The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-18
MANrnEsTER

Fails. a. g. snd Manchester arrive
back here 90 Thursday
Geo. 81 Crocker arrived here u
forcpar, ot the wock, after havini
bern IN the south for few weeks
Mrs Clms c Bell "a much improve,
after having bern shu, il for ntari!
two weeks with the prevailing cold.
G Bacon is getting ready 4
break ground for his ncp home OF
Main street. opposite Mira. shcpard's
There have been two sure signs O
spring seen recently namely birdi
building d nest and M umbrella mend.
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Mrs, Alice Lewis ard daughter, Of
Bernardston, Mass, are visiting Mr.
ard Mrs. Albert S,ockwell and other
relatives IN town.
George smith, who has beef housed
for the past week with an attack Of
the grip Is able to be out and abou,
once more.
Edward s. lsham Of New York City
arrived here the last q 80 week and
remained for a few days looking after
work on his summer home here.
James /. Taylor has sold his large
barn 10 the Manchester Lumber Co,
who are tearing il down and removing
it. The Messrs Duling are doing the
work.
The highways In this town are in
very good condition for this time of
the year, in some places, especially
where oil has been in use, the dust is
flying
Mrs. Ella K. Bourn, who has been
in the south for several weeks, ex-
poets 10 leave Daytona, Fla. on the
22d inst for point further north conn
ing home by easy stages
Chas. r. Oryis, whose condition has
been such as TO worry his family is
slowly failing Mr. Oryis is in his SID
year, and has been in delicate health
for the past two years, since his opera
ton.
The many friends of Hon. D X.
Simonds will be pleased to learn that
he is showing very marked improve
ment from last week He has been
able to be up for short time and
hopes in a few days TO get back onto
a regular line OF substantial food.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Orvis and FAM
lily arrived here Thursday afternoon
from New York City, called here by
the illness Of Mrs 0rvis' father, Hon.
d. X. Simonds. They returned to New
York on Sunday afternoon, leaving
Mr. S.monds much improved in health.
W. X. Bennett and Robert Z Bowl
ing have formed i partnership for the
conducting of a general painting and
decorating business continuing Che
business carried on for 80 many years
by Geo. w. Bennett, Who Has retired
from business on account Of his
health. Their advertisement appears
in another column.
The Manchester A. C. basket BAN
team win meat thc Granville Irde
pcndonts in the Seminary Gymnasium
next Friday evening at 6:l5 o'clock. /.
The Granville team come here unde
fcatcd for this season and have such .
men as Nugcnt Of the Troy State
League playing with them. Semi +
professional rules will be played
The Koos Koos KEGS Campfire Girls
viii give a play, "Anita's Trial" at
the Gymnasium Tuesday evening,
March 23rd, at o'clock Following
the play there is to be a short ceremon-
ial meeting, which will show some
thing Of the character Of the camp
fires. Miss Jennie Stone win sing
during the intermission. Admission,
Is cents.
On Friday March 18th the team
the Bennington Civic
League played tho Seminary girls at
the Gymnasium. The home team won
by the score Of 81 to 4. The game
was well played BY both teams and a
return game is to be played soon. The ,
lineup Of the home team was as fol-
lows. Evangeline Wilcox c, Mildred !
Phelps {, Marcela McDevitt ( Lois
LAWYER &, Marjorie Andrew G. Char
Iotte Burns played as substitute for
Wilcox and Blanche Nichols for And
rev.
On Thursday evening Of last week :
The men served supper at the Congre- /;
gational Church parlors. II was 75c /,
supper marked down to 25c. There
was a pretty fair attendance but had
people in general known what was TO !,
Do served and who was to serve it
he church parlors would have been all
90 small to have held the crowd.
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