The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-07-20


last week taking part ~ the eoi'
Tournaments
Martin u. Paddock Of Dorset
was visitor 20 this office on Mon
day afternoon Mr. Paddock was
an old class mate OF the editor
when at Burr a Burton Seminary
in the SOS.
james Haniey. the veteran Eqn.i
nox guide and fisherman, made sew
eral very successful catches at the
Equinox trout pond the past week
catching 10 lbs. in three trips u
they come at all Jim will get them
A much needed rain visited
Manchester on Monday last With tht
result OF cleaning up the vegetation
and making II some cooler Nue.
more rain is needed however as
ground is very dry yet.
STANLEY oryis. eldest son Of the
late l.. c. oryis, is making a visit
60 this village after an absence Of
80 years. He is stopping at the
Oryis Cottage Mr.. orvis left here
when small boy and finds that
things have changed very materially
during his long absence. Mr.. orvis
is In business in Bridgeport, Conn.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
will hold their annual Fair on Fri
day. July 81, in the church parlors.
Useful and fancy articles viii be Of
fered for sale. Also home made
food and candies Contributions OF
food are desired from members OF
the parish.
Advertised Letters: Jack Cor
net. Miss Nan Dondell, Miss Edna
N. Gibson, Dongelo Gerardo, W T.,
Hillman, Jr., Miss Gretchen kemn
Miss Frances Perrin, Mrs, Sheffield
Phelps. Il. w. Shirley, Christos
Tserezon, James Wolfe, Miss Bell
White, J. A. Wellman, Miss Edna
Wright, A. l.. Whitcombe, Wtolys-
| ton Kruscyk.
Work has been commenced on
the painting of the Congregational
| church by Geo. W. Bennett, who
has the contract, The painting Of
che tall spire promises to be one OF
the attractions for many of our
guests. This part of the work Is
being done by VIII Eddy of Orwell,
the steeple Jack who painted II for
Mr.. Bennett the last time it was
done.
| Mrs. Julia Boynton celebrated
her 93rd birthday at her home with
ner daughter, Mrs. Mary +. Way, on
franklin Ave, last Monday She
was the recipient of many calls by
friends and neighbors, as well as
tokens of esteem. Mrs. Boynton Is
remarkably well preserved and hei
mind is MS keen as can be. May
she enjoy good health to the end o
her days,
The following concert will be
given by the Manchester Union Band
In this village Tuesday evening July
25th.
March, Wankinquoah, Thomas,
Selection, Trip to Japan,
March, Independentia, Hall
Overture, Triumphal, Rockwell.
March Song, Kiss Me Honey, Snyder
indian Intermezzo, O-ga-!al-la,
Snyder.
Waltz, Nolena, Nolan.
March. Nations Pride. Miller.
PERU.
Peru has never had SO many
summer visitors as this season,
DR.. C. II. Seymour of Mt. Yer
ion, N. Y, Is spending his annual
vacation in town.
Very warm the past week, and
rain Is much needed. Farmers are
getting good hay crop.
Mrs. Allen Charlton OF Heath,
Mass, was a recent visitor at b. A.
Prouty's.
Mrs. G. X Batchelder and two
daughters OF Beaufort. s. c., are
spending the summer at Mrs. Char
les Batchelder's.
MIR. and Mrs, Clark of New
York, who have spent several sum
mers in town, have rented Mrs. Nc
Collough's cottage and are taking
heir meals at Mrs. Russell's.
The first of the series of en-
tertainments to be given by the G.
r.. was held Wednesday evening al
the parsonage. and was an ice cream
sale, proceeded by short enter
tainment
The steam mill owned by NJ. j.
Hapgood aud located near the
Stone Bridge" so called, was burn
ed on Monday evening, July 10, to-
gether with quantity OF lumber
Loss estimated at about s3,00a
/ Cause unknown.
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