The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-02-10

On business
chan. A,lcr II the West MoBnia
ia again abic 10 h. afound u.thou. Dc
300 81 ergtehes
Ned Cagsclman n North Main
street. lcft Monday Tor Nce York. u
bc gone several day
Ice cUl;.Ug has again begun and j.
a hoped tina, the work car be complet
"a before another thaw scts in.
Mr and Mrs Chas Norrross are j.
Burlington this week, called there BY
the death II Mr. Norcross mother
Mr. and MrA. Grant Matson Of Elm
street, were in North Rupert over the
week end the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Merritt Sheldon
Miss Helen Barross, who has beer
away FOR severai weeks visiting rela
uvcs and friends, is again at her
home at .he "Barrows House"
Fred S Holiey, who has been spend
ing the last wck at the Homestead
ON North Main street. returned Tues
dsy 10 his Troy, n. y. home
Miss Constance Cfanmer Knight Of
Main street. who was laid up last week
Tor few days with slight attack Of
the grippe, is again able to be out
The annual oyster supper Of the
Dorset Church will be held This year
on Thursday evening, Feb. r. at Tho
Church basement All arc invited 70
attend
Miss Clara wilkins. who spraincd
her ankle quite badly short time
ago, is getting along very nicely and
can move around the house with the
ail Of "a crutch
Earl Towslcy Of the North Hollow
Road, has moved his family 20 the
west side Of town into the Mrs, John
Patterson tenement Mr.. Towsley
will work this year for the HARDWOOD
brothers.
Miss Elma Pratt Of the Dorset Inn,
had as her guests over Sunday, hef
cousin, Miss Hilda Pratt, of Benning
ton. and Mcssrs. Darlington Goodrich
G.. c. Schauflcr, and Albert H. He'd
den Of Williams College.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reed Of the
South end, who have ben caring for
James Robinson of Elm street, have
given up their house and moved to tn =
Robinson home. The transfer of
household goods was made Monday.
Rev j. S, Dickerman of Maiden,
Mass. preached last Sunday mad gave
very good sermon. 1t is expected he |
will preach next Sunday and those
who were not out last week have an
opportunity to hear Mr.. Dickcrman
then.
Our local authorities have been
quite busy the past few days straight
ening out some troubles caused by the
over indulgence of "rot gut" and other
poor stuff, We understand that one
or two Of the offenders will take an
enforced vacation.
Word has just been received o. the
birth on February LIST, Of a daughter,
Janet Halliday, to Mr. ard .lrs. John
q. Young Of FL Centre, Cal Mrs.
Young will be remembered as the
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Baker Cheney of this village
The Church Clubs will give box"
social in the lecture room of the
Church TONIGHT. Supper at $50.
Games and a general good time after
supper, Everybody is invited and il
is hoped that the older ones will be
there as well as the young people.
One Of the pleasant events of The
past week was The bridge party given
last Thursday evening by Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Connel of Main street
There were three tables and the prizes
were won by Mrs, Berniss b. Sheldon
and A. w Phelon. The BOBBY prize
was captured by VIM f. Kent. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs r. NJ. ,
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. A. w Phelon, J
Mr. and Mrs Berniss b. Sheldon, Mrs. \
V. T. Pratt, Miss n. Anthony, r. +. !
Ccwba, and VIM. f. Kent
The annual meeting Of the Dorset
Society Of Natural Science was held
Tuesday evening in the library rooms. !
The officers chosen are the same as
those last year and consis: Of DR.. Geo.
II. Gilbert, president; Miss Anna Gil
bert, vice president; +. H. West, sec
rotary; and w w Fahnestock, treas !
urer. They also constitute an cxecu-
tive committee. The society is in
fourishing condition and seven active
members were added to its member
ship at the meeting. An interesting
paper on the conservation Of our bird
life Sgas read bV Mr. Fahuestork (