The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-09
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for tho season
The library will b. closed Nonda,
ard Tuesday n ncpi @cck May j;
ard "a. for cleaning
Don't nits the big Fox seven res
show next Tuesday evening At th'
Mapchesirr Drpo; TheAter adv
The meeting Of The Monday Clut
~hich vas postponed on May 9th, vii
b. held at the home of Mrs kcnnard
on May 18Th
Mrs Edward G. 0ris and Miss
Sarah W Ordf have returned from
Brooklyn. n " whore they have
been for some time past
A. G Oryis Jeff Wednesday room for
Bennington to assist in the getting
ready II tho next lot Of draftecs 70
20 from Bennington county
The many friends in Manchester Of
Rogers Burnham will be pleased 10
learn Of his safe arrival in England on
his way to the front in France.
The venerable Edward Campbell,
who has been in delicate health for
several years past has had several set
backs during the past two weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Robert + Mcqueen
Of New York City arrived in town the
forcpart Of the week 70 see about the
opening n their cottage on Taconic
avenue for .he season.
~ G. Young Of Albany was in this
village q short time since to see about
the getting ready for occupancy Of
"The Gables" the house occupied by
them for so many seasons past
Miss Eleanor ERlgeston spent the
week end in Wilmington as the guest
Of Mr. and Mrs Philip Gilbert Of that
place Miss Eggleston expects TO
make her home for the present with
Mrs Chas +. Buck in this village.
+. II Swift has recently erected a
fine hig staff in his yard on Seminary
avenue and has a large flag flying on
all decent days. Let there be more
flag ST IFS and more flags flying to the
breeze these beautiful spring days.
John A. Powers was up from Camp
Devens for over Sunday, visiting his
sisters, Mrs F. H. Meyer and Mrs, H.
c. Clifford Mr.. Powers went TO Wind
son with f. d. Mcclure Sunday morn
ing and returned to camp that night,
Charles lsham arrived Saturday last
from New York City and is at the
Orvis Cottage for a few days. He
expects soon 20 be here for The sum-
mer Mrs, Isham will join him later
on, being in Washington at the pres
ent time,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Cherbon-
neau were in this village over Sunday,
Mr.. Cherbonneau coming from his sta
tion at TT. Adams, Newport, X. J.,
where he and several from Manches-
ter and Dorset arc stationed at the ,
present time They returned Sunday
night
The blank forms which coal consum-
ers are urged to promptly sign in
order that they may get coal for next /.
winters needs may be found at The
Journal Office and it is for the inter
est Of everyone that these orders be
made out and signed at once. These
blanks arc for the convenience of all
The fine new flag that was run up \
on the pole set on the cupalo at Burr
and Burton Seminary has not been
flying for several days past because Of
the whipping it received during a
rather breezy spell shortly after it
was flown. AS soon as il is fixed il
will again be thrown TO the breeze.
Messrs Leale II. Towsley and John
L. Lyon are expecting to 20 to Bur
lington on the 10th inst. TO enter the
mechanics school at L. Y. NJ. which
the Government is TO open at that time
for 365 men from this state. The num-
Der from this county is "a and the two
men named above have enlisted for
that work.