The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-04


York City Sunday afternoon.
The latest reports from Leon b
Wiley, who is in the Rutland Hospital
are 10 the effects that he seems TO be
slowly but steadily improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond j. Poor have
returned from their honeymoon and
taken up the cares Of housekeeping in
o. w. Boyntons' bungalow on Frank
lin avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bell have
moved to their new home on Dilling-
ham avenue, after having resided in
0. B. Coy's house for the past two or
three years.
The usual services will be held at
the Congregational Church, morning
and evening. The Communion of the
Lords Supper viii be observed at the
morning service,
Some singing winter weather here
the latter part Of the week. 1t was
from 10 TO Is degrees below zero on
Saturday morning and little colder
on Sunday morning.
Did YOU notice the birds Christmas
tree, decorated with suet, bread,
bright colored ribbons, etc, that was
in front of the Library last week? We
understand Mrs. W. Il. Hard arranged
il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Towsley are
receiving congratulations upon the adj
vent Of their first grand-child, the
daughter Of Mr., and Msr. Harry v.
Towsiey.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lewis and daugh-
ter OF Bcrnardston, Mass, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
, Stockwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert X.
StoclSwell and Mr.. and Mrs Byron M.
Eldred, Of this town for the past week,
returned to their home Tuesday.
j. +. Haslam, steward at the Equi-
nox House during thessummer season,
and breeder of high grade French
Bull Dogs, has just been selected by
the officials Of the great Westminster
Kennels, as the judge for that class of
dogs at the coming bench show in New
York City.
George X. Hemenway, who is locat-
ed in Boston, was taken suddenly Ill
one day the last week, and was oper-
ated upon for adhesions on Sunday
morning. His father, DR.. l.. H. Hem
cnway, who is spending the winter in
Yonkers, n. Y, was with him. George
is progressing finely at the present
time.
Miss Georgia Choquette, the local
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph CO., expects to finish her duties
here, for the present winter at least,
this week. Miss Choquette has been
in rather poor health for the past year
and thinks that a good long rest will
do her lot of good. 1t is to be hoped
that il may be beneficial to her.
News was received here Wednesday
morning of the death at the home Of
her son. Frank n. Cook in Springfield
Mass, OF Mrs. Nathan Cook. The re-
mains will be brought to Manchester
Thursday afternoon and the funeral
services will be held from Zion Church
on Friday morning at 10 o'clock. In
termcnt in the cemetery at the Center
Chas. o. Hard, who has been here
from st. Louis for some time, has re-
turned West Mrs. Hard did not ac-
company him horne as he expects to
be obliged 70 return cast again in
few weeks at which time Mrs. Hard
will III all probability return with him.
Mrs. Hard came cast early in the sum-
mer to rccuperate from serious oper-
alton and has improved very much m
deed since coming here.
PRINCIPAL James Brooks eft Monday
afternoon for New York City where he
has gone for observation At TIC Poly
.Hosrital Mr. Brooks Is great
SUI gcr from headaches ana ne ls
ticking vacation cf a few weeks 70
see r the causc II his toahle can b.
aseertaincd and II It can be, to see
what can b done to eradicate it. II Ia.
hopcd that he will End q speedy q
III. During his absence his classes
arc being held by Walter II. Shaw.
Last Friday a party consisting o.
Geo. l.. Toweley, A. c. orvis, ". W
Bennett. r. G. Williams, E. II. Swift
and o. r. bennett went 70 London
derry to attend the drama "Nick Of
the woods" played by the Palka Gu
Of that town. The party stayed ar
night, attending dance given after
The play. The weather was soine cold
that night, the mercury dropping to "a
degrees below aero In some places in