The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-25

81 and Mrs n r Gilbert and Mr.
aad Mrs Y n Gilbert 81 the Wes,
read arf u Brandon this week attend
ne wedding u Miss Luecllc Kerr,
younger sister II Mrs II r and
Mrs 4 $ Gilbert
Mrs Joseph r. Phillips, Who has
been with her husband at Fort Stark.
y r.. returned 70 her home in the
North district Saturday Mr. Phillips
Is in The Coast Artillery and his com
pany has ben transferred To another
station
4 letter waa received Tuesday
morning from Hon Chas II. Darling,
ibcriy Loan director for Vermont.
coHgratulating Dorset people on being
the frs, 81 Bennington county 10 OBJ
tain their quota and on having gone
50 far beyond il
Mrs. Edward Chaplin and Miss Cha
PIN Of Brooklyn, n. T., arrived last
week Wednesday and were the guests
Of Mrs. S. S. Pratt till Monday when
they opened their new home on the
corner Of Church street and the West
road for the season.
Almost all Of the houses which are
10 rent furnished have been taken for
the coming season and we will soon
see Dorset in its summer garb. In
this village only four houses remain
to rent and probably these will be
taken by May lst.
Grant Matson and his brother Smith
Matson started work on the golf links
last week preparatory to the coming
Of the players A few have already
been seen on the course getting into
shape to trounce their city friends
when they arrive,
The dance to be given at the Gym
nasium Assembly Hall by the ladies of
the Village Branch of the Manchester
Red Cross on Friday evening, the Goth
inst, promises to be very enjoyable
affair. The entire net proceeds are to
20 the Red Cross. Cox's Orchestra.
Refreshments. Need more be said
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lefevre and
son Edwin Jr. were in town last week
arranging for the opening Of their
beautiful home on the West road. Mrs.
Lefevrc and Edwin Jr. returned to
New York Saturday and Mr.. Lefevre
returned to the city Monday afternoon.
Bernard G. Sykes of Evanston, H.,
was in town for two days last week,
having come on with his father, Dea.
g. NJ Sykes, who had passed the win
ter with his son at Evanston. The
Deacon's many friends are glad to
greet him again and also pleased to
find him looking so well.
The town chairman Of the liberty
loan committee attended Tire liberty
loan rally at East Dorset Saturday
evening and returned with pledges
from % amounting to an even $500.
The result of the rally. Several other
subscriptions had gone in before the
rally so that the east side has done
its full share towards this loan.
Regular meeting of Dorset Grange
will be held next Wednesday evening,
May LIST. Miss Hunt of the Farm
Bureau, will be present and give a
practical demonstration of food con-
servation. The meeting will be open
tothe public and the lecture and dem
onstration will begin at o'clock,
Changers are requested to meet at.
7.30 prompt so as to have the regular
Grange meeting before the open one.
May 1st will see several changes in
our village Mrs. G. l.. Cranmer-
Knight will move from the Manley
house on Main street TO No. North
Main street. The Arthur Saunders
family will move from the Charles f.
Connell house on Main street to the
+. X. Marley house vacated by Mrs.
Knight. The Joseph H. Harrington
family will move into the Connell
house vacated by the Frank Saunders