The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-09

ping On Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs Percy Mears have
moytA from hen anto lumber ioh
on TIC mountain
r. NJ Campbell j. planning e az
tend the annual meeting q INC State
Grange 10 Darlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Connei went
70 Rutland and Brandon on Tuesday %
b. gone q couple of days
Mr. and Mrs A. W Harrington
have closed their home here and re-
turned % Troy for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Delmcr Taft ara re-
joicing over the advent Of a daughter.
This makes them six sons and a
daughter. Congratulations
Miss Anna Gilbert has returned
from two weeks visit TO her sister,
Mrs W. Leroy Haven, at Saranac
NY.
On Friday there will be bcnft Civ
en- in School Hall for the benefit Of
Wilson Reed Some Of the good old
time dances will be INDUCED in
The Henry Family show company
were in Dorset Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday They always are vel
come for they are good, clean enter
tanners.
There were IL went from here to
Manchester on Tuesday evening to at
tend the play, Arlington in 1891"
given in the Gymnasium Of Burr and
Burton Seminary. Those who went
were repaid for their efforts
Mrs. +. II. West accompanied Mr..
West to Rutland on Monday last. Mr..
West left that day for Boston in the
interests Of the Vermont Marble CO.,
which concern expects to go into the
manufacture of lime from their waste.
Mr.. West expects to be gone until the
holidays
News has been received in town by
relatives of the death of William
Batchelder, aged 10 years, at his home
in Haverhill, Mass. Mr.. Batchelder
was a native Of Dorset He leaves
wife and two sons. The funeral was
held on Monday. He was an uncle of
Vim. Batchelder Of this place and j. s.
Batcheder Of Manchester Center
Dorset Grange Notes
The regular meeting Of Dorset
Grange was held last week Wednesday
when the officers for 1916 were elect
ed Considerable business of import
ance was disposed of and two very
good moves were made when it was
decided TO appoint two committees to
act with the schools, Sunday schools,
and church clubs in having commun-
ity Christmas tree and also in assist
ing in some Home Missionary work.
II was also voted that special com
mittee be appointed to present the
at the next meeting which
will be held Wednesday, Dec. 18TH
The committees are as follows: Christ
mas: Mrs John Fisher, chairman;
Mrs. John Peltier and Mrs. J. T. SAT-
ford. Home Mission Work: Mrs. VIM.
chairman; Mrs Grant
Matson and Mrs. Clifton p. Kent |
Program Committee for Dec. 18th:
Harry w. Davis, chairman; Mrs. Wal
lace Fahnestock and Miss Hazel Sey-
mour. The officers for the coming
year will be- Master. +. f. Gilbert, /
Ir.; overseer, Roland K. Harrington;
lecturer, Mrs. Clifton 7. Kent; stew
lri, Alfred Palmer; assistant steward, /
Sam HARDWOOD; chaplain, Mrs. Rose
robin; treasurer, Eugene Simmons;
secretary, Rufus Gilbert; gate keeper,
Perry Peltier; lady assistant steward,
Miss Hazel Seymour; ceres, Miss Ell T
ma Pratt; pomona, Mrs. Rufus Gil
bert; fora, Miss Anna Childs. The
selections are very good and if the
members will only support their Off
,crs. the year 1916 should show great
n results.
r. NJ Campbell the, retiring master
" Dorset Grange, has invited the 1915
ulcers to meet the officers elect to-
light at the Dorset Inn to talk over
Grange plans for the next year and
or a social evening.
Some months ago a Granger in am
,ther town told one of our residents
hat Dorset Grange was Dead If it
s Dorset fails TO know it, and if that
Granger would take the trouble TO Wis /
{ our Grange she would realize her
The Grange has over 100 .
members with a good balance in the /
treasury and all bills paid to date
Only a few delinquent members and I
before January LIST, they viii be clear
on the books. The average attend I
anee has been close TO so and our pro-
grams have been exceptionally well
carried out. In all matters connected
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