The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-29


Bennington, were in town recently "a
attend the Strawberries wedding.
r. b. Gleason, A. ]. Hicks and Mr.
and Mrs. Ventres were in North Ben
nington Monday evening attending the
SALISBURY Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w. Fowler and
family have moved to Windsor Conn,
and Louis F. Martin has purchased
Mr.. Fowler's place here
Miss Nellie Combs of Albany, N. Y,
and Miss Springstead Of Brooklyn
are spending the months of August
and September with Mrs. f. G. Coch-
rane.
Lieut.. Louis b. Combs, who is sta
toned at Washington, d. c., spent a
short furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Combs at the Colbun
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Farnum Of
Providence, K. l., were in town recent
ly visiting MIR. Farnum's sisters, Mrs.
William Sherwin and Mrs. Marcia
/ Lawrence.
Regular services at the Baptist
Church next Sunday morning and
evening. Mr.. Brown will speak. The
Christian Endeavor will hold their
service in the vestry Sunday evening
at $50.
Miss Annie L. BATHS, Mrs, N. Cher
bonneau, Mrs. F. o. Eddy and Mr.. and
Mrs. +. S. Marsh were in North Ben
nngton Tuesday attending the Shafts
bury Association of Baptist Churches
held at that place.
Mrs. E. l.. Wyman has just been
appointed by the Woman's National
Council Of Defence as recruiting officer
for the nurses reserve and all those
wishing information relative to the
same can get it by making application
to Mrs. Wyman.
The marriage Of Ernest j. Hard,
Oldest son Of Mrs. w. c. Hard, and
Miss Matte L. Hosley, youngest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James N.
Hosley of this village, occurred at the
home Of the brides parents on Satur-
day evening, August oath, Rev. Sidney
X. Perkins officiating.
The following from the Pittsburgh
(Pa.) Dispatch Of August %, will be
Of interest to Mr.. Botsford's friends
here: after holding out in a small
Y. M. C. A. hut in the line Of Austrian
advance during the second battle Of
the Pave and distributing tobacco
and chocolate to the Italian Arditti
under the same fire to which the
troops were subjected, John Botsford,
a Y. NJ. C. A. worker formerly Of the
Light & Heat Co., was
made an honorary member
Of the Italian Arditti, or shock troops.
A cablegram from Paris, received yes
terday by the New York headquarters
of the Y. M. c. A., told Of Botsford's
conduct in remaining in a
small Italian village through night
II constant fighting through the
streets and bombardment from both I
lrtilleries. The Italian troops, to
how their qualification, boisterously
made him one Of themselves. Bots
ord Joined the Y. NJ. c. A. foreign
in July and was immed-
ately dispatched to Italy. He had
,een with the Manufacturers Light &
Heat Co. for IA years"
SHAW-GRAvES
The marriage Of Walter H. Shaw
md Miss Esther S. Graves was SOL
mnized Saturday at / p. m. at the
rides home in this village by Rev. (
" H. Bamford, rector of Zion Episco-
val Church, in the presence Of the I
antilles of the contracting parties,
he single ring service being used.
Mr.. Shaw is a son Of Hon. and Mrs.
l. n Shaw, while the bride is the
ldest daughter Of Mrs. A. L. Graves.
ir Shaw is a graduate Of U. V. M. 4
Y and after teaching mathematics at !
urr and Burton Seminary for several -
ears entered the insurance business Z
eh He has also been Associated
ress correspondent from Manchester =
,r many years. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw will take short )
,ur and will be at home in their new =
op,o IN ,h;c villa M a<ynv OLrt let .