The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-26


has Just returned from overseas duty.
Since his arrival here he has been pro-
NOTED from Captain to Major and has
been ordered to Camp Bowie at Fort
Worth, Texas, for duty there.
Mrs. Margaret Hite and daughter.
Miss Dorothy Hite Of St. Augustine,
Fla, are visiting Mrs. Hite's sister,
Mrs. Frank Regain Of this village.
They expect to be in this vicinity for
a couple Of weeks. This is the first
time in rs years that Mrs. Hite, who
was Margaret kelleher before mar
rage, has been in Manchester.
Rev. and Mrs. A. b. Hunter. who
have been spending their summer va
cation at their summer home here, left
Tuesday for their home in Raleigh, N.
c., where they conduct large school
for colored people. DR.. Hunter has
been the officiating clergyman at St.
Johns Episcopal Church during this
year and has been we'll liked.
George H. Thacher is entertaining
Lieut.. Angus S. Fletcher of the Royal
Horse Artillery, who has been inva-
lided from the front on account OF
wounds received while at the front
under Field Marshal Haig. Lieuten-
ant Fletcher saw service in the Boer
war and was under Gen. Louis Botha.
He gave an address at the Equinox
on Wednesday evening.
The pledges to the Manchester
second Red Cross war drive are pay
able on or before October LIST. To
those who have not yet paid would say
that your cooperation in the matter
through this notice will save expense
of a personal appeal by the treasurer
by letter. Subscriptions are payable
at the Factory Point National Bank,
Hard's Drug Store and Pratt's Drug
Store.
| Clark Kelley Of this village, who has
tried. unsuccessfully, to enlist for
some time past, recently went to Bos-
ton to see where he could get into war
work of some kind which his slight
Iphysical disability did not bar him
from. He was sent to the ship yards
at Newark Bay, N. j. Young Kelley
had a badly broken leg some few
years since which incapacitated him
from doing toe steps, but he could do
a mans days work all right.
The next meeting Of the Benning-
ton County Medical Society will be
held at Burr and Burton Seminary,
Manchester, Vermont, Friday, Sep
TENDER 81, 1918, at 400 p. m. Dr.
Charles S. Caverly, Rutland, VT,
president Of the Vermont State Board
of Health is to address the meeting on
"School Hygiene" The public is in
vited to this meeting-school officials
and teachers especially being urged To
attend. John |. Cochrane, President
Lucretius H. Ross, Secretary.
The Woman's Liberty Loan Com
mittee of the Council of National De-
tense was appointed from Washington
to assist the mems committee. Mrs
E. c. Smith of St. Adams, is state
chairman, Mrs. E. B. Huling Of Ben
nington is county chairman, and Mrs
j. c. Bacon is chairman for Manches-
ter. The town committee consists OF
the following ladies': Miss Annie l.
BATHS, Mrs. A. B. Marsden, Mrs
Mabel Hemenway, Mrs. A. L. Dodd
Mrs. John Jackson and Mrs. w. F
Andrews. Save to buy and buy u
save.
School director Edgerton has had
forcs Of men at work fixing up TN
ward OF the village school. He has hat
two unsightly piles Of coal ashes re-
moved and used in filling In base.
ball diamond and In making new drive
iways. He has also taken down thu
two flag poles and had wire cabl'
put in for the purpose Of holding tn
school flag. A new concrete culver
and bridge at the front Of the grounds
10 enable the scholars to cross tn
ditch in front, new gravel drawn II
for the walks and dirt to fill in some o
the low places about the yard.
This village was shocked last Thurs
day morning to learn Of the dealt
sometime during the night Of Mis-
Elizabeth Covey, the only daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin W. Convey o
BarnumviIle, which happened at tn
10Th Hole Tea Rooms where she wa
employed as maid. Miss Convey,
appears had been suffering from ba
tooth for some time past and ha
, arranged for an appointment with
dentist. Wednesday night she retire
as usual but evidently sought TO n
icve the aching tooth by applyin
hloroforn and by taking some by IN
salation. In support Of the latter ide
. 80 sac. TIA, when Miss Convey wa