The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
ARLINGTON

I n. j.
Robert Walsh was home from Camp
| Devens on a short leave of absence the
first Of the week.
Walter and George Risdon, sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Risdon, have Lib
erty measles.
The Woman's Auxiliary meets
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
! Mrs. l.. A. Buck
Miss Hawley and Miss Cleghorn OF
Manchester attended service at st.
James Church Sunday.
Dr.. and Mrs. Frank Walsh Of Reads
boro, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Walsh.
Among the boys who left last Thurs
day for the mechanics school in Bur
lington was George Griffin
Miss Mabel Woodwork of New
York, is spending her vacation with
her grandfather, j. R. Judson.
Harold Cressey and Jerome Niauit
spent Tuesday in Troy, n. Y.
Mrs. r. B. Leake and Miss Dorothy
Leake have arrived in town and open
ed their house for the summer.
Mrs. Laura Finrey of Clinton, Mass.
has been the guest for few days Of
her niece, Mrs. F. j. Stubenrauch.
Charles and Fabiola Robinson of
South Salisbury, were guests of their
grandfather, John Robinson, over Sun
day.
Robert Young was among the recent
successful fishermen, caething trout
which tipped the scales at four and a
quarter pounds.
Mrs. Geo. A. Russell has returned
home after spending the winter at
Charlotte, N. c. DR.. Russell was still
at Camp Greene.
Mrs. Mary Adams and Miss Flor
ence Holden of Bennington, were over
Sunday guests of their cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. F. N. Garfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Robinson of
South SALISBURY have 1917 pound
son, born Monday, May Goth. Mrs.
Robinson was Miss Bessie Lakin of
Arlington.
Mrs. Thomas Higgins, Mrs. Irving
Grout, and Mrs. Z. j. Sinclair were in
Troy Saturday and brought back good
reports from our hospital patients |
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Hard and chill
dren motored to Hanover, N. H., last
week. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Hard's sister and children who
had been their guests for few days.
Henry Lugene, Miss Mary Bresen-
ham and Mr.. and Mrs. William Hitch
cock Of Manchester Center were the
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Lakin. Miss Helen Lakin returned to
with them.
J. X. Batchelder and daughter, Mrs.
c. NJ. Campbell of Manchester Center,
we're in town most Of last week get
ing the Batchelder home ready for
Mrs. S. H. Watkins of New York, who
will occupy it again this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coolidge and
hid have been spending several days
With his mother and grandparents
Mr.. Coolidge has resigned his posi-
ion at the scale works in Bennington
md accepted one in South Salisbury.
Miss Ruth L. Brown of Montpelier,
ecretary of the Vermont Free Library
Commission, spent Monday night and
tuesday in town on business, leaving
Iere for Manchester in the afternoon
there she addressed the teachers at
'urr and Burton Seminary.
The Bennington High School will
i've "The Merchant of Venice" at the
own Hall Friday evening. The pro-
eeds are to go to our village school to
urchase a new flag and other things
eedful 1t is hoped our people will
ONE out and encourage the young
olks with a good audience and help
ne good cause.
Quite large number from town
cent to Manchester Sunday to attend
he Red Cross campaign meeting held
n the fair grounds there. Arlingtons
uota for the drive" this week is
] 500. That means S115 for each
ian, woman and child in town, an av-
rage Of Sc to each family There
re some that cannot give as much and
,me not any, so those who are able
Mould give more than proportionate
hare. Arlington always meets her
oligations and of course she will not
Ill now.
The Neighborhood Club at their
,gular meeting last week appointed
re following committee for Memorial
ay: Mrs. Ed. Delaney, Mrs. Henry
Mrs. W. c. Vault. Miss
ldie Hard, who have been very for.
mate TO secure Hon. James X.
as speaker. Mr.. Batchel-
n has been a close friend Of the