The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-11

IN town Tuesday on business
There are d great mary persons con
fined 70 their homes b. sever colds
Miss George choquett is enter
tanning her sister from Adams, Mass
for S season,
Mira Chaa 4. Randall is spending
the week IN Montpelier She went
there last Friday.
The next meeing q the Monday
Club viii he on the 18th inst, and will
b held al the home q Mrs +. L.
Wyman.
Virgil A. Nadeau Of East Dorset,
Was IN this village on business We'd
ncsday morning
We understand that Mr., and Mrs.
Aaron y. Convey are confined 70 the
house by illness.
Edward II. Swift was al his home
here over Sunday. returning to his
duties at the legislature Monday
morning
Bernie Mason has moved from the
house OF the Misses Chaplin to W b.
Edge-toris farm IN East Dorset,
al.ich he will run e. the next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Gossler are en-
tertaining their daughter Mrs. Robert
A. Jones, and the grandson, Robert A.
Jones, Jr., Of East Orange, n. J.
The next meeting Of the village
dancing class viii be next MONDAY
evening instead Of the usual evening
The change was made In order to ac-
eommodate those who might wish 10
attend the Masonic dance on Tuesday
evening.
A. NJ. Reed is out Of town for few
weeks, having gone from here to Lake
wood. n. j., from whense he accom-
panied Mrs. W. II. Mcclure 10 Au-
gusta, Ga, where she will spend the
remainder Of the winter as guest at
the hotel Bon Air
Mrs. NJ. w. Stewart, who was
guest at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Otto K. BENEFIT, for several weeks
past. returned to her home in Ben
nington last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella r. Bourn left Manches-
ter last Thursday afternoon for Day
tona, Fla, where she will remain for
the balance Of the winter.
II. NJ. Townsend, an old resident of
Manchester, who was stricken WITH
paralysis a week before his death,
passed away Friday morning. The
funeral services were held Sunday,
Rev. S. X. Perkins officiating. Inter
ment was in Delwood cemetery. Mr..
Townsend is survived by a wife,
daughter, Mrs. +. NJ. Taylor, and
son.
Mrs. VIM. B. Edgerton has been
feeling very poorly for the past week.
She is some improved at present.
Hon. and Mrs. Edward c. Orvis
and Miss Edna NJ. 0rvis, who have
been in Burlington for the past few
weeks, returned home Monday after
noon. Their many friends are glad
10 see them back and to note the con-
,inued improvement in Mr.. Orvis'
health.
The solo number Gounod's THE
King Of Love My Shepherd is beau
tifully rendered by Mrs. William Co
vert, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Smith, was greatly enjoyed by the
congregation at the Congregational
church last Sunday. As also were the
fine songs so kindly contributed to the
program on the occasion Of the golden
wedding anniversary. Mrs. Covert is
Manchester girl and everyone here
is delighted with her success as teach
err and soloist.
Albert Smith was much pleased and
agreeably surprised on receiving no
tiee recently that he took second prize
at the recent poultry show in st. Al
bans on Buff Orpington pullet. He
was winner in very large class.
Geo. +. Lawrence was also a triple
winner on White Plymouth Rocks
at the Albany poultry show, taking
three frsts with four birds entered
in class Of fifty. He took firsts on
pullet, hen and cockerel. Rah for
Manchester's classy chickens as well
as her classy breeders.
On Saturday, Feb. 9Th, George w.
Bennett very quietly passed the s0th
milestone of his life He was very
kindly remembered by his many
friends in this village and elsewhere
by shower Of post cards He was
also in receipt of many letters and
flowers. Mr.. Bennett wishes at this
time to thank all those who so kindly
remembered him in his shut in eondi-
ton and takes this means OF letting