The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-29

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Journal
Our mail and express carrier
deserves the thanks Of the CON
munity for waiting over two hour
last Saturday afternoon for the mai.
and express. The train was verl
late. and being Saturday and thI
day before Xmas. Mr.. Marley mad,
| ap his mind TO Inconvenience him
self aud make others happy. Frel
We appreciate your thoughtfuiness
The children and young PEG
pie who attend the summer Sunaa.
school Of Miss de Nottbeek are al
ways remembered by her with xmas
gifts Last Saturday they gathere,
as usual al the home OF w. b. Sykes
| TO receive them. The tree was ME,
~ decorated with ornaments ant
gifts Some time Was spent II
oscillations and songs by the child
rem conducted by Miss Edgerton. a.
assistant teacher. After which tn,
presents were distributed.
Dorset Grange Will install theil
new officers on Jan. 4th, There
will be Grange supper In the hal.
At 6 p. m. supper win be seryet
rom to 7.30. Changers and then
.amilies and guests who may be Wis
ting In glanger's house are ELI
gible for the supper. All Changers
should try and attend and give the
aew officers hearty start in then
work. Past Master Rogers and Mrs.
Rogers OF Poultney Grange are ex
pected to install the officers. DO
lot forget. W ednesday evening,
Jan. 4th
The death of Nellie Lucinda
Lanfear, wife OF Silas Lanfear OF
lhis village, occurred last Friday
Mrs, Lanfear was daughter OF
Selah wilkins and the youngest OF
IA children and was AZ years oil
age. She leaves husband, two
daughters, Mrs. Herman Dorr and
Mrs. Monte Tiff, and seven broth
ers and three sisters to mourn her
loss.
Mrs. G. l.. Knight of Church |
St.. gave her daughter Constance a |
Christmas tree last Saturday even
ing and invited a few OF her young |
friends to celebrate with her. All |
received appropriate presents and |
a great deal Of fun was had in dis |
triDuting and opening them. The |
youngsters would like to have tree
every week they enjoyed themsel-
yes so much Saturday evening.
The entertainment given by the
pupils Of the village schools In the
Hall last Friday evening was very
and gave the parents
and friends a good idea Of the pro
gress being made, and also the faith
ful work of the teachers The whole
program was well rendered and the
little ones did especially well. AT
ter the exercises tn tree was illu-
and the presents and candy
About 10 O'Clock best
wishes we're exchanged and all sep
arated for their homes expressing
and pleasure with theii
evenings outing.
The following is taken from the
Auburn Daily Advertiser of Nov.
2Sth: THE fox hunters OF Cen
trail New York will probably be in
Ierested to learn that the noted
fox hunter and breeder of fox
hounds, Edison F. Starks. formerly
Of Dorset, VT. and manager of the
Green Mountain Kennels, IL now
located in Cortland where he Is an
officer in the Cortland Motor Wag
On Company Mr.. Starks Is an ad
mirer OF the extremely speedy class
If hounds and for many years has
that II was possible to
latch the red fox of the North with
hounds as they do in the South
and In England. With this object
n mind, he went about II to get
.ogether a pack of hounds of the
.ype he imagined. Consequently
he now has a pack which is excellea
ly none. He has been hunting thi
pack OF 20 hounds around Dorset,
Vt, all summer, and he states that
hey always catch their fox or drive
lin to earth within four hours. III
he course of weekor SO he In
ends to bring this pack OF hounds
o Cortland and he will then show
he Doubling Thomases" around
here that northern foxes really can
)e caught with hounds. Mr..
,tarks's pack OF hounds are made
Up largely of the Richardson strain.
they are of a rangy build and II is
the onlypack of southern
lounds In the state. II they prove
o be as good In the country over
which they will run as they have
n the South and In Vermont,it may
mark new era In hunting among
ocal sportsmen. In the South and
wherever these dogs are used the
OK Is never shot, and II the hounds
re unable to overhaul him he Is
llowed to escape.
LONDONDERRY.
MIR. Vaughn OF New York city
J at the Carleton House.
--Mrs Il Il Holt waaL In prafila