON.
DIR. aud Mrs. c. w. Phillips are IN
New York.
&. u. Gilchris, was in Bennington
Tuesday.
MIR, and Mrs. +. e. Woodwort,i
wev in Albany last week.
%. 7. Liseouib OF Albany spent
Monday IN town with friends.
The 800" club held their last