The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-10-15
The Toggery Shop

place, there will be a meeting Of tn
Board of Civil Authority Of the tow
of Manchester to revise the check lis
for the coming election.
MANCHESTER DEPOT
George NJ. Rich was in Rutland, Fri
day.
+. F. Human spent Sunday in AL
bany, N. Y.
Mrs. w. W. Pratt spent the day
Thursday in Rutland.
w. F. Andrews is a recent purchas.
ers of an automobile.
II. C. Rich and family of Troy, N
Y, have moved to this place.
r. B. Ford is spending a few days
at his old home in Wanakena, N. Y.
Arthur Fowler of Schenectady, N.
Y, was recent guest of Hon. and
Mrs. j. w. Fowler.
Among those in town who are run
ming new automobiles are F. H.
Briggs, c. w. Sykes, G. F. Lawrence,
and C. B. Carleton.
Mrs. Stockbridge of Buffalo, N. Y,
who has been spending some time at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. An
drews, has returned to her home.
Postmaster H. S. King, who has
been way on a vacation with DR.. l.. j..
Callahan and A. E. Moffat, returned
home on Saturday evening, having
spent the week in camp at Long Point,
VT, on Lake Champlain.
On Friday afternoon a very enjoy
able tea party was given by Mrs. S. b.
Bush at her home. She was assisted
in entertaining by her sister, Mrs. M.
M. Christie, of Pittsburgh, Pa. There
was music and refreshments.
f. II. Walker, J. w. Fowler, 0. r.
Bennett, and E. Fl. Swift, who were
away on vacation for a week at
Thompson's Point, returned home Fri
day afternoon, having made the re-
turn trip up through Grand Isle
county and across to New York state
and down through the Adirondacks to
Manchester.
On Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney w. Baumgardner of the Bat
tenkill Inn, pleasantly entertained at
a supper party, having as their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Rich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton r. Rich, Mrs. Wood and
Miss Mcintyre of Cattaraugus, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erie Rich and Frank |
Human of Manchester. The long,
ow center piece consisted of fruit and
lowers, most artisticly arranged.
Herbert Johnson of Winhall, has
bought of Parker V. Baldwin of this
village the old Woodcock homestead
,wned for many years by Mr.. Bald
win. Mr.. Johnson will move his fam
ly here at once and take up his resi-
lence. This sale was made through
he agency of F H. Briggs. Mr.
Briggs has also sold for Ida Wilder
he building lot between the Robert
Anderson place and the house owned
" Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder. The pur-
haser was George Collette.
VIM. J. Hicks, life long resident of
Manchester, died at his home in this
,illage on Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Hicks had slight shock early in the
lay but died from complication of
diseases. He was nearly 80 years of {
ge. Besides wife, he leaves son, {
!. j. Hicks of this village, and
aughter, Mrs. Waldo Williams of /
forth Adams, Mass; also brother, |
. Henry Hicks of this place, and :
ister, Mrs. Merritt Johnson of For
stviIle, N. Y. The funeral services
ill be held on Friday afternoon at
o'clock. \
At the last regular meeting Of Bat :
,nkill Valley Grange it was decided o
, hold a Halloween celebration :
hich will take the form Of card
lrty and masquerade ball. Changers
I'd their families are invited and
embers OF Battenkill Valley Grange
.siring to have others than Patrons
yited should forward names to the
'mmittee in charge, consisting Of
RS. Burt Willard, Mrs. John Dimond.
RS. r. H. Walker, Mrs. ]. L. Sher
an, and Mrs. A. j. Davis, in order
avoid duplication of invitations.
he number ~ inivtatiors allowed 10
ch member VIII, Of necessity be linn
d. 0.~h"stra and ether expenses
III be met BY voluntary contr button
ON those attending.
When baby suffers with eczema or
me skin trouble, use Doan's Oint- II