The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-09-09
MANCHESTER

ihe Putnam Memorial Hospital last
~esk Tuesday and underwent an opcr-
elton the next day Ter a suspicious
tumorous growth She IS recovering
in good shape and e1perts 70 b, Up
and shout the last q this week
Mas Sophia Beebc has accepted .
position as supervisor of music in the
public schools Of Hammonton. \ J..
and has gone 20 that place and asssul-
81 Scr position. Hammonton is a good
sized place in the southern portion Of
New Jersey and midway between
Camden and Atlantic City
Donald Tobin Of the Swanton Cour-
Ter. vermontE' only. democratic sheet,
was in Manchester for a short time
Sunday calling on edi.or Bennett NJ
Tobin was on a tour Of information
about the state and left for Benning-
ton for a short visit and from there
was 70 make Bellows Falls.
Miss Constance Wardle, who has
had charge Of the Florentine Ar, Shop
for the season, left Monday for New
York City headquarters. Miss Wsrdle
expects soon to go to Chicago for the
purpose Of opening a store in that
city. Miss Grace Dubois is in charge
for the remainder OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. r. Brewster left
this week for a few days visit in
Brattleboro srd Windsor before start
ing for Winter Park. Fla, where Mr..
Brewster has been engaged by Prof.
James Brooks AS an instructor at Rol-
Inns College for the ensuing college
year. The Brewsters have made
many friends during their stay in
Mar chester who regret their leaving
town.
Master Osmyn r. Kinney If this
village. presented the editor with
few specimens OF lemon cucumbers
raised from seed that came from Cali
fornia. These funny looking affairs
are shaped and eolored like lemon
but have the cucumber spines and
taste almost exactly like a cucumber
and as lust as fine eating We ate
them all and thank our young friend
for his thoughtfulness.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Bartlett
Arkell had flag raising at her new
home in the village, Point of View"
adjoining the grounds of the Ekwanok
Country Club The flag was blessed
by Rev FIR Maillet and then raised by
Mrs. Arkel, after which patriotic
songs appropriate to the occasion,
were sung After the ceremonies re-
freshmcnts We're served on the spac-
ious porch There was quite an at
tendance OF townspeople, summer
guests from this and nearby villages.
The new road was opened up for
traffic from Shepard avenue north on
Saturday last. Inasmuch as the funds |
for the road work were running low
the trustees decided to stop work |
south of the village limits at Judge |
corner and devote the re-
mainder Of the available funds to fin
ishing the south end Of the work. 1t
Is expected that that portion will be
completed this week and if there arc
funds then the north end will
be completed. II will take about
$500 additional TO finish that up.
Frank Gaffncy, corporal Of the I.
S. Avistion Corps and located at San
Antonio, Texas, was in this village a
sort time this week calling on friends.
Il has been over 30 years since Mr..
Gaffney was here and he came now
from the west TO see if he could OBJ
an a photograph Of his mother, he
sving in some manner learned that
Miss Alice Bennett had such picture.
When a small boy Mr. Gaffney used to
pen, the summers here with his
mother, who before her marriage was
lizzie O'Connor Of New York City.