The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-01-20

position in a Salisbury photograph gal,
lery aud will be employed in coloring
photos.
Mrs. Il, Hill OF +. Rupert and Mrs.
Merritt Chapman were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. james Robertson last week
Wednesday.
Ice cutting is about over and the
various houses have been filled with a
fine quality of ice about fifteen inches
in thickness,
The Woodmen's dance tomorrow
night is for the benefit of sick mem
Der. Ii should be well attended.
e. II. West and Edwin LeFevre
secured their ice from private ponds
on their premises. Frank Norton and
ID. Kinney did the work.
r.. NJ. Campbell attended the in
stalIation OF the recently elected Off
GERS of the Battenkil Valley Grange
Friday evening, the llth.
Past Master Il. H. West installed
the officers of Mettowee Valley Grange
of Pawlet, Wednesday evening the 18th.
He was assisted by r NJ Campbell
Miss Pearl Stone, who has been at
her home in East Manchester curing
the absence of Rev. and Mrs. Carhart,
has resumed her duties at the "Manse.
Mr.. Pell, formerly OF Arlington,
but now of Meriden, Conn, was IN
town Friday looking over the Inn pro
marty with view of investing for his
sister.
Mrs. William Wade celebrated her
10Th birthday by visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. II Graham of Manches
ter. last Saturday. Mrs. George b.
Wade accompanied her.
The seniors of Burr 4 Burton in
dulged in sleigh ride to Dorset and
supper at the Barrows House Wednes-
day evening the llth. About twenty
four were in the party.
AT the annual meeting of the Wo-
mems Foreign Mission Society the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presl-
dent, Miss 4. Louise Sykes; Secretary,
Mrs. A. B. Roberts; Treasurer and
Collector, Mrs. Angie Sykes.
The Dorset Inn property has again
changed hands and is now in the pos
session of VIM. j. Holley, who is al,
ready making an earnest effort to Sc
cure tenant, and the prospect is very
good for the early opening of this pop
ular hosiery.
The Plateau and Cody quarries OF
the Norcross- West Marble Co. have
been shut down for few weeks until
the severe weather lets up A part OF
the force is now engaged in stripping
large block adjacent to the Plateau.
This new area is considered the most
ever discovered in Dorset.
Test holes show l2j feet of marble OF
the finest quality. 1t is expected that
operations on large scale will be re-
newed early next spring.
We understand that all the schools
Of Dorset will close tomorrow for lack
Of funds to pay the teachers and the
necessary running expenses VINO IS
10 blame that such thing becomes
necessary II would be better for all
If the town authorities could
see their way clear to have the usual
number Of weeks school even at the
expense of the bonded debt, so as to
have the children and tax payers get
their due. To close the schools and
keep the children out until spring
will put them back woefully and undo
4 great deal OF the fall and winters
work as well as work hardship on
The teachers who had every reason TO
suppose they would be employed for
The full time when they were engaged.
-fwhile this condition OF affairs Is
10 be regretted still we cannot
but feel that il will work itself all right
IL time aud all be the gamers, as Il
may bring 10 end d custom OF different
over drawing their
accounts. In feeling that this can be
lone a certain iaxness, il liable 10
creep 10. We learn from the school
directors that there have heavy drains
N the school funds for repairs TO the
all Of which comes out ofthe
,chool funds while all revenues derived
rom rentals of the school buildings
ire covered into the general fund.
1 II the custom in Dorset TO have *
weeks school but there have been
ears when 30 weeks has constituted
school year. The law says that a
own should have - weeks school 10
rider 10 come 10 under the school
money division. Dorset has gwen 70
weeks and would have given 80 had il /
eceived its customary spporiionment I
1 state school moaey. EpEToR.
II For th. gnessog sa,lnrs- ~ TIM
iliage tiie accommodations arr not one
arfspr ~ what - D.rdrd. and arr uoi a
o ~ date. The travelling public re ]
uinrs more to-day than 4 did ten Or J
flepn Year, ag,,. and a. = rule Is per.
rciiy willing 70 pay Il Il can recsfte
hat il asnts. Oatside capital II sore
! needed bu, unle-, seine local inter !,
Il il tAkea those OIL 'asFs siii nol .