The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-08-10
MAscHEsTER

Mrs J. !. NNNihFr mas FtAWFNf
from Ne~ York City, TO which plac
she recently weni on business.
Miss Helen Way has returned from
a two weeks yisi, at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs Merle S. Pike in Sunderland
r. W. Clark Bird Of Philadelphia, j.
spending q short vacation al 'Wynd
hurst. tho Clark summer home here
On this Thursday afternoon al foul
o'clock the Woman's Missionary Soci
ETY. will meet with Mrs. Chas II. Ha~
ley.
Anyone desiring 10 purchase beau
tiful Boston fern apply 10 W. W. Ben
nett, Manchester Center. The fern
may be seen in his Office window. adv
The Ladies' Benevolent Society Of
the Congregational Church will hold
their annual sale al the church parlors
on Wednesday of next week, the 10th
Of August.
There will be a euchre and enter
tainment at the basement Of ST. Paul's
Church on Thursday evening, August
18th. The tickets are now in the
hands Of the committee FOR sale.
Rev FIR. b. Kelly and his sister and
niece, the Misses Katherine and Mar
garet Kelly Of Poultney, were recent
visitors Of friends here. Their many
friends were pleased 10 see them.
Mrs. p. II. Defley joined Mr.. Def
ley here on Saturday last. Mrs. Def
ley, who is stopping at Mrs. Larkins
on Franklin avenue, is rapidly CON
valcscing from serious operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Williams are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends upon the advent Of a son, born
on Friday August 4th. This is their
18th child, and ten of them are living.
Chester Bells new house on Dilling-
ham avenue is up and covered and
presents a nice appearance. II will
contain five rooms and bath when
completed. H. Eggleston is doing the
carpenter work
The annual meeting Of the Manches-
ter Village Improvement Society will
be held on Monday evening, August
21st, at s o'clock. The place for
holding the same will be announced
next week.
Miss Sarah T. Palmer, who had
charge Of the teacher training course
at Burr and Burton last year, has been
engaged to have charge of that de-
partment in the South Royalton High
Shcool for the coming year.
Post Commander Nathaniel Tows-
ley announced that there will be a |
meeting Of Skinner Post No. "a G. A.
r., on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
G. A. X. Hall. All members that can
attend are urged to attend this meet
ing.
The farmers in this section have
been hustling their haying' There has i
been almost a record crop Of hay and
ii has taxed the ingenuity of many
farmers to know how to get it all in,
Help is very scare and some are pay
ing up to $500 per day for help.
We understand that the annual ball
Of the employees in domestic service
in the village will be held along tow
ard the end of the present month.
This affair was a great success last
season and it is expected that this
years will be as we'll attended as last.
Burr and Burton Seminary will
open for the coming school year on
Tuesday, September 10Th. There will
be a radical change in the teaching
staff from that Of last year, only three
of the old force remaining A fuller
report Of the new instructors appears
elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. Chas. 0. Hard and Miss Helen I
l.. Perkins arrived Saturday last from
the formers home in st. Louis, Mo-, Z
and are at their home here with their {
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Perkins. ,
Mrs. Hard is convalescing from seri-
GUS operation some three months since
and will remain her euntil fall. Her
many friends wish for speedy return Z
to her former robust health.
We have been treated TO unusually d
hot weather--muggy as well as hot Il
which at times has been very oppres- '
sive. On Tuesday about noon severe q
rain storm struck this section but SO
far as we know no damage was done I
either by rain or lightning. A copious L
fall of rain did a lot Of good TO parch-
ed vegetation. The same porgram y
also occurred at $3.50 with a much
heavier fall Of rain.
Advertised letters at Manchester,
Vt, August 3, 1916: Elizabeth {. -
Ames, Mrs. Z. F. Beale, NJ. Bushea, b
George Briggs, b. W. Baker DR..
Coburn, Mrs. George L, Carnegy, Mrs. b
chas. Damien, Cesil j. Edgerton; Mrs. e
f. L. Harding, Mrs. F. L. Herrick, f
Mrs. s. w. Kinds, John II. Iselim, Jr.