The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-01-20

III. l.. Adams, treasurer Vi ehuiSh'
Warren H. Adams, sexton Of church.
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PERU
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Stone moved into
their new house on Tuesday Of last
week.
Miss Ruth Eddy Of Troy spent a
part of last week at the Bromley
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton King Of New
York, are spending a few days at Mrs.
RusselPs.
Mrs. Ella Davis Of South London
derry, spent a few days Of last week
with Mrs. d. X. Millington.
John Jones is out again after being
housed with an injured knee which he
acquired while at work in the woods.
Mr.. and Mrs T. C. Beach and son
have returned from a short stay in
Hartford, CONC, and are occupying
their house here.
The funeral Of Miss Charlotte Hap
good, an old resident, were held in the
Church Sunday morning at IL o'clock,
Rev C. C.,Lyon officiating.
Mr.. Phoebe Mayner who has lived
in the family Of NJ j. Hapgood for
come years, has gone to the Memorial
Hospital in Brattleboro for surgical
treatment.
Work will be begun on the annual
town reports February LIST, so do not
forget to get your bills in and orders
c; shed before then, so the work will
not have to be delayed
On account Of the severe weather
the Peru stage was unable to make its
trip to Manchester on Monday. 1t
came up from Londonderry Is usual
but returned later in the day.
Mrs. Ada Bruce and B. F. Williams
were married in Burlington Saturday
afternoon, January 18th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams have an apartment in
Montpelier and will remain there un-
til the close of the present legislative
II session, after which they expect to re-
turn to their home here. Their friends
extend congratulations.
Charlotte Hepsibah Hapgood
Miss Charlotte Hepsibah Hapgood,
daughter Of ]. ]. Hapgood and Hepsj-
bah Hapgood, was born in the build
ing now known as Hapgood's Store, SO
years ago. She attended Chester
Academy when young lady and AZ
terward was a music teacher there.
Later, she went to Cambridge, Mass,
where she lived rs years with her
mother, after the death Of her father.
Size was a successful music teacher
there. Miss Hapgood also had consid-
cradle ability as an artist. After fall
ing health and advancing years made
Il i'm ,ossible for her TO stay longer In
her own home she came to the home
Of her niece, Mrs. B. F. Millington,
in South Londonderry where she was
!. cared for. Miss Hapgood always re-
tanned her keen interest in the Peru
church and attended the services as
long as her health permitted her to
visit here. The leaves two brothers
NJ. J. Hapgood Of this town and l.. b
Hapgocd Of New York, besides several
. n!eces and nephews. One Of the offic-
ers Of the church in Cambridge, Mass
where Miss Hapgcod and her mother
were members for over thirty years
= writes Of her as follows:
"Those Of US who knew her can wei
testify to her devotion 70 the interests
} a the church. No member Of th'
church gave more unselfshly and viii
j more zeal TO the Ifs Of the Nortf
/ Church. The missionary spirit Of th'
2 church was ever kept alive and the
! interest Of individuals maintained be
: cause she was alive 20 the needs q
E the Woman's Board and the wrok tha'
: was n hand to DO. As treasurer q
: the Woman's Board for over twenty
: FIVE years she was always faithful and
|. inspired others 20 greater loyalty Z
: the cause Of missions"
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