The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-02-18

tionHl church on Thursday eyeninglwa
lhrgr.s attended in spite Of the sever,
weather prevailing Al the time. Thu
supper vas served ia the ladies USUALLY
fine style. the only thing that MARIE,
the festivities Of the evening was ia,
4 inability ofthe editor 70 get piece o.
Of chocolate layer cake. The enter
tainment consisted Of reciiati0ns by th,
smaller children Of the Sunday schoo
aud singing by male quartet and I
trio ~ female voices. with address By
Prot. james Brooks and Hon. y. X
/ Stmonds
Word has been received from
Bradford, Ohio, Of the death ia that
place Of Charles h. LOOMS. well known
1 ia this vicinity by the older residents.
I His daughter writes the editor as fol.
lows; Charles b. LOOMS, whose
boyhood home was in Cambridge. N.
T., and who had many friends IN Man
chester aud Arlington. died At the
home Of his only living child. Mrs.
Emma Heath, At Bradford, o.. on Dee.
%, 1905, after an illness OF six weeks,
aged y years. Mr.. Loomis was mar
ried in Arlington in 1859 10 Miss Mary
I. Meeker, sister OF the late Sam
Meeker of Manchester aud of Mes.
danes A. N Haley and s. J. Pike of
Sunderland Mrs Loomis died at their
home in Berea, O.. two years since. I"
MANCHESTER CENTER.
Mrs. Jameson of Fast Dorset is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Ethel Hall OF Granville. n.
y, is visiting friends in town.
Miss Martha Kohler of Rutland has
been spending few days at home.
The Whist Club will meet with
Mrs, McNaughton this Thursday after
noon.
Mrs Percy Williams aud daughter
Of Rutland visited friends in town Fri
day,
The Service Club will meet on FRI
lay afternoon with Mrs. james jaime
son.
Miss Edith Provan of Walingford
spent q few days with her mother re.
Gently.
Don't fail to be at the ball TO be
given by Pacific Engine Co. this Thurs.
day evening,
Miss jamie billiard who has been
visiting friends il town returned TO
Rutland Monday.
Rev. II. W. Bamford is in Burling.
ton this week The Friday evening
service win be omitted.
Miss Emma Garfield, daughter of
the late Thomas Garfield is the guest
Of Mr.. aud Mrs w. II. Roberts.
The ladies Of Zion church will
serve supper in the rooms back of
the Bank Friday evening Feb. % from
G 10 s o'clock.
The Baptist society will hold their
annual donation in the yestry OF the
church Thursday evening, Feb. 18th.
from 9 to $ o'clock.
Mrs. Thomas Lidgerwood gave q
Valentine party 10 few Of the little
folks Saturday evening. Dainty re-
freshments were served. All reported
good time.
Oak Farm" Comedy in three
acts will be presented by Mettowee
Valley Grange OF Pawlet, at Union
Opera House, Tuesday evening. Feb
1iri. Admission Is cents. i3
"A very interesting meeting Of Bat.
tenkili Valley Grange was held Satur.
day. Mrs. Lucy Davis read an excel
lieut. paper subject Of which was Some
Of the Benefit. derived from the Grange
daring the past year !" A piano solo
W Mrs Sexton and the roll cali was
responded 10 hy various humorous quo
,aiions. The program for the next
meeting will be ~ follows A paper
by Mrs Bourn Some Of the Mistakes
% the Grange During the Past Year
a reading by Mrs Dimond aud Mrs.
BotsIoid. interpreted With music.
"A large audience which filled the
union Opera House attended the Lin.
coin Memorial services last Friday nj.
iefuonn, That the exercises were ia.
,eresling was shown by the very close
attention gwen BY al dnnug a session
that lasted two hoars. Appropriate
sbort addresses we're made by Rev. Mr.
Fuller. Rev Mr.. Morcy and ID. X.
simonds Several recitaiions we're
well rendered by young ladies aud
misses Mr.. r, Brooks sang a.
solo ''Ihe Holy CITY" showing her
ine, well trimmed voice 10 good advan-
lsge Several patriotic pieces we're
sung by the Seminary chorus 10 which
The audience loined. Rev Mr. Fuller
sang the solo. 'Tealing on the Old
Camp Ground" very effectively. the
audience joining ID the chorus. Several
members q the @. a. Il. we're present
alad we're reminded ~ the ''Times ths,
tired meas soals
The social gives BY sbe ladies u