The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-06-29

two of her daughters, MIRA lhlling-
ham aud Miss Rena Chapman, went
20 Ludlow last week Thursday 20 at.
tend the funeral ot Mrs Chapman's $
brother. Ell Cadoret-
After being here about a week
Mr.. and Mrs Giles Davis we're re-
called TO Toledo, O.. by Mr brigham
and left last Friday morning We
understand the Brigham house win
not be opened tin the middle OF
July,
Last Thursday night pair OF
horses passed through our village
drawing large auto, Cause n
broken shaft All of which shows
that the horse is still very useful.
Especially in time OF trouble.
Rev. Geo. II. Gilbert and son
Arthur are at their home ON the
West Road. They arrived last FIJI
day. Or. Gilbert has sold his house
In Northampton. and for the pre-
sent will make his home in Dorset.
The grading around the church
has been completed, aud the roads
and paths laid out aud the lawns
sowed. and IN few weeks the place
win look very attractive, and is a
vast Improvement In every way. e,
A. Wade had charge OF the work.
The following officers were el
ected for the ensuing six months
Sunday night by the members OF the
Y. p. s.. Pres, Miss Mabel Gilbert;
Vice Pres, Miss Lizzie liarwood;
sec'y.. Miss Amy Blackmer; Treas,
Miss Edith Harwood; Pianist Mrs.
r. NJ. Campbell
We are very sorry to learn
that Mrs. Anderson of Toledo, Ohio,
has cancelled her engagement OF
rooms with w. j. IIolley and probab
ly will not be here this season. II
will be a great disappointment TO
her many friends, and will be the
first time in many years that Mrs.
Anderson has not visited Dorset.
There are great many people
coming into town at this time and II
is impossible to know just when the
come, and who they are staying with
Why not aid the correspondent by
sending him the names OF the arriy-
ais, and where they are fromY 1t
all helps to make the paper interest
ing, and lets our friends away from
home know what is going on.
DIR. Charles Il. jefferson of the
Broadway Tabernacle, New York
passed through Dorset last Friday
and stopped long enough to examine
our new church of which he had
heard a great deal from Miss Car
hart and others, The DR., was on
his way to Hanover, N, H., to preach
the Baccalaureate Sermon last Sun
day at Dartmouth College,
Miss Harrison of Troy, N. y,
and party of friends spent the
week end In Dorset returning Mon
day morning. Miss nessie.- Sheldon
accompanied the party on their re-
turn trip and will stay in Troy un-
till the end of the week. The ladies
came up in Miss Harrison's car
which was driven and looked after
by the owner.
A special meeting OF our Fire
District was held last Monday night
to comply with some points OF the
law which had not been properly at
tended to at the previous meetings.
To the former list OF officers were
added chief and assistant chief en-
gineer, w. J. Holley and Chas. A.
Wade respectively being selected.
Good progress is being made on the
work and 1t is hoped that 1t will
be completed on contract time, Aug.
1st.
The second ball team OF Dor
set, composed of boys from IL to
ID years of age, met what was sup
posed to be the second East Rupert
team but which was comprised main
ly of young men, In a game OF base
bali on Sykes field on Monday. Tn
Dorset boys met defeat to the tune
Of 20 to H. Next time II Is hoped
that the visiting team viii be made
up of boys of an age nearer to our
boys so that the game will be as II
should be.
John Stone, the aged father OF
+. G.. Stone OF this village. who has
been in failing health for the past
year, died on Sunday and the fun
eral was held on Wednesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Stone was
born in Yorkshire, Eng, In 1895. II
followed the seas for 20 years OF his
life and came 10 this country forty
two years ago and took up farming
which has been his occupation ever
since. The cause OF his death was
old age He leaves a son, Fred @.
Stone of this town, and daughter,
Mrs. Erford Leach OF Pawlet.
The following are registered at
the Dorset Inn f. Il. Hill. NJ A.
MeEekron, Manchester; G. d. Lover
ing, Boston, Mass; Mrs. W. s. Far
ey, Albany, N. r.; r. H. stowe, Troy
N. y; Rev. Isaac Jennings, Benning
ton; Mrs. S. C. Gray, Detroit, Mich;
Harry Gardiner, Bennington: Mrs.
NJ. v. Barbour, Victor Barbour. II.
NJ. Mccauley. and two maids, Tole-
do, o.; c. II. Barber. Wallingford;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Warren. Sara
toga, N. w.. Miss G. N. Luska, Miss
Bertha Van Denberg, Miss Julia Har
fison. Troy. ". y: James Albright.
Cambridge. Mass; VIM. Dolphin, o.
Dolphin. Chris Jorden, Troy. n. Y