The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
ARLINGTON

Me1NGHslj9.
There was dance at the Town Hal
Friday evening.
Mrs j. u. Iakin is some better from
her rccen, Illness
Waiter kcough is able 10 be out OF
doors after being III for the past tive
weeks.
The Misses Mary Barrett. Lois
Lawton and Marie Buck were in Troy
Saturday,
Miss Lillian LaBatt left Monday to
spend Christmas with Miss Dorothy
Grove in Adams.
Herbert Blakely Of Pawlet, who has
been visiting at W. |. Jones, returned
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Ward and daughter,
Mrs. Frank Hatch Of Salem, n. u,
were at NJ +. killion's recently.
Nearly everyone in town displays a
Red Cross card with one or more
small crosses. Only few are slack
ers,
The Misses Alice Cullinan and Irene
Higgins have returned from Rutland
and Middlebury where they visited
aunts of Miss Higgins.
Charles Wilson Of Burr and Burton
Seminary, Manchester, is visiting his
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Morrissey on School street.
A daughter, Christina Marie, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Keough
on Wednesday. Mrs. keough was
formerly Miss Agnes Barrett.
The Old Fashioned Ball to be held at
the Opera House on Wednesday even
ing, January lst, is for the benefit of
the Depot and Richville units Of the
Manchester Red Cross.
Private Clifford Wilcox made only a
call in town while he was up from
New York, having to report back
at once. There are 500 of the boys
building store houses for the Govern
ment where he is working
Eli and Percy Lathrop of Science
tady, and Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Lathrop
and son of Bennington, were in town
to spend Christmas with the formers
mother, Mrs. May Lathrop.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Deming Of Troy
were in town few days the last week.
Upon entering their home here it was
discovered that some one h3d broken
in and taken about so books, one large
art square valued at $75 or $l00 be
sides several small rugs.
A Christmas Community Sing will
be hela at Town Hall at o'clock on
Thursday evening, the 26th, in honor
of the boys in the Service. Everyone
in town, north, SOUTH east and west,
is cordially invited to come and sing.
An informal social after singing.
Rev. and Mrs. Sherwood Roosevelt
of Hampton, Conn, arrived in town
Friday and the former conducted the
services at st. James Church Sunday.
Both Rev. and Mrs Roosevelt are well
known here and their many friends
are glad they are coming here to make
their home.
Mrs. Frances LaBatt returned from
New York Friday night, stopping at
Adams, Mass, with her sister, Mrs.
Robert Grove, where she will spend |
Christmas. Their mother, Mrs. Bar
bara Lawlor and another sister, Lois,
leave Tuesday to spend Christmas
with the Grove family.
Betty, aged 20 months, only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stubenrauch,
died Thursday night at her home in
Jamaica. l.. l. She was very low
able and bright little girl and was a
favorite with ALL She was born in
Arlington and had always lived here
until this winter when her parents
closed the home here and went to Long
Island for few months. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stubenrauch were both i'll with
influenza at the same time Betty had
t. Everything was done that human
hands could do: trained nurse and
,hild specialist were in attendance, but
he gave little hopes from the begin
ling and in short time pneumonia
developed which the child did not have
he strength to survive and she was
allied to her heavenly home. At this ;
ime the mother, who was MISS Maryi
3rownson before marriage, was only
lbe to sit up few moments a day, (;
,ut She gathered all her strength and !
vas able with her husband and Mr.
parents and Rev. Mr..
Watkins to make the trip to Arlington !
With the remains reaching here Mon |
lay morning at 8 o'clock. The funeral
vas held at st. James Episcopal ,
,hurch at 1920 Monday morning. !
Rev Sherwood Roosevelt, rector of the Z
hurch, assisted by Rev. S. H. Wat
inns, conducted the services. Eli La !
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