The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-08-03


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-Our village school was closed during
. the pas, week, owing Sc the illness oftbe
teacher
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change gfMr Vim n. Randi sci. thty arc
turning out three Cue, large shgcse. per
day, which dnd a ready market vtsu
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cause Of complaint he has 81 oGer Is, ibu
they donot woigh enough when purchased
.iugly aud hereafter Intends to purchase
|ofihem in large quantities and secure thr
advantage Of wholesale prices. "
-on Friday la.t rs 80. II. NJ. Wells
was making preparations 10 commence
Smuggling a new Building, which Boz had
just erected, the scaiTald gave way pre-
'cipitaHng linn 60 Che earlh, ii distance Of
twelve on fourteen feet fncuring biz coli
lac bone aad injurmg him otherwise seli-
ously.
Tie long talked Of visit TO lbo Bau-
niugton Observatory came OF ouWedncs-
day 20 Mt Owing to the threatening
clouds In the morning, the company ala
not get started at O'Clock rs was autici-
paed; bat Tie weather at about Chat
hour assuming more favorable appear
oncc Ii was deemed advisable 10 make
start, aud we succeeded IN getting under
Roadway about $3.50. Some went with
one horse; some with two and others
with "four in hand" Wecould discover
the top oflhc tower when a number of
miles away, but as We drew near, 1t be
came gradually more visible. When, at
last we arrived at the foot Of the noun
tain | considered our Journey nearly at
an end, but found ere reaching the summit
that the three miles winding up the
mountain side, were seemingly almost
cqual TO the Russian mjlcs-onc Of their
miles being equal TO seven Of ours. The
road, however, was in remarkably good
condition, After "A number Of rests we ii.
nally reached the top aud found number
Of our party had arrived before Ms, while
others kept coming until our number was
swellcd to sixty from ourtown. Dinner
seemed to be the first thing ia order, but
few minutes were necessary TO complete
all necessary arrangements, as the kettle
was boiling for us when we arrived, aud
"many hands make light work. After
the dinner was disposed Of there was a
general rush for the Observatory, the
sole object Of this movement not being
wholly on account Of an over anxiety to
ascend the winding stairway but to es-
cape the rain which had suddenly COM
menced falling, but being only a shower
was of short duration, and in a few mo-
ments all had chosen some means of en-
joyment ascending the winding fights,
playing croquet, swinging, not in ''the
lane but in the grove; and when the
violin and harp were heard there were
large majority not unwilling to "trip the
light fantastic toe, for young folks will be
young folks, "Iou know how il is your
self" The view from the Observatory
more than met our highest expectations.
Bennington, North Bennington with nu-
merots villages and hamlets were plain
~ visible, the uneven country below us
for miles seemed almost one vast plain.
and when the old Bennington Battle
ground in the distance was pointed out
to me ! could almost picture in imagina-
ton that handful Of sturdy New llamp-
shire troops and Green Mountain Boys
driving Burgoyne's British detachment
pcll-mell from the field Of contention. AT
about four O'Clock we bid farewell to the
tower and turned our faces homcward,
all being highly pleased with the pleas
ulcs Of the day. G.
NORTH PETgRsBurGH.
"A stranger while walking on the