The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-11-05

Mchayne, The kepuhllcsn eanaldat
was elected over J. ID Flynn for towr
representative By Is votes.
Monday evening the village band Y
was called out TO receive Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Gilbert. A most cordial recep
ton was rendered them, and Mr.. Gil
bert responded nobly TO the bands at
tentions. Before dispensing th,
musicians ~ halted at the Inn anc
serenaded another honeymoon couple
The groom accepted the attentions IN
the spirit offered and entertained then
in the usual manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. NJ. Campbell Of
North Main street entertained few
friends at auction bridge Monday
evening. Two tables, DIR. and Mrs. l.
NJ. Kelley Of Manchester Center, Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Phelon Of the South
district, and Mr.. and Mrs. B. b. Shell
don Of North Main street were the
guests,
I Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lefevre and
sons have closed their house on the
West road and returned TO New York.
During the past season Mr.. Lefevre
has made many improvements around
his place and next year expects to
complete the work. As it is, the "0ld
Stone House" and grounds are consid-
cred one Of the show places of Dorset.
Eleven Of the members of Dorset
Grange attended "Neighbors night
at Pawlet last week Wednesday. A
very interesting program was fur
nished by Cold Spring Grange of
Wells, and an extra fine supper was
furnished by Mettowee Valley Grange
OF Pawlet. About $50 were entertain
ed. Rupert, Poultney, MIDI letown,
Granville, and Dorset Oranges were
represented.
Bishop R. l.. Rudolph of the Re-
formed Episcopal church of New York
and Philadelphia, and Bishop Manuel
Fernando of Porto Rico and Director
of Christ's Mission of New York, were
in town last Friday. Bishop Rudolph
was up to close the contracts for his
new house on "Dunton" hill. A. A.
Norton has the contract and will be-
gin work Immediately. 1t is expected
that the house will be ready for the
Bishop and his family in the late
spring.
Saturday evening the grammar de-
partment girls of our village school,
entertained the boys of their depart
ment in School hall. After an inter
esting hour of games and a short pro-
gram the young people sat down to
most attractive supper gotten up and
served by the girls committee. Sand
witches, beans, pumpkin pie, cake,
candy, olives, and hot cocoa resulted
in the boys being "too full for utter
ance" when they were asked to make
a speech. The guests of honor were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher and R. M.
Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Kent
and Mrs. r. M. Campbell were invited
but were unable to attend.
Mrs. " T. Pratt, who has been man
ager of the Dorset Inn the past sum-
mer, is closing the Inn for the winter.
Mrs. Pratt has taken The Mango Ave.
Hotel at Sarasota, Florida, for the
winter. Sarasota is city about four
years old, located on Tampa Bay and
Sea Board Air Line. Thought sleep
ers are now running from New York
City to Sarasota without change. Sar-
asota, although so young, has street
paving, electric lights, city water, and
one of the loveliest bay fronts in the
south. Good fishing, hunting, bathing,
and golf are also among the winter
sports. Mrs. Pratt is fine hostess
and if any of our readers are contem-
plating visit to the South this win
ter they would do well to correspond |
with Mrs. Pratt.
Tomorrow and Saturday the Fourth
Annual Agricultural Exhibition of
Dorset Grange will be held in School
hall. This has become an institution
for this section and will be well worth
The doors will open at p.
N. tomorrow and by 7 o'clock the ex-
libition will be in full swing. From
what we hear there will be larger
number of entries than last year and
{ looks as if all the lists would be well
illed. The ladies of the Grange have
lecided to have sandwiches and coffee
IN sale on the platform. Also wheat
axes and maple syrup. The charge
icing five cents for cup of coffee and
md sandwich and same price for
late of three cakes and syrup. For
0 cents one can have six cakes, butter
nd syrup. Visitors from out of town
will not have TO go home hungry. Re-
reshments will be on sale from p.
n, till closing.
Friday aftarnoon Oct Ord the !