The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-10
MANCHESTER

visiting in Manchester for q few day
Frances Kelley has commenced wor
In the ny room for the c. r. 0rvi
Company.
The meeting Of the Monday Gu
scheduled for this coming Monday ha
bern postponed
Willis Benper on Saturday came u
from New York City TO BE- here wit
his family over Sunday.
The Woman's Missionary Socie,,
will meet this Thursday afternoon a
8 o'clock nj the parsonage.
Edward Swift lsham. who has beef
nj "ornsby Hill" for the past weel
or rnorc, left on Sunday afternoon.
Geo- l.. Towsley left Saturday las
for Boston TO do the spring purehas
ing for Hard's Drug Store and tn,
Togsrry Shop.
Mrs. Alfred X. Page OF New Yorl
City, arrived in town the early part oil
the week 10 see about the opening OF
the Roe cottage.
Mrs. John Wild and children OF
Chicago, are making visit TO Mrs
Wild's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Eggleston.
Miss Bertha |. Cross Of Barre, has
been in town recently as a guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Minnie Cross, of
Franklin avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Beebe are
receiving congratulation upon the ad-
vent of another daughter, born Sun
day last Mother and daughter are
doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Pray are up
from New York City for their early
spring visit here and are getting
ready for the opening of their de-
lightful home on Taconic avenue.
Word has been received from Port
land, Oregon, Of the sudden death on
Thursday last Of Frances Scully Sim
onds, aged one year and six months,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark d. Simonds.
There will be regular services at
the Congregational Church next Sun
day morning. In the evening, that
day being Mothers Day" the pastor
will speak on "Somc Famous Mothers
IN and Out of the Bible"
Roger c. Perkins, who is in the
Naval Reserve as an enlisted man,
made a flying visit with his parents,
Saturday last He was recalled by
wire and took the sleeper for Brook
YIN to join his vessel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert f. Mcqueen of
New York City, arrived in town on
last and were here until
sunday afternoon when they returned
o New York where they will remain
Until about June LIST when they are to ;
ONE up for the season.
The month Of May so far has been i
disappointment-that is it has been
,uch colder and rainer than is usual S
nd until Wednesday there had been |
cry little sunshine. The sun is all a
ight when it shines but it has been
ar between shines so far. l
Miss Mary A. Roe arrived in Man t
hester last Saturday and is visiting i
Iiss Frances j. Fowler This is the t
rst visit TO Manchester that Miss
oe has made in several years and her v
ANY friends here are glad TO see her
oking SO well. She expects to spend Fl
le summer at Chautaqua, n. Y
Lieut.. Otto r. Bennett, Jr., arrived 81
,me from College on Thursday, hav- b
& finished his collegiate work and
ing on detached service awaiting a
ders TO go to Plattsburg camp for b,
e summer. The orders came on in
edncsday and Mr.. Bennett expects
leave the last of the week, and will bi
the only one from Manchester sent
the camp at this time. b.
At the morning services at the Con- SO
cgational church in this village last W
nday six persons were taken into pi
mmunion: Mrs. j. c. Bacon, Miss te
vel Goyette, Messrs. Kenneth Fair Sc
IN, Ralph Bell, Paul Buck and Clark
LEY. Mrs. Bacon came in by letter la
I'M the Baptist Church Of Bradford,
nm, while the others came in by Lit
,tism and confession of faith. TO
The venerable H. S. Hopkins, who mi
with one exception, Manchester's
est male resident, lies seriously i'll tn,
his home in this village, where he Is tul
& carefully cared for b. Bert Will
4, the veteran nurse. Mr.. Hopkins, a
&c Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Bell broke up Tn
Isekeeping for him, has been get Or
Z his meals with Albert Towsley
staying alone in his own home. n,
fell some time Saturday and in u,o,
"a himself so that he is at present he,
very critical condition. 40,
IRIS. VIM. NJ. Ritter Of Washington,
=, was in town the last Of the week
wee about the commencing Of the