The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-08-14
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The condition Of Charles n o.
Wis, whose illness we spoke OF
our last issue. was such that OF
saturday IL was deemed necessar,
70 resort 10 heroic measures and
operation was performed that after
noon, from which Mr.. oryls rallied
IN good shape, but at the present
time IL 10 very procarious condi-
ton. much 10 the SORROW OF his
many friends Ia town who regret
that a life filled SO full OF activities
az his has been should so suddenly
b. endangered
The entertainment given by the
Misses Hoyt on Friday evening fill
ed the new gymnasium, almost to
the limit. nearly every one OF the
400 seats on the main floor being
occupied while the gallery was fill
ed as well. The entertainments
which these versatile ladies' give are
feature OF every summer in Man
chester aud there are seldom any
duplicates from season To season
except by request. Most any Of
the numbers OF their varied pro
gram viii stand seeing more than
once, however.
Paris. the youngest child and
only son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Pur-
dy. was taken Monday morning &
the Rutland hospital suffering from
fractured skull caused by being
kicked IN the head by horse
which his sister Hazel was leading
to water. The horse playfully kick
ed up his heels and when he did SO
wheeled about SO that when his feet
came down the child was struck.
The little fellow is six years OF age
and the unfortunte accident is sim
erely to be regretted. He was
operated on on Tuesday morning
and II Is to be hoped that the opera
tion may prove TO be successful
one and that the little fellows life
may be spared
AT the meeting OF the Nam
chester Improvement A Association on
Monday evening there was good at
tendance and a lensth. discussion
was had relative TO the plan ana
scope OF the celebrating of the
150th anniversary of the settling OF
Manchester, which will take place
next summer. The report of the
sidewalk committee was also heard.
Three delegates were chosen to at
tend the annal meeting of the Ben
nington County Vermont Improve
mont Association which is to be feld
In Bennington the lsst Of The l1olth.
The regular annual meeting will be
held on Monday evening. August rs.
Notice of this meeting will be given
later.
News was received in this village |
on Monday of the death at her
home IN Remington of Mrs. Helen
Kenyon Stillson, after an Illness ex-
tending over a period Of many years
AZ o.. la pc
Stllson was native OF Dorset but
was raised in the family of ID. y. |
Purdy, where she married Mr.. Still |
son IN 1881. and from that time |
their home was In Bennington, Mrs. |
Stillson leaves no immediate fami- |
ly, her four children all dying young |
Her nearest OF kin is Henry Mars, OF
Rutland, a nephew, who was a for
mer resident of this place AIRS.
J. w. Hansen, daughter OF Mr. |
stillson by a former wife survives
and has done all that could be done
to make her step-mother's last days
pleasant. The funeral win be held
from st. Peters Church Bennington
on this Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock
As We go TO press the annual
fair OF st. Paul's church is in pro-
gress and the third and last nights
entertainment will close Wednesday
night. On Monday night there was
an interesting entertainment given
by the children in the form OF a
minstrel entertainment Tuesday
evening there was a literary enter
tainment including very pleasing
lecture by Rev FIR. p. J. Long OF
Proctor, VT. frequent visitor In
Manchester. who took for HIS subject
Vermont. FIR. Long treated this
topic In a splendid manner and was
both witty and wise in his remarks.
evening will mark the
close OF the entertainment, also the
close OF voting contest. This CON
test Is TO determine who Is the
best honsekeeper In Manchester and
which man is the homliest The win
ner Il to be presented with a latest
model carpet sweeper. The atten-
dance has been large and the en-
,husfaam good