The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-10-27
The TOGGERY SHOP.

drove 10 pawlet last Thursday night
and helped Merritt sheldon hush
corn A fine time was reported,
DR. and Mrs ] n Collins ~
Granville. n. Y. we're in town for
day iam week. Che Doctor on
business and Mrs. Collins calling OF
friends
Mrs Snyder's pupils viii give
a Hollow Fen party aud entertain
ment In School Hall, Monday even
ing at 100 Invitations were sent
20 parents aud friends yesterday.
Miss N X Gray and Mrs XII
burn left last Thursday for Lake
wood. Conn Miss Gray viii spend
the winter there
A supper and social viii be- held
In the Lecture Room of the church
tonight Thursday Supper viii be
served az seven o'clock The La
dies Aid Society give It.
Mrs. Homer Williams. who has
been away for six weeks visiting
friends aud relatives. returned 10
her home on the West Road last
week.
Slate Is rapidly taking the place
OF shingles Ia this section. Every
day we see heavy loads come IN
from Granville which Is TO be used
on the roofs of different buildings.
Ii is the best aud lasts the longest
and is the cheapest In the end
Charles Norcross has greatly
improved his house and the general
appearance Of his place Frank Nor
ton had the contract and completed
the work Monday night. Mr.. Nor
ton is now AT work on the-Cldb
house roof
The Holmes family of Jackson
Vile, Fla, who have been at the
Barrows House since August. left
last Saturday for their southern
home. While here they made many
friends, and we hope TO have them
with US In 1911
Moving day Monday, Herbert
Eastman moved from the l.. ] Me-
Coy place recently purchased by
w
Charles ID. Towsley moved from #.
X. Manley's to the Silas Harwood
place on the West Road which he
bought two weeks ago.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage OF Miss Carrie Chapman
to Mr.. Lester II. Thompson on Nov
18th, the ceremony to be at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Elias b.
Thompson of Manchester, the recep-
tion to be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert e. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bourn of
Church St, closed their house yes
terday and returned to their home
In Yonkers, N. Y. They will be
greatly missed as both Mr.. and Mrs.
Bourn take an active interest in
church and village affairs. Would
that we had more in town like
them.
EAST DORSET.
A confirmation class was held
in the Roman Catholic church Oct
gath, Bishop Joseph John Rice Of
Burlington officiating, assisted by
Rev. II. j. Malliet of East Dorset
and Rev. b. Kelly of Manchester.
The class consisted of forty girls
all prettily dressed in white and
wearing white wells, and twenty-four
boys. each one having a white rib
bon on his left arm. The sponsors
were Mrs. Philip LaChance of Dan
by and Mr. John Mclaughlin of
this place.
SOUTH DORSET.
Weddings are very plenty this
fall, a sure sign of hard times.
Lots of apples at $500 bar
rel have gone out of this valley and
car loads of cider apples are shipped
Bowen had an auction at the
Bell place last week. Some good
furniture went cheap. There was
not the usual turnout
The skunk hunter keeps the air
perfumed so that we need no other
artificial scent Yet with all they
catch, hens and chickens are not
safe from skunks, both two and four
legged,
Not only poor forlorn cats left
by our city people to starye as
spoken of In the Journal but ! know
Of several pet dogs that are home
less and are running deer They
ought to and will be shot.