The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-05-28

Wade 81 Main street, Is slowly bst
steadily improving.
Announcement cards are up in the
stores telling the public 70 remember
the play 20 be given By the Church
clubs Friday evening the afth u
June, in School Hall.
DIR. and Mrs. X, l.. Pierce and
family Of Philadelphia, Pa. arrived in
town Saturday and have opened their
home on Church street
--Wrigh, Hazleton Of the North
District, who has been visiting with
relatives in Wells for the past month,
has returned to his home.
DIR. W. A. Reynolds Of Albany, N.
| T., was in town for three days lately
enjoying the pleasant weather and in
cidentaliy doing little fishing.
| MIR and Mrs. |. streeter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Tiff, levi, Ernest, and kim
ball Tiff were in Dandy Sunday the
guests Of Mrs. Elbridge Streeter.
Mrs. Charles Willard Of Manehes-
ter Depot, was n two days guest last
week Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ
D. Chapman Of North Main street
Next Sunday will be Grange
Memorial Day and the members OF
Dorset Grange are requested to meet
At the School hall at 1890 TO receive
their badges and march TO the church.
The ice cream social for the ben
eft Of the North District school fund,
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Burr
Phillips, was a great success. A little
over seven dollars was realized.
The Dorset Inn has had tele-
phone installed. The number is 46-6.
On Saturday Memorial Day. Mrs.
Pratt Of the Inn, will serve dinner to
all those who desire it. A chicken
dinner will be served from IL to 2.
There was meeting Of the |
church trustees and the officers Of the |
Ladies Society last Monday night at
the home of j. H. Sheldon on Church
street, to attend TO business connected |
with the church.
Miss Leary Of the primary depart
ment had to be away for part day
last week on business. Miss Anna |
Manley took charge Of the room till
recess and Miss Hazel Seymour from
recess to the noon hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Bush of
MariJap Tnpp apI Nice Rutb Cha
ney Of T. c. A., Poultney, accompan-
led Mrs. Lorenzo Hatch who came to |
town Sunday to attend the interment
service of her husband, the late l.. j.
Hatch.
There is prospect that game
Of ball will be played on Sykes field
Saturday Afternoon between the Paw
let High School team and another
equally as good. At this writing the
details are not settled.
Mrs. Edwin Child and Master
Edwin, Jr., who have been in town
for the past two weeks, returned Sat
urday to their Flushing, l.. |. home.
The family will be in Dorset for the
summer about the end of June.
Hon. c. B. Kent and wife, Master
Robert Kent, and Mrs. Lindley accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton p. Kent
to Poultney in their Ford last Sun
day and spent the day with their son
Alton who is attending the T. C. A.
in that town.
Another change Of firms has
taken place in Dorset. Charles N.
Williams has bought his brother
Georges interests in the firm Of VIM.
Williams Sons, and the business will
be conducted under the name of VIM.
Williams Son. Charles, we wish you i,
success. |,
Last Saturday afternoon the Dor ,
set Juniors played the Manchester ]
Center Juniors a game OF base ball on
Sykes field II was live game right
from the start. Plenty of shouting,
kicking, and the best Of all the ball >
was hit hard as the score, which was
10 to Ia in favor of Dorset, shows.
R. NJ. Campbell, Master of Dorset 5
Grange, Past Master +. H. West, Mrs.
L. II. West, Mrs. G. N. Chambers, !
Miss Mildred Cressey, Miss Laura
Towsley, and Mrs. M. ID. Chapman,
also of Dorset Grange attended the
meeting of Battenkill Valley Grange i
at Manchester Depot Tuesday night Z
The body Of the late Lorenzo ].
Hatch was laid in its last resting
place Sunday afternoon. Simple SER
vices were conducted at the cemetery
by. Rev. W. Leroy Haven. There
was a large attendance of our resi- c
dents who wished to show their re- d
spent for their departed fellow towns
man. I(
Our Dorset people do not want to
forget that Saturday will be Memorial
Day and will be observed as usual by :
the Post and Corps. The usual dona-
lions of flowers and food will be
gratefully accepted by those in charge. !
For further information on this SUBJ :
ect read the proclamation by "Com-
rade Fisher in another column.
Sunday being an ideal day the n
of the Post and Corps turn
ID out in force to march TO the N
,hurch and were escorted by large B
delegation Of the Woodmen. The
.hurch was well filled and the ser R
,ice, which had been arranged espec
ally for the occasion, was very i'm
,ressive.
Sunday, Perry Peltier and Ernest in
danley took trip on Perry's motor Il
ycle to Rutland. They went up by OIL
way OF Manchester. Dandy, and Wall
ngford and returned by way Of Fair
Iaven. Poultney, and Granville. The
Dads going up were fair and some
ad. Gravel and sand were encount-
red in spots. Returning they found Of
he roads in very good condition. We SC
would Judge from their experience y.
hat the best way for an auto from W
Manchester to Rutland would be y, ~
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