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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-14
PERU

W. J. Warren of New York, spent
a part of last week with his son
Perry Warren
Mr.. and Mrs l.. B. Hapgood re-
turned to New York on Wednesday Of
last week after spending the past six
months in town
W. l.. Hunt is occupying his bunga-
low on his place here during the hunt
ing season. Several parties are camp
ing on the mountain.
Mrs. Ellen Burroughs spent a few
days of last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Simonds, while her
school in Wilbraham, Mass, was clos
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leonard and
daughter are spending few days at
Mrs. Leonard's uncle's, Delmer
Stones, during the hunting season.
Mrs. Leonard is remembered by her
friends here as Laura Phillips.
A harvest supper was served at the
village hall on Saturday and was well
attended The proceeds were given to
the War Camp Community Service,
our quota being $3.50. Let every one
contribute as much as they can
Most of the voters were out for the
general election on November 9th.
Joseph Farnum ives elected represen-
tative and the following names were
voted for justices of the peace; M. B.
Lyon and f. c. Simonds had Sc votes
each, Harry West had 40 votes and B.
f. Williams and Loren Whitney had
4l votes each Clement had 81 and
Mayo 5 for governor.
The Red Cross Branch here recently
shipped the following finished articles
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Estate of GEORGE w. HARRIS

Order of Notice of Guardians Appli-
cation to Sell Real Estate.
State of Vermont, District Of Man
chester, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court, for
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of George w. Harris,
GREETING:
Whereas, application in writing
hath been made to this Court by the
guardian Of George w. Harris for
license to sell the real estate Of said
ward, viz: The home place, owned by
and standing in the name of the said
George w. Harris and situate in
Landgrove in said District Repre-
senting that the sale thereof for the
purpose Of putting the proceeds Of
such sale at interest, or investing The
same in stocks or other real estate, or
using the avals thereof for the benefit
of said ward as the law directs would
be beneficial for said ward.
Whereupon, the said Court appoint
ed and assigned the Goth day of No
vember, 1918, at the Probate Office in
Manchester in said District, to hear
and decide upon said application, and
ordered that public notice thereof to
be given to all persons interested
therein, by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in The Manchester
Journal newspaper published at
Manchester in said District, which cir
culates in the neighborhood of those
persons interested therein; all which
publications shall be previous to the
time appointed for the hearing.
Therefore. you are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the
time and place aforesaid, then and
there in said Court, to object to the
granting Of such license, if you see
cause
Given Under My Hand at Manches-
ter in said District, this goth day Of
October, 1918.
20 3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.
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Dorset Church Notes

The services next Sunday Church
school at 1916; morning worship at
mas; young peoples meeting at 1880.
The Womcn's Missionary Society
will provide q chicken pie supper N
tho ycstry this week Friday evening
al ESQ. A bountiful repast is prom
ised. worth more than the price Of
the supper which is IS cents.
An young people over ID years
x age. who are interested in the CON
tinuation cf the Church Clubs during
the coming winter, arc invited to meet
4. .le .uause mex; Monday evening At
& O'Clock.
The teachers training class VIII
meet al the manse this Friday after
noon at 4.l5. The class will last no
longer than one hour and will not
interfere with the social at the church
later,
Hereafter we shall call our Sunday
school the church school-a name
which has been adopted By most mod
crn churches and which has more sig
nihcanee than the name Sunday
school.
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hyways an its roads;
One swift IN strong, they creep along
meath everlastin' loads,
An some with crippled intelects still
hear the roarin guns,
Yet there's King in Germany with
six uninjured sons,
Such caution in fghtin' man was
never seen before
1t stands the while like a lonesome
isle in mighty sea o. gore,
The death an woe he recommends TO
all the other Huns
Is not for him--you bet your life-or
his uninjured sons.
Each Hohenzollern battles in steel
clad limousine,
When the big shells come he's goin'
some on legs o. gasoline;
With rubber feet, hell-bent for home,
lile TtCklehS nero runs,
Oh! speeds the greatest preserver O.
the Kaiser an his sons.
They're like the bold jackrabbit an
other tribes accursed
Who have lightnin' in their sinews an
the motto safety first"
All clear the road an stan square
toed an look with rested guns
When the Kaiser starts for safety
with his fate uninjured sons.
While hunger starves the German
host, how fat the Kaiser's brood
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nnRSEI HOLLOW

George Baldwin was in Bennington
last week
Mrs. Adolf Fuakc. who has been i'll
Il improving.
MIR. and Mrs Erwin Roberts were
in Manchester Tuesday.
John Wildwood Of Rutland, is in
toxin deer hunting,
Misses Mary Paddock and Dorothy
Kelley spent the week end at their
homes here.
Mrs. John Kelley left Wednesday
for Toledo, Ohio, to be gone for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mattison and family
visited relatives in Granville, N. T.,
over the week end.
Mrs. William Kelley and Mrs. 7. w.
Mclaughlin and John Kelley were in
Bennington and North Bennington on
Tuesday.
Word has been received here by Mr.
and Mrs. William Kelley from Lieut..
A. A. Cross Of Chattanooga, Tenn. that
Mrs. Cross is i'll with Influenza. Mrs.
Cross was formerly Miss Anna Kelley.
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EAST DORSET

w. II. Brock was in Rutland Satur-
day.
Miss Louise Mclaughlin has been in
Bennington.
W. c. Whalon WIS in Manchester
Saturday on business.
Private Lester Roberts spent Sun
day at his home here.
Miss Anna Irvine was in town over
Sunday.
James Belland was in Manchester
Saturday,
Mrs. Richardson and daughter have
gone to New York to spend the win
ter.
w. J. Whalon has returned to his
duties in Niagara Falls, N. Y, on No
vember 9th.
Grange meeting was held last Sat
urday night for the first time in sew
cral weeks.
Mrs. Lutte Mason and daughter,
Ethel, went to Bennington Saturday
where they will remain for week.
G. f. Griffith received a cablegram
from Lieut.. William G. Wilson in
France recently. stating that he was
feeling fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Stone and
children, Donald and Guy, have gone
to Fair Haven where they will spend
the winter.
There was a patriotic meeting held
in the School Hail. Monday Every
one seemed to enjoy the program.
Dancing followed.
Some Of the young men of this vii
age started Sunday for their camp in
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The Red Gross work meeting will
be held al Miss Caroline Holley's on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
large attendance ia desired that all
unfinished work may bc finished and
sent before another meeting as our
time limit is November 18th.
Kindly bring or send in TO the
rooms all finished knit goods; sweat
ers and socks in particular, on Thurs
day.
Christmas boxes for cur boys over
seas will be examined and sent from
the Red Cross rooms on Thursday If
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THE CAREFULLEST
MAN IN THE WORLD

The Springs works done an it's up tc
the sun-all the crops an the gar.
den sass
He's banished the cold an sowed his
gold on the flats in the meddel
grass.
Les raise the fcg-a better one
was never yet unfurled-
But first | want to tell We bout the
Carefullest Man in the World.
Kings are kind O. carless-like with
Others blood an bone,
But no one can, | swear to man. be
carefuller o. their own.
When | read about the German dead
before the heated guns
think o. the King in Germany with
six uninjured sons.
Each freside has its martyrs who have
either died or bled;
The millions grieve for the sons who
leave an join the host o. the dead,
But the Kaiser's brood is safe an
sound-it either shirks or runs
He's the only man in Germany with
six uninjured sons.
The halt an blind an crippled line its
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to Boston. which have been made since
July LIST; - pairs service socks. IS
sweaters, pairs thumbless mitts.
scarfs, helmets, 20 Bingham aprons
80 comfort kits, 10 pairs boys out.
ing flannel drawers, property bags
At the same time a box containing So
pounds OF partly worn clothing was
sent to the Belgian Relief Committee,
Newark, n. j. A quantity Of surgical
dressings were also sent to New York
a short time ago, which were made hy
the surgical dressings class Of which
Mrs. A. NJ. Best had charge during the
summer months,
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BONNEVILLE

Miss Florence Cobb recently visited
a week at Or, and Mrs Walter Tay-
lor's in Northampton, Mass
An automobile party consisting OF
Clarence Wilder, 2adoc Hayward, Mrs.
S. b. Castle, George Burbank and Mira,
Flora Burbank were in Bennington on
Sunday, the occasion being the seth
birthday anniversary Of Mrs. Lucina
Elwell, which was held at the home OF
Mrs. c. w. Chandler
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Plenty of exercise, fresh air,
regular hours--is all the pre-
scription you need to avoid
Influenza unless through
neglect or otherwise, a cold
gets you. Then take-at
once
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No gizzardS yearu with cnsh 70 burn
or mind tho price O food
When the trumpet calls the Teutou
dead in the line Of crippled Huns
just think o. the kaiser machin up
with six uninjurcd sons
Irving Bachelor.
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CLIFTON +, KENT
ROSE L. KENT
Dorset. W.. Oct. 10, 1918 2s-a
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AftfsAg~FaA
Msss nauoms aaa Mn Smith Mat
sep nrv "a Maa ass,er, hopping Of
ggv@Ay
sherman N.choh ~ tho Hoiou roaH
ehu hes hrne quite 4 eth nAucnza
is abic q br on oaoa mor
Nm RolIin kos q tie North Dis.
ui,,. lefi Monday co. Hartford. Conn
Is uAt with frenos ANA relatives
vi anJ drs- Grant Matson n EIm
street spent the week end Nth Mr.
and Mp Mefyi, Sneldon q paHiei
James X Shfoder % Troy. NJ j.,
uab ia town over the wrck cad hay-
INK COME up on q short business trip
M u t. Hal ani little daughter
q Aibaay s. j. asr guests Il Mr.
aad M clifford s Atkinson ~ Kent
HiI.
Vim J Holicy OF Church street
Was III South Dorset for the day Mon
aay painting ore ~ The houses b"
o4ns 81 that village.
Ilp deer scasna having opened on
Monday morning as many Of our hunt
ers as could arrange i are on the hihs
chasing up the elusive buck
George y. Lee Of Winchester, Mass,
Is visiting at the home Of Mr., and
Mrs. Grant Matson, while recuperat-
ing from an attack Of influenza.
The Oscar Palmer family, who have
been living on the Hollow road for
some time, moved Monday to the
McPhilomy place in the South district.
We have heard that Pomona Grange
will meet with Pawlet Grange on
Friday afternoon and evening, Nov.
22nd. II correct we will mention il |
again in next weeks issue Of The
Journal.
Regular Grange meeting will bel
held next Wednesday evening. The
lecturer. f. H. West, has promised Il
good program Attend the meeting ye
Changers and find out what his pro-
gram will be,
There was mass meeting and rally
in School Hall on Monday evening in
the interests OF the United War Work
Campaign. c. A. Atkinson, chairman
of the committee. presided and the
speakers were Edwin Lefevre and
Rev. VIM Leroy Haven. About $3.50
was secured al the close of the meet
ing.
Dorset celebrated the signing Of the
armistice Monday by an auto parade.
About 20 cars were in line and all
wcre decorated with bunting The
line Of drive" was north to East
Rupert and down the West road to
Church street and then east to Main
street and south to Manchester Depot,
returning to Dorset by way Of the
West road.
Mrs. Nathaniel McWayne Of Main
street, is seriously i'll the rasult Of
"A fall down the cellar stairs. Ms.
McWaync intended TO open the bath
room door and by mistake opened the
cellar door and pitched headlong to the
floor below. AT this writing Mrs.
McWayne we understood is a little
better The many friends Of the family
here and in nearby towns extend their
sincere sympathy and hope for her
ultimate recovery
Miss Helen Parker Of the North
passed away last Friday even
ing after long illness aged n years.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon from the church at o'clock. A
short service was held at the house at
80. Tnterment was in the family
blot in Maple Hill Cemetery. Rev
Vim. Leroy Haven oficiated and the
,hoir Of the church sang. The bear
.rs were Cozac Marley and Joseph
Markey of Manchester Depot and
Iohn Tanning and Waldo b. Sykes of
Dorset. Miss Parker is survived by
Ter nephew, Charles Parker, with
whom she had lived for many years.
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IANDGROyr

Isaac Rush and Mrs. Mary Fuller
were united iU marriage by NJ. II
Smith Thursday at the Town Clerks
office.
November It'll was some day for
Landgrove with the celebrating of the
end of the war? and the ringing of
wedding bells.
David Melendy and family have
gone to Springfield, VT, for the win
ter. Mr.. Melendy has work in the
machine shop there.
Mrs. Isaac +. Smith of Weston,
whose house was burned last Wednes-
day, is living for the present with her
daughter, Mrs. 0. j. Coolidge of this
town.
The committee on the United War
Work Fund in this town met last
Tuesday and made plans for the work
They elected o. j. Coolidge chairman
and added five ladies to the commit
tee
Election passed off very quietly with
voters nearly all out. A. A. Towslee
was the choice for representative on
the first ballot. The justices are b.
w. Beers, M. d. Bates. L. +. Wood
ward, S. H. Abbott and 0. j. Coolidge.
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arnooB. 20 not faii 10 have them
rcady ard there on time.
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the mountains where they will stay
during the deer hunting season.
DR.. J. |. Cochrane returned to his
home here Wednesday after trip to
Florida with Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Will
bur OF Manchester. He brought back
with him a small alligator which has
been quite a curiosity to the children
in town.
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NOTICE

Io All Whom it May Concern
500 ARE hereby warned to give no
one cti, on our account as We viii
pas 40 Bills contracted without our
authority.
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HAROLD E. COW
Former Bennington Boy Gives Up His
Life in the Service.

'S'iHSi INhhHSNOH DOg GlNcS Up tbs
Life in the Service.
Rov. and Mrs P. l.. Dow shortly
lefore noon today received a telegram
stating that their youngest son, Har-
Id Edgar Dow had died of pneu-
nolia al Fort Leavenworth. Kan. The
aren.s had known of the young
mans Illness of influenza but had
cncluded from letters received from
lin during the week that he was on
nc way TO recovery. Thursday even
ng they received a telegram stating
la he was critically i'll and they
we're therefore partially prepared for
he shocking blow that came today.
The young man. who was born in
Albany while his father was pastor
" Grace church. and was &c years old
asst August. He was educated at
Troy Conference academy at Poultney
here he took a postgraduate course
y music. During the past three years
le had been a foreman in one of the
departments OF the Cluett-Peabody
actories in Troy and had been as
ured when he entered the service
hat the position would be open to
lin on his return from the war.
He was a young man of exceptional.
y happy disposition, the possessor of
ugged health and much vitality and
vas thoroughly liked by his employ
rs and all with whom he was associ.
ted AT the conference academy he
made a record on school football
cam and at Fort Leavenworth where
@ was acting corporal in the wireless
Biography service he had been acting
8 coach for two teams of soldiers.
Other than his parents he is sur.
lived by two brothers, Rev. George II.
)ow of Fultonville, n. Y, and William
:. Dow of Troy. and one sister Mrs
'har' es H. 'Deming OF Eanesboro. The
emains will be brought TO Benning
on but the burial will be in the fami
v lot at Lanseboro.
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miss soPHRoNlA COLLINS
Estimable Woman Resident Passed
Away Last NIGHT.

6stlnable Woman Resident Passed
Away Last Night.
Miss Sophronia Collins, one of the
estimable and best-known residents
of Bennington, died Thursday night at
her home on Elm street, following an
Hess OF about six months of harden.
Ing Of the arteries.
Miss Collins was born at Shaftsbury
November "a, 1860, the youngest
daughter of Patrick and Sophronia
Crawford Collins, but had lived in
Bennington since the age Of three
years. She graduated from the Ben
nington high school in the class of
1880 and for two years was a teacher
in the Bennington public schools. She
then entered the employ of the late A.
Il. Ritchie as cashier a position she
held for about thirty years.
Naturally possessed of a brilliant
mind Miss Collins made her life one
Of self education. She had trayeled
extensively in Europe and from her
observations had acquired store of
knowledge which she generously
shared with her aoquaintances and
the ORGANIZATIONS with which she was
associated, She was member of the
Fortnlghtly and the papers which she
periodically prepared for it were
among the priced contributions to
the work OF the club.
Other than her sister. Mrs. Georgi-
ana Martin, and two nephews. Fred G.
and Dean ]. Martin, she leaves no
near relatives. The funeral, which
will be private will be held Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and the in
terment win be in the family lot at
the Old Bennington cemetery
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BENNINGTON ON WAY
TO A DOUBLE QUOTA
Towns Subscription to Fourth Liber-
ty Loan Now Totals
S6s6,eoo

The town OF Bennington with 4
quota of $4,000 reports subscrip-
uons to the Fourth Liberty Loan OF
$685., 800. This would Indicate that
the town is in fair way to double its
iuota.
County Chairman Collins NJ
Graves today reported that Benniug-
on county had subscribed $9iS,300,
md that by Saturday night every
town in the county with the possible
exception of Rupert, would be over
he top" The people OF Rupert have
subscribed TO the loan in a generous
manner but because the town banks
At Salem, N. Y. credit for a consider
lble portion of its contribution is not
credited to the New England district.
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LIBERTY DAY. OCT. 12.

L.
President Vi!oon Reqnssts Citizens
q cs3ebsats the Day.
Satardk 6et6Aer l2, s tie four
hundred usa twent sixth. anniyarssry
of the discovery OF America Presi'
dent Wilson has proclaimed ii LibeT-
ty Day and requests the citizens Of
every community in the United States
city tok'ii, and coantryside--to cele-
brate the day
The President in his proclamation,
says;
Every day the great principles for
which we are fighting take fresh hold
upon our thought and purposes and
make 1t clearer what the end must
be and what we must do to achieve it.
I'VE now know more certainly than
we ever knew before why free men
brought the great Nation and Goo
ernment we love into existence, be.
cause ii grows clearer and clearer
what supreme service ii is to be
Americas privilege to render to the
world"
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in ministoring TO the troops at home
and overseas in their leisure time
Through their agencies the moral and
spiritual resources of the nation have
bool Modified behind our forces and
used in the finest way. and they arc
contributing directly and effectively
to the winnig of the war.
III has been gratifying TO dnd such
q fine spirit OF cooperation among all
the leaders OF the organizations !
have mentioned This spirit and the
patriotism OF all the members and
friends Of these agencies. give me
confidence to believe that the united
war work campaign viii be crowned
with abundant success.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
Woodrow wilson
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earned that there are certain families
on his, route who Ike honey and that
here are others who do not sad nov
he visits only those with the proyerb-
lal sweet tooth" ,,r
~ the time the newsnaperman and
his escort had completed the inspec-
ton OF the apiary the sun was dipping
behind the mountains and to avid q
'ong nieht ride it was necessary lc
cut the visit much shorter than th7y
would have otherwise desired The
county agent accordingly began
"rrlnRnr m for the reiura ionrnry
whom Mrs Crofut appeared at tho
door with an msistent invitation to
romam f6r sunner AS an additional
nducoment she said that some bass
wood BLOSSOM honey would appear
on the bin of fare. After the first
taste of that honey the travellers
were glad that they did not decline
the invitation.
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KAISER SUMMONS
S0vERE. E.IGNs FOR
PEACE COUNCIL
This is an Unheard-Of Act for
Germany
IT is LESS AUTOCRATIC
Heads of All German Federal States
to Be Admitted to Consultation
Over Answer 10 Pres. Wilson

Amsterdam, Oct 11-Emperor VIII
the German federal states to Berlin
for consultation before answering
President Wilson's note, according 10
ia Cologne despatch. Such confer
ence is unique in Germany's history.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOUND-Suit ease on east road
owner may have same by proving
uroneriy ard paving Joseph Kite.
Park st., Extension for this adv. 2it2'
FOR SAiE-Yonng pigs loseph
Kittel Park 81. Extension 2lt2'
FOR SALT-Save fuel and labor hv
Installing q pipelesa furnace This fall
Two of the hest ~nkrs Zoo stock A.
II. Winsldw. ali Main ST. 92tf
FOR SALE Both now and second
hand Shnrplcs spnarators nc CLOSING
out prices a. a. Winelow g2tf
TO RENT Furnished front room,
with all modern improvements Sia
Main Street ssit6
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Satisfaction plus.

is sure to result from the purchase of
a National Annuity A fixed income
will be paid You as true as YOU live,
as long as you live Write or call for
rates. National Life lns. Co, Of VI
tMutuall Earle S. KinSley. General
Ayent, Mead Rullding. Rutland. VT
ADV.
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we're sighted by British freighter
1ound to the eastward. and they
,icked us up. and when we were
ioisted aboard gave us small quaint.
les of food, and the surgeon gave us
ieeded medical hep. Before the day
vas out we we're transferred to the
British ship which brought US to the
United states"
The Ticonderoga was Of $3.50 gross
ons, and as the CamNa Rickmere
vas informed In the harbor Of Manila
at the outbreak OF the war.
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r'EPoslNe OR HARRIS
Quick Work by Democratic State
Committee. .....

Syracuse. n. Y. Oct. lO.-It took
he Democratic State Committee just
'hree minutes and ten seconds today
. depose its Chairman. Edwin S
Harris of Sohuylerville, Saratoga
7unty, and elect former Supreme
'ourt Justice Joseph A. Kellogg of
lens Falls. Warren county. to sue.
eed him. Less than twenty of the
Committeeman were present, but a
morum was obtained by the absent
committeeman being represented by
roNies from Syracuse and nearby
ities. None of the committeeman
rom New York, Kings, Queens or
he Bronx were present.