The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
HESTER

MANCHESTER
Mr@ra Walter and charlea Mcclure
have bccn guests 81 cousin IL Ben
nington
=. A. Cook ard family have returned
10 Manchester ard are living with Al
bert n. Towtley in this village.
ARGUS Arcade expects 70 open for
the scAAon pith a fine pet ~ motion
pictures al 3 date to he set sometime
next week
Mr. W A. Noyrs and daughter.
Harriet. II Canaan arrived on Sa'ur-
day las, for y visit with her sister,
Mrs + v Tuil
Miss Jane II Perkins q Garden
City. NJ ", spent her Easter vacation
nj ,hc home Of her parents, Rev and
Mrs. sidney K Perkins
There will be an illustrated lecture
at the Congregational Church next
Sunday evening at 7:3O. Topic Home
Missions Under Southern Skies" All
arc welcome.
John Mcclure, who has been out Of
town all winter, returned home on
Friday last. He has wintcred well
and looks fit for a good hard summers
campaign
Town Clerk shattuck is q very busy
person these days, what with the
licensing n dogs, fishermen and auto
mob.Usts he Is kept on the qui vivo a
great share Of his working time.
Mrs D. X. Simonds expects to re-
turn to her home here the latter part
Of this week after having spent the
past winter with her sister and broth
or IN Lebanon, \, II.
Mrs. Babson has returned to the
orvis Cottage after having spent sew
eral weeks with Mr. Babson at the
Hotel Bon Air at Augusta, Ga. Their
two sons are attending Burr and Bur
ton Seminary
Mrs Edward c. Orvis and the Miss
az Edna and Sarah Oryis left Monday
morning for Brooklyn N. Y, where
the Misses Orvis are at present en-
ploycd. Mrs. Orvis expects to remain
with them for a month or so.
Mrs. v. Trull went TO a hospital
Monday morning on account Of a serl-
Gus infection in one Of her hands She
was accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. l."
f. Pierce, Mrs. Pierce remaining with
her II was found necessary on We'd
nesday to amputatc one finger.
Among those from out of town to
attend the funeral Of the late +. {.
Orvis were f. G. Within Of Whltins-
vile. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Martin Of Yonkers, N. Y, Mrs. George
Orvis, Leonard Howell of Worcester,
Mass, Thomas c. Boswell of Troy, N.
Y, Timothy Dillon of Vergennes.
Mrs. George Orvis, who was called
here on account of the death of Hon.
r. c. Orvis, returned to New York
City Friday night, stopping with Mrs
C. s. Francis in Troy until Saturday
when she joined her son Franklin at
Lakcville. Conn, for Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Orvis expects 10 return to Man
chester in about a week for more ex-
tended visit.
NJ. ana Mrs. Hcrmon 0. Porter and
little daughter jean, leave this week
for East Rochester, n. y, where Nh
Porter has q situation in the high
school there to teach bookkeeping
Mr. and Mrs. Porter have made many
friends during their stay in Manches-
ter who regret their going, but at the
same time congratulate Mr.. Porter on
his advancement.
The village fire department was
called out Tuesday noon by an alarm
sent in for threatening grass hire
in the lot next south Of the Equinox
bottling works. Great caution should
be exercised at this season Of the year
in the starting Of grass fires as they
very easily get beyond control OF
those starting them and are liable to
endanger property.
Word has just been received from
Otto r. Bennett. Jr,, who is in VII