The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-31
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The state highway department
Is TO pay one half the cost OF resur
facing the highway from the new
bridge at the Center south 10 the
village limits II il 10 be hoped
that Tie good work mas be- brought
through into this village as far as
necessary. This Nofk is TO be
done under the supervision Of the
Government Engineer. D. II Win
slow. who. with his assistant, Her
bert Creighton. was IN Manchester
"Wednesday.
,he new wall that J u. Wilbur
is making alongside the road from
above the bridge below The Cas-
cAdes' 70 a point near the en-
trance to the farm house at Wi
burton Farms, is a very decided
addition 10 the attraetiyeness OF the
highway III particular. as well as
TO the property adjacent This wall
Is made OF field stone taken from
an old stone wall ON Mr.. Nilbur's
premises and Is nine 20 ten feet Ia
height In some places. Mr.. Wilbur
also expects TO erect couple OF
dams across the gulch TO the west
of the highway and thus make a
couple OF small ponds which viii
add still further to the attractive
ness OF the piaGr Tie selectmen
are commencing work on the east
side OF the bridge at this point and
are TO widen II ont and put IN a
heavy retaining wall There should
also be retaining wall placed the
entire length of the east bank oil
the highway at this particular spot
80 as to do away with any further
washing away Of The bank into the
road at this place.
MANCHESTER CENTER.
Mrs Susie Lawrence is very ILL.,
r.. b. Smith OF Plttsfield, Mass,
is in town.
Miss Alice Sherwin is visiting
her aunt in Arlington.
Mrs Jennie billiard is visiting
friends in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perry spent
Sunday in East Dorset
Mrs. Ellsworth OF California Ii
visiting Mrs. Kate Fullerton.
B. J. Hebert has returned from
visit to his old home In Dandy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cherbon-
neau are entertaining friends from
Troy.
Henry Birch has moved from
the Charles Ames farm to Nye Tay'
lors house.
John Thompson has moved
from Herbert Thompson's into Mrs
Ellen Bowens house.
Miss Mildred Cres19y spen'
Saturday with her mother in Airing
toI
Mrs. Spellman and two sons OF
Westfield, Mass, are visiting friends
In town
The Service Club will meet Oh
Friday afternoon with Mrs N. Cher
bonneau.
Mrs. ]. s. Brown left last Nor
day for Boston where she is visiting
her sister.
Owen Smith has prchased
house and lot OF e. l.. Taylor and
will take possession soon.
Mre Read and daughter Of
Hartland, Vt, were recent guests
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Irving Conner.
The Womens Auxiliary and ST
Margaret's Guild will meet at the
rectory Thursday at 2.30 p. m.
| Miss Irene Perry OF East Dor
set. who has been visiting her bro
Their Joseph, returned home Sunday
Ralph Lukes is attending tht
Fairfax summer conference as 8
representative of the Baptist G. e
Society
Regular service at the Bapts'
church next Sunday morning aitel
which the ordinance OF the Lord
supper will be observed.
Miles Stacy, who has been a
work for Ellis Taylor through the
spring and summer, has returned Y
his home In Pennsylvania.
Rev. Mr.. sprague, who hal
officlated in st. Johns church a
Manchester for few weeks, eS
changed with Rev. W. II. Bamfor'
Sunday.
Next Sunday the Rev Mr.. kel
ton of Pawlet, former pastor. WI
preach In the NJ. f. church morning
and evening. Rev. Mr. Parker VII
preach IN Pawiet.
Regular church covenant nee.
ling saturday afternoon at 2.So. Al
members are earnestly requested e
be present. II unable to do so WI
Won Kindly send message.