The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-14
Local Intelligence


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psdo.cs4 Ia thc Bsp,t., society q, Factory Point
ana several persons have recently united With that
chufch.
--The auuual meeting d lhs Bennington Count ,
A sfeuurai Society, faf the choice q ofhcss, VII
tls Place "a sbc a,. Anthony Honse Bean iugion
On Wednesday cseaing, tbs i5th inst.
-warrsu Garfield Co have taken possession
II their new shop At Londonderry, end are nov ia
shape to supply ali Ia tha, nsghborAood with tin
ware. agricultural implements, 81.
-Four lab.rsrs on tie Lebanon Springs Railroad
we've severely injured, near e nathan -Four Cosuor'
few days since. by tie expression q a blast. OF
man had bis jaw broken.
There Is 10 be Citizens Ball, ID hoaor q th'
Lebanon Springs ana Remington Railroad Enter
prise. given a. Tie NJ AathoHy House, Bon
niasion THURSDAY evening, Gan Isl.
Gibson B-otl,er o. Londonderry, viii open, i
Tie spring, q marble shop ia that village. The,
have good wnrkmen engaged, and no doubt vii
give ,he best u satisfaction to those avoring theu
WITH orders.
The frs annual meeting 81 the hnchete
Protective Temperance Society, will be held in th
Baptist Church, Factory Point, On Monday eveninl
next, Jan 2otb, at O'Clock. Businessmen eth
GERS TO be elected. An address from Rev. Mr.. An
derson. other gentlemen present will offer remark
Ail---al are invited to attend this meeting.
Pcrorder Of he President,
Il. A. knight, Esq, formerly Principal Of tn
Academy at North Bennington, has located at At
lana, Georgia, where be has engaged in the praetic
ofrhe law The failing health Of Mr. X. necessitat
ed bis removal to q mllder Innate, We hope tia
Of Georgia may prove panacea for his Ills.
The Chatham, n. Y, Courier says: "The IA
yorabe weather Of the past month has enabled tll
contractors on the Lebanon Springs Railroad to pu
the work ahead and the people Of Lebanon and Fed
eral Stores may expect to hear the shril whistle {
the iron horse IN their locality, by the first Of Jun
next. We learn that teams are now engaged j
drawing iron and spikes from Canaan to Lebanon
/ preparatory to laying the rails. The bridge at th
place is about completed. Ii is a noble structure
and attracts many from abroad to see it."
ARlINGroN, Jan. 10th, 1865
Mr.. Epron;--"lu The course Of human events
| il became necessary to have donation in West Al
| lngton. We say il became necessary firstly, be
cause ministers are mortals, with like wants an
needs as other people; secondly, and chiefly S
much superintendent vitality, mirthiulness goo
nature, &c., had collected and remained IN The i'm
mediate vicinity Of West Arlington, that il Wa
deemed advisable in these days Of sickness and 4
IL,
donation was decided upon as the vasioet metho
Off. T. Hurd, Esq, citizen Of that place, who's
renowned hospitality generosity, ample means,spa
cgus rooms, and well-flled sorehouses left no dou
as to the mannerin which people would be receive
and entertained, The preparations went brisk
forward. Wonderful pies, wrea,hed with evergree
marvellous cakes of mammoth dimensions, sur
1 q,
into hidden pantres and dark cellars there to ava
the coming of the resurrection en-. Perhaps ii
delightful odor which followed these pre- paratiol
reached even 10 your sanctum, Mr.. Editor, and pc
haps you wondered whence it cama-vho shat say
When the evening drew nigh we oonned our be.
clothes, and leaving behind our waterfall, joine
the great crowd ever moving on--on--in the san
direction, The mansion itself situated a little bac
from the road, on rising ground, presented a yer
fine appearance as we drove up. Lights bIazed irol
every window, Lanterns decorated every corner
fence. tree and protico At the entrance we wei
met by mine host who conducted US through tn
long corridors, up the winding stairs to the lady
dressing room. After short space Of time, W
anne down to the parlors, only to look on and woi
der, for you must know We were rather ignofar
upon the subject Of donations aud expected to 81
Sunday faces on al sides. The rooms were we
filed. All classes were represented. There we:
grey-headed patriarchs, blooming maidens, youH
lads and misses and little children. Everybody WI
talkilg and laughing 10 the most sociable mamie
possible, aud the tests went freely around loun
ladies took turns At the piano and thus added to Il
enjoyment, while from another room came SCUM
of"The needles eye that doth supply" &c. 81
bark there is jingle Of bells, sounds Of mer
voices, and in comes reinforcement Of seventy
When the last gong had sounded, We marched Id
the long dining room, but words isil when attem
TO give you an idea Of the bouutiful repast sprea
before Us. We came away with the "inner man
fully satisfied. The minister, Rev. Mr.. Craig, n
ceiyed donation of two hundred dollars. Sever
little Jokes d were practiced upon unsuspeeth
persons; for Instance we heard Of one young mr
who lost bis cap, but discovered il upon rapid
retreatng head. Another was less fortunate Al
went home with his brains exposed to the westhe
A certain young lady could'u, find her rubbers, al
was obliged 70 walk a mile in thin slippers but the
little depredations only served to strengthen in OF
mind the Old proverb that we must take some bitt
with tae sweet. At about O'Clock the "gol
nights were repeated and all went on THEN way
ioicine. scmBBLERIsA.
Ps. Next week there is TO be a donation avs
up IN sandgate and shall, write you all about ii
soon A. possible after it comes Of, II not sooner.
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