The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-12-23

mating aud know superior artiel
sben they get their teeth into il.
MIR and Mr- james H Barker o
Bradford. c.. are due 10 arrive II
Manchester on Thursday where the,
/ sill be- the guests Of Mr. aud Mrs. J
C. Bacon for the holiday season. Mr.
and Mr.. Barker are Mrs. Bacou's par
cuts.
Il. d. Marks OF the New Depo
I Restaurant in Rutland says that th'
large crowds shopping 10 that towr
makes business in bis line good, bu
that there are no tedious waits and one
need. never worry about the train
leaving them. 20
Mr.. aud Mrs. I'd. Morris OF Dorset
were in Manchester Thursday last on .
shopping expedition. MrMorris made
this office a pleasant visit and renewed
his subscription for a couple of years
in advance aud also subscribed for q
friend in the west
Start the new year right by sub
scribing for the JOURNAL for year
for SOME Of your out of town folks. II
you have never lived away from home
yon do not know how good il is 10 get
the home paper every week. DO not
pm, il on; DO 1T Now VI 80 outside
the county.
1t is expected that Rev. a. 7. Me
Wborter. of South Paris, Me, will
preach at the Congregational church
next Sunday He has the reputation
Of being fine preacher and all should
hear him. Mrs. Raw Brooks will sing
Christmas selection and there will lac
other Christmas music.
r. G. Orvis and family bave re-
turned from a months stay in Burllng
ton, during which time Mrs. Oryis was
an inmate Of the Mary Fletcher Hospi,
tai IN that city, The operation she nn'
derwent there was very successful and
thanks to tbs kind care of the hospital
doctors ana nurses she has made re.
cord recovery. The day before she left
she was wheeled into the mems ward
TO call on the other two patients from
Manchester, Mr.. Soules aud John Tut
tie, and found both doing finely. Mr..
Soules has been the wonder of all, IN
his patient accomplishing endurance OF
bis severe pain. and John futile is
gaining daily aud will soon be home.
The Mary Fletcher Hospital is an insti
tuition of which Vermont may well be
proud OF, MS il stands in the first rank
Of New Englands hospitals. and Mrs,
Oryls has only words Of praise for
everything connected with it.
Prof James Brooks has taken him.
self of 10 Maine where he will spend
his vacation. MIR. Brooks is very
hard worker and good est away from
business cares will do him lot OF
good. by the way. II may not be gen
orally known the vast amount Of good
work that has been done at the Semi
nary since Prof. Brooks advent here
little more than a year ago. The
results OF firm hand in the matter Of
discipline have been apparent for some
time and with improved conditions has
come marked Improvement IN the
work OF the students. The wonderful
advancement of the music department
under the thorough instruction Of Mrs.
Brooks has been most favorably com.
mented on. and il is surprising what a
lot Of undeyeloped voices there were in
this section. Through Mr.. Brooks
antiring energy the physical property
has been greatly improved and that too
BY no great drain on the resources OF
the institution, the most Of the finds
being obtained by contri buttons and
from entertainments, etc. New hard
wood floors throughout the building
are 10 be put in. greater portion OF
them being already laid; the rooms in
the boys dormitory have been prae
lieaily rc.fnfnished, new commercial
rooms fitted out. pailor and library fit
ted out and numerous other needed i'm
proyements made. All this has been
done without much Of hurrah aud st
very small cost 10 the institution IL.
sell. Burr a Barton has every reason
10 be proud Of IL. condition al the pres
cni time, The next thing 10 be at
tanned !. gymnasium. II will have
10 eoine.
MANCHESTER CENTER.
Christians neckwear NJ Heiuel's y
Martha kohler, who j. attending
school u Rutland. is home.
LILLIAN Thompson spent Sunday
silh friends 10 Arlington.
Edith proyan i home from Wal.
lingford for q vacation.
The ladies Of Zion church wiii meet
tbs Thursday evening 10 trim the
church.
n b. hoursof service nj Zion church
ou Chnstsnas bay will be 10 a. ~.
aud 10 4, a..
Mrs. Percy Williams u Railaid
was a recent guest 81 Nj. and Mrs
Charles Ames.