The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-06-01

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Memorial Day
Several from here attended th
school exercises at South Dorset las
saturday night and reported YER
! pleasant time.
II l.. Derby Of Passaic. n j,
joined his family at Mr.. Fisher
las, Friday. aud yesterday they re
turned TO their home In New Ier
sey
John Matson. our road commits
si0ner. Is doing very good wori
around the village. and when II I
finished We will have as nice roads
as anyone could ark for.
Mrs. Henry Towsleey. Mrs. Al
lan Roberts and Miss Roberts OF
East Rupert and the North District
were guests Of Mr. and Mrs S, Aid.
rich OF Church St, Memorial Day
Almost all our out-of-town
guests who had come for Memorial
Day returned TO their homes Tues
day evening and Wednesday morn
Ing.
Mrs n. l.. Lockwood and two
children and Mrs. Sahnefstork of
New Rochelle, N. Y, arrived at the
prentiss cottage last week for the
season.
School Hall was very prettily
trimmed last Friday night with
flags, bunting and numerous flower
Ing plants. The plants were loaned
by Mrs. VIM. Weeks. and added
greatly to the decorations.
i. NJ Armstrong had his soda
fountain ready Monday night for
business and Memorial Day il was
well patronized. The fountain will
be In active operation till Labor Day
and longer If business warrants.
Among those noticed from out
of-town Memorial Day were the
three daughters of Mrs Merritt
Mrs B. Davis, Mrs. r.
Elmer, Mrs. c. Willard, all of Man
chester Depot.
Parties from Glens Falls, n. Y,
We're in town last Saturday and
again Tuesday looking over the pro-
posed water route with an idea of
bidding for the construction of the
same.
The following We're in town |
rom Saturday to Wednesday: Mr. |
md Mrs. A. w. Harrington and Miss
Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs. J ID. Shro
Ter, +. S. IIolley and Jos II. Har-
'ington. Jr.. of Troy. N. Y.
The Veterans and Woman's s Re
ief Corps escorted by the Woodmen
lttended service Sunday morning
md listened to very good sermon
y Mr.. Hunt, appropriate to the
lay
The Dorset ball team crossed
ats with a team from East Dorset
~gts c-~A.,..a..y .nt,raoou una r~soI
eaten. by score of IA TO IL. 1t
'as the first game of the season
nd with a little more practice the
oys will do as well as last year
The success of the Yoke Bear
rs banquet was due, TO great
xtent, to the energetic work OF the
committee which con-
sted of the following ladies': Mrs.
. b. Roberts, Chairman; Mrs. VIM.
randell, Mrs. Merritt Chapman and
Irs. Eugene Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Morris
ntertained an auto party from Pow
al and Manchester Center last Sun
ay consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Bates, John Hillard, Mrs. Jennie ,
ihiard and her niece Miss Reed.
n and Mrs. |. II. Glover OF the Wes ,
Dad were also of the party.
A sale OF quarry interests. in /
hich a number of Dorset people
cured was consummated last week ,
hen o. w. Norcross of Worcester,
ass. purchased property in Dandy ,
wned by Patrick Mccormack, Clark
otter, Ernest ii. West, Mrs. A. NJ,
'est and Mrs Christine w. Glover.
The Pre-Memorial exercises In
,hool Hall by the children Of our
hools last Friday night were a
'urce of pleasure to the many gath
ed TO hear them. The recitations
ere very good and well delivered,
Id the singing OF the duets, quar-
it's and Choruses very pleasing to
|.
The South Dorset Marble Co.
as formed last week. The ineor- r
'rators are Clark Potter of Dandy, Il
itrick Mccormick, Wm. +. McDe-
It, Miss Eva McDevitt and Law a
nee Ma oy of South Dorset A Il
larry OF exceptionally fine grade
Is been purchased and the tests h
I'VE shown that their judgment was h
Il wrong. C
This week another colossal
onolith is to be lifted from the d
larry. Ii is TO become one OF the q
ited columns in the Art Associa- T
IN Building la Montreal. These II
onoliths are said to be the largest
arried in America and In the q
ugh weigh about fifty five tons. s.
hen completed they weigh fifty 81
ns and their dimensions are 80 II. 81
In. II. 3 In.
Regular meeting OF Dorset N
ange will be held next Wednesday ~
ening. and at that time final ar N
ngements will be made for attend te
: Pomona meeting at Wells FRI OF
y the 9Th. State Deputy Sargent VI
Brattleboro Is expected 10 be az /"
> meeting, and IL is hoped that st