The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-18


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fal "a piecr chocolate sel. nes 10 on u
"A. II. Prtiabane has opened drns
and paint store II the store purchases
~ the Couture estate aud i ready foi
business. he will have an advertise
m.nl 10 next weeks JorRNAL.
-. Is. Carleton. who has been sics
for some weeks and was able to ", oui
for aShort time The fore part Of ih,
month has been confined ~ the hons,
agsin with the grip bat Is improving nj
the present time.
The Norcross. West 20. has IL new
plis Pssolese engine working. II is 4
beauty and has n capacity Of W b. p
Peter Mclaughlin has charge OF lhi'
machine. This company is adding Il
lhear force Of men continually and i -
very busy place indeed
--Geo. Y. Sexton has purchased the
Ames farm 10 Easi Dorset. THIS farm
is one Of the best IN this section aud
has always been known a. a good pro
Queer Mr.. Sexton will not 10 onto the
farm this spring and will continue IN
the coal business NJ tins place Ms here
iofore.
- II. Couture Is making arrange
iuenis 10 open n store again. lie Is
having building placed in position on
the street between A. J.. Davis store
and that Of w. {. Stevens and will
have extensive alterations made before
opening, but hopes 10 be able to get
into The game before spring has nd.
vnnced very far.
- The present time sees n lot OF pre-
parations for moving in this village.
4 A. II Pettibone il moving from the
rooms over bis old store 10 the new
rooms he has fitted up over his new
place, so he will have bis place OF BUSH
ness and his residence in the same
binding as heretofore. T. j. Healey
will move his family from the rooms
he has been occupying at G. Is. Garlic
toms to the place vacated by Mr.. Pet
tibone and we understand that 4. 7.
futile will move from the Center to
the rooms vacated by Mr.. Healey.
The Standard Oil Co. is negotiat-
ing for the purchase Of the lot next to
+. l.. Taylor for the purpose of erect
ing gasolene tank thereon and for the
removal Of their kerosene oil tank from
It's present location to a permanent one
on their own property. There is such
rapidly growing business in the sale
of gasolene at this place that this com
pany thought il best to keep supply
on hand here at all times. This will
prove boon TO those who are using
this article in quantity as there have
been times in the rush of the summer
business when the supply in town would
run out aud il was great inconven-
fence to the automobile people and
loss to the keepers Of the garages.
On Friday and Saturday last W.
g. Hill of the Remington Arms Co.
gave an exhibition of fancy shooting
before some Of the members of the
Manchester Rod and Gun Club at this
place, both with the rifle and trap
shooting. At the traps Mr.. Hill made
a score of q out of % in spite of the
very windy day. One of the fancy
stunts he did was TO throw an orange
into the air and then discharge his rifle
four times and then hit the orange with
the fifth shot, blowing the orange com.
pletely to pieces. He also demonstrate
ed the working of an ejector. He
would point the muzzle ofthe gun over
his shoulder and eject the shell, which
was thrown with such force away from
him that he would Immediately reverse
his rifle and shoot the shell which he
had Just thrown out before il would
have time to reach the ground.
DORSET.
p. II. Kent is in Bennington.
e. H. West is confined to the house
with the grip.
Another one of those special reduc-
ton suit sales at Heine's. Nut sed. AZ
r.. NJ. Campbell, Frank Norton and |
n. MeWayne we're in Bennington Mon
day.
Mrs. John McDevitt of Proctor
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Connell
Mrs. Chambers has been very i'll
and is being cared for by a trained
nurse, Miss Katherine Sherman.
The play Valley Farm" was first
class, and Mrs. Earl Sheldon's singing
was a great treat. One-haIf the pro-
reeds, about sl3, was given 10 the
Church building fund
Judge c. b. Kent is suffering from
a severe cold contracted while in Win
ball last week. whittier he went to as.
sist in the appointment of the license
for that town.
"A sociable under the auspices Of
The Ladies' Society OF the church will
be held next week Wednesday evening
At 0 p. IN. Supper will be served fol-
owed by short entertainment.
Miss Marcia X. Gray, who has been
spending the winter in New York city
returned TO Dorset Wednesday 10 make
preparations for the opening Of her
rome for sumner guests the coming
Ieason.
EAST DORSET.
Mrs. John Harrington has gone 10
'asileion 10 spend some time with her
ION.
Elmer Bull and family have moved