The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07
Hard's Drug Store

/ freshments filed the time until ten
o'clock when homeward bound was the
next event.
Old residents of Manchester and vi
cinity doubtless will read with interest
mingled with regret, Of the death of
Mrs. Rookie c. Porter which occurred
Dec. 10, 1914, at the home of her
daughter in West Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Porter was born in Manchester,
July %, 1899 She was daughter of
Elan B. and Sophia Chellis, and from
family of nine children. She is
survived by one sister, Mrs. Lois A.
Hosley, of East Hartford, Conn. A
brother, Brenton NJ. Chellis, of SPRING
field died about ten years ago.
At the annual meeting Of the Fire
district held last Monday night the
following were the officers chosen for
the next year: A. B. Marsden, mod
orator; II. J. Fuller, member of pru-
dental committee for two years; w.
II. Roberts, clerk and treasurer; c. c..
Colvin, chief engineer; Lester Reed,
first assistant engineer; +. H. Walker,
second assistant engineer; H. j. Fuller
collector. A tax of 25c on the dollar
was voted, II cents Of which was for
lights, ) cents for sidewalks and 8
cents for general expenses. The col
lector reported at the meeting that
all the 1914 tax was collected.
MANCHESTER DEPOT
Mrs. Lovett spent Saturday in Rut-
land.
Fayette |. Farnum is confined to
his bed by illness.
j. w. Fowler left Monday afternoon
for few days stay in Burlington.
Miss Hidred Benedict visited with
Mrs. Frank NJ. Walker Thursday last,
Our neighbor, Mr. Fuller, now has
quartet of girls, a new baby arriving
last week.
Tom Kent and wife were called to
Manchester recently by the death of
his mother.
Myron Taylor is working for Mr..
March in delivering oil for the Stand
ard Oil Co.
Miss Jessie Wright of Rutland,
spent New Years with her sister, Mrs.
Smith Jameson.
Our neighbor, Loren March, deserv-
es thanks for ploughing the sidewalks
after the last snow storm.
Our old neighbor, George L. Nc
Guffin, is under the weather, in the
care of DR.. Hemenway.
Miss Agnes Eddy Of Schenectady,
N Y, spent New Years with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hicks.
Hon. and Mrs. J. w. Fowler enter
tanned at dinner on New Years day in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Fow-
Ter.
The Manchester Lumber Co., is put
ting up an addition to their mill to be
used for the manufacture of clothes
pins.
Miss Maude Hanna has returned to
take charge of the school in East Man
chester after her vacation spent with
her parents in Hebron, N. Y.
Misses Josie Godette and Hazel
Crossman have been on visit among
friends in North Adams, Mass, and
Bennington the past few days.
Miss Sarah Nelson lef, on Monday
afternoon fer MiddlCbury college after
having spent her Christmas vacation
with her rarams, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Fow.er, who
spent New Years as guests of Hon.
and Mrs. J. w. Fowler, returned to
their home in West Lebanon, n. Y,
Monday afternoon.
Those people who predicted an open
winter wear disappointed look be-
cause their predictions are not being
verefied and their friends have lost
faith in their gift of prophecy.
Waldo Kendall is having share OF
bad luck A year ago he had his wrist
broken and now, because Of an i'm
proper setting, he has ben obliged to
have it again broken and reset.