The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-08

notared 10 Bennington sunday and
.hen wont 10 woodford City. accom-
panied b. d. r. S. Pratt They re-
turned u Dorset Sunday evening
The Dorset Public Library will be
spea daaHg tie summer months and
gHsil further Notice Tuesday, wednes-
dap Friday and Saturday evenings
sad Tuesday ana Friday afternoons Of
each week, Hours as usual
john rcod Of Elm street, is improv-
ing the Robinson place by raising the
house. adding new kitchen and Stat
INK the Roof When completed Mr.
and Mrs Reed will have one Of the
pleasant places or Elm street
10 another place will be found the
list Of committees for the State
Grange Field Day. II is a good one
and the names on the different COM
mittees insure the carrying out Of the
schedule as planned.
Announcement cards were received
Monday announcing the marriage Of
Miss Gertrude Horning OF Fultonvile,
N. IL, to Prentiss H Kent Of Rutland
and Dorset The event occurred Sat
urday, the 3rd. The Journal extends
congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. Edison r. Starks Of
Worcester, n. y, were az Waldo B.
Sykes for a short stay. Mrs. Starks'
parents DR.. and Mrs. Rouleson Of
Watcrylict, n. r., were at the farm
also for a few days. The entire party
ltft Monday
The North District school also won
a prize Of SlO0 for general improve
mcnt and money raised by entertain
mcnts. Miss Griggs is the teacher and
the children binder her direction prov
ed they were able to obtain their
share Of the money offered.
Our auto dealers, |. A. Glover, IS
still placing cars in Dorset. Last week
he delivered a 1916 Briscoe to Nat. Nc
Wayne Of Main street. Also Ford
to Abner BlaclSmer of Kirby Hollow.
We understand that some more ears
will be delivered in a very short time.
Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Barbour and
Victor p. Barbour Of Toledo, O., ar
rived in town last week and have open
ed the Vail house in the North dis
trict for the season. Mrs. " D. Bar
bOur is visiting in Elizabeth, N. j.,
but will be up in short time.
Our Village Grammar School has
been one of the winners in the County
School contest. For general improve
ment and money earned by special ef-
fort they secured one of the $500
prizes, Miss Coolidge is the teacher
and the children under her leadership /
have worked hard and deserve the re- Il
ward they obtained.
The next meeting of the Women's
Society will be held at the
ecture room Of the church Wednesday
afternoon, June 14th, at 9 o'clock.
Those accustomed to attending these
meetings are cordially invited to at
end, and if possible bring others to ,
whom the work of the society is not so
amiliar. A report will be given of
he recent convention at Fair Haven, ;
md the reading of letter recently re-
eived from the Foochow Mission in '
Ihina will add interest to the meeting. !
There are about so autos in Dorset, :
south Dorset and East Rupert and ,
when all our summer residents arrive !,
With their cars there will be in the ,
leighborhod of 20. For a small COM II
nunity like this and with our narrow {
ide roads it behooves the drivers OF !
airs to use considerable caution. Es- $
'ecially in going around the Hollow ,
nd on the upper end of the West '
Dad As the Hollow" road is fav- II
rite drive for everyone we would sug .
rest to all who may take the trip in Z
utos that they go in on the south Cor X
ower) road and come out on the north i
or upper road. By so doing all cars 4
would be taking the same route and 5
he chances for an accident would be 2
owered considerably. {
Next week Wednesday Dorset Q
eople and their friends will have the I
leasure Of inspecting the new maya