The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-20
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Mrs. Lester " Thompson il enter
tanning Miss Eleanor Gnlis o. Rutland
Mrs. r. n Hemeuwag who tas
ben " for some little time, Is slow
improving
Mrs shirley o Williams II Ban.
rinrtou, Is visiting her parents, Mr.
ami Mrs Chas C. Bell Tor a season
Alfred r.. fil.rgs a, a,w Orleans.
Ia long timc since rcsldcn; Of this
scctioa, is expected shortly for bis
annual vacation here.
A daughter was horn on Tuesday
July ", 70 Mr. and Mrs Charles West
of this village at Mrs Vests home iH
Pitisford VI
And that warm weather that w
were longing for has at last arrived
ari Is making amends for i,s tardiness
IS excessive strength.
Nrs. Lucy Munson Valentine Of
Wlamantic, Conn, is spending the
summer here Miss Miriam Valentine
Is with her mother for the summer
Mrs. r. +. Comstock Of Brooklyn.
and Mrs Ida Bassett and son Duana u
Bennington. we're dinner guests Of Nr.
and Mrs. Otto X. Bennett Friday.
Hiram Egglcston has commenced
the carpenter work on the new house
which Chester Bell is building on OIL
bingham avenue, next west Of the
home Of o. b. Coy.
The Misses Hoyt are preparing for
the two entertainments which they are
10 give this summer as usual They
viii entertain on the Friday evenings
of August II and %.
The painting Of the Congre gational
Church has been completed and the
edifcc looks much better, A. II. Clay
ton is toppoing out the chimneys on
the west side Of the building now.
Hon. D. X, Simonds. who has been
in rather delicate health for several
weeks, is abe 70 sit up some, but is
pretty feeble still It is hoped that
the warm weather will be beneficial TO
him.
willis Bcnner Of New York City,
Joined his family here over Sunday.
A tea room, the 10th Tea Room"
has been opened in the Burton cot
tage just south of the Equinox Junior
and is in full swing at the present
time.
There will be a benefit dance under
tho auspices of Modern Woodmen of
America for a neighbor at School
Hall in Dorset on Friday evening,
July 2Sth. McBride's Orchestra, assist
ed by Parker, will furnish the music
for dancing. Tickets SOC each. adv.
The Spencer Corset, strictly tailor
made dress and supporting corsets. A
special design created to meet the
requirements of each client. Shape
guaranteed until corset is worn out.
BE fitted in your home. Mrs. W. f.
Gillett, Corsetiere. Phone ILL.,. adv
w. Z. Edgerton has rented the
Maxim house on the west road, next
north Of Judge Grii!ith's place, to r
C. Stanley of New York City. He
has also rented A. F. Smiths house to
s D. Wilcox, Il friend Of Mr.. Stan
ley's. Both families are from New
York City.
The summer business in Manchester
is certainly on the boom this season
II has been many years since as many
cottages were rented and occupied by
out Of town people as this season. The
hotels are all running to good capacity
with prospects Of much heavier sea-
son than usual next month. Let the
good work go on.
Fred II. Meyer was up from New
York City for the last Of the week,
He returned 10 New York Monday
noon. The rapidly increasing business
of the Manchester Dairy Company
keeps Mr.. Meyer in New York all the
time, where he looks after the distrib-
uting end Of the business, +. D. Nc
CURE looking after the Manchester
end Of the concern.
On Thursday afternoon this section
was treated to one Of the most severe
thunder storms, with its accompani-
ment of wind and hail in some places,
that we have had this season. There
was not much damage done here but in
many localities to the north much
harm was done to the crops OF oats,
great fields Of them being laid fiat.
In sections above Dorset and near
Pawlct trees and limbs were twisted
off and wires were blown down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank K. Wetherbee
and party, consisting besides the
above, of their daughter, Miss Bea-
tricc Wetherbee and their niece, Miss
Ruth Davis, together with Kenneth
Cockerline, all Of Eugene, Oregon, ar
rived al G. L. Towsley's Tuesday noon.