The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-01

more expected IN q rev days.
Mrs. Eliza Phillips Of Westminster
visited her son Delmer Stone, last
week for few days.
Mrs. D. c. Grant and family Of New
York have opened their summer home
! here.
Mrs. Minerva Palm is home from
her school work in Newtonville, Mass,
for her summer vacation.
Harlan Coolidge and his sister, Mrs.
} Ernest Edgerton and son of Dorset,
spent Sunday in town with their
brothers and sisters.
/ NJ. j. Hapgood has a new Ford car.
Mrs. Hapgood comes this week from
Somerville, Mass, and will occupy the
store tenement.
Work on the State road has been
commenced just below the Bromley
House near the old Bryant black
smith shop. b. F. Williams has
charge of the work again this year.
Miss Clarissa Coolidge is home
| from Middlebury Coledge for her
summer vacation and is spending
short time with her sister, Mrs. Del
mer Stone.
Mrs. Abbie Batchelder and daugh-
ter, Mrs. II. NJ Swift, have opened
their home here. Mrs. Batchslder has
nearly recovered from her serious i'll
ness of last winter.
Mrs. w. J. Warren of New York,
arrived in town the first of the week
and well spend the summer at the
Bromley House with her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Warren.
The schools in town closed ten
weeks term on Friday of last week
with picnic and ball game which
was enjoyed by both children and
grown ups.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Coolidge are
to the Holden Farm in Land
grove, which they purchased last fall.
They have been very efficient members
Of our community and we very much
regret their departure.
Mrs. G. W. Glassford has so far re-
covered from her recent severe illness
as to be able to take the trip from
her home in New York to her summer
nome here, where she will spend the
summer.
H. NJ. Swift is at work for A. NJ.
Best Mr.. Best has about 20 men in
us employ at present and has been
making extensive repairs upon the
'arns on his place as well as uponr
he house on the so-called Messenger
lace.
An elaborate program for Children's
Jay was carried out last Sunday
1orning at the church in place of the /
sual service. The church was well I
lied, and the various parts by the
hildren were taken in q creditable
lanner to both pupils and teachers. /
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Burroughs of |
Manchester, spent Sunday in town. !
Irs. Burroughs expects to open her |
ouse here the last of the week. Their
aughters, Misses Edna and Evelyn,
re spending ten days as the guests Of I
leir aunt Mrs. w. II. Robinson, at her
INNER home on Peaks Island, Me.
Miss L. Sophia Bebee Of Manches-
T, former teacher in the village
hool here, accompanied by her sis
r, Mrs. Brophy Of East Dorset, spent
veral days Of last week here. Miss
abee has been special instructor in
usic in the Bennington schools the
Ist year.
Several new monuments and stones
we recently been set in the village
metery. Among them we noticed
city monument in memory of Minnie
lie Gates, wife of George Gates of
ndonderry, one in memory of Par
r Wyman Mrs. Elihu Wilder and
vel Wyman.
Congregational Church Notes
Rev. Stephen S. Wood, Pastor.
Preparatory lecture this Thursday
ening at 7:45. Subject, ~ am the
or"
The Christian Endeavor Society
d strawberry and ice cream social
the village hell on Wednesday even
Of this week.
;hristian Endeavor on Sunday even
at 7:45. Subject, National Ideals
How Home Missions Will Promote
m" Leader, Mrs. Minerva Palm.
forming service at II o'clock. Ser
n, "The Story Of Jacob" Commun-
service and reception Of members.
lday school at the close Of the
ming service.
BUSINESS meeting of the Sunday