The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-27

The Ladies auxiliary of Zion Churc
will meet with Mrs. Bamford at tn
rectory this Thursday afternoon a
2:30 o'clock.
Lester Farnum's copyrighted hand
colored photos on sale at Young's Sho
Store, Manchester Center. Views o
Manchester and vicinity framed or un
framed. adv-17t
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. DEMO and son, anc
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse and daughter o,
Bennington, motored to Manchester
Sunday and were guests Of Mr. anC
Mrs. Orrin Derby.
The members of Skinner w. r. c
wish, through the Journal, to extenC
their sincere sympathy to Mrs. Johr
Fisher of Dorset, in her bereavement
by the death of her husband.
Mrs. Dean of Castleton, will be in
Manchester Wednesday, Oct. Sd. A
special meeting of Skinner Corps is
called for Wednesday to meet the in
spector, Mrs. Dean.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Irving Common on Saturday, at 3 p. m.
Every member should be present.
Come prepared to pay dues and elect
delegates to attend the State GOWN
ton to be held at Orleans, October "a
to Goth.
DR.. Whipple, whose professional
card appears elsewhere in this issue,
formerly practised here for term of
years, and is well known throughout
this section of the state. His tele-
phone call is 152 on local line. adv
The Manchester Branch of the YER
mont Chapter of the American Red
Cross shipped last Thursday to the
Base Hospital at Boston the following
articles: suits gray pajamas, &c COM
fort bags filled, 20 sweaters, rs muf-
fiers, AZ pairs wristets, 81 pairs socks.
Regular meeting of Skinner W. r.
c. Friday at 2:30 p. m. All members
are requested to be present that we
may know how many can attend the
district meeting which is to be held in
Bennington, Monday evening, October
1st. As many members of the Corps
and Post as can are cordially invited
to attend.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
will hold hash supper and apron sale
in the church vestry Thursday even
ing, Sept. 9th. Supper will be served
from o'clock on. The price will be
rs cents. Aprons will be one sale
during the evening. adv
f. w. Warren, M. D. of st. Adams,
was a guest of Rev. Joseph S. Brown
and Mrs. Brown Friday night. On
Saturday Mr.. Brown accompanied the
doctor to st. Adams on the way to
Richford to attend the annual meeting
Of the board of trustees of the Bap-
list State Convention. Also the State
which meets at Richford
to Wednesday of this week.
The following tribute to the mem
Dry of Miss Sarah Gardner, well
known in Manchester, is from the pen
If Prof. Charles R. Erdman of Prince
on Theological Seminary: "In the
leath of Miss Sarah Gerdner, the
hurch has lost faithful servant and
he mission field an efficient and be-
owed worker. Miss Gardner was born
t Fayetteville, New York, on January
list, 1S49, and was graduated from
Ioughton Seminary at Clinton, New
FORK, in 1869. In the year 1888 she
vas appointed by the Presbyterian
'oard Of Foreign Missions as a mis-
ionary to Japan, where she served
nth rare fidelity and success. Her
lain work was in connection with the
oski Gakuin, the Presbyterian board
1g school for young ladies in Toxic.
he was devoted to her work, and in
most unusual degree won the love
nd affection of her pupils. Her most
otable success was as a teacher of
he Bible, of which she was careful
nd devout student Her own love for
he word Of God was communicated 10
ne students and TO all who came
nder her influence. In 1908, failing
ealth made it necessary for her to re-
nquish her work; but during the sub !
squent years Of her life, while resid- h
" in America, she has never lost her q