The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-06-19

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Edwin Ctamer ~ West Rupert
was ia town sunday
Some are planting corn the
seoond time.
II Mrs James 9oodspoed aud son
Harry have new auto.
VeIna Watrous aud Albert Nor
ris we're married last "Wednesday
Mas. a II. Kelley Of whitehall
recently visited her sister. Mis- II
Manchester.
New seats aud carpets are DO
ing placed in the Meethodist church
In is also proposed 70 purchase a
bell II has been built sixty years
ana never had bell The bell from
the old church was stolen
Mrs German Weeks died Nj
brooklyn. n, v, Tuesday Tho rc
mains wete brought here yesterday
Ior intefment rawlet was her HON
most OF her life. She had lived IN
Brooklyn ouly few years, She
was about seventy years Of age, ana
is survived by one son, Thomas
Weeks, a druggist OF Pawlet
PERU.
Rev. NJ. ]. b. Fuller aud family |
returned to their home IN Hanover
Conn. the last Of the week
Mrs NJ B. Lyon is visiting hel
son, II. NJ Lyon, OF Barre, aud at
tending the graduation OF her grand
daughter. Hazel Lyon.
Rev. and Mrs II. u, Tildeu are
N Providence, X. l., this week at
tending the commencement of their
Miss Evelyn Tilden. who
graduates from Brown College
The death OF Parker Dana Wy
man, which occurred last week, re-
moves our Oldest inhabitant, had he
lived few weeks longer he would
nave reached the age of so years
lie was the son of Dana and Annis
{ (Adams) Wyman, who were among
the first settlers of the town, and
most Of his life had been spent here
Until a little while before his
death, he could recall and tell some
facts relating to the
early history OF the town II is ,
aid that he drew the bell now
hanging in the belfry Of the village
ihurch, from Boston with pair OF ,
oxen, and il was very fitting that /,
he bell was tolled while his body I,
vas being brought from his home
o the church where the funeral /,
vas held on Tuesday afternoon June /,
10, Rev. II b. Tilden officiating, Hel =
caves wife, two brothers and an
ldopted daughter with whom he
lad lived for many years, !
This community was saddened A
~ Saturday to hear of the death of d
me Of the sons OF old Peru, George v
Y. Wyman Of Manchester Center,wh 1
passed over and on, early Saturday Il
morning at his home, after short |,
illness. lie was born in this town i
bout IS years ago, and was a son n
# Thomas Wyman, who was the first n
male child born in town Mr.. Wy 4
nan was resident of this town fol v
ONE years after he reached man {,
Iood. His record as a teacher Is g
,robably not excelled, If indeed IL Is X
qualed by any person In the state,
e having taught over 100 terms, Il
nd up TO a very short time before Il
is death he had pupils who came
0 his home for their recitatiohs. lie q
lspired his pupils with love foi di
tudy and he had the happy faculty to
teaching them to think for them q
elves, which is point where many A
I the teachers Of today fail lie 4,
as left his influence for good which O
i'll, or al least should, be lesson N
, all who knew him. He leaves a I,
ife and several nieces and nephews y,
,sides many friends who will miss NJ
IS hearty handshake and kindly DC
nile. His funeral was held from Bi
e church here on Monday after Al
ION. Rev. X H. Tibballs Of South l.,
,,danda,r, nffia{atod In rho ab. ! of