The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-09-10

Point, the guests Of Hon. +. c. 0rvis
Monday they went to Vergennes
where they took in the Marlborough
celebration. Tuesday and Wednesday
they were in Burlington and Mont
pelier in attendance on the State and
District Conventions.
A card party was conducted at the
Equinox House recently for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross war fund and
about 5000 was realized. Among the
schemes of the visitors to assist in the
programme was that of Presley ).
Mclaughlin, who made individual
sketches while you wait" at so cents
each until the picture till showed a
count of more than $50.
Prof. Cummings of the University
of Vermont will give an illustrated
lecture on the care of trees and gen
eral horticulture at the Gymnasium
Friday, Sept. 18th, at 5 o'clock. The
ladies of the Manchester Garden Club
have arranged the lecture and as Prof.
Cummings is an authority on these
subjects it shou ldbe Of great interest
and benefit to every member OF the
community. There will be no charge
for admission and it is hoped that a
large audience will greet Prof. Cum
mings.
Advertised letters, Sept. 9, 1914
Ciocca Ambrogio, Sauna Antonio,
Della Adams, Mr.. nd Mrs. Bucker,
Jr., Emery Bison, Vernon Brown,
Mrs. Herbert Cook, Mrs. M. c. Colby,
Mrs. W. D. Cobb, B. F. Carver,
Nicola Carousone, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Durand, J. Clarence Davies,
Bessie Davis, Mrs. Genevea A. Dun
ham, DR.. and Mrs. Frank Durham,
Bula Edmundson, Virginia A. Ellis,
Charles L. Galusha, Alta Wade, Ruth
Jenkins, Hattie Klein, Tomas Parent,
Miss S. f. Sagram, Jeon Sagway, 5.
Untiananaitys, George Walker, Eliot
Wooley. By R. j. Orvis, P. M.
At the Battenkill Valley Fair, 1914,
the Garden Club of Manchester will
offer two prizes of $500 each. Glass l
omen only to flowers grown by the
exhibitor. Persons employing garden
ers or hired help are not eligible to
compete. The prize for this class
will be for the best bunch of cut
flowers. Bunches not to contain more
than three dozen flowers, and no per-
son to exhibit more than three bunch
es. In judging, quality and arrange
ment only will be considered. Quality
to count rs points, arrangement 70
points. Class 2, open to employed
gardeners and professionals. The
prize for this class will be given for
the best bunch Of asters. Bunches to
contain not less than one dozen nor
more than three dozen flowers; no
person to exhibit more than one
bunch. Quality to count rs points, ar
rangement 25 points. Flowers to be
sent the morning of the second day of
Fair, with name of exhibitor and num-
Der plainly marked on them.
During the U. S. Golf tournament
held the past week at Ekwanok links,
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany handled 100000 words, and the
newspaper men were high in their
praise at the way it was handled. To
do this was no small task, as wires
were scarce in this part of the coun-
try; but anticipating this match to be
held here and knowing its Importance,
the Western Union Telegraph Co. be-
gan to prepare for it just the moment
the announcement was made that it
was to be held here. w. A. Donovan,
of the managers Office in Boston was
sent to Manchester on August Is to
make the final preparations, and on
Sunday Warren G .Wetmore, District
Traffic Supervisor, arrived with ten OF
the best operators from Boston. These
operators are the cream" Of the pro
fession, being picked because of their
newspaper experience and thorough
knowledge Of golf. The operators
names are "Pete" Murphy, "Dick'
Fischaker Eddie Ficher, Harry Fuller
Of Brownville Junction, Harry Waters,
Tom Mclean, John Rough House
Kane, Hiram Finn, "Bunko" Ryan
and George Fred Herring.
The Swastica Quartette of New
York City, gave very fine concert at
the Gymnasium last Thursday even
ing to small but appreciative audi
ence. The following program was
finely rendered:
Part !
Piano Solo, Selected
Quartette-A. "The Miller's Wooing'
flaming
B. "Who is Sylvia ?"
Schubert
Soprano - Aria from der Fret