The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-10

home IN Troy, n. T., last week, atef
having spent the past season in Man
chester as has been her custom for
several seasons.
The Misses Bless, Boezes and Car
ruthers Of the Foster Information
Bureau at the Equinox House, return
ed 10 Washington. ID. C., Tuesday af-
tornoon.
Mrs. Margaret Hitc and daughter,
Dorothy, who have been spending a
couple OF weeks in Manchester at Mrs.
/ Frank Regan's, returned on Friday to
their home in St Augustine, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Saltus and fam
lily have returned TO their winter home
! in Morristown, N. j., after having
passed another season in the Wild cot
tage at the south end Of the village.
Thomas c. Matteson, at Macnaugh-
tan's was taken Saturday last with
acute appendicitis and hurried TO Rut-
land Hospital Sunday. His friends
will be pleased to hear he is doing
| finely.
James +. Stuart of New York City,
lis guest in town for short time at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. 7 +.
Larkin on Franklin avenue. Mr..
Stuart returns to his duties in New
York City shortly.
A. C. Orvis was at home over Sun
day, returning to Bennington on Mon
day. The past few weeks he has been
busy as a member Of the Local Board
in Bennington getting the question
naires classified.
Mrs. Peter Leming and Miss Lem
ing left Monday for Albany, N. T.,
where they will spend the winter. Mr..
Leming accompanied them down but
will return for a season to close the
house finally for the winter.
Mrs. Lou Graves, who has been at
the Orvis Cottage all summer left Sat
urday for Syracuse, N. Y, to assist in
caring for her sister, Mrs. Alice
Barnes. who is i'll with influenza and
pneumonia.
The editor was presented recently
with a handful of Green Mountain
potatoes from John Bradley's potato
patch at River Dale Farm" There
were six of these potatoes and they
weighed just shade less than II
pounds.
The Foster Remembrance Shop clos
ed last week and Mrs. Minnie Husk,
the manager, together with Miss Cen
evieve Annandale, her assistant, left
Saturday morning for their homes in
Washington, d. c., stopping over IN
New York for day or SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin w. Boynton are
moving back to their home on Main
street after having spent the summer
at their cottage on Franklin avenue,
their home having been occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. McNairy Of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The following were entertained at
marshmallow roast by Mrs. Walter r.
Hard at her home on Saturday even
ing: The Misses Pauline Martin,
Rhoda Orvis, Margaret Williams, Jes-
sic Jean Bennett and Helen Way, and
James Williams and Charles Kinney.
Word was received Monday of the
death at a Burlington hospital Of DR..
Henry J. Potter Of Bennington, from
pneumonia following an attack Of in
nuenza. DR.. Potter was well known in
Manchester and had many friends
here who deeply regret his untimely
end.
We have recently received from I.
Z. Larkin several copies of Speed
Up" the house organ of the Subma-
rine Boat Corporation at Newark, N.
j., with which Mr.. Lalkin is connected
as a special officer This concern is
turning out a completed ship every
few days now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Pearson,
who have been in Cooperstown, N. T.,
all the past summer where Mr.. Pear
son has been connected with the
O-te-sa-ga hotel, returned TO Man.
chester the last Of the week and are
a, Mrs. Parsons parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. c. Perkins, until December !.
Miss Georgia Choquette, manager Of
the local Western Union Office, has
closed the Office and gone TO her home
in Adams, Mass, for short vacation
before resuming her duties as travel
ing manager for the Western Union.
The telegraph business for Manchester
will be conducted through the Ben
ning.on office as was done last winter.
The sad news was received Wednes-
day noon Of the death, few hours
before, at her home in Syracuse, N. y, L
Of Mrs. C. H. Barnes, formerly Miss
Alice Graves Of Sunderland and sister
Of Mrs. r j. Orvis. Mrs Barnes was ]