The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21

has been spending a great atai q
time this past ten days in Manchester
Depot Reason being the necessity o.
being on hand 70 look after the cal
load Of Ford automobiles which arriy
ed week before last;
We hear that our genial auto agent
Ira A. Clover, OF the West road, ha!
made business connections with {
party in Rutland and with the opening
Of the auto season viii be prepared Il
house and repair cars in Rutland as
well as at Manchester Depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel McWaynt
Of Main street, celebrated their 5Sth
wedding anniversary last Thursday By
entertaining their son and his wife
Mr. and Mrs, Charles McWayne, Al
dinner. The Journal congratulates
them and wishes them many more
years of life together.
Real estate transactions in this viii
lage still continue Elmer Harwood
has sold the Hodge" property on
Main street to Mrs. Annie Rogers Of
East Rupert. possession to be given
about March lst There are two other
transactions which will, We hope, so
through and which we will announce
when they are closed
Eddie Stone and John c. Reed Of
Dorset Hollow, have enlisted in the
Forestry Regiment and left Tuesday
for Bennington to join the young men
who have enlisted from other sections.
From there they expect to be sent to
Vancouver, State of Washington,
where they will receive their training.
Miss Helen Andrews Of the South
district, celebrated her sixth birthday
Monday by entertaining several of her
little friends of the neighborhood and
village. Games were played and a
general good time was had by the
little ones. The most enjoyable of all
were the dainty refreshments served
by the little hostess and her mamma.
The dance to be given Friday night
by the East Rupert ladies Of the Red
Cross for the benefit of the Dorset
local chapter promises to be all that
one could wish. The music will be
good and the "eats" also. Make your
plans to be there and enjoy it with
the other friends of the Red Cross.
Remember it will be at School Hall,
Dorset, tomorrow night.
Food administrator r. NJ. Campbell |
has received the Dorset allotment of
"Home Cards" and oat meal leaflets
for distribution by the ladies' of the
food committee and as soon as possible
will send them to the members of the
for distribution in their
districts. There are no pledges to
sign. All that is asked is that the
will hang the card in her
kitchen and try to follow out its sug-
gestions and instructions.
The Red Cross dance at School Hall
last Thursday night was a success
from every point of view. The music
was inspiring. The people enjoyed it
and every dance the floor was well
filed. The refreshments were excel
ent and were soon disposed Of, and
pest of all, between II and IL dollars
we're cleared for the Red Cross fund.
The next one of these entertainments
will be given Monday evening, March
18th, as the 18th comes on Sunday.
Keep the date in mind and arrange TO
De there.
Monday evening the wood commit
zee" of the board of trade met at the
rome of r. NJ. Campbell and formulat-
d a plan for an emergency wood
ard" for Dorset which was to have
,een presented to the members at their
Meeting Tuesday night. If this plan
S carried out we feel certain that the
present shortage of wood will be over
ONE and that next fall and winter
,ur residents will be able to secure all
he wood they will require. We hope '
he fuel administrator and his deputies
viii be able to do the same on the coal
or US.
The Dorset branch of the W. K. c. /;
ave been thinking for some time Of /
Presenting a flag to the Dorset Ii !
rary which should be known as a ,
lift of the Relief Corps. AT meet
ny of the Corps ladies held last Sat ,
rday the matter was settled and q {
um Of money was set aside for that
purpose. 1t certainly is nice idea ;
nd win long be a reminder of the {
'orps and the great good they have {
one in this community for many
ears past. As we understand it this
mi be flag which will stand or be
raped inside the library and will not (
G in conflict in any way with the a
.arrows proposition which is for a G
ag TO be used outside and flown from t
pole attached to the ridgepole Of